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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Ukrzernoprom Challenger'2005
July 27 - 31, 2005

(7) Janis Grinbergs/Austris Stals, Latvia

Janis Grinbergs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1971 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Resides:

Riga

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

81 kg (178 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$14,035.00

Austris Stals
Latvia

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 8, 1977 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Smiltene

Resides:

Smiltene

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,930.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	2	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	5	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$9,860.00
Overall	17	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	5	2	US$9,860.00

Previous Kiev Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Andris Krumins - 3rd	Did not play
2002	Austris Stals - 3rd	Janis Grinbergs - 3rd
2004	Andris Krumins - 1st	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	Q27	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/1-3/2005	Italy Challenger	7	7	30	US$1,200.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	Q32	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q24	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	Q21	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Q20	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	Q14	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	Q19	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	Q24	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	Q25	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	8/19-24/2003	Greece Challenger	14	9	24	US$900.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q28	41	16	US$0.00

Ukraine Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/29/2005	Winner 1	Toni Kankaanpaa / Kai Liukkonen, Finland (26)	Won 21-16, 21-8	0:28
Fri, 7/29/2005	Winner 2	Mikhail Kouchnerev / Anton Kulikovsky, Russia (10)	Won 21-15, 23-21	0:45
Sat, 7/30/2005	Winner 3	Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (15, Q2)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:32
Sat, 7/30/2005	Winner 4	Andris Krumins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (6)	Won 21-11, 13-21, 15-11	0:48
Sun, 7/31/2005	Semi-Finals	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (9)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:40
Sun, 7/31/2005	Bronze Medal	Brian Hiebert / Martin Reader, Canada (12)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:42

Head to Head Results
Grinbergs/Stals lead the series against the field 6-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 5 Byron/Suan, Australia 1-0
7/2/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Contender 3	Grinbergs/Stals	7	Byron/Suan	14	21-15, 21-15	0:52
Lead the series against # 6 Krumins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/30/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Winner 4	Grinbergs/Stals	7	Krumins/Sorokins	6	21-11, 13-21, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 9 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
7/31/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Semi-Finals	Babich/Nikolaev	9	Grinbergs/Stals	7	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Kouchnerev/Kulikovsky, Russia 1-0
7/29/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Winner 2	Grinbergs/Stals	7	Kouchnerev/Kulikovsky	10	21-15, 23-21	0:45
Trail the series against # 11 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Dvorsky/Litva	Q33	Grinbergs/Stals	Q32	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Hiebert/Reader, Canada 1-0
7/31/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Bronze Medal	Grinbergs/Stals	7	Hiebert/Reader	12	21-16, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
7/30/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Winner 3	Grinbergs/Stals	7	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q2	21-13, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 26 Kankaanpaa/Liukkonen, Finland 1-0
7/29/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Winner 1	Grinbergs/Stals	7	Kankaanpaa/Liukkonen	26	21-16, 21-8	0:28