European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 3 - 8, 2014
(15) Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia
 
Martins Plavins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 8, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Riga
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 212
Career Wins: 10
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baku 2015)
Career Winnings: US$435,105.64
Aleksandrs Solovejs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Riga
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 108 kg (238 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 56
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 5th (Jurmala 2015)
Career Winnings: US$42,637.91
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV100000000100 US$1,363.90
CEV C&S210000100000 US$2,442.42
FIVB1311000020126 US$57,500.00
Overall1621000120226 US$61,306.32
Previous Cagliari Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB C&S 2006 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 7th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2014 Anapa Open 2 1 500 US$11,000.00
CEV C&S 5/6-10/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya 2 1 280 € 1,200.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam Q11 33 80 US$0.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2014 Fuzhou Open 18 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/11-14/2013 Durban Open 14 2 450 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam Q9 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 25 25 80 US$3,500.00
2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/3/2014 Pool B Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2) Lost 15-21, 21-15, 12-15 0:49
Wed, 6/4/2014 Pool B Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (18) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Thu, 6/5/2014 Pool B Oivind Hordvik / Morten Kvamsdal, Norway (31) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 6/6/2014 Winner 1 Matteo Cecchini / Matteo Martino, Italy (32) Lost 15-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Solovejs lead the series against the field 9-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/3/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Plavins/Solovejs 15 21-15, 15-21, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
6/1/14FIVBAnapa Open Gold Medal Plavins/Solovejs 2 Krasilnikov/Semenov 1 21-16, 24-26, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/10/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Gold Medal Plavins/Solovejs 2 Doppler/Horst 1 3-1 0:48
Series tied with # 9 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 # 11 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 12 Plavins/Solovejs 18 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Series tied with # 18 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-1
6/4/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Plavins/Solovejs 15 Eithun/Horrem 18 21-18, 21-18 0:41
4/29/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Eithun/Horrem 26, Q6 Plavins/Solovejs Q11 21-13, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 27 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Semi-Finals Plavins/Solovejs 14 Dumek/Kubala 16 21-18, 21-14  
Lead the series against # 28 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
5/10/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Winner 4 Plavins/Solovejs 2 Mullner/Wutzl 3 3-1 0:53
Lead the series against # 31 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 1-0
6/5/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Plavins/Solovejs 15 Hordvik/Kvamsdal 31 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 32 Cecchini/Martino, Italy 0-1
6/6/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Cecchini/Martino 32 Plavins/Solovejs 15 21-15, 17-21, 15-12 0:50