Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012
(12) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th Did not play
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 14 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 20 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool N Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (21) Won 13-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:53
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool N Brad Keenan / John Mayer, United States (28, Q23) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool N Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (5) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:41
Thu, 7/12/2012 Winner 1 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (6) Lost 21-14, 19-21, 12-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins trail the series against the field 27-33 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 11 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-4
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Plavins/Smedins 17 21-14, 21-10 0:32
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
Series tied with # 3 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool N Brink/Reckermann 5 Plavins/Smedins 12 21-17, 21-15 0:41
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool L Plavins/Smedins 14 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-17 0:40
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
Series tied with # 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 Plavins/Smedins 12 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:51
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 21-15, 21-14 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 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
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 # 17 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 # 18 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-2
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 24 Plavins/Smedins 14 23-21, 21-17 0:41
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 Plavins/Smedins 14 21-16, 21-11 0:34
Series tied with # 19 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 # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-0
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool N Plavins/Smedins 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 13-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:53
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Plavins/Smedins 17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 25, Q5 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:52
Trail the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool L Plavins/Smedins 14 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 28, Q23 Keenan/Mayer, United States 2-0
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool N Plavins/Smedins 12 Keenan/Mayer 28, Q23 21-19, 21-18 0:39
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Keenan/Mayer 29, Q25 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 29, 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
Lead the series against # 31 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins Q16 Hernandez/Villafane Q17 21-15, 26-24 0:47
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 34, Q14 Hernandez/Villafane 31, Q3 12-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q10 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 21 Eithun/Horrem 27, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:39