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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008

(Q12) 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 Barcelona Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	Q20	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q24	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q20	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	30, Q12	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/31-9/2/2007	Milan Challenger	4	9	32	US$1,200.00
FIVB	8/29-9/2/2007	St. Petersburg Open	Q13	41	18	US$0.00
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

Barcelona Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/28/2008	Qualifier 2	Jessi Lelliott / Ben Saxton, Canada (Q21)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:44
Wed, 5/28/2008	Qualifier 3	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (27, Q5)	Lost 19-21, 11-21	0:42

Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins trail the series against the field 8-11

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 # 6 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
Lead the series against # 12 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/14/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	Q24	Berg/Brinkborg	Q9	21-19, 21-11	0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-2
5/14/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Dugrip/Gagliano	25, Q8	Smedins/Smedins	Q24	21-18, 25-27, 15-12	0:56
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Dugrip/Gagliano	19	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q12	21-18, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 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
Series tied with # 17 "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
Lead the series against # 22 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
6/30/07	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Contender 3	Smedins/Smedins	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	23, Q28	21-17, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-2
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 3	Pedrosa/Rosas	27, Q5	Smedins/Smedins	Q12	21-19, 21-11	0:42
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 1	Pedrosa/Rosas	19	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q25	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 0-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 2	Henriquez/Hernandez	27, Q15	Smedins/Smedins	Q18	13-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:46
Trail the series against # Q8 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-3
5/21/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 2	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	30, Q13	Smedins/Smedins	Q20	21-12, 22-20	0:36
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	29, Q13	Smedins/Smedins	Q20	21-14, 21-16	0:34
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 # Q19 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
9/5/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q12	Abreu/Fernandes	Q21	21-14, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q21 Lelliott/Saxton, Canada 1-0
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	Q12	Lelliott/Saxton	Q21	21-15, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # Q22 Kovacev/Zukovskij, Croatia 1-0
5/14/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 1	Smedins/Smedins	Q24	Kovacev/Zukovskij	Q41	21-14, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # Q28 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