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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 CEV Serbian Masters
July 13 - 17, 2011

(22, Q16) Artis Caics/Toms Smedins, Latvia

Artis Caics
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 13, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Valmiera

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

4th (Niechorze 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$10,308.87

Toms Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 25, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuldiga

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

105

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

4th (Niechorze 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$46,748.44

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	US$9,501.33
CEV C&S	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$9,978.80
CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	4	0	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	0	US$0.00
Overall	15	2	0	1	1	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	US$19,480.13

Previous Novi Sad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV C&S 2009	Toms Smedins - 1st	Artis Caics - 1st
CEV C&S 2010	Toms Smedins - 1st	Artis Caics - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV C&S	6/16-19/2011	CEV Satellite Lausanne	3	9th	40	€ 300.00
CEV	8/12-15/2010	European Championship Final	21	19th	80	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q24	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q24	41st	24	US$0.00
CEV C&S	7/21-25/2010	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	8	1st	100	€ 1,920.00
CEV C&S	7/14-18/2010	CEV Challenger Varna	12, Q6	5th	120	€ 1,200.00

CEV Serbian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/14/2011	Qualifier 1	Nikolay Kolev / Andrey Nikolov, Bulgaria (Q17)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:34
Thu, 7/14/2011	Qualifier 2	Daniel Hupfer / Helmut Moser, Austria (Q1)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:39
Fri, 7/15/2011	Winner 1	Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (11)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:31
Fri, 7/15/2011	Winner 2	Mykola Babich / Oleksandr Ioisher, Ukraine (6)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:49
Fri, 7/15/2011	Contender 1	Nikola Galetin / Nenad Tatic, Serbia (21)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:33
Sat, 7/16/2011	Contender 2	Murat Giginoglu / Nuri Sahin, Türkiye (13, Q4)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:39
Sat, 7/16/2011	Contender 3	Oivind Hordvik / Iver Horrem, Norway (1)	Lost 19-21, 21-17, 13-15	0:53

Head to Head Results
Caics/Smedins lead the series against the field 8-6 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 0-1
7/16/11	CEV	CEV Serbian Masters	Contender 3	Hordvik/Horrem	1	Caics/Smedins	22, Q16	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Eithun/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
6/17/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Lausanne	Winner 1	Eithun/Hoidalen	14, Q15	Caics/Smedins	3	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 0-1
6/17/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Lausanne	Contender 2	Gogtepe/Sekerci	1	Caics/Smedins	3	21-19, 17-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
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 # 6 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-2
7/15/11	CEV	CEV Serbian Masters	Winner 2	Babich/Ioisher	6	Caics/Smedins	22, Q16	21-19, 21-17	0:49
8/13/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Babich/Ioisher	16	Caics/Smedins	21	21-19, 21-17	0:42
7/24/10	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Winner 3	Caics/Smedins	8	Babich/Ioisher	1	21-13, 21-23, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 7 Basta/Tesic, Serbia 1-0
7/17/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Winner 1	Caics/Smedins	13	Basta/Tesic	20	21-10, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
7/15/11	CEV	CEV Serbian Masters	Winner 1	Caics/Smedins	22, Q16	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	11	21-17, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 13, Q4 Giginoglu/Sahin, Türkiye 1-0
7/16/11	CEV	CEV Serbian Masters	Contender 2	Caics/Smedins	22, Q16	Giginoglu/Sahin	13, Q4	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 14, Q6 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
7/16/10	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Varna	Winner 2	Caics/Smedins	12, Q6	Dumek/Tichy	13, Q7	21-18, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 21 Galetin/Tatic, Serbia 1-0
7/15/11	CEV	CEV Serbian Masters	Contender 1	Caics/Smedins	22, Q16	Galetin/Tatic	21	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # Q1 Hupfer/Moser, Austria 1-0
7/14/11	CEV	CEV Serbian Masters	Qualifier 2	Caics/Smedins	22, Q16	Hupfer/Moser	Q1	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # Q17 Kolev/Nikolov, Bulgaria 1-0
7/14/11	CEV	CEV Serbian Masters	Qualifier 1	Caics/Smedins	22, Q16	Kolev/Nikolov	Q17	21-13, 21-16	0:34