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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$60,000 Cyprus Challenger
July 26 - 30, 2006

(9) Janis Smedins/Toms Smedins, Latvia

Janis Smedins
Latvia

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuldiga

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S Best:

2nd (Geroskipou 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

Toms Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 25, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuldiga

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career FIVB C&S Best:

7th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$33,414.46

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	8	1	US$6,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,850.00
Overall	25	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	4	6	8	1	US$10,850.00

Previous Atlantida Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/19-23/2006	St. Petersburg Open	Q16	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	30, Q25	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	Q26	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	Q61	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	Q55	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/7-11/2005	Under 21 World Championships	Q4	25th	0	US$0.00

Cyprus Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/28/2006	Winner 1	Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (8, Q1)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:39
Fri, 7/28/2006	Winner 2	Adrian Gavira / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (16, Q13)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:36
Fri, 7/28/2006	Contender 2	Georgios Knapek / Panagiotis Mourtzios, Greece (11)	Won 25-23, 21-18	0:43
Sat, 7/29/2006	Contender 3	Kresimir Peric / Tomislav Steinocher, Croatia (7)	Lost 21-23, 21-18, 13-15	1:14

Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 1-0
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 3	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q25	Boersma/Mast	27, Q9	22-20, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 0-1
7/29/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Contender 3	Peric/Steinocher	7	Smedins/Smedins	9	23-21, 18-21, 15-13	1:14
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 1	Smedins/Smedins	9	Kolar/Tichy	8, Q1	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Knapek/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Contender 2	Smedins/Smedins	9	Knapek/Mourtzios	11	25-23, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 16, Q13 Gavira/Marco, Spain 0-1
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 2	Gavira/Marco	16, Q13	Smedins/Smedins	9	21-17, 21-16	0:36