Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Mazury Orlen Grand Slam
August 3 - 8, 2010
(20, Q7) 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 Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th Did not play
2006 Did not play Toms Smedins - 41st
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 7th Toms Smedins - 25th
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 33rd Did not play
2009 Toms Smedins - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 18, Q8 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 8 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 22, Q10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/4/2010 Qualifier 1 Hugo Gaspar / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (Q26) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:35
Wed, 8/4/2010 Qualifier 2 Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (Q10) Won 21-23, 21-18, 16-14 1:05
Thu, 8/5/2010 Pool M Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (13) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:03
Thu, 8/5/2010 Pool M Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (4) Won 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 0:55
Fri, 8/6/2010 Pool M Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (29, Q11) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Sat, 8/7/2010 Winner 2 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (16, Q1) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 19-14 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 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 # 4 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Fijalek/Prudel 4 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Wu/Xu 2 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/25/10FIVBMarseille Open Gold Medal Wu/Xu 2 Plavins/Smedins 8 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Plavins/Smedins 8 Gavira/Herrera 1 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Plavins/Smedins 8 Gosch/Horst 6 21-14, 21-19 0:46
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gosch/Horst 15 Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 22-20, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 3-0
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Insfran/Schmidt 13 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:03
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Plavins/Smedins 8 Insfran/Schmidt 4 21-19, 21-19 0:50
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 16, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 16, Q1 Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 21 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 # 26, Q6 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
Trail the series against # 27 "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 # 29, Q11 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q11 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 Hoyer/Soderberg 18 25-23, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 31, Q4 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 # Q10 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Gabathuler/Schnider Q10 21-23, 21-18, 16-14 1:05
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 Gabathuler/Schnider Q9 21-17, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # Q12 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 # Q13 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Plavins/Smedins 8 Redmann/VanHuizen 24 23-21, 21-13 0:37
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 Redmann/VanHuizen 27 21-18, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # Q14 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
Trail the series against # Q15 Gao/Li, China 0-1
6/16/10FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Gao/Li Q16 Plavins/Smedins Q17 21-13, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # Q16 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
Trail the series against # Q18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Dyachenko/Sidorenko 31, Q22 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 29-27, 24-22 0:58
Lead the series against # Q20 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
Lead the series against # Q23 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 Boehm/Kapa Q25 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # Q26 Gaspar/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Gaspar/Pedrosa Q26 21-15, 21-11 0:35