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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Volksbank
August 2 - 7, 2011

(Q26) Artis Caics/Toms Smedins, Latvia

Artis Caics
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 13, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Valmiera

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

33rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Göteborg 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$33,414.46

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	US$0.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Toms Smedins - 41st	Artis Caics - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-31/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q29	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q24	33rd	40	US$0.00

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/3/2011	Qualifier 1	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q7)	Won 21-14, 21-23, 15-9	0:49
Wed, 8/3/2011	Qualifier 2	Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (28, Q10)	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:37

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Artis Caics												Toms Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
											World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	$11,050.00
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	29	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	0	$13,800.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	0	1	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	$2,775.00
											Challenger	7	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	$3,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	73	0	2	2	1	8	8	7	9	0	$32,700.00

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
2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %
2010	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
2011	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2	4	33.3 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Artis Caics													Toms Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
											2006	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$1,225.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,200.00
											2008	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	$3,650.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$950.00
											2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$4,400.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2010	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2011	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	$0.00	Total	Total	38	0	1	0	1	3	6	2	5	20	$14,425.00

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%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
2010-2011	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	1-4	20.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5

Head to Head Results
Caics/Smedins trail the series against the field 1-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 10 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 0-1
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Doppler/Mellitzer	30, Q8	Caics/Smedins	Q24	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	1:03
Trail the series against # 28, Q10 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 0-2
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q10	Caics/Smedins	Q26	21-19, 21-15	0:37
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q9	Caics/Smedins	Q24	21-16, 17-21, 15-8	0:52
Trail the series against # Q5 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ces/Ces	Q4	Caics/Smedins	Q29	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Caics/Smedins	Q26	Lochhead/Pitman	Q7	21-14, 21-23, 15-9	0:49