Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(12) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 37th Martins Plavins - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 11 9th 240 US$5,500.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool E Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (21) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:54
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool E Riccardo Bizzotto / Fosco Cicola, Italy (28) Won 21-10, 21-15 0:31
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool E Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (5) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:42
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 1 Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (13) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 24-31 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q2 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 0-5
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 25, Q6 22-20, 21-18 0:46
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 # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-6
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Barsuk/Kolodinsky 9 Plavins/Samoilovs 25, Q6 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:56
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 # 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-3
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
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
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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 9 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 # 11 "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 # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 13 Plavins/Samoilovs 12 22-20, 21-18 0:35
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes 11 29-27, 21-16 0:51
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 7 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 21-17, 20-22, 15-4 0:50
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 Baracetti/Conde 7 21-17, 21-17 0:43
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Baracetti/Conde 12 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q4 29-27, 21-16 0:49
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 25-23, 29-27 0:53
Series tied with # 18, Q4 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 # 19, Q3 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 # 20 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 25, Q6 Ces/Ces Q11 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 4-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Deulofeu/Salvetti 21 Plavins/Samoilovs 12 22-20, 21-18 0:54
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
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Li/Zhou, China 2-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 11 Li/Zhou 22 22-20, 21-19 0:45
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 # 25, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 11 Pedrosa/Rosas 27, Q1 21-16, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 28 Bizzotto/Cicola, Italy 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Plavins/Samoilovs 12 Bizzotto/Cicola 28 21-10, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 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 # 31 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/05FIVB C&SFinland Satellite Winner 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q11 Gabathuler/Wenger 3 21-18, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 32, Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q13 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
9/16/04FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool D Plavins/Samoilovs 16 Sutter/Weingart 9 17-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:49