Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 HP Beach Open
August 23 - 28, 2011
(16) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Janis Smedins - 17th Martins Plavins - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 19 13th 180 US$4,250.00
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
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 1 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (17) Lost 12-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:48
Thu, 8/25/2011 Contender 1 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (32) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:30
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 27-19 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 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 # 10 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
Lead the series against # 12, Q2 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 # 13 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
Series tied with # 15 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
Trail the series against # 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-2
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Plavins/Smedins 16 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
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, Q6 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
Trail the series against # 19 "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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23, Q12 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 # 26 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 # 27, Q10 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 # 29, Q4 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 # 30, Q1 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 # 32 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Kantor/Losiak 32 Plavins/Smedins 16 21-19, 21-17 0:30
Lead the series against # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q13 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 11 Hordvik/Horrem 32 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Series tied with # Q16 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Bogatov/Prokopiev 29, Q8 Plavins/Smedins 13 21-16, 21-19 0:34
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Plavins/Smedins 15 Bogatov/Prokopiev 39 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q17 Chen/Gao, China 1-0
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 1 Plavins/Smedins 19 Chen/Gao 30, Q19 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # Q25 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