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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008

(11) 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 Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 41st	Martins Plavins - 41st
2007	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th	Martins Plavins - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	25, Q6	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q2	33rd	40	US$0.00
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

Marseille Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/17/2008	Winner 1	Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (22)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:45
Thu, 7/17/2008	Winner 2	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (27, Q1)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:45
Fri, 7/18/2008	Winner 3	Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (19)	Lost 21-14, 17-21, 16-18	1:03
Fri, 7/18/2008	Contender 4	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (8)	Lost 21-13, 15-21, 15-17	1:00

Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 20-30 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 0-5
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	4	Plavins/Samoilovs	25, Q6	22-20, 21-18	0:46
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Wu/Xu	4	Plavins/Samoilovs	29, Q5	21-15, 21-15	0:35
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 # 2 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
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	17	21-11, 21-17	0:54
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 # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	7	Plavins/Samoilovs	26	21-17, 20-22, 15-4	0:50
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	26	Baracetti/Conde	7	21-17, 21-17	0:43
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Baracetti/Conde	12	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q4	29-27, 21-16	0:49
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	6	Plavins/Samoilovs	27, Q8	25-23, 29-27	0:53
Trail the series against # 7 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 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-4
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	8	Plavins/Samoilovs	11	13-21, 21-15, 17-15	1:00
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Kjemperud/Skarlund	20	Plavins/Samoilovs	29, Q5	21-6, 21-18	0:31
5/31/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 5	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	21-16, 21-17	0:39
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 # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 13 Gavira/Lario, Spain 2-0
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Plavins/Samoilovs	25, Q6	Gavira/Lario	24	13-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:58
3/26/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Qualifier 3	Plavins/Samoilovs	21, Q2	Gavira/Lario	Q18	21-17, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 2-3
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	29, Q5	Berg/Brinkborg	Q12	21-11, 21-18	0:42
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q1	Berg/Brinkborg	12	21-11, 21-15	0:44
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 1	Berg/Brinkborg	20	Plavins/Samoilovs	29, Q2	21-13, 21-15	0:32
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
Series tied with # 15, Q3 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
Series tied with # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-1
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	31, Q8	Asahi/Shiratori	Q9	21-14, 14-21, 15-9	0:52
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 # 19 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-3
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 3	Matysik/Uhmann	19	Plavins/Samoilovs	11	14-21, 21-17, 18-16	1:03
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 3	Matysik/Uhmann	28, Q14	Plavins/Samoilovs	Q3	21-18, 21-18	0:46
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Matysik/Uhmann	32, Q25	Plavins/Samoilovs	22	21-15, 14-21, 15-11	0:57
Lead the series against # 21 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	25, Q6	Ces/Ces	Q11	21-17, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Li/Zhou, China 2-1
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	11	Li/Zhou	22	22-20, 21-19	0:45
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 # 24, Q5 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 3	Maciel/Schmidt	31, Q16	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q1	21-18, 24-22	0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
5/21/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 3	Plavins/Samoilovs	29, Q2	Miramontes/Virgen	Q15	21-11, 10-21, 15-13	0:50
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	24	Miramontes/Virgen	25, Q27	21-16, 18-21, 15-6	0:46
Lead the series against # 27, Q1 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	11	Pedrosa/Rosas	27, Q1	21-16, 21-15	0:45