Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(Q24) 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
2007 Toms Smedins - 33rd Janis Smedins - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q20 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 30, Q12 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/31-9/2/2007 Milan Challenger 4 9th 32 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open Q13 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open Q14 33rd 26 US$0.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 1 Josip Kovacev / Jegor Zukovskij, Croatia (Q41) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:41
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 2 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (Q9) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:40
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 3 Fabien Dugrip / Gregory Gagliano, France (25, Q8) Lost 18-21, 27-25, 12-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 6 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 # 13, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Smedins/Smedins 30, Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 24, 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 # 25, Q8 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-2
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Dugrip/Gagliano 25, Q8 Smedins/Smedins Q24 21-18, 25-27, 15-12 0:56
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Dugrip/Gagliano 19 Smedins/Smedins 30, Q12 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 28, Q14 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 # 29, Q10 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q18 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 0-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Henriquez/Hernandez 27, Q15 Smedins/Smedins Q18 13-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q9 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Smedins/Smedins Q24 Berg/Brinkborg Q9 21-19, 21-11 0:40
Trail the series against # Q17 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-2
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 29, Q13 Smedins/Smedins Q20 21-14, 21-16 0:34
9/7/05FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Qualifier 2 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 23, Q5 Smedins/Smedins Q4 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q34 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
9/5/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Smedins/Smedins 30, Q12 Abreu/Fernandes Q21 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # Q41 Kovacev/Zukovskij, Croatia 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Smedins/Smedins Q24 Kovacev/Zukovskij Q41 21-14, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q54 Knapek/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Contender 2 Smedins/Smedins 9 Knapek/Mourtzios 11 25-23, 21-18 0:43