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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 19 World Championships
July 30 - August 3, 2008

(9) Kristaps Birzulis/Andrejs Jekimovs, 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

Andrejs Jekimovs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sigulda

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

71 kg (156 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB U18/19 World Championships The Hague 2008)

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 The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Under 19 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/31/2008	Pool K	Rex Fenton / Sam Schachter, Canada (16)	Lost 21-16, 15-21, 10-15	0:50
Thu, 7/31/2008	Pool K	Jesus Salas / Jesus Valdes, Mexico (21, Q9)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:35
Fri, 8/1/2008	Pool K	Peter Eglseer / Felix Koraimann, Austria (4)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:31

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	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												Andrejs Jekimovs
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
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
2008	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													Andrejs Jekimovs
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-3	0.0%
2007-2008	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%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	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%	0-4	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	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
U18/19 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/Jekimovs 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 # 4 Eglseer/Koraimann, Austria 0-1
8/1/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool K	Eglseer/Koraimann	4	Birzulis/Jekimovs	9	21-17, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 16 Fenton/Schachter, Canada 0-1
7/31/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool K	Fenton/Schachter	16	Birzulis/Jekimovs	9	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 21, Q9 Salas/Valdes, Mexico 0-1
7/31/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool K	Salas/Valdes	21, Q9	Birzulis/Jekimovs	9	21-16, 21-16	0:35