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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 12,000 CEV Challenger Novi Sad
July 16 - 19, 2009

(1) Michal Litva/Peter Varga, Slovakia

Michal Litva
Slovakia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 10, 1975 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jesenik, Czech Republic

Resides:

Puchov

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV C&S Novi Sad 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$8,723.08

Peter Varga
Slovakia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bojnice

Resides:

Prievidza

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV C&S Novi Sad 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$7,835.58

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	41	57	Money
CEV	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	US$5,076.88
CEV C&S	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,073.99
FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	4	1	US$5,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	23	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	4	0	2	3	4	1	US$13,650.87

Previous Novi Sad Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/7-12/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q26	41	24	US$0.00
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	Q7	29	30	€ 0.00
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	Q8	17	120	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2009	Myslowice Open	Q12	41	18	US$0.00
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	Q5	21	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	20, Q5	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2008	Manama Open	25, Q7	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2008	Dubai Open	Q9	33	30	US$0.00
CEV	9/11-14/2008	English Masters	Q3	21	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	Q10	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q19	33	40	US$0.00
CEV	7/11-13/2008	European Championship	24	13	240	€ 2,000.00
FIVB C&S	7/3-6/2008	Brno Challenger	22, Q5	17	16	US$500.00
CEV	5/28-6/1/2008	Dutch Masters	Q6	17	120	€ 0.00
CEV	5/22-25/2008	Swiss Masters	15, Q10	13	180	€ 1,200.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q42	57	6	US$0.00
CEV	5/9-12/2008	Austrian Masters	Q9	21	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q37	41	18	US$0.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	Q21	29	30	€ 0.00
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	Q27	41	18	US$0.00

CEV Challenger Novi Sad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/17/2009	Winner 2	Milen Stoyanov / Boris Yankov, Bulgaria (16, Q12)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:40
Fri, 7/17/2009	Contender 1	Gabor Nacsa / Laszlo Racz, Hungary (18, Q15)	Won 21-12, 21-16	0:29
Sat, 7/18/2009	Contender 2	Lasse Maijala / Jani Saisa, Finland (24, Q10)	Won 21-19, 25-23	0:42
Sat, 7/18/2009	Contender 3	Gregor Perhaj / Jernej Potocnik, Slovenia (6)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:31
Sat, 7/18/2009	Contender 4	Daan Spijkers / Niels van de Sande, Netherlands (15, Q3)	Won 20-22, 21-13, 15-12	0:53
Sat, 7/18/2009	Contender 5	Milen Stoyanov / Boris Yankov, Bulgaria (16, Q12)	Won 21-19, 21-19
Sun, 7/19/2009	Semi-Finals	Nikolay Kolev / Neven Neshev, Bulgaria (3)	Won 21-14, 30-28	0:55
Sun, 7/19/2009	Gold Medal	Artis Caics / Toms Smedins, Latvia (13)	Lost 22-20, 18-21, 13-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Litva/Varga lead the series against the field 9-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Kolev/Neshev, Bulgaria 1-0
7/19/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Semi-Finals	Litva/Varga	1	Kolev/Neshev	3	21-14, 30-28	0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Perhaj/Potocnik, Slovenia 1-0
7/18/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Contender 3	Litva/Varga	1	Perhaj/Potocnik	6	21-15, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Horvath/Suja, Slovakia 1-0
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Litva/Varga	Q5	Horvath/Suja	Q28	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 12 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds, Latvia 1-0
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 1	Litva/Varga	Q37	Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds	Q28	21-11, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Caics/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
7/19/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Gold Medal	Caics/Smedins	13	Litva/Varga	1	20-22, 21-18, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 15, Q3 Spijkers/van de Sande, Netherlands 2-0
7/18/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Contender 4	Litva/Varga	1	Spijkers/van de Sande	15, Q3	20-22, 21-13, 15-12	0:53
7/3/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Qualifier 2	Litva/Varga	22, Q5	Spijkers/van de Sande	Q12	21-19, 21-16	0:36
Series tied with # 16, Q12 Stoyanov/Yankov, Bulgaria 1-1
7/18/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Contender 5	Litva/Varga	1	Stoyanov/Yankov	16, Q12	21-19, 21-19
7/17/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Winner 2	Stoyanov/Yankov	16, Q12	Litva/Varga	1	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 18, Q15 Nacsa/Racz, Hungary 1-0
7/17/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Contender 1	Litva/Varga	1	Nacsa/Racz	18, Q15	21-12, 21-16	0:29
Lead the series against # 24, Q10 Maijala/Saisa, Finland 1-0
7/18/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Contender 2	Litva/Varga	1	Maijala/Saisa	24, Q10	21-19, 25-23	0:42