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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$170,000 Spain Open
September 3 - 6, 1998

(18) Ricci Luyties/Sinjin Smith, United States

Ricci Luyties
United States

Photo: Matt Barber

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 14, 1962 (63 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pacific Palisades, CA

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Vina del Mar 1998)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (Lignano 1998)

Career Winnings:

US$19,350.00

Christopher 'Sinjin' Smith
United States

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1957 (68 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Monica, CA

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

105

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$435,937.50

Awards

Tour Champion 1989 (with Randy Stoklos), 1990 (with Randy Stoklos), 1991 (with Randy Stoklos), 1992 (with Randy Stoklos)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	4	0	US$35,500.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,200.00
Overall	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	4	0	US$38,700.00

Previous Tenerife Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Did not play	Carl Henkel - 9th
1996	Did not play	Carl Henkel - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/21-23/1998	Russian Open	16	13th	102	US$3,200.00
FIVB	8/14-16/1998	Belgium Open	15	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/7-9/1998	Portugal Grand Slam	12	17th	80	US$2,200.00
FIVB	7/22-26/1998	Goodwill Games		8th	154	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/17-19/1998	Italian Open	13	7th	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/3-5/1998	German Open	8	13th	102	US$3,200.00
FIVB	6/19-21/1998	Canada Open	13	9th	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	2/12-15/1998	Brazil Open	20	13th	102	US$3,200.00
FIVB C&S	2/6-8/1998	Chile Challenger	5	2nd	54	US$3,200.00
FIVB	1/16-18/1998	Argentina Open	21	17th	68	US$2,000.00

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	0	0	$29,300.00
Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,200.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Total	12	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	4	4	0	0	$38,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ricci Luyties												Sinjin Smith
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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$7,575.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	1	0	0	1	1	3	2	2	0	$63,050.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	$14,650.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	88	9	6	2	5	18	27	16	5	0	$262,212.50
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00	Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	Goodwill Games	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
13	0	1	0	0	2	5	4	0	0	$19,350.00	Total	105	10	7	3	6	22	30	20	7	0	$344,437.50

Team Finishes by Season

Results

Matches

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Individual Finishes by Season

Ricci Luyties													Sinjin Smith
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1987	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
											1988	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00
											1989	FIVB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,500.00
											1990	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
											1991	FIVB	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
											1992	FIVB	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$53,000.00
											1993	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00
											1994	FIVB	5	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$23,062.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1995	FIVB	17	0	1	1	3	4	6	1	1	0	$47,250.00
											1996	FIVB	15	0	3	0	0	5	5	1	1	0	$62,750.00
											1997	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	0	0	$15,700.00
10	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	0	$16,750.00	1998	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	0	$16,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00	1998	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
12	0	1	0	0	2	5	3	0	1	$18,350.00	Total	Total	68	10	6	3	6	14	19	8	2	0	$266,362.50

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
1997-1998	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

Team Match Records by Round

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Head to Head Results
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