Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Klagenfurt A1 Grand Slam
July 30 - August 3, 2014
(Q5) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 41st Did not play
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th Did not play
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th Did not play
2010 Janis Smedins - 25th Did not play
2011 Janis Smedins - 9th Did not play
2012 Janis Smedins - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 29 9th 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam Q7 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam Q5 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 28, Q9 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam Q4 33rd 80 US$0.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2014 Qualifier 2 Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (31, Q21) Lost 15-21, 11-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Solovejs trail the series against the field 11-18 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 2 Plavins/Solovejs 29 21-18, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Rego/Solberg 5 Plavins/Solovejs 28, Q9 21-15, 24-22 0:43
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Plavins/Solovejs 25, Q4 Rego/Solberg 8 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Erdmann/Matysik 7 Plavins/Solovejs 28, Q9 21-14, 21-15 0:36
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Erdmann/Matysik 8 Plavins/Solovejs 25 17-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Plavins/Solovejs 29 26-24, 21-16 0:46
Series tied with # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 12 Plavins/Solovejs 28, Q9 21-16, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 Plavins/Solovejs 29 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 20, Q3 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Plavins/Solovejs 29 Gabathuler/Gerson 20 21-14, 20-22, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 23 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Plavins/Solovejs 28, Q9 Bockermann/Urbatzka 21 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 29, Q16 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-2
7/15/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hatch/Redmann 27, Q10 Plavins/Solovejs Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:34
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hatch/Redmann 31, Q12 Plavins/Solovejs Q5 24-22, 21-14 0:35
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Solovejs 28, Q9 Hatch/Redmann Q8 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 31, Q21 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-1
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Krou/Rowlandson 31, Q21 Plavins/Solovejs Q5 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q6 Chen/Li, China 1-0
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 3 Plavins/Solovejs 14 Chen/Li 24, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Trail the series against # 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 # Q14 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/29/14FIVBAnapa Open Pool B Plavins/Solovejs 2 Kollo/Vesik 18 28-26, 14-21, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # Q17 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