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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 18 World Championships
August 28 - September 1, 2002

(9) Artis Caics/Toms Smedins, Latvia

Artis Caics
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 13, 1985 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Valmiera

Resides:

Vangazi, Rigadistr

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

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 Age Group WC Best:

2nd (Porto Santo 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$33,414.46

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	US$0.00

Previous Xylokastro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Under 18 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/29/2002	Pool D	Martins Plavins / Valters Vensbergs, Latvia (21)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:49
Thu, 8/29/2002	Pool D	Adam Podstawka / Paul Podstawka, Canada (4)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:29
Fri, 8/30/2002	Pool D	Emanouil Dimitriadis / Ioannis Mamais, Greece (16)	Won 23-21, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
Sat, 8/31/2002	Winner 1	Glenn Adolpho / Mark VanZwieten, United States (12)	Won 21-14, 23-21	0:31
Sat, 8/31/2002	Winner 2	Sebastian Devash / Kamil Lyczko, Poland (8)	Lost 16-21, 21-18, 13-15	0:45

Head to Head Results
Caics/Smedins lead the series against the field 4-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Podstawka/Podstawka, Canada 1-0
8/29/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Pool D	Caics/Smedins	9	Podstawka/Podstawka	4	21-15, 21-17	0:29
Trail the series against # 8 Devash/Lyczko, Poland 0-1
8/31/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Winner 2	Devash/Lyczko	8	Caics/Smedins	9	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Adolpho/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
8/31/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Winner 1	Caics/Smedins	9	Adolpho/VanZwieten	12	21-14, 23-21	0:31
Lead the series against # 16 Dimitriadis/Mamais, Greece 1-0
8/30/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Pool D	Caics/Smedins	9	Dimitriadis/Mamais	16	23-21, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 21 Plavins/Vensbergs, Latvia 1-0
8/29/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Pool D	Caics/Smedins	9	Plavins/Vensbergs	21	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:49