Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008
(28, Q1) 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 Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 29, Q2 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 27 25th 60 US$1,800.00
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
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/28/2008 Qualifier 2 Daniel Andersson / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (Q32) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:38
Wed, 5/28/2008 Qualifier 3 Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (31, Q16) Lost 18-21, 22-24 0:44
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 1 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (5) Won 26-24, 21-11 0:47
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 2 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (12) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:44
Fri, 5/30/2008 Winner 3 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:37
Fri, 5/30/2008 Contender 4 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (17) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:54
Sat, 5/31/2008 Contender 5 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (14) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Sat, 5/31/2008 Contender 6 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 17-26 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 12 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 # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
5/31/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 21-13, 21-16 0:43
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Brink/Dieckmann 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:51
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-5
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 21-19, 21-15 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 5 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 Schacht/Slack 5 26-24, 21-11 0:47
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 21 Schacht/Slack 12 21-14, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-4
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 27 23-21, 21-19 0:49
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 # 7 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 # 9 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 21, Q2 Gavira/Lario Q18 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-3
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 Berg/Brinkborg 12 21-11, 21-15 0:44
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q2 21-13, 21-15 0:32
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Berg/Brinkborg 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 21-17, 21-17 0:40
9/3/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 4 Berg/Brinkborg 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
5/31/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-16, 21-17 0:39
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 # 15 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Dugrip/Gagliano 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 14 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 21-11, 21-17 0:54
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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24, Q9 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q16 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 21-18, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # Q11 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q2 Miramontes/Virgen Q15 21-11, 10-21, 15-13 0:50
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 # Q18 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs Q3 Boehm/McHugh Q30 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q32 Andersson/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 Andersson/Gunnarsson Q32 21-13, 21-14 0:38