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US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gstaad
July 5 - 10, 2021

(17) Martins Plavins/Edgars Tocs, Latvia

Martins Plavins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 8, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

195

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$450,693.30

Edgars Tocs
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madona

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB The Hague 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$116,651.38

Awards

Best Defensive Player 2012

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	32	1	1	1	1	5	1	13	0	6	3	US$199,500.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2019	Edgars Tocs - 9th	Martins Plavins - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2021	Ostrava 4 Star	11	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2021	Sochi 4 Star	8	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/8-12/2021	Doha 4-star	5	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/3-8/2019	World Tour Finals Rome	11	9th	600	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/22-25/2019	Jurmala Three Star	1	9th	300	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	12	17th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2019	Espinho Four Star	12	3rd	640	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2019	Gstaad Major Series	20, Q2	9th	600	US$8,000.00
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

Gstaad 4 Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/7/2021	Pool A	Sam Pedlow / Sam Schachter, Canada (16)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:38
Thu, 7/8/2021	Pool A	Kristoffer Abell / Nicolai Hovmann, Denmark (32, Q20)	Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
Thu, 7/8/2021	Winner 1	Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (24, Q1)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:35

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$35,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	$42,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	1	0	1	0	3	1	6	0	5	3	0	$98,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
Total	32	1	1	1	1	5	1	13	0	6	3	0	$199,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Martins Plavins												Edgars Tocs
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	$36,900.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$17,750.00	World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$17,750.00
80	1	0	1	2	5	21	22	13	0	$225,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	3	0	$27,000.00
83	2	2	2	2	9	25	15	14	0	$156,100.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	44	1	0	1	0	4	7	9	13	0	$53,400.00
11	2	1	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	$10,550.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	1	2	0	4	2	2	0	0	$9,150.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$1,800.00	Challenger
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
195	7	3	6	6	20	54	43	27	0	$449,850.00	Total	74	1	1	3	1	10	15	14	16	0	$116,300.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2018	FIVB	13	1	1	0	0	3	1	4	0	2	1	0	$106,000.00	33	21	61.1 %
2019	FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	0	2	0	0	$76,000.00	31	23	57.4 %
2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$10,000.00	2	8	20.0 %
Total	FIVB	30	1	1	1	0	5	1	12	0	6	3	0	$192,000.00	66	52	55.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Martins Plavins													Edgars Tocs
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00	2005	FIVB C&S
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	$3,250.00	2006	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,350.00	2006	FIVB C&S
15	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	2	3	$30,500.00	2007	FIVB
17	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	6	3	$29,100.00	2008	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	$10,650.00	2009	FIVB
11	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	4	$28,750.00	2010	FIVB
10	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	1	0	$39,875.00	2011	FIVB
11	1	0	1	0	0	6	2	1	0	$49,725.00	2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
9	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	$18,850.00	2013	FIVB
10	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	5	$19,000.00	2014	FIVB
11	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	5	$14,850.00	2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
17	0	0	1	0	0	9	4	1	2	$35,700.00	2016	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	3	$9,400.00
7	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	$13,250.00	2017	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	$5,000.00
13	1	1	0	0	4	4	2	1	0	$53,000.00	2018	FIVB	13	1	1	0	0	4	4	2	1	0	$53,000.00
13	0	0	1	0	2	8	2	0	0	$38,000.00	2019	FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	2	8	2	0	0	$38,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$5,000.00	2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$5,000.00
165	5	3	3	3	14	49	35	25	28	$393,300.00	Total	Total	49	1	1	1	0	6	13	11	9	7	$110,400.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	45	78.9%	6	10.5%	6	10.5%	51-6	89.5%	14	20.9%	14	20.9%	39	58.2%	14-53	20.9%	45-39	53.6%	20-20	50.0%	5	0	70-59	54.3%
2020-2021	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	6.7%	1	6.7%	13	86.7%	1-14	6.7%	3-13	18.8%	2-2	50.0%	1	0	6-15	28.6%
Against the Field	17	73.9%	4	17.4%	2	8.7%	21-2	91.3%	4	9.1%	9	20.5%	31	70.5%	4-40	9.1%	34-58	37.0%	16-22	42.1%	2	0	27-40	40.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	0	6	4	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	20	18	0	0	15	15	1	1	1	0	1	0	41	35
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
Total	0	0	1	0	38	30	0	0	24	24	2	2	1	1	1	1	70	59

