FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
August 23 - 27, 2006
(7) Janis Smedins/Toms Smedins, Latvia
 
Janis Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 14
Career FIVB Age Group WC Best: 3rd (Termoli 2004)
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
Toms Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 25, 1986 (39 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 Age Group WC Best: 2nd (Porto Santo 2004)
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 Myslowice Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Under 21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/24/2006 Pool F Hen Meir / Ohad Redco, Israel (18) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:27
Fri, 8/25/2006 Pool F Filipe Miguel Catarino / Miguel Coelho, Portugal (19) Won 21-18, 21-10 0:27
Fri, 8/25/2006 Pool F Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (6) Lost 25-27, 24-22, 18-20 1:09
Sat, 8/26/2006 Winner 1 Sebastian Chevallier / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (4) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:31
Sat, 8/26/2006 Winner 2 Thomas Kaczmarek / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (3) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Sat, 8/26/2006 Semi-Finals Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:39
Sun, 8/27/2006 Bronze Medal Piotr Marciniak / Krzysztof Orman, Poland (23, Q12) Lost 21-13, 17-21, 13-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 0-1
8/27/03FIVB Age Group WCUnder 18 World Championships Qualifier 1 Sinczak/Szternel 9, Q5 Smedins/Smedins Q4 23-21, 21-18  
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/26/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Semi-Finals Schmidt/Solberg 2 Smedins/Smedins 7 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 3 Kaczmarek/Uhmann, Germany 1-0
8/26/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Smedins/Smedins 7 Kaczmarek/Uhmann 3 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Chevallier/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
8/26/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Smedins/Smedins 7 Chevallier/Weingart 4 21-11, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 6 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
8/25/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 6 Smedins/Smedins 7 27-25, 22-24, 20-18 1:09
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 18 Meir/Redco, Israel 1-0
8/24/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool F Smedins/Smedins 7 Meir/Redco 18 21-19, 21-11 0:27
Lead the series against # 19 Catarino/Coelho, Portugal 1-0
8/25/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool F Smedins/Smedins 7 Catarino/Coelho 19 21-18, 21-10 0:27
Trail the series against # 23, Q12 Marciniak/Orman, Poland 0-1
8/27/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Bronze Medal Marciniak/Orman 23, Q12 Smedins/Smedins 7 13-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:56