Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 6, 2017
(29) Martins Plavins/Haralds Regza, Latvia
 
Martins Plavins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 8, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 184
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$412,724.80
Haralds Regza
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 6, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Kraslava
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 56
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Göteborg 2019)
Career Winnings: US$66,439.46
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB28001200120643 US$119,400.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 21 4th 400 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 23, Q5 25th 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star Q7 33rd 120 US$0.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 15 9th 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 18 17th 120 US$1,500.00
FIVB 2/7-11/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star 20 25th 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 17 9th 360 US$11,000.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/29/2017 Pool E Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (20) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:34
Mon, 7/31/2017 Pool E Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (5) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:41
Wed, 8/2/2017 Pool E Aldevino Nguvo / Justino Tovela, Mozambique (44) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:29
Wed, 8/2/2017 Lucky Loser Aaron Nusbaum / Ryan Vandenburg, Canada (37) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:34
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 1 Evandro Goncalves / Andre Loyola, Brazil (4) Lost 13-21, 18-21 0:33
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 37th Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Lauris Iecelnieks - 37th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Janis Smedins - 4th Did not play
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Janis Peda - 17th Did not play
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th Did not play
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Edgars Tocs - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 29 17th 320 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Regza trail the series against the field 16-39 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 16 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-4
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Plavins/Regza 15 13-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:40
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Plavins/Regza 17 21-9, 21-15 0:27
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Plavins/Regza 16 21-18, 21-12 0:35
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Plavins/Regza 9 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-4
8/25/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Plavins/Regza 17 21-18, 21-15 0:35
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Plavins/Regza 16 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:44
10/8/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool D Dalhausser/Lucena 4 Plavins/Regza 13 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 2 Plavins/Regza 9 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Goncalves/Loyola 4 Plavins/Regza 29 21-13, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool E Cerutti/Schmidt 5 Plavins/Regza 29 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 0-1
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool G Krasilnikov/Liamin 7 Plavins/Regza 23, Q5 21-16, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 7 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-2
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool G Kantor/Losiak 10 Plavins/Regza 23, Q5 21-15, 21-13 0:29
6/17/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool A Plavins/Regza 16 Kantor/Losiak 1 21-18, 22-20 0:35
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 3 Plavins/Regza 9 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-18, 24-22 0:39
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Plavins/Regza 9 Kantor/Losiak 3 21-16, 21-18 0:34
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 2 Kantor/Losiak 27 Plavins/Regza 28 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool D Carvalhaes/Solberg 4 Plavins/Regza 20 21-16, 21-13 0:28
Series tied with # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 2 Plavins/Regza 21 Gavira/Herrera 11 22-20, 12-21, 15-8 0:39
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 7 Plavins/Regza 16 21-19, 26-24 0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Plavins/Regza 27, Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:30
10/9/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Plavins/Regza 13 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool G Plavins/Regza 26, Q4 Lupo/Nicolai 10 21-16, 21-13 0:30
4/7/16FIVBQatar Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Plavins/Regza 18 12-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-3
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 12 Plavins/Regza 15 21-12, 21-19 0:34
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool G Doppler/Horst 7 Plavins/Regza 26, Q4 17-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:41
4/5/16FIVBQatar Open Pool B Doppler/Horst 2 Plavins/Regza 18 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:45
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool E Plavins/Regza 28 Doppler/Horst 5 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-2
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool C Saxton/Schalk 3 Plavins/Regza 19 21-15, 21-11 0:29
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Saxton/Schalk 1 Plavins/Regza 16 32-30, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-3
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool E Plavins/Regza 21 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 12 16-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:45
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool B Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 15 Plavins/Regza 18 26-24, 21-13 0:32
2/17/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool F Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 11 Plavins/Regza 6 21-14, 21-19 0:30
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 18 Plavins/Regza 8 21-18, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 15 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 0-2
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 Bryl/Fijalek 14 Plavins/Regza 18 21-18, 21-17 0:31
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool D Bryl/Fijalek 13 Plavins/Regza 20 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 Plavins/Regza 23, Q5 21-12, 21-13 0:26
Series tied with # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-1
7/29/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool E Grimalt/Grimalt 20 Plavins/Regza 29 21-14, 21-19 0:34
10/25/15FIVBAntalya Open Bronze Medal Plavins/Regza 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 21 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-3
7/23/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Bronze Medal Ontiveros/Virgen 16 Plavins/Regza 21 21-17, 22-20 0:40
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 2 Ontiveros/Virgen 15 Plavins/Regza 26, Q4 21-18, 21-19 0:34
2/18/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 1 Ontiveros/Virgen 2 Plavins/Regza 6 21-19, 21-16 0:36
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool E Plavins/Regza 28 Ontiveros/Virgen 21 21-18, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool B Plavins/Regza 15 Dressler/Kunert 18 21-18, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # 26 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Semi-Finals Bockermann/Fluggen 25, Q4 Plavins/Regza 21 21-14, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 27 Kujawiak/Prudel, Poland 1-0
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 3 Plavins/Regza 21 Kujawiak/Prudel 26 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 30 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 1-1
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Finsters/Tocs 30, Q20 Plavins/Regza Q4 24-22, 24-26, 15-13 1:01
11/10/15FIVBQatar Open Pool G Plavins/Regza 7 Finsters/Tocs 26, Q5 21-13, 21-19 0:32
Trail the series against # 34 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-2
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Carambula/Ranghieri 16 Plavins/Regza 21, Q2 21-16, 21-11 0:28
10/25/15FIVBAntalya Open Semi-Finals Carambula/Ranghieri 2 Plavins/Regza 9 24-22, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 35 McHugh/Schumann, Australia 0-1
6/27/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Qualifier 2 McHugh/Schumann 24, Q10 Plavins/Regza Q7 21-15, 16-21, 15-5 0:40
Lead the series against # 37 Nusbaum/Vandenburg, Canada 1-0
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Lucky Loser Plavins/Regza 29 Nusbaum/Vandenburg 37 21-11, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 40 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 2-1
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool E Plavins/Regza 21 Ermacora/Pristauz 28, Q6 20-22, 21-17, 15-11 0:45
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool C Ermacora/Pristauz 30, Q15 Plavins/Regza 19 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:45
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Regza Q4 Ermacora/Pristauz Q29 21-15, 16-21, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 44 Nguvo/Tovela, Mozambique 1-0
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool E Plavins/Regza 29 Nguvo/Tovela 44 21-15, 21-16 0:29