Head to Head Results
Plavins/Tocs trail the series against the field 25-37 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-4
7/5/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Plavins/Tocs	23	22-20, 21-17	0:48
10/19/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	2	Plavins/Tocs	8	21-18, 21-14	0:30
8/16/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Plavins/Tocs	7	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:43
7/11/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	15	Plavins/Tocs	18	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-2
7/12/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	14	Plavins/Tocs	20, Q2	26-24, 21-19	0:38
7/12/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 1	Plavins/Tocs	18	Tijan/Younousse	23, Q5	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
6/28/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Pool F	Tijan/Younousse	22	Plavins/Tocs	11	24-22, 24-22	0:42
Lead the series against # 3 Goncalves/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/20/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 3	Plavins/Tocs	12	Goncalves/Schmidt	1	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Thole/Wickler, Germany 0-4
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool E	Thole/Wickler	5	Plavins/Tocs	12	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:54
6/1/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 2	Thole/Wickler	12	Plavins/Tocs	22	21-17, 21-13	0:32
8/17/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Winner 1	Thole/Wickler	1	Plavins/Tocs	7	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	0:53
6/23/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 2	Thole/Wickler	30, Q19	Plavins/Tocs	13	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-2
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool F	Plavins/Tocs	11	Kantor/Losiak	22	21-18 Retired	0:26
7/13/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Plavins/Tocs	18	Kantor/Losiak	3	21-19, 21-18	0:33
3/8/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 2	Kantor/Losiak	2	Plavins/Tocs	6	21-18, 21-17	0:34
3/2/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Winner 2	Kantor/Losiak	3	Plavins/Tocs	8	21-16, 21-16	0:29
1/7/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Gold Medal	Plavins/Tocs	17	Kantor/Losiak	2	21-14, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 6 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
5/16/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool G	Varenhorst/van de Velde	26	Plavins/Tocs	7	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-3
6/4/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Pool F	Leshukov/Semenov	6	Plavins/Tocs	11	21-12, 21-16	0:34
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool H	Leshukov/Semenov	9	Plavins/Tocs	8	21-7, 21-14	0:30
6/15/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 3	Leshukov/Semenov	5	Plavins/Tocs	15	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool H	Plavins/Tocs	8	Breer/Krattiger	25, Q4	28-26, 22-20	0:51
Trail the series against # 9 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 0-2
10/18/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Pool H	Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy	9	Plavins/Tocs	8	21-14, 23-21	0:35
10/13/18	FIVB	Yangzhou Four Star	Winner 3	Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy	4	Plavins/Tocs	6	21-11, 21-8	0:26
Series tied with # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-2
6/3/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	22	Plavins/Tocs	11	22-20, 21-19	0:36
8/16/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool B	Plavins/Tocs	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-23, 21-19, 15-13	0:50
5/5/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Contender 6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Plavins/Tocs	11	21-18, 21-19	0:37
1/5/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Pool A	Plavins/Tocs	17	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	21-18, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-5
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 1	Bryl/Fijalek	10	Plavins/Tocs	8	21-16, 21-15	0:41
7/2/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool B	Bryl/Fijalek	2	Plavins/Tocs	23	21-18, 18-21, 20-18	0:58
6/15/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 2	Plavins/Tocs	15	Bryl/Fijalek	1	23-21, 21-18	0:40
5/17/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 2	Bryl/Fijalek	2	Plavins/Tocs	7	21-18, 21-14	0:36
4/25/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool B	Bryl/Fijalek	2	Plavins/Tocs	15	21-19, 21-18	0:41
8/17/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool B	Bryl/Fijalek	9	Plavins/Tocs	7	21-19, 17-21, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 12 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
8/9/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Plavins/Tocs	11	21-14, 21-16	0:30
7/7/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Plavins/Tocs	10	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
6/22/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool D	Plavins/Tocs	13	Ermacora/Pristauz	29, Q16	23-21, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Bourne/Crabb, United States 1-0
5/30/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool F	Plavins/Tocs	22	Bourne/Crabb	11	21-13, 21-12	0:27
Trail the series against # 16 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 1-3
7/7/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool A	Pedlow/Schachter	16	Plavins/Tocs	17	21-19, 21-18	0:38
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Pool E	Pedlow/Schachter	21, Q2	Plavins/Tocs	12	21-14, 21-19	0:36
10/11/18	FIVB	Yangzhou Four Star	Pool F	Pedlow/Schachter	11	Plavins/Tocs	6	21-19, 14-21, 15-11	0:42
3/7/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool F	Plavins/Tocs	6	Pedlow/Schachter	11	23-21, 21-17	0:37
Series tied with # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-1
7/21/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Bronze Medal	Plavins/Tocs	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	21-13, 21-18	0:44
8/10/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	20, Q1	Plavins/Tocs	11	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 22 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 2-0
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool F	Plavins/Tocs	11	Nolvak/Tiisaar	27, Q10	21-14, 21-18	0:35
5/23/19	FIVB	Jinjiang Four Star	Pool H	Plavins/Tocs	9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	24	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against # 23 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-5
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Plavins/Tocs	5	18-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
9/6/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	23	Plavins/Tocs	11	24-22, 21-17	0:37
7/20/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 2	Plavins/Tocs	12	Gavira/Herrera	11	21-17, 21-16	0:33
7/11/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Plavins/Tocs	20, Q2	Gavira/Herrera	7	18-21, 25-23, 15-8	0:44
5/30/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	6	Plavins/Tocs	22	21-17, 23-21	0:37
8/15/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool B	Plavins/Tocs	7	Gavira/Herrera	6	34-32, 17-21, 15-12	0:59
6/29/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	6	Plavins/Tocs	11	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:42
4/20/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	11	Plavins/Tocs	6	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	0:44
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 Seidl/Waller, Austria 0-1
7/8/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Winner 1	Seidl/Waller	24, Q1	Plavins/Tocs	17	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
5/17/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool G	Plavins/Tocs	7	Doppler/Horst	10	21-16, 21-14	0:30
5/4/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Contender 4	Plavins/Tocs	11	Doppler/Horst	3	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
2/21/18	FIVB	Kish Island Three Star	Pool B	Plavins/Tocs	2	Berntsen/Mol	18	21-18, 21-13	0:30
Lead the series against # 32, Q20 Abell/Hovmann, Denmark 1-0
7/8/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool A	Plavins/Tocs	17	Abell/Hovmann	32, Q20	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
Lead the series against # Q10 Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-0
10/18/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Pool H	Plavins/Tocs	8	Evans/Kolinske	25, Q4	19-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # Q12 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
6/28/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool B	Plavins/Tocs	23	Bergmann/Harms	26	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # Q16 Budinger/Patterson, United States 1-0
7/11/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Plavins/Tocs	20, Q2	Budinger/Patterson	29, Q9	25-23, 21-14	0:37