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FIVB Age Group World Championships
SWATCH FIVB World Under 21 Championships
September 16 - 20, 2009

(15) Kristaps Birzulis/Ralfs Ozolins, Latvia

Kristaps Birzulis
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 6, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Ralfs Ozolins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 6, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00

Previous Blackpool Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/17/2009	Pool C	Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (10)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:36
Thu, 9/17/2009	Pool C	Alexander Brouwer / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (3)	Lost By Forfeit
Fri, 9/18/2009	Pool C	Jan-Joost van den Bogert / Johan van der Poel, Netherlands (22, Q2)	Lost 26-24, 19-21, 11-15	0:49

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$)
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kristaps Birzulis												Ralfs Ozolins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

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
2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	3	0.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	3	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kristaps Birzulis													Ralfs Ozolins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	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	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	1	0-3	0.0%
2008-2009	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	1	0-3	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	1	0-3	0.0%

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
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Head to Head Results
Birzulis/Ozolins trail the series against the field 0-3 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
9/17/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool C	Brouwer/Varenhorst	3	Birzulis/Ozolins	15	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 10 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 0-1
9/17/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool C	Kissling/Kovatsch	10	Birzulis/Ozolins	15	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 van den Bogert/van der Poel, Netherlands 0-1
9/18/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool C	van den Bogert/van der Poel	22, Q2	Birzulis/Ozolins	15	24-26, 21-19, 15-11	0:49