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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Milan Challenger
August 31 - September 2, 2007

(4) Janis Smedins/Toms Smedins, Latvia

Janis Smedins
Latvia

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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 FIVB C&S Best:

2nd (Geroskipou 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

Toms Smedins
Latvia

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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 C&S Best:

7th (2 times)

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 Milan Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	Q14	33	26	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	6/28-7/1/2007	Brno Challenger	3	7	40	US$1,200.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	Q18	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	Q22	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	Q15	33	30	US$0.00
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

Milan Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 9/1/2007	Winner 1	Paris Christofi / Georgios Platritis, Cyprus (13)	Won 21-12, 21-11	0:30
Sat, 9/1/2007	Winner 2	Thiago Barbosa / Ricardo Brandao, Brazil (12, Q4)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:39
Sat, 9/1/2007	Contender 2	Sebastian Beck / Michael Bleiker, Switzerland (7)	Lost 16-21, 21-14, 11-15	0:53

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 7 Beck/Bleiker, Switzerland 1-1
9/1/07	FIVB C&S	Milan Challenger	Contender 2	Beck/Bleiker	7	Smedins/Smedins	4	21-16, 14-21, 15-11	0:53
6/29/07	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 2	Smedins/Smedins	3	Beck/Bleiker	14	21-15, 23-21	0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 0-1
7/29/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Contender 3	Peric/Steinocher	7	Smedins/Smedins	9	23-21, 18-21, 15-13	1:14
Lead the series against # 11, Q2 Hellum/Huseby, Norway 1-0
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Smedins/Smedins	Q14	Hellum/Huseby	Q19	21-23, 21-19, 15-10	0:52
Trail the series against # 12, Q4 Barbosa/Brandao, Brazil 0-2
9/1/07	FIVB C&S	Milan Challenger	Winner 2	Barbosa/Brandao	12, Q4	Smedins/Smedins	4	21-16, 21-17	0:39
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Barbosa/Brandao	32, Q30	Smedins/Smedins	Q14	21-16, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Christofi/Platritis, Cyprus 1-0
9/1/07	FIVB C&S	Milan Challenger	Winner 1	Smedins/Smedins	4	Christofi/Platritis	13	21-12, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # Q17 Meir/Redco, Israel 1-0
8/24/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool F	Smedins/Smedins	7	Meir/Redco	18	21-19, 21-11	0:27