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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007

(Q15) 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:

169

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

Toms Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 25, 1986 (37 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Toms Smedins - 33rd	Janis Smedins - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	32, Q16	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	9/1-3/2006	Cagliari Challenger	13	9	32	US$950.00
FIVB Age Group WC	8/23-27/2006	Under 21 World Championships	7	4	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2006	Poland Open	Q18	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/26-30/2006	Cyprus Challenger	9	7	40	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2006	St. Petersburg Open	Q16	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	30, Q25	25	60	US$2,000.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/23/2007	Qualifier 1	Domenico Apicella / Rodolfo Cavaliere, Italy (Q50)	Won 28-26, 21-17	0:39
Wed, 5/23/2007	Qualifier 2	Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (Q18)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:42
Wed, 5/23/2007	Qualifier 3	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (18, Q2)	Lost 21-13, 21-23, 8-15	0:53

Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins trail the series against the field 6-8

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Smedins/Smedins	32, Q16	21-13, 21-16	0:33
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 # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Amore/Tomatis	16	Smedins/Smedins	32, Q16	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:48
Series tied with # 18, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
5/23/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q2	Smedins/Smedins	Q15	13-21, 23-21, 15-8	0:53
5/1/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Smedins/Smedins	32, Q16	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	Q1	8-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/7/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	Q61	Lochhead/Pitman	Q4	22-20, 13-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # Q12 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
8/9/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 2	Goranson/Hoidalen	31, Q15	Smedins/Smedins	Q18	21-14, 21-23, 18-16	0:58
Lead the series against # Q17 Peric/Trimcevski, Croatia 1-0
5/1/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	32, Q16	Peric/Trimcevski	Q17	21-13, 21-15	0:30
Lead the series against # Q18 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 2-0
5/23/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	Q15	Kolar/Tichy	Q18	21-19, 21-18	0:42
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 1	Smedins/Smedins	9	Kolar/Tichy	8, Q1	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # Q31 Gavira/Marco, Spain 0-1
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 2	Gavira/Marco	16, Q13	Smedins/Smedins	9	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q50 Apicella/Cavaliere, Italy 1-0
5/23/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 1	Smedins/Smedins	Q15	Apicella/Cavaliere	Q50	28-26, 21-17	0:39