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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Austrian Masters
May 17 - 20, 2007

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 St. Pölten Results Neither player has played in this venue before

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
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters		21	60	€ 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
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

Austrian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/17/2007	Qualifier 1	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia	Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:58
Thu, 5/17/2007	Qualifier 2	Christian Garcia / Inocencio Lario, Spain	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:41
Thu, 5/17/2007	Qualifier 3	Agustin Correa / Javier Luna, Spain	Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-11
Thu, 5/17/2007	Qualifier 4	Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (11)	Lost 23-25, 17-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins lead the series against the field 5-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 11 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 4	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	11	Smedins/Smedins		25-23, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 1	Smedins/Smedins		"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro		16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:58
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 Correa/Luna, Spain 1-0
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Smedins/Smedins		Correa/Luna		21-16, 16-21, 15-11
Lead the series against Garcia/Lario, Spain 1-0
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins		Garcia/Lario		21-19, 21-14	0:41
Trail the series against 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 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
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 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