Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam
June 10 - 15, 2008
(29, Q5) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th Martins Plavins - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 28, Q1 5th 360 US$8,500.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/11/2008 Qualifier 1 Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (Q28) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:36
Wed, 6/11/2008 Qualifier 2 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (Q12) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:42
Thu, 6/12/2008 Pool D Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (4) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:35
Thu, 6/12/2008 Pool D Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (13, Q1) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:41
Fri, 6/13/2008 Pool D Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (20) Lost 6-21, 18-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 20-45 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 19 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 21-8, 21-14 0:32
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
Lead the series against # 3 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 Wu/Xu, China 0-4
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Wu/Xu 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 21-15, 21-15 0:35
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 # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q2 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 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 # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 21-15, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 17 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Series tied with # 19 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 # 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-3
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 21-6, 21-18 0:31
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 # 21 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
Trail the series against # 23 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
Series tied with # 27, Q6 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 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 # Q2 "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 # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q11 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-4
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Horrem/Maaseide 22 Plavins/Samoilovs 27 23-21, 13-21, 15-13 1:03
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 # Q12 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 2-3
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 Berg/Brinkborg Q12 21-11, 21-18 0:42
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 # Q22 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 # Q23 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
Series tied with # Q24 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
Trail the series against # Q25 Benes/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Benes/Tichy 27, Q14 Plavins/Samoilovs Q3 21-19, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # Q28 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 Blauel/Huber Q28 21-11, 21-17 0:36