Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(28, Q7) 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 31 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 2 Stanislav Eremin / Vyacheslav Makhortov, Russia (Q26) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 3 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (Q10) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 1 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (5, Q1) Lost 23-21, 17-21, 10-15 0:56
Thu, 7/20/2006 Contender 1 Javier Bosma / Inocencio Lario, Spain (21) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 3-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 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 # 5, Q1 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 5, Q1 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q7 21-23, 21-17, 15-10 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 21 Bosma/Lario, Spain 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Bosma/Lario 21 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 25, 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q9 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 5 Dahl/Gunnarsson 24, Q32 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q10 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q7 Li/Zhou Q10 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q26 Eremin/Makhortov, Russia 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q7 Eremin/Makhortov Q26 21-14, 21-18 0:36