Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
June 18 - 22, 2014
(Q4) Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Solovejs, 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
Aleksandrs Solovejs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 108 kg (238 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 41
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Anapa 2014)
Career Winnings: US$37,867.13
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB1311000020126 US$57,500.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th Did not play
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th Did not play
2012 Janis Smedins - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 25, Q4 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2014 Anapa Open 2 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam Q11 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2014 Fuzhou Open 18 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/11-14/2013 Durban Open 14 2nd 450 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam Q9 33rd 160 US$0.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/18/2014 Qualifier 2 Jan Hadrava / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (31, Q13) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 17-19 0:52
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Solovejs trail the series against the field 7-9 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Erdmann/Matysik 8 Plavins/Solovejs 25 17-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:53
Lead the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool B Plavins/Solovejs 18 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 17-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Plavins/Solovejs 14 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:51
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Plavins/Solovejs 14 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 6 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-1
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Krasilnikov/Semenov 9 Plavins/Solovejs 25, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:38
6/1/14FIVBAnapa Open Gold Medal Plavins/Solovejs 2 Krasilnikov/Semenov 1 21-16, 24-26, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Plavins/Solovejs 25, Q4 Rego/Solberg 8 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:47
Series tied with # 17 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-1
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 2 Plavins/Solovejs 14 Ranghieri/Tomatis 5 21-16, 24-22 0:39
8/21/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 27, Q8 Plavins/Solovejs Q9 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 12 Plavins/Solovejs 18 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Doherty/Lucena, United States 0-1
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Doherty/Lucena 24, Q3 Plavins/Solovejs 25, Q4 16-21, 25-23, 15-6 0:48
Trail the series against # 26 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-1
4/29/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Eithun/Horrem 26, Q6 Plavins/Solovejs Q11 21-13, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 31, Q13 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hadrava/Kubala 31, Q13 Plavins/Solovejs Q4 17-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:52
Lead the series against # Q9 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 2-0
6/1/14FIVBAnapa Open Semi-Finals Plavins/Solovejs 2 Chevallier/Strasser 3 21-17, 21-14 0:33
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool B Plavins/Solovejs 18 Chevallier/Strasser 15 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q10 Santos/Santos Pereira, Qatar 1-0
5/31/14FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Plavins/Solovejs 2 Santos/Santos Pereira 26, Q3 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:51