Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger 2010
June 29 - July 4, 2010
(26, Q16) Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins, 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
Janis Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB331111209210213 US$242,300.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th Did not play
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 33rd Did not play
2009 Lauris Iecelnieks - 37th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open Q17 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open Q16 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam Q21 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open Q18 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 34, Q14 17th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 31, Q21 17th 160 US$5,100.00
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/30/2010 Qualifier 1 Emiel Boersma / Alexander Brouwer, Netherlands (Q17) Won 24-22, 21-16 0:40
Wed, 6/30/2010 Qualifier 2 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (Q1) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Thu, 7/1/2010 Pool P Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (7) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Thu, 7/1/2010 Pool P Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (10) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:38
Thu, 7/1/2010 Pool P Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (23) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:34
Sat, 7/3/2010 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 8-6 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 7 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 10 21-19, 21-11 0:38
Trail the series against # 20 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gosch/Horst 15 Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21, Q1 Plavins/Smedins Q16 21-18, 23-21 0:46
Lead the series against # 23 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Jaani/Vesik 23 21-12, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 Hoyer/Soderberg 18 25-23, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 29, Q11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Erdmann/Matysik 29, Q12 Plavins/Smedins Q21 22-20, 12-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 30 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q15 Plavins/Smedins Q18 21-16, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # Q1 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Ces/Ces Q1 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # Q15 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Maia/Rosas 36, Q19 Plavins/Smedins 34, Q14 13-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # Q17 Boersma/Brouwer, Netherlands 1-0
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Boersma/Brouwer Q17 24-22, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q19 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins Q16 Hernandez/Villafane Q17 21-15, 26-24 0:47
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 34, Q14 Hernandez/Villafane 31, Q3 12-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:52