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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 18 World Championships
September 8 - 12, 2004

(18) Ingars Ivanovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia

Ingars Ivanovs
Latvia

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 2, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sigulda

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Termoli 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$150.00

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:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

3rd (Termoli 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

Awards

Best Hitter 2013, 2014
Best Offensive Player 2013, 2016
Best Setter 2013, 2018
Sportsperson 2013
Team of the Year 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)
Tour Champion 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous Termoli Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Under 18 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/9/2004	Pool F	Kjetil Storeboe / Sigmund Wergeland, Norway (7)	Won 21-9, 21-3
Fri, 9/10/2004	Pool F	Gabriele Parisi / Andrea Russo, Italy (6)	Won 23-21, 21-14
Fri, 9/10/2004	Pool F	Arunas Kirsnys / Arvydas Miseikis, Lithuania (19, Q7)	Won 21-16, 21-18
Sat, 9/11/2004	Winner 1	Raul Diaz / Juan Virgen, Mexico (9)	Won 21-13, 21-17
Sat, 9/11/2004	Winner 2	Baptiste Geiler / Renaud Ventresque, France (15)	Won 22-24, 21-13, 15-10
Sun, 9/12/2004	Semi-Finals	Arunas Kirsnys / Arvydas Miseikis, Lithuania (19, Q7)	Lost 19-21, 17-21
Sun, 9/12/2004	Bronze Medal	Reid Hall / Adam Podstawka, Canada (10)	Won 21-15, 21-14

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ingars Ivanovs												Janis Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	$32,000.00
											World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$11,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	66	5	5	4	2	8	21	17	2	0	$465,900.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	79	8	1	4	3	8	19	9	6	0	$173,087.50
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$8,100.00
											Challenger	6	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	$4,725.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$150.00	Satellite
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	$150.00	Total	170	14	7	10	8	19	48	32	9	0	$695,062.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ingars Ivanovs													Janis Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	7	87.5%	1	12.5%	0	0.0%	8-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	7-2	77.8%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	9-2	81.8%
2003-2004	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	5-1	83.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%
Against the Field	6	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	12-2	85.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	7-1	87.5%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	2
Total	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	2

Head to Head Results
Ivanovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 6-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 6 Parisi/Russo, Italy 1-0
9/10/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Pool F	Ivanovs/Smedins	18	Parisi/Russo	6	23-21, 21-14
Lead the series against # 7 Storeboe/Wergeland, Norway 1-0
9/9/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Pool F	Ivanovs/Smedins	18	Storeboe/Wergeland	7	21-9, 21-3
Lead the series against # 9 Diaz/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
9/11/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Winner 1	Ivanovs/Smedins	18	Diaz/Virgen	9	21-13, 21-17
Lead the series against # 10 Hall/Podstawka, Canada 1-0
9/12/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Bronze Medal	Ivanovs/Smedins	18	Hall/Podstawka	10	21-15, 21-14
Lead the series against # 15 Geiler/Ventresque, France 1-0
9/11/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Winner 2	Ivanovs/Smedins	18	Geiler/Ventresque	15	22-24, 21-13, 15-10
Series tied with # 19, Q7 Kirsnys/Miseikis, Lithuania 1-1
9/12/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Kirsnys/Miseikis	19, Q7	Ivanovs/Smedins	18	21-19, 21-17
9/10/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Pool F	Ivanovs/Smedins	18	Kirsnys/Miseikis	19, Q7	21-16, 21-18