Team Preview

FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
September 15 - 19, 2004

(24, Q6) Valters Ramma/Toms Smedins, Latvia

Valters Ramma
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 8, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bauska

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U21 World Championships Porto Santo 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Toms Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 25, 1986 (38 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	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous Porto Santo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/15/2004	Qualifier 1	Jeppe Berger / Jes Hansen, Denmark (Q11)	Won 21-12, 21-10	0:28
Wed, 9/15/2004	Qualifier 2	Thomas Mang / Manuel Traxler, Austria (Q3)	Won 21-12, 21-10	0:27
Thu, 9/16/2004	Pool A	Ricardo Rocha / Januario Silva, Portugal (1)	Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-8	0:46
Thu, 9/16/2004	Pool A	Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (12)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:33
Fri, 9/17/2004	Pool A	Arturo Flores / Ulises Ontiveros, Mexico (13)	Won 22-24, 21-17, 15-9	0:57
Sat, 9/18/2004	Winner 1	Jorn Huiskamp / Mathijs Mast, Netherlands (14)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:33
Sat, 9/18/2004	Winner 2	Andreas Sutter / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (9)	Won 21-12, 30-28	0:36
Sun, 9/19/2004	Semi-Finals	Tom Gotz / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (20, Q2)	Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
Sun, 9/19/2004	Gold Medal	Inocencio Lario / Miguel de Amo, Spain (8)	Lost 19-21, 12-21	0:32

Head to Head Results
Ramma/Smedins lead the series against the field 8-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Rocha/Silva, Portugal 1-0
9/16/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool A	Ramma/Smedins	24, Q6	Rocha/Silva	1	21-17, 18-21, 15-8	0:46
Trail the series against # 8 de Amo/Lario, Spain 0-1
9/19/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Gold Medal	Lario/de Amo	8	Ramma/Smedins	24, Q6	21-19, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 9 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
9/18/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Ramma/Smedins	24, Q6	Sutter/Weingart	9	21-12, 30-28	0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
9/16/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool A	Ramma/Smedins	24, Q6	Blauel/Huber	12	21-15, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Flores/Ontiveros, Mexico 1-0
9/17/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool A	Ramma/Smedins	24, Q6	Flores/Ontiveros	13	22-24, 21-17, 15-9	0:57
Lead the series against # 14 Huiskamp/Mast, Netherlands 1-0
9/18/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Ramma/Smedins	24, Q6	Huiskamp/Mast	14	21-16, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Gotz/Uhmann, Germany 1-0
9/19/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Ramma/Smedins	24, Q6	Gotz/Uhmann	20, Q2	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # Q3 Mang/Traxler, Austria 1-0
9/15/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Ramma/Smedins	24, Q6	Mang/Traxler	Q3	21-12, 21-10	0:27
Lead the series against # Q11 Berger/Hansen, Denmark 1-0
9/15/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Qualifier 1	Ramma/Smedins	24, Q6	Berger/Hansen	Q11	21-12, 21-10	0:28