European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006
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: 22
Tournaments: 215
Career Wins: 11
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$460,790.64
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: 237
Career Wins: 20
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$862,407.49
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125333741Money
CEV300000001020000 US$1,753.44
CEV Under Age320100000000000 US$0.00
FIVB3600002144809413 US$127,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC210001000000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S410001110000000 US$5,600.00
Overall4840104255829413 US$134,753.44
Previous Lucerne Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q25 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 28, Q7 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 31 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open Q17 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 5/25-28/2006 Czech Republic Challenger 15, Q4 5th 48 US$1,500.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 21st 60 € 0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/7-11/2005 Under 21 World Championships 9 1st 0 US$0.00
Swiss Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 8/6/2006 Qualifier 1 Imornefe Bowes / Jody Gooding, England Won 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Sun, 8/6/2006 Qualifier 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (8) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs lead the series against the field 5-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 7 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
5/17/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs Babich/Nikolaev 25-23, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 2 Herrera/Mesa 8 Plavins/Samoilovs 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 0-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 3 Benes/Benes 23 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Biza/Kubala Q16 Plavins/Samoilovs Q17 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against Bowes/Gooding, England 1-0
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs Bowes/Gooding 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Galli/Raffaelli 2 21-18, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against Jaani/Ruul, Estonia 1-0
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Jaani/Ruul 18 23-21, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against 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