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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 5 - 9, 2006

(30, Q25) Janis Smedins/Toms Smedins, Latvia

Janis Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1987 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuldiga

Resides:

Kuldiga

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

Toms Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 25, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuldiga

Resides:

Riga

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	57	Money
FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	8	1	US$6,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,850.00
Overall	25	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	4	6	8	1	US$10,850.00

Previous Marseille Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	Q26	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	Q61	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	Q55	57	6	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/7-11/2005	Under 21 World Championships	Q4	25	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	Q48	41	12	US$0.00

France Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/5/2006	Qualifier 1	Greg Brachard / Pascal Marquet, France (Q40)	Won 13-8 Retired	0:10
Wed, 7/5/2006	Qualifier 2	Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (Q8)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:35
Wed, 7/5/2006	Qualifier 3	Emiel Boersma / Mathijs Mast, Netherlands (27, Q9)	Won 22-20, 21-13	0:34
Thu, 7/6/2006	Winner 1	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3)	Lost 15-21, 10-21	0:37
Thu, 7/6/2006	Contender 1	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (19)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins trail the series against the field 3-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q25	21-15, 21-10	0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
5/31/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 1	Ces/Dugrip	Q10	Smedins/Smedins	Q55	21-17, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 1	Pedrosa/Rosas	19	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q25	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 1-0
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 3	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q25	Boersma/Mast	27, Q9	22-20, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # Q5 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	29, Q16	Smedins/Smedins	Q48	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Series tied with # Q8 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q25	Krug/Urbatzka	Q8	21-18, 21-16	0:35
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 4	Krug/Urbatzka	32, Q20	Smedins/Smedins	Q61	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # Q18 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
9/7/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	23, Q5	Smedins/Smedins	Q4	21-18, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # Q40 Brachard/Marquet, France 1-0
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 1	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q25	Brachard/Marquet	Q40	13-8 Retired	0:10