European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 10 - 14, 2011
(26) 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: 5
Tournaments: 17
Career Wins: 2
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: 18
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Best: 4th (Niechorze 2011)
Career Winnings: US$46,748.44
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
CEV40001001001100 US$9,501.33
CEV C&S52010101000000 US$9,978.80
CEV Under Age10000100000000 US$0.00
FIVB40000000000022 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000100000000 US$0.00
Overall152011302001122 US$19,480.13
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2007 Did not play Janis Smedins - 33rd
FIVB 2008 Did not play Martins Plavins - 9th
FIVB 2009 Did not play Martins Plavins - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q26 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q29 41st 24 US$0.00
CEV 7/19-24/2011 CEV Polish Masters 14, Q4 4th 420 € 3,750.00
CEV 7/13-17/2011 CEV Serbian Masters 22, Q16 9th 240 € 1,500.00
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
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool P Oivind Hordvik / Iver Horrem, Norway (7) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 10-15 0:53
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool P Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (23) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:49
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool P Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (10) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Caics/Smedins trail the series against the field 5-15 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Fijalek/Prudel 4 Caics/Smedins 21 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 0-2
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool P Hordvik/Horrem 7 Caics/Smedins 26 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
7/16/11CEVCEV Serbian Masters Contender 3 Hordvik/Horrem 1 Caics/Smedins 22, Q16 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 9 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/23/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 4 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst 10 24-22, 15-21, 15-11 0:56
Series tied with # 10 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool P Huber/Seidl 10 Caics/Smedins 26 21-13, 21-16 0:34
7/22/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 2 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 Huber/Seidl 3 11-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Semi-Finals Boersma/Spijkers 5 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 21-17, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Bronze Medal Stiekema/Varenhorst 8, Q2 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 25-23, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 0-1
6/17/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Lausanne Contender 2 Gogtepe/Sekerci 1 Caics/Smedins 3 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Samoilovs/Sorokins 9 Caics/Smedins 21 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # 20 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-2
7/15/11CEVCEV Serbian Masters Winner 2 Babich/Ioisher 6 Caics/Smedins 22, Q16 21-19, 21-17 0:49
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Babich/Ioisher 16 Caics/Smedins 21 21-19, 21-17 0:42
7/24/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Winner 3 Caics/Smedins 8 Babich/Ioisher 1 21-13, 21-23, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 21 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 3 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 0-3
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool P Gabathuler/Schnider 23 Caics/Smedins 26 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q10 Caics/Smedins Q26 21-19, 21-15 0:37
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Schnider Q9 Caics/Smedins Q24 21-16, 17-21, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 30 Eithun/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
6/17/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Lausanne Winner 1 Eithun/Hoidalen 14, Q15 Caics/Smedins 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Sahin, Türkiye 1-0
7/16/11CEVCEV Serbian Masters Contender 2 Caics/Smedins 22, Q16 Giginoglu/Sahin 13, Q4 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 32 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 0-1
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Doppler/Mellitzer 30, Q8 Caics/Smedins Q24 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 1:03