Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Mazuri Orlen Grand Slam
August 14 - 19, 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 Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th Did not play
2006 Did not play Toms Smedins - 41st
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 7th Toms Smedins - 25th
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 33rd Did not play
2009 Toms Smedins - 17th Did not play
2010 Janis Smedins - 9th Martins Plavins - 9th
2011 Janis Smedins - 17th Martins Plavins - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/9/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 17 3rd 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 16 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 12 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/16/2012 Pool N Daniel Mullner / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (28, Q7) Lost 15-21, 21-11, 13-15 0:43
Thu, 8/16/2012 Pool N Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (5) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Fri, 8/17/2012 Pool N Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (21) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Sat, 8/18/2012 Winner 2 Kay Matysik / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (17) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Sat, 8/18/2012 Winner 3 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:37
Sun, 8/19/2012 Semi-Finals Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:57
Sun, 8/19/2012 Gold Medal Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (25) Won 21-19, 22-20 0:44
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 27-21 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 7 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-1
8/18/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Plavins/Smedins 12 Cerutti/Rego 1 21-17, 23-21 0:37
8/7/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 1 Plavins/Smedins 17 21-15, 22-20 0:41
Series tied with # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-2
8/6/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 2 Plavins/Smedins 17 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:57
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Plavins/Smedins 16 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-4
8/19/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Plavins/Smedins 12 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:57
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
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-1
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Plavins/Smedins 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 21-18, 21-15 0:39
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
Series tied with # 7 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Dollinger/Windscheif 17 Plavins/Smedins 16 22-20, 21-15 0:41
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Plavins/Smedins 6 Dollinger/Windscheif 20 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 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
Series tied with # 13 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
Lead the series against # 17 Matysik/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
8/18/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Plavins/Smedins 12 Matysik/Walkenhorst 17 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-2
8/3/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 21-18, 21-16 0:40
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
Series tied with # 21 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Plavins/Smedins 12 Kantor/Losiak 21 21-18, 21-13 0:37
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Kantor/Losiak 32 Plavins/Smedins 16 21-19, 21-17 0:30
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 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 # 24, Q5 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 16 Huber/Seidl 9 21-13, 22-20 0:42
Series tied with # 25 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/19/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Gold Medal Plavins/Smedins 12 Doppler/Horst 25 21-19, 22-20 0:44
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 28, Q4 Plavins/Smedins 21 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 26, Q9 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 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 # 28, Q7 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 0-1
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Mullner/Wutzl 28, Q7 Plavins/Smedins 12 21-15, 11-21, 15-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 32, Q27 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 Kavalenka/Zharykau Q28 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Plavins/Smedins 16 Kollo/Vesik 32, Q19 21-16, 21-9 0:31