FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Cagliari Challenger
September 1 - 3, 2006
(13) Janis Smedins/Toms Smedins, Latvia
 
Janis Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 14
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: 18
Tournaments: 73
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB C&S Best: 7th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$33,414.46
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB180000000003681 US$6,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC30001000011000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S40000022000000 US$4,850.00
Overall250001022014681 US$10,850.00
Previous Cagliari Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB Age Group WC 8/23-27/2006 Under 21 World Championships 7 4th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open Q18 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/26-30/2006 Cyprus Challenger 9 7th 40 US$1,500.00
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
Cagliari Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/2/2006 Winner 1 Roman Richtarik / Stefan Richtarik, Luxembourg (20, Q1) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:29
Sat, 9/2/2006 Winner 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Huber, Austria (4) Lost 12-21, 16-21 0:31
Sat, 9/2/2006 Contender 1 Krsevan Soric / Grga Trimcevski, Croatia (19) Won 21-15, 21-7 0:26
Sat, 9/2/2006 Contender 2 Valeri Aleksejev / Anton Gussev, Estonia (22, Q5) Won 21-8, 21-8 0:23
Sat, 9/2/2006 Contender 3 Jessi Lelliott / Martin Reader, Canada (7) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 12-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins lead the series against the field 5-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Pedrosa/Rosas 19 Smedins/Smedins 30, Q25 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Gosch/Huber, Austria 0-1
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Winner 2 Gosch/Huber 4 Smedins/Smedins 13 21-12, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 Smedins/Smedins 30, Q25 Boersma/Mast 27, Q9 22-20, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Lelliott/Reader, Canada 0-1
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 3 Lelliott/Reader 7 Smedins/Smedins 13 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 11 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 0-1
7/29/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Contender 3 Peric/Steinocher 7 Smedins/Smedins 9 23-21, 18-21, 15-13 1:14
Lead the series against # 12 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 1 Smedins/Smedins 9 Kolar/Tichy 8, Q1 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Soric/Trimcevski, Croatia 1-0
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 1 Smedins/Smedins 13 Soric/Trimcevski 19 21-15, 21-7 0:26
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Richtarik/Richtarik, Luxembourg 1-0
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Winner 1 Smedins/Smedins 13 Richtarik/Richtarik 20, Q1 21-13, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 22, Q5 Aleksejev/Gussev, Estonia 1-0
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 2 Smedins/Smedins 13 Aleksejev/Gussev 22, Q5 21-8, 21-8 0:23