Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Gstaad Major
July 9 - 14, 2018
(18) Martins Plavins/Edgars Tocs, 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
Edgars Tocs
Latvia
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 29, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Madona
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 72
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB The Hague 2018)
Career Winnings: US$116,357.68
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3211115113063 US$199,500.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 37th Did not play
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th Did not play
2010 Janis Smedins - 17th Did not play
2011 Janis Smedins - 17th Did not play
2012 Aleksandrs Solovejs - 25th Did not play
2013 Janis Peda - 25th Did not play
2014 Aleksandrs Solovejs - 33rd Did not play
2015 Hermans Egleskalns - 33rd Did not play
2016 Haralds Regza - 17th Rihards Finsters - 33rd
2017 Haralds Regza - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2018 Espinho Four Star 10 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 11 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 13 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 11 7th 440 US$5,000.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 6 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 6 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 8 9th 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 2/20-24/2018 Kish Island Three Star 2 2nd 540 US$11,000.00
FIVB 1/3-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 17 1st 800 US$20,000.00
Gstaad Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2018 Pool B Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (15) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 13-15 0:46
Thu, 7/12/2018 Pool B Alison Cerutti / Andre Loyola, Brazil (2) Won 21-15, 25-27, 15-12 0:50
Thu, 7/12/2018 Winner 1 Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (23, Q5) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
Fri, 7/13/2018 Winner 2 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (3) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:33
Fri, 7/13/2018 Winner 3 Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (21) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 13-15 0:46
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Tocs lead the series against the field 21-12 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Cerutti/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Plavins/Tocs 18 Cerutti/Loyola 2 21-15, 25-27, 15-12 0:50
Series tied with # 3 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-2
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Plavins/Tocs 18 Kantor/Losiak 3 21-19, 21-18 0:33
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Kantor/Losiak 2 Plavins/Tocs 6 21-18, 21-17 0:34
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 2 Kantor/Losiak 3 Plavins/Tocs 8 21-16, 21-16 0:29
1/7/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Gold Medal Plavins/Tocs 17 Kantor/Losiak 2 21-14, 21-12 0:32
Series tied with # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Plavins/Tocs 11 21-18, 21-19 0:37
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool A Plavins/Tocs 17 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-0
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 5 Plavins/Tocs 11 Dalhausser/Lucena 1 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool F Gavira/Herrera 6 Plavins/Tocs 11 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 0:42
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool F Gavira/Herrera 11 Plavins/Tocs 6 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 4 Plavins/Tocs 11 Doppler/Horst 3 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 10 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 1-0
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 3 Plavins/Tocs 11 Krasilnikov/Liamin 5 21-19, 10-21, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Plavins/Tocs 10 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Brunner/Hyden, United States 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool G Plavins/Tocs 10 Brunner/Hyden 7 21-19, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 15 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Mol/Sorum 15 Plavins/Tocs 18 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Bouter/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-0
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool H Plavins/Tocs 8 Bouter/Varenhorst 25, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:36
1/7/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Semi-Finals Plavins/Tocs 17 Bouter/Varenhorst 23 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool F Plavins/Tocs 6 Pedlow/Schachter 11 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-1
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Crabb/Gibb 21 Plavins/Tocs 18 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 22, Q4 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 0-1
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 3 Caminati/Rossi 27 Plavins/Tocs 11 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Series tied with # 23, Q5 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-1
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 18 Tijan/Younousse 23, Q5 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool F Tijan/Younousse 22 Plavins/Tocs 11 24-22, 24-22 0:42
Lead the series against # 24, Q8 Barbosa/Wanderley, Brazil 1-0
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 13 Barbosa/Wanderley 26, Q10 21-16, 21-12 0:31
Series tied with # Q1 Prudel/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Plavins/Tocs 11 Prudel/Szalankiewicz 22 7-6 Retired 0:13
2/24/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Gold Medal Prudel/Szalankiewicz 4 Plavins/Tocs 2 21-18, 24-22 0:35
Lead the series against # Q2 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Plavins/Tocs 17 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 21-15, 22-20 0:33
Trail the series against # Q6 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Ontiveros/Virgen 20 Plavins/Tocs 13 13-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # Q9 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 2-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool G Plavins/Tocs 10 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 23 21-18, 21-19 0:33
2/23/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 3 Plavins/Tocs 2 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 26, Q13 21-11, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # Q11 Aye/Krou, France 1-0
1/4/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool A Plavins/Tocs 17 Aye/Krou 16 21-13, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # Q13 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy, France 1-0
2/23/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 2 Plavins/Tocs 2 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy 11 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q18 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
2/21/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Pool B Plavins/Tocs 2 Berntsen/Mol 18 21-18, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # Q21 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Plavins/Tocs 13 Ermacora/Pristauz 29, Q16 23-21, 21-11 0:34