Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Paf Open
August 16 - 21, 2011
(19) 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 Åland Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 13th Did not play
2010 Janis Smedins - 5th Martins Plavins - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 20 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 15 4th 700 US$28,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 14 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 8 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 7 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 6 5th 360 US$9,100.00
Åland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/18/2011 Winner 1 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (14) Lost 13-21, 9-21 0:30
Thu, 8/18/2011 Contender 1 Cheng Chen / Peng Gao, China (30, Q19) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Fri, 8/19/2011 Contender 2 Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Fri, 8/19/2011 Contender 3 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (12) Lost 22-24, 19-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 32-21 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Plavins/Smedins 13 21-19, 21-17 0:39
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Plavins/Smedins 13 21-12, 21-18 0:37
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-3
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Fijalek/Prudel 4 Plavins/Smedins 20 22-20, 21-15 0:38
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Plavins/Smedins 13 24-26, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 13 Plavins/Smedins 11 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:53
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Fijalek/Prudel 4 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 2-0
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 19 Cunha/Santos 4 21-14, 21-18 0:37
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Cunha/Santos 4 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Erdmann/Matysik 13 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:53
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Plavins/Smedins 15 Erdmann/Matysik 20 21-17, 16-21, 19-17 0:58
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Plavins/Smedins 8 Erdmann/Matysik 15 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Erdmann/Matysik 29, Q12 Plavins/Smedins Q21 22-20, 12-21, 15-13 1:02
Series tied with # 7 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-1
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Koshkarev/Semenov 13 21-17, 21-17 0:37
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Koshkarev/Semenov 14 Plavins/Smedins 13 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 9 Plavins/Smedins 8 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-1
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Plavins/Smedins 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27 21-14, 21-13 0:29
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 8 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 26, Q10 21-10, 21-16 0:31
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q15 Plavins/Smedins Q18 21-16, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Klemperer/Koreng 12 Plavins/Smedins 19 24-22, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Plavins/Smedins 19 21-13, 21-9 0:30
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
Series tied with # 15 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Plavins/Smedins 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 21-15, 21-19 0:33
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Plavins/Smedins 14 21-17, 18-21, 20-18 0:57
Trail the series against # 16 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-15, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 18 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Plavins/Smedins 6 Dollinger/Windscheif 20 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 6 Chevallier/Heyer 29, Q9 Plavins/Smedins 8 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 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 # 25, Q6 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 8 Doppler/Mellitzer 25 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-1
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:00
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Plavins/Smedins 11 Boersma/Spijkers 22 14-21, 21-12, 15-4 0:39
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Boersma/Spijkers 10 Plavins/Smedins 7 14-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Horst/Mullner, Austria 1-0
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Horst/Mullner 29, Q12 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 29, Q15 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 11 Hordvik/Horrem 32 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q19 Chen/Gao, China 1-0
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 1 Plavins/Smedins 19 Chen/Gao 30, Q19 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against Barbosa/Marques, Brazil 1-0
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 15 Barbosa/Marques 18 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against Ferramenta/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 13 Ferramenta/Solberg 20, Q1 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 3-0
6/18/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 3 Plavins/Smedins 15 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 21-19, 21-17 0:40
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
Trail the series against # Q3 "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 # Q7 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 # Q9 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 20, Q10 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q11 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Plavins/Smedins 15 Jaani/Vesik 34 21-16, 21-15 0:38
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Jaani/Vesik 23 21-12, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q13 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
Series tied with # Q14 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Plavins/Smedins 6 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 22, Q5 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:54
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Dyachenko/Sidorenko 31, Q22 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 29-27, 24-22 0:58