Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen
May 1 - 6, 2012
(20) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 13th Toms Smedins - 25th
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th Did not play
2010 Janis Smedins - 41st Martins Plavins - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 21 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 16 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/3/2012 Pool M Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (13) Lost 25-27, 19-21 0:50
Thu, 5/3/2012 Pool M Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Lost 15-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:53
Fri, 5/4/2012 Pool M Brad Keenan / John Mayer, United States (29, Q25) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Fri, 5/4/2012 Winner 1 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (16) Lost 21-15, 19-21, 6-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 32-29 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 11 Series, 4 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 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
Lead the series against # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 2-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Cunha/Santos 4 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-1
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Gavira/Herrera 6 Plavins/Smedins 11 21-17, 21-16 0:34
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Plavins/Smedins 8 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-18, 21-16 0:34
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Plavins/Smedins 8 Gavira/Herrera 1 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 11 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 Plavins/Smedins 14 21-16, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 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 # 13 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-2
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 13 Plavins/Smedins 20 27-25, 21-19 0:50
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 9 Plavins/Smedins 8 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Series tied with # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 21 Lupo/Nicolai 12 24-22, 9-21, 15-9 0:48
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 16 Plavins/Smedins 20 15-21, 21-19, 15-6 0:50
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Klemperer/Koreng 12 Plavins/Smedins 19 24-22, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19, Q6 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 # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 "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 # 23 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
Series tied with # 24 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
Series tied with # 27, Q20 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 # 29, Q25 Keenan/Mayer, United States 1-0
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Keenan/Mayer 29, Q25 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q7 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 28, Q4 Plavins/Smedins 21 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q8 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 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 # Q12 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 # Q13 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 21 Eithun/Horrem 27, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q17 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 # Q18 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
Trail the series against # Q22 Binstock/Reader, Canada 0-1
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 3 Binstock/Reader 30, Q22 Plavins/Smedins 21 22-20, 15-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # Q27 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