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August 10 - 14, 2011

(5) Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins, Latvia

Martins Plavins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 8, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

227

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$500,594.77

Janis Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuldiga

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

199

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$787,055.81

Awards

Best Defensive Player 2012

Awards

Best Hitter 2013, 2014
Best Offensive Player 2013, 2016
Best Setter 2013, 2018
Sportsperson 2013
Team of the Year 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)
Tour Champion 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$21,626.35
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,332.26
FIVB	33	1	1	1	1	2	0	9	2	10	2	1	3	US$242,300.00
Overall	37	1	1	2	2	3	0	10	2	10	2	1	3	US$266,258.61

Previous Kristiansand Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2007	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 13th	Toms Smedins - 33rd
FIVB 2008	Toms Smedins - 9th	Did not play
FIVB 2009	Toms Smedins - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/12-15/2010	European Championship Final	10	3rd	640	€ 10,000.00

CEV European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/10/2011	Pool N	Ward Coucke / Tom van Walle, Belgium (28)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:30
Thu, 8/11/2011	Pool N	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (21)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:36
Thu, 8/11/2011	Pool N	Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (12)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:34
Fri, 8/12/2011	Winner 1	Geir Eithun / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (30)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:36
Sat, 8/13/2011	Winner 2	Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (23)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:39
Sat, 8/13/2011	Winner 3	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:44

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$28,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	9	1	0	$155,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	1	1	0	$58,500.00
Confederation Championship	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$16,500.00
Total	36	1	1	2	1	3	0	10	2	10	2	0	$258,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Martins Plavins												Janis Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	$36,900.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	$32,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$17,750.00	World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$11,250.00
80	1	0	1	2	5	21	22	13	0	$225,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	66	5	5	4	2	8	21	17	2	0	$465,900.00
83	2	2	2	2	9	25	15	14	0	$156,100.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	79	8	1	4	3	8	19	9	6	0	$173,087.50
11	2	1	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	$10,550.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$8,100.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$1,800.00	Challenger	6	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	$4,725.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
13	1	0	2	0	2	5	2	1	0	$28,000.00	Confederation Championship	14	1	4	1	0	2	5	1	0	0	$54,875.00
208	8	3	8	6	22	59	45	28	0	$477,850.00	Total	184	15	11	11	8	21	53	33	9	0	$749,937.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$9,100.00	4	5	44.4 %
2010	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	4	$57,500.00	28	17	62.2 %
2010	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
2010	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00	3	2	60.0 %
2011	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	4	0	0	$73,500.00	24	16	60.0 %
2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	21	0	1	0	1	2	0	4	0	8	1	4	$140,100.00	56	38	59.6 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$14,000.00	8	5	61.5 %
Total	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Martins Plavins													Janis Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	CEV Under Age
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2003	CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00	2005	FIVB C&S
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	$3,250.00	2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,350.00	2006	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,225.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV Under Age
15	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	2	3	$30,500.00	2007	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$650.00	2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00
											2007	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
17	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	6	3	$29,100.00	2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2008	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	$10,650.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$4,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	CEV
											2009	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	4	$28,750.00	2010	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	4	$28,750.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2010	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00	2010	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00
8	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	$36,750.00	2011	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	$36,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
79	4	1	2	3	9	17	18	11	14	$151,350.00	Total	Total	63	1	3	2	3	9	8	13	5	19	$85,925.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	10	83.3%	0	0.0%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5	83.3%	0-6	0.0%	10-5	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	0	0	10-8	55.6%
2010-2011	8	88.9%	0	0.0%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	8-3	72.7%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	8-5	61.5%
Against the Field	7	87.5%	0	0.0%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	14-10	58.3%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	7-6	53.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	10	2	33	21	0	0	6	17	1	0	0	0	1	0	51	40
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	10	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	18
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	5	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	10	8
Total	0	0	13	5	43	26	0	0	26	26	2	3	2	1	1	1	98	69

Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 24-20 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	1	Plavins/Smedins	5	21-17, 21-17	0:44
6/19/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	4	Plavins/Smedins	15	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:59
8/13/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Brink/Reckermann	3	Plavins/Smedins	10	21-16, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-3
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Plavins/Smedins	20	22-20, 21-15	0:38
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Plavins/Smedins	13	24-26, 21-15, 15-13	0:54
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Plavins/Smedins	11	17-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:53
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20, Q7	Fijalek/Prudel	4	21-16, 19-21, 16-14	0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	19	Plavins/Smedins	14	21-16, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-1
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Erdmann/Matysik	13	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 2	Plavins/Smedins	15	Erdmann/Matysik	20	21-17, 16-21, 19-17	0:58
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Plavins/Smedins	8	Erdmann/Matysik	15	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Erdmann/Matysik	29, Q12	Plavins/Smedins	Q21	22-20, 12-21, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
8/27/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	9	Plavins/Smedins	7	24-22, 21-14	0:30
8/15/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Plavins/Smedins	10	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:58
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool K	Nummerdor/Schuil	15	Plavins/Smedins	18, Q8	22-20, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Plavins/Smedins	11	Hordvik/Horrem	32	21-18, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 6	Chevallier/Heyer	29, Q9	Plavins/Smedins	8	23-21, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-1
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Boersma/Spijkers	29, Q3	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	1:00
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool O	Plavins/Smedins	11	Boersma/Spijkers	22	14-21, 21-12, 15-4	0:39
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Boersma/Spijkers	10	Plavins/Smedins	7	14-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 2-1
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool N	Plavins/Smedins	5	Koshkarev/Semenov	12	21-13, 21-17	0:34
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Koshkarev/Semenov	13	21-17, 21-17	0:37
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Koshkarev/Semenov	14	Plavins/Smedins	13	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	0:45
Trail the series against # 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
8/6/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	Plavins/Smedins	20	21-15, 15-21, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Plavins/Smedins	10	Klemperer/Koreng	1	21-13, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Benes/Kubala	9	Plavins/Smedins	8	18-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
8/12/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Plavins/Smedins	10	Gogtepe/Sekerci	22	21-12, 21-11	0:33
Trail the series against # 19 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Plavins/Smedins	20	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-0
7/17/10	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Varna	Winner 3	Plavins/Smedins	2	Babich/Ioisher	3	21-13, 21-15	0:47
Trail the series against # 21 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool N	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	21	Plavins/Smedins	5	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/26/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21, Q1	Plavins/Smedins	Q16	21-18, 23-21	0:46
Lead the series against # 23 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 3-0
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 2	Plavins/Smedins	5	Gabathuler/Schnider	23	21-18, 21-17	0:39
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Smedins	20, Q7	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q10	21-23, 21-18, 16-14	1:05
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Smedins	18, Q8	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q9	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 24 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-1
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool O	Plavins/Smedins	11	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27	21-14, 21-13	0:29
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Plavins/Smedins	8	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	26, Q10	21-10, 21-16	0:31
5/4/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q15	Plavins/Smedins	Q18	21-16, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 25 Horst/Mullner, Austria 1-0
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Horst/Mullner	29, Q12	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 28 Coucke/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
8/10/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool N	Plavins/Smedins	5	Coucke/van Walle	28	21-17, 21-13	0:30
Lead the series against # 29 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 3-0
6/18/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 3	Plavins/Smedins	15	Hoyer/Soderberg	23	21-19, 21-17	0:40
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20, Q7	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q11	21-17, 21-16	0:41
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Plavins/Smedins	31, Q21	Hoyer/Soderberg	18	25-23, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 30 Eithun/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
8/12/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 1	Plavins/Smedins	5	Eithun/Hoidalen	30	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 32 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Smedins	8	Doppler/Mellitzer	25	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	0:53