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CEV Under Age
CEV U23 European Championships
August 16 - 19, 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:

199

Career Wins:

Career CEV Under Age Wins:

1 (Tel Aviv 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$787,055.81

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:

105

Career Wins:

Career CEV Under Age Wins:

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 Paralimni Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	Q14	33	26	US$0.00
CEV	7/5-8/2007	Swiss Masters		21	60	€ 0.00
FIVB C&S	6/28-7/1/2007	Brno Challenger	3	7	40	US$1,200.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	Q18	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	Q22	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	Q15	33	30	US$0.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters		17	120	€ 500.00
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

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Catarino/Coelho, Portugal 1-0
8/25/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool F	Smedins/Smedins	7	Catarino/Coelho	19	21-18, 21-10	0:27
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 2-1
6/30/07	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 3	Kolar/Tichy	6	Smedins/Smedins	3	21-14, 15-21, 15-13	0:58
5/23/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	Q15	Kolar/Tichy	Q18	21-19, 21-18	0:42
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
Lead the series against Meir/Redco, Israel 1-0
8/24/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool F	Smedins/Smedins	7	Meir/Redco	18	21-19, 21-11	0:27
Trail the series against Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 0-1
8/27/03	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Qualifier 1	Sinczak/Szternel	9, Q5	Smedins/Smedins	Q4	23-21, 21-18