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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008

(27) 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:

Tournaments:

184

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

209

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$776,151.48

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	36	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	4	8	9	4	1	3	US$127,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,600.00
Overall	42	2	0	0	0	4	2	5	4	8	9	4	1	3	US$133,000.00

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Did not play	Ruslans Sorokins - 41st
2007	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th	Martins Plavins - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q3	33rd	30	US$0.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/15/2008	Winner 1	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (6)	Lost 21-23, 19-21	0:49
Thu, 5/15/2008	Contender 1	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (22)	Lost 21-23, 21-13, 13-15	1:03

Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 15-33 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 14 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Plavins/Samoilovs	20	21-8, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Plavins/Samoilovs	24	Rego/Santos	1	21-14, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Marques/Solberg	11, Q1	Plavins/Samoilovs	22	23-25, 21-18, 19-17	1:03
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-3
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	1	Plavins/Samoilovs	26	23-25, 21-15, 15-13	0:57
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	5	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q4	21-11, 21-14	0:35
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	8	Plavins/Samoilovs	22, Q9	33-31, 21-17	0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-4
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	6	Plavins/Samoilovs	27	23-21, 21-19	0:49
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q1	21-16, 21-19	0:41
5/26/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Plavins/Samoilovs	24	21-17, 21-13	0:44
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Plavins/Samoilovs	31	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-4
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Plavins/Samoilovs	22	21-15, 24-26, 16-14	0:58
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	7	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q5	21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:52
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Plavins/Samoilovs	21	26-24, 21-12	0:42
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 4	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	12	Plavins/Samoilovs	24	21-16, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris 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
9/8/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Doppler/Gartmayer	6	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q1	21-19, 21-15	0:40
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	31	Doppler/Gartmayer	16	9-21, 28-26, 18-16	0:58
Trail the series against # 16 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-3
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	12	Plavins/Samoilovs	21, Q2	21-19, 23-25, 15-10	0:56
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q1	Heuscher/Heyer	7	21-16, 21-15	0:35
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	4	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q5	21-14, 22-20	0:40
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Plavins/Samoilovs	22, Q9	21-11, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	20	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-2
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	11	Plavins/Samoilovs	21	21-13, 21-19	0:33
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	Plavins/Samoilovs	30, Q52	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-4
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Horrem/Maaseide	22	Plavins/Samoilovs	27	23-21, 13-21, 15-13	1:03
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Plavins/Samoilovs	26	21-17, 21-17	0:42
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool W	Horrem/Maaseide	39	Plavins/Samoilovs	34	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q5	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	1:04
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Plavins/Samoilovs	22, Q9	Horrem/Maaseide	27	21-17, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 4-0
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q1	Deulofeu/Salvetti	12	21-18, 21-18	0:40
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	26	Deulofeu/Salvetti	24, Q3	21-17, 24-22	0:44
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q5	Deulofeu/Salvetti	26	21-15, 22-20	0:45
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Contender 3	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q4	Deulofeu/Salvetti	4	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q4	21-17, 18-21, 15-9	0:56
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	Q8	Plavins/Samoilovs	Q25	21-13, 21-16	0:42
Trail the series against # 25, Q8 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
4/30/08	FIVB	China 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
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Li/Zhou	15	Plavins/Samoilovs	26	21-17, 21-19	0:41
7/19/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 3	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q7	Li/Zhou	Q10	23-21, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # Q6 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Asahi/Shiratori	18	Plavins/Samoilovs	15	17-21, 26-24, 15-8	1:00
Trail the series against # Q9 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-2
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Berg/Brinkborg	19	Plavins/Samoilovs	20	21-17, 21-17	0:40
9/3/06	FIVB C&S	Cagliari Challenger	Contender 4	Berg/Brinkborg	5	Plavins/Samoilovs	8	22-20, 20-22, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # Q19 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	30, Q10	Plavins/Samoilovs	14	21-17, 14-21, 29-27	1:11
Lead the series against # Q20 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	24	Miramontes/Virgen	25, Q27	21-16, 18-21, 15-6	0:46
Series tied with # Q22 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-1
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	32, Q34	Plavins/Samoilovs	Q2	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:51
7/20/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	30, Q52	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q20	21-15, 25-23	0:43
Lead the series against # Q29 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
3/26/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Qualifier 3	Plavins/Samoilovs	21, Q2	Gavira/Lario	Q18	21-17, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # Q33 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	Q3	Boehm/McHugh	Q30	21-14, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q54 Knapek/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
5/25/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q4	Knapek/Mourtzios	Q13	21-17, 21-13	0:34