Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow Grand Slam
June 7 - 12, 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th Did not play
2009 Janis Smedins - 17th Martins Plavins - 17th
2011 Janis Smedins - 17th Martins Plavins - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 17 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 20 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 20 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/9/2012 Pool M Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (13) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:34
Sat, 6/9/2012 Pool M Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:39
Sun, 6/10/2012 Pool M Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (29, Q13) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Sun, 6/10/2012 Winner 1 Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (17) Won 17-21, 21-9, 15-13 0:43
Mon, 6/11/2012 Winner 2 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (11) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins trail the series against the field 30-35 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 15 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Brink/Reckermann 4 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-17, 21-13 0:39
6/19/11FIVBRome World Championships Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 4 Plavins/Smedins 15 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 8 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 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
Lead the series against # 11 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 3-1
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-19, 21-18 0:47
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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 21-15, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Gavira/Herrera 4 23-21, 21-15 0:38
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 # 15 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-17, 21-15 0:34
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 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
Lead the series against # 17 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 3-1
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 20 Boersma/Spijkers 17 17-21, 21-9, 15-13 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 18 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-2
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Benes/Kubala 13 21-13, 27-29, 15-9 0:57
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
Lead the series against # 19, Q2 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 # 22 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-2
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 21-18, 34-32 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 24 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 Plavins/Smedins 14 21-16, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 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 # 26, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Plavins/Smedins 17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 25, Q5 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # 29, Q13 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Lario/Mesa 29, Q13 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # Q4 "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 # Q6 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 28, Q4 Plavins/Smedins 21 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # Q9 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 Plavins/Smedins 17 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 17 Ces/Ces 16 21-14, 21-15 0:34
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Ces/Ces Q1 23-21, 21-17 0:46
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
Series tied with # Q15 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-1
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool M Boehm/Kapa 29, Q20 Plavins/Smedins 20 16-21, 23-21, 18-16 0:54
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 Boehm/Kapa Q25 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # Q16 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
Trail the series against # Q23 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Kantor/Losiak 32 Plavins/Smedins 16 21-19, 21-17 0:30