Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007
(Q15) 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 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 WT Best: 2nd (Göteborg 2019)
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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Toms Smedins - 33rd Janis Smedins - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 32, Q16 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 9/1-3/2006 Cagliari Challenger 13 9th 32 US$950.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 1 Domenico Apicella / Rodolfo Cavaliere, Italy (Q50) Won 28-26, 21-17 0:39
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 2 Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (Q18) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 3 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (18, Q2) Lost 21-13, 21-23, 8-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins trail the series against the field 6-8 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Smedins/Smedins 32, Q16 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Smedins/Smedins 30, Q25 21-15, 21-10 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
9/7/05FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Qualifier 2 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 23, Q5 Smedins/Smedins Q4 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Amore/Tomatis 16 Smedins/Smedins 32, Q16 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:48
Series tied with # 18, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 Smedins/Smedins Q15 13-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:53
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Smedins/Smedins 32, Q16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q1 8-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 21 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Pedrosa/Rosas 19 Smedins/Smedins 30, Q25 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Smedins/Smedins Q61 Lochhead/Pitman Q4 22-20, 13-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # Q12 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
8/9/06FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 Smedins/Smedins Q18 21-14, 21-23, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # Q17 Peric/Trimcevski, Croatia 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Smedins/Smedins 32, Q16 Peric/Trimcevski Q17 21-13, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # Q18 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 2-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Smedins/Smedins Q15 Kolar/Tichy Q18 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 1 Smedins/Smedins 9 Kolar/Tichy 8, Q1 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # Q31 Gavira/Marco, Spain 0-1
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 2 Gavira/Marco 16, Q13 Smedins/Smedins 9 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q50 Apicella/Cavaliere, Italy 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Smedins/Smedins Q15 Apicella/Cavaliere Q50 28-26, 21-17 0:39