Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 24 - 29, 2008
(Q2) 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th Martins Plavins - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 31, Q8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 29, Q5 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2008 Qualifier 2 Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (31, Q18) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 11-15 1:03
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 22-41 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 16 Series, 4 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 1-2
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Brink/Dieckmann 2 22-20, 12-21, 18-16 1:05
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 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 # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 12 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 21-19, 18-21, 21-19 1:16
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 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 # 12 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 # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes 11 29-27, 21-16 0:51
Trail the series against # 14, Q11 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Metzger/Williams 18, Q13 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 21-16, 21-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 "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
Series tied with # 21 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
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 25, Q7 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, Q9 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Asahi/Shiratori Q9 21-14, 14-21, 15-9 0:52
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Plavins/Samoilovs 15 17-21, 26-24, 15-8 1:00
Trail the series against # 31, Q18 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-2
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Leinemann/VanHuizen 31, Q18 Plavins/Samoilovs Q2 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Leinemann/VanHuizen Q25 21-18, 21-17 0:41
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # Q3 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 # Q5 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 # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q16 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 # Q17 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