Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Milner Open
August 24 - 29, 2010
(7) 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 The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 6 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 20, Q7 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 1 Christopher McHugh / Joshua Slack, Australia (26, Q4) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:29
Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 2 Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (10) Lost 21-14, 13-21, 14-16 0:52
Fri, 8/27/2010 Contender 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (9) Lost 22-24, 14-21 0:30
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 20-11 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Wu/Xu, China 0-3
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Wu/Xu 4 Plavins/Smedins 6 21-16, 18-21, 15-7 0:48
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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 9 Plavins/Smedins 7 24-22, 21-14 0:30
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 22-20, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-1
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Boersma/Spijkers 10 Plavins/Smedins 7 14-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # 11 "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 # 12, Q2 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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 19 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 # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21, Q1 Jennings/Wong, United States 1-0
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Plavins/Smedins 6 Jennings/Wong 24, Q1 21-19, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 McHugh/Slack, Australia 2-0
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 7 McHugh/Slack 26, Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:29
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 6 McHugh/Slack 27, Q9 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 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 # 29, Q15 Kotsilianos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
6/16/10FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Plavins/Smedins Q17 Kotsilianos/Xenakis Q48 21-14, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q5 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 # Q6 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 # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q34 Gooding/Lord, England 1-0
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 1 Plavins/Smedins Q16 Gooding/Lord Q49 21-17, 21-10 0:34