Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Montréal Open
July 12 - 16, 2006
(31) 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 WT Wins: 4
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 WT Wins: 13
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 Montréal Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open Q17 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 5/25-28/2006 Czech Republic Challenger 15, Q4 5th 48 US$1,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/7-11/2005 Under 21 World Championships 9 1st 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/27-31/2005 Ukraine Challenger 15, Q2 9th 24 US$900.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 30, Q52 25th 40 US$2,000.00
Canada Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/13/2006 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:36
Thu, 7/13/2006 Contender 1 John Garcia-Thompson / Alex Ortiz, Spain (18) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 7/14/2006 Contender 2 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (16) Won 9-21, 28-26, 18-16 0:58
Fri, 7/14/2006 Contender 3 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (7) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 13-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 7 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 9-21, 28-26, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 18 21-18, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Biza/Kubala Q16 Plavins/Samoilovs Q17 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 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 # Q6 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