Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad Five Star
July 8 - 13, 2019
(20, Q2) 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
2018 Edgars Tocs - 5th Martins Plavins - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 23 9th 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2019 Warsaw Four Star 15 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 22 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 9 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/15-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 7 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 15 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/17-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 8 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/9-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 6 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/15-18/2018 2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg 7 5th 0 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 11 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 17 9th 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 18 5th 720 US$12,000.00
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/9/2019 Qualifier 2 Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (Q18) Won 21-13, 21-10 0:29
Wed, 7/10/2019 Pool D Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (13) Lost 19-21, 22-20, 11-15 0:47
Thu, 7/11/2019 Pool D Chase Budinger / Casey Patterson, United States (29, Q9) Won 25-23, 21-14 0:37
Thu, 7/11/2019 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Won 18-21, 25-23, 15-8 0:44
Fri, 7/12/2019 Winner 2 Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (14) Lost 24-26, 19-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Tocs lead the series against the field 31-30 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-4
7/5/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Plavins/Tocs 23 22-20, 21-17 0:48
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 2 Plavins/Tocs 8 21-18, 21-14 0:30
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Plavins/Tocs 7 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:43
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Mol/Sorum 15 Plavins/Tocs 18 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 0-2
10/18/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool H Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 9 Plavins/Tocs 8 21-14, 23-21 0:35
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 3 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 4 Plavins/Tocs 6 21-11, 21-8 0:26
Trail the series against # 3 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/15/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 3 Leshukov/Semenov 5 Plavins/Tocs 15 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 3-0
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 15 Dalhausser/Lucena 4 By Forfeit  
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool A Plavins/Tocs 17 Dalhausser/Lucena 1 21-16, 21-18 0:39
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 5 Plavins/Tocs 11 Dalhausser/Lucena 1 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-4
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool B Bryl/Fijalek 2 Plavins/Tocs 23 21-18, 18-21, 20-18 0:58
6/15/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Plavins/Tocs 15 Bryl/Fijalek 1 23-21, 21-18 0:40
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Bryl/Fijalek 2 Plavins/Tocs 7 21-18, 21-14 0:36
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Bryl/Fijalek 2 Plavins/Tocs 15 21-19, 21-18 0:41
8/17/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Bryl/Fijalek 9 Plavins/Tocs 7 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-3
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 20, Q2 Gavira/Herrera 7 18-21, 25-23, 15-8 0:44
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Gavira/Herrera 6 Plavins/Tocs 22 21-17, 23-21 0:37
8/15/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Plavins/Tocs 7 Gavira/Herrera 6 34-32, 17-21, 15-12 0:59
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 # 9 Bourne/Crabb, United States 1-0
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Plavins/Tocs 22 Bourne/Crabb 11 21-13, 21-12 0:27
Trail the series against # 11 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-1
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 2 Loyola/Wanderley 12 Plavins/Tocs 9 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-3
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool D Crabb/Gibb 13 Plavins/Tocs 20, Q2 21-19, 20-22, 15-11 0:47
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Crabb/Gibb 10 Plavins/Tocs 15 22-20, 21-17 0:35
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Crabb/Gibb 21 Plavins/Tocs 18 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 14 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-2
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 14 Plavins/Tocs 20, Q2 26-24, 21-19 0:38
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 # 17 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 2-0
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 2 Plavins/Tocs 6 Perusic/Schweiner 9 21-19, 23-21 0:36
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool A Plavins/Tocs 17 Perusic/Schweiner 16 17-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:50
Series tied with # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 20, Q1 Plavins/Tocs 11 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-1
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Plavins/Tocs 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 0:50
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
Trail the series against # 22, Q3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Plavins/Tocs 11 21-14, 21-16 0:30
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Plavins/Tocs 10 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Series tied with # 23 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 1-1
10/11/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool F Pedlow/Schachter 11 Plavins/Tocs 6 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:42
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool F Plavins/Tocs 6 Pedlow/Schachter 11 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G Plavins/Tocs 7 Doppler/Horst 10 21-16, 21-14 0:30
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 4 Plavins/Tocs 11 Doppler/Horst 3 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 2-0
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 8 O'Gorman/Saxton 13 21-18, 21-19 0:33
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Plavins/Tocs 17 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 21-15, 22-20 0:33
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 1-0
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Plavins/Tocs 15 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 18 18-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:50
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Gao/Li, China 1-0
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Plavins/Tocs 9 Gao/Li 8 15-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:48
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Budinger/Patterson, United States 1-0
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool D Plavins/Tocs 20, Q2 Budinger/Patterson 29, Q9 25-23, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 31 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 2-0
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool F Plavins/Tocs 6 Beeler/Krattiger 27 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:46
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 8 Beeler/Krattiger 27, Q8 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against Brunner/Priddy, United States 0-1
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool B Brunner/Priddy 18 Plavins/Tocs 15 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against Felipe/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 23 Felipe/Solberg 24 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool B Plavins/Tocs 23 Bergmann/Harms 26 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # Q10 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G Varenhorst/van de Velde 26 Plavins/Tocs 7 21-19, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Plavins/Tocs 9 Nolvak/Tiisaar 24 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # Q18 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-1
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Plavins/Tocs 20, Q2 Ontiveros/Virgen Q18 21-13, 21-10 0:29
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 7 Ontiveros/Virgen 27, Q5 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:41
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 # Q20 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