European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 CEV Polish Masters
July 19 - 24, 2011
(14, Q4) 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: 5
Tournaments: 17
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 4th (Niechorze 2011)
Career Winnings: US$10,308.87
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: 18
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Best: 4th (Niechorze 2011)
Career Winnings: US$46,748.44
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
CEV40001001001100 US$9,501.33
CEV C&S52010101000000 US$9,978.80
CEV Under Age10000100000000 US$0.00
FIVB40000000000022 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000100000000 US$0.00
Overall152011302001122 US$19,480.13
Previous Niechorze Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 7/13-17/2011 CEV Serbian Masters 22, Q16 9 240 € 1,500.00
CEV C&S 6/16-19/2011 CEV Satellite Lausanne 3 9 40 € 300.00
CEV 8/12-15/2010 European Championship Final 21 19 80 € 1,000.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q24 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q24 41 24 US$0.00
CEV C&S 7/21-25/2010 CEV Challenger Novi Sad 8 1 100 € 1,920.00
CEV C&S 7/14-18/2010 CEV Challenger Varna 12, Q6 5 120 € 1,200.00
CEV C&S 7/23-26/2009 CEV Challenger Varna 4, Q1 3 64 € 1,950.00
CEV Polish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/21/2011 Qualifier 1 Dennis Hansen / Soeren Hoyer, Denmark (Q13) Won 21-23, 21-13, 16-14 0:47
Fri, 7/22/2011 Winner 1 Audry Frankart / Tim Verschueren, Belgium (19, Q8) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:39
Fri, 7/22/2011 Winner 2 Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (3) Won 11-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:49
Sat, 7/23/2011 Winner 3 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (6) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Sat, 7/23/2011 Winner 4 Thomas Kaczmarek / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (10) Won 24-22, 15-21, 15-11 0:56
Sun, 7/24/2011 Semi-Finals Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (5) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:36
Sun, 7/24/2011 Bronze Medal Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (8, Q2) Lost 23-25, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Caics/Smedins lead the series against the field 11-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 0-1
7/16/11CEVCEV Serbian Masters Contender 3 Hordvik/Horrem 1 Caics/Smedins 22, Q16 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 0-1
6/17/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Lausanne Contender 2 Gogtepe/Sekerci 1 Caics/Smedins 3 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 3 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
7/22/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 2 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 Huber/Seidl 3 11-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-2
7/15/11CEVCEV Serbian Masters Winner 2 Babich/Ioisher 6 Caics/Smedins 22, Q16 21-19, 21-17 0:49
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Babich/Ioisher 16 Caics/Smedins 21 21-19, 21-17 0:42
7/24/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Winner 3 Caics/Smedins 8 Babich/Ioisher 1 21-13, 21-23, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Semi-Finals Boersma/Spijkers 5 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 21-17, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 3 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 8, Q2 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Bronze Medal Stiekema/Varenhorst 8, Q2 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 25-23, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/23/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 4 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst 10 24-22, 15-21, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 12, Q3 Giginoglu/Sahin, Türkiye 1-0
7/16/11CEVCEV Serbian Masters Contender 2 Caics/Smedins 22, Q16 Giginoglu/Sahin 13, Q4 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
7/15/11CEVCEV Serbian Masters Winner 1 Caics/Smedins 22, Q16 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 11 21-17, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 15, Q5 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
7/16/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Winner 2 Caics/Smedins 12, Q6 Dumek/Tichy 13, Q7 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 16, Q7 Hupfer/Moser, Austria 1-0
7/14/11CEVCEV Serbian Masters Qualifier 2 Caics/Smedins 22, Q16 Hupfer/Moser Q1 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 19, Q8 Frankart/Verschueren, Belgium 1-0
7/22/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 1 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 Frankart/Verschueren 19, Q8 24-22, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q12 Dziadkou/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
7/23/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Winner 2 Caics/Smedins 8 Dziadkou/Zharykau 24, Q23 21-18, 30-28 0:51
Lead the series against # Q13 Hansen/Hoyer, Denmark 1-0
7/21/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Qualifier 1 Caics/Smedins 14, Q4 Hansen/Hoyer Q13 21-23, 21-13, 16-14 0:47