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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006

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:

198

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$787,055.81

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:

105

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

4th (Niechorze 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$46,748.44

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	57	Money
CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	US$672.85
CEV Under Age	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	18	0	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	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,850.00
Overall	33	1	1	0	1	1	4	2	0	2	2	4	6	8	1	US$11,522.85

Previous Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV Under Age	7/28-31/2005	CEV U20 European Championships		1	40	€ 0.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	Q48	41	12	US$0.00

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sun, 8/6/2006	Qualifier 1	Matthias Pompe / Stefan Uhmann, Germany	Won 26-24, 21-17	0:50
Sun, 8/6/2006	Qualifier 2	Emiel Boersma / Mathijs Mast, Netherlands	Lost 21-19, 16-21, 9-15	0:51

Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins lead the series against the field 3-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 1-1
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Boersma/Mast		Smedins/Smedins		19-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:51
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 3	Smedins/Smedins	30, Q25	Boersma/Mast	27, Q9	22-20, 21-13	0:34
Series tied with 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
Lead the series against Pompe/Uhmann, Germany 1-0
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 1	Smedins/Smedins		Pompe/Uhmann		26-24, 21-17	0:50