Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Prague Open
May 6 - 11, 2008
(Q3) 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 Prague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 14 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 21, Q2 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 20 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 23, Q1 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open Q2 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 26 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/7/2008 Qualifier 2 Sam Boehm / Christopher McHugh, Australia (Q30) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Wed, 5/7/2008 Qualifier 3 Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (28, Q14) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 13-29 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 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 # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q1 21-16, 21-19 0:41
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 # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-4
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 22 21-15, 24-26, 16-14 0:58
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Barsuk/Kolodinsky 7 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:52
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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 8 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-2
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 21, Q2 21-13, 21-19 0:38
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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
9/8/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Doppler/Gartmayer 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q1 21-19, 21-15 0:40
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 9-21, 28-26, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 14 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-3
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Plavins/Samoilovs 21, Q2 21-19, 23-25, 15-10 0:56
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q1 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-16, 21-15 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 17 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 4-0
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 12 21-18, 21-18 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 18 "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 # 21 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 # 25, Q5 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Dugrip/Gagliano 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 14 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Series tied with # 26 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 # 28, Q14 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-2
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Matysik/Uhmann 28, Q14 Plavins/Samoilovs Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:46
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Matysik/Uhmann 32, Q25 Plavins/Samoilovs 22 21-15, 14-21, 15-11 0:57
Trail the series against # Q15 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 30, Q10 Plavins/Samoilovs 14 21-17, 14-21, 29-27 1:11
Lead the series against # Q16 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
Series tied with # Q19 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 32, Q34 Plavins/Samoilovs Q2 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q20 21-15, 25-23 0:43
Lead the series against # Q30 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs Q3 Boehm/McHugh Q30 21-14, 21-16 0:33