Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 PAF Open
August 15 - 19, 2007
(26) 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 Åland Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 26 13th 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 28, Q4 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 34 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 22 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 23, Q5 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 22, Q9 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/16/2007 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (7) Lost 17-21, 22-20, 4-15 0:50
Thu, 8/16/2007 Contender 1 Lauri Hakala / Jaakko Keskitalo, Finland (10) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Fri, 8/17/2007 Contender 2 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (24, Q3) Won 21-17, 24-22 0:44
Fri, 8/17/2007 Contender 3 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (1) Lost 25-23, 15-21, 13-15 0:57
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 16-21 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 0-3
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 23-25, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q4 21-11, 21-14 0:35
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 33-31, 21-17 0:53
Lead the series against # 2 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
Series tied with # 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Reckermann/Urbatzka 15 Plavins/Samoilovs 34 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:52
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Marques/Solberg 11, Q1 Plavins/Samoilovs 22 23-25, 21-18, 19-17 1:03
Lead the series against # 5 de Paula/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 Insfran/de Paula Q12 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 21-14, 22-20 0:40
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 21-11, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 7 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 21-17, 20-22, 15-4 0:50
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 Baracetti/Conde 7 21-17, 21-17 0:43
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Baracetti/Conde 12 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q4 29-27, 21-16 0:49
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 25-23, 29-27 0:53
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 10 Hakala/Keskitalo, Finland 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 Hakala/Keskitalo 10 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 12 Li/Zhou, China 1-1
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Li/Zhou 15 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 21-17, 21-19 0:41
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q7 Li/Zhou Q10 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q4 21-17, 18-21, 15-9 0:56
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q8 Plavins/Samoilovs Q25 21-13, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 15 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Plavins/Samoilovs 15 17-21, 26-24, 15-8 1:00
Trail the series against # 16 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Horrem/Maaseide 10 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 21-17, 21-17 0:42
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Horrem/Maaseide 39 Plavins/Samoilovs 34 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Horrem/Maaseide 10 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:04
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 Horrem/Maaseide 27 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 20, Q10 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Rovkin/Saulko 31, Q16 Plavins/Samoilovs 15 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 22 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 # 24, Q3 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 3-0
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 Deulofeu/Salvetti 24, Q3 21-17, 24-22 0:44
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 Deulofeu/Salvetti 26 21-15, 22-20 0:45
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Deulofeu/Salvetti 4 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 2-0
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 Biza/Lebl 25, Q9 21-17, 21-12 0:35
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs Q6 Biza/Lebl Q27 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 30 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 # Q9 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 # Q17 Hellum/Huseby, Norway 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 Hellum/Huseby Q28 29-27, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q30 Ikaheimonen/Tahjanjoki, Finland 1-0
5/24/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Qualifier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Ikaheimonen/Tahjanjoki Q29 21-13, 21-9 0:28