Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007
(21) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Did not play Ruslans Sorokins - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 24 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 27, Q8 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 9/1-3/2006 Cagliari Challenger 8 7th 40 US$1,200.00
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
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/14/2007 Winner 1 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (12) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:43
Thu, 6/14/2007 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (5) Lost 24-26, 12-21 0:42
Fri, 6/15/2007 Contender 2 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (11) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 10-10 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 Rego/Santos 1 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 21 26-24, 21-12 0:42
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 12 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
5/26/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 21-17, 21-13 0:44
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-2
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Plavins/Samoilovs 21 21-13, 21-19 0:33
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 21 Schacht/Slack 12 21-14, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 25-23, 29-27 0:53
Lead the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 18 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q8 Plavins/Samoilovs Q25 21-13, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 Amore/Tomatis 9 21-17, 23-21 0:43
Trail the series against # 22 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 21-18, 21-18 0:40
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
Trail the series against # Q11 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q11 Plavins/Samoilovs Q6 24-22, 20-22, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # Q20 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 21-16, 18-21, 15-6 0:46
Lead the series against # Q21 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs Q6 Biza/Lebl Q27 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # Q22 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 # Q32 Castro/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
9/17/04FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool D Plavins/Samoilovs 16 Castro/Mussa 21, Q12 21-18, 21-15 0:36