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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 8 - 12, 2007

(Q14) 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:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

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 WT Best:

2nd (Göteborg 2019)

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 Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	6/28-7/1/2007	Brno Challenger	3	7th	40	US$1,200.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	Q18	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	Q22	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	Q15	33rd	30	US$0.00
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

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/8/2007	Qualifier 1	Kim Hellum / Jarle Huseby, Norway (Q19)	Won 21-23, 21-19, 15-10	0:52
Wed, 8/8/2007	Qualifier 2	Thiago Barbosa / Ricardo Brandao, Brazil (32, Q30)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins trail the series against the field 5-7 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Smedins/Smedins	32, Q16	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q25	21-15, 21-10	0:37
Series tied with # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
5/23/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q2	Smedins/Smedins	Q15	13-21, 23-21, 15-8	0:53
5/1/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Smedins/Smedins	32, Q16	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	Q1	8-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 21 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
8/9/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 2	Goranson/Hoidalen	31, Q15	Smedins/Smedins	Q18	21-14, 21-23, 18-16	0:58
Lead the series against # 31, Q15 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 2-1
6/30/07	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 3	Kolar/Tichy	6	Smedins/Smedins	3	21-14, 15-21, 15-13	0:58
5/23/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	Q15	Kolar/Tichy	Q18	21-19, 21-18	0:42
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 1	Smedins/Smedins	9	Kolar/Tichy	8, Q1	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 32, Q30 Barbosa/Brandao, Brazil 0-1
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Barbosa/Brandao	32, Q30	Smedins/Smedins	Q14	21-16, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # Q1 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 1	Pedrosa/Rosas	19	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q25	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/7/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	Q61	Lochhead/Pitman	Q4	22-20, 13-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # Q19 Hellum/Huseby, Norway 1-0
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Smedins/Smedins	Q14	Hellum/Huseby	Q19	21-23, 21-19, 15-10	0:52