Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 energy Grand Slam 2010
July 6 - 11, 2010
(22, Q10) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 37th Did not play
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 26, Q16 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/7/2010 Qualifier 1 Alexey Pastukhov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (Q23) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Wed, 7/7/2010 Qualifier 2 Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (Q7) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:37
Thu, 7/8/2010 Pool O Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (27) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:35
Fri, 7/9/2010 Pool O Marcio Araujo / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (11, Q1) Lost 28-30, 18-21 0:54
Fri, 7/9/2010 Pool O Thiago Barbosa / Pedro Cunha, Brazil (6) Lost 23-25, 16-21 0:46
Fri, 7/9/2010 Winner 1 Casey Jennings / Brad Keenan, United States (15) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 9-9 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 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
Trail the series against # 6 Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 0-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Barbosa/Cunha 6 Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 25-23, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 30-28, 21-18 0:54
Trail the series against # 15 Jennings/Keenan, United States 0-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Jennings/Keenan 15 Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:48
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 23 "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
Trail the series against # 26 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
Lead the series against # 27 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 Redmann/VanHuizen 27 21-18, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 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
Lead the series against 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 # Q7 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 Dugrip/Salvetti Q7 21-17, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q12 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q15 Plavins/Smedins Q18 21-16, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # Q13 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 # Q15 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
Lead the series against # Q20 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 # Q23 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 Pastukhov/Semenov Q23 21-18, 21-18 0:36