FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Cagliari Challenger
September 1 - 3, 2006
(8) 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 Cagliari Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q25 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 28, Q7 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Cagliari Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/2/2006 Winner 2 Andrea Ghiurghi / Gianni Mascagna, Italy (24) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 9/2/2006 Winner 3 Eugenio Amore / Matteo Varnier, Italy (1) Lost 19-21, 26-28 0:42
Sat, 9/2/2006 Contender 3 Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (12) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:40
Sun, 9/3/2006 Contender 4 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (5) Lost 20-22, 22-20, 12-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Amore/Varnier, Italy 0-1
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Winner 3 Amore/Varnier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 21-19, 28-26 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
9/3/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 4 Berg/Brinkborg 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 12 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 Kolar/Tichy 12 21-15, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 15 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Galli/Raffaelli 2 21-18, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 1-0
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 Correa/Ruiz Nunez Q36 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Ghiurghi/Mascagna, Italy 1-0
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 Ghiurghi/Mascagna 24 21-17, 21-16 0:37