European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Russian Masters
May 31 - June 3, 2007
(16) 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 Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 24 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 27, Q8 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 9/1-3/2006 Cagliari Challenger 8 7th 40 US$1,200.00
CEV Under Age 8/10-13/2006 CEV U23 European Championships 3rd 160 € 0.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 21st 60 € 0.00
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
Russian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/1/2007 Winner 1 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (1) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:48
Fri, 6/1/2007 Contender 1 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (9) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 5-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 16 22-20, 21-18 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 12 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 9-21, 28-26, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 8 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
Series tied with # 9 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Contender 1 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Plavins/Samoilovs 16 21-19, 21-16 0:42
5/17/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs Babich/Nikolaev 25-23, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 Amore/Tomatis 9 21-17, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
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 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