Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 20 - 24, 2007
(22, Q9) 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 Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 21 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/20/2007 Qualifier 1 Jessi Lelliott / Martin Reader, Canada (Q24) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Wed, 6/20/2007 Qualifier 2 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (Q8) Won 21-18, 23-21 0:49
Thu, 6/21/2007 Pool F Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (11) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:36
Thu, 6/21/2007 Pool F Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (6) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:51
Fri, 6/22/2007 Pool F Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (27) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Fri, 6/22/2007 Winner 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (8) Lost 31-33, 17-21 0:53
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 11-13 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 4 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 # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Brink/Dieckmann 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:51
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 # 8 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 33-31, 21-17 0:53
Lead the series against # 9 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Deulofeu/Salvetti 4 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 11 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 21-11, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17 "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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 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 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 # 26, Q16 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 # 27 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 Horrem/Maaseide 27 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # Q4 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 # Q5 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 Amore/Tomatis 9 21-17, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # Q8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 Klemperer/Koreng Q8 21-18, 23-21 0:49
Trail the series against # Q20 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 # Q24 Lelliott/Reader, Canada 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 Lelliott/Reader Q24 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q29 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