FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Ukrzernoprom Challenger'2005
July 27 - 31, 2005
(15, Q2) Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs, 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 C&S Wins: 1 (Turku 2005)
Career Winnings: US$412,724.80
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 209
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB C&S Wins: 1 (Turku 2005)
Career Winnings: US$776,151.48
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB360000214489413 US$127,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC21000100000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S41000111000000 US$5,600.00
Overall422000425489413 US$133,000.00
Previous Kiev Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 30, Q52 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 6/17-19/2005 Finland Satellite 15, Q11 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/15-19/2004 Under 21 World Championships 16 5th 0 US$0.00
Ukraine Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2005 Qualifier 2 Bohdan Sereda / Yuriy Yermakov, Ukraine (Q15) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Fri, 7/29/2005 Winner 1 Grzegorz Klimek / Dominik Witczak, Poland (18) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:33
Fri, 7/29/2005 Winner 2 Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (2) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:32
Sat, 7/30/2005 Winner 3 Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (7) Lost 13-21, 18-21 0:32
Sat, 7/30/2005 Contender 4 Michal Biza / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic (14) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs lead the series against the field 7-2 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/29/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q2 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 2 21-19, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 3 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q20 21-15, 25-23 0:43
Lead the series against # 4, Q1 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/05FIVB C&SFinland Satellite Winner 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q11 Gabathuler/Wenger 3 21-18, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Krumins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/19/05FIVB C&SFinland Satellite Gold Medal Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q11 Krumins/Sorokins 7, Q1 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 7 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 0-1
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 3 Grinbergs/Stals 7 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q2 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # 14 Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 0-1
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Contender 4 Biza/Stejskal 14 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q2 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 18 Klimek/Witczak, Poland 1-0
7/29/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q2 Klimek/Witczak 18 21-18, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Seppanen/Tolonen, Finland 1-0
6/17/05FIVB C&SFinland Satellite Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q11 Seppanen/Tolonen 10 21-13, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q15 Sereda/Yermakov, Ukraine 1-0
7/28/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q2 Sereda/Yermakov Q15 21-17, 22-20 0:37