European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012
(7) 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: 22
Tournaments: 215
Career Wins: 11
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$460,790.64
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: 199
Career Wins: 18
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$787,055.81
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
CEV3001010100000 US$21,626.35
CEV C&S1000100000000 US$2,332.26
FIVB331111209210213 US$242,300.00
Overall3711223010210213 US$266,258.61
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2010 Janis Smedins - 17th Martins Plavins - 17th
FIVB 2011 Janis Smedins - 25th Martins Plavins - 25th
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
CEV 8/10-14/2011 CEV European Championship Final 5 5th 480 € 4,000.00
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
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/30/2012 Pool P Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (26) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:32
Thu, 5/31/2012 Pool P Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (23) Lost 22-20, 22-24, 10-15 0:51
Thu, 5/31/2012 Pool P Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (10) Lost 13-21, 20-22 0:35
Fri, 6/1/2012 Winner 1 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (24) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:37
Fri, 6/1/2012 Winner 2 Thomas Kaczmarek / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (15) Lost 17-21, 21-23 0:37
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins trail the series against the field 24-29 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
8/13/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Plavins/Smedins 5 21-17, 21-17 0:44
6/19/11FIVBRome World Championships Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 4 Plavins/Smedins 15 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Brink/Reckermann 3 Plavins/Smedins 10 21-16, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-4
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
8/15/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Plavins/Smedins 10 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
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 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
Lead the series against # 4 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
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
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 9 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 21 Eithun/Horrem 27, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-2
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool P Bellaguarda/Heuscher 10 Plavins/Smedins 7 21-13, 22-20 0:35
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 Plavins/Smedins 14 21-16, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool N Brouwer/Meeuwsen 21 Plavins/Smedins 5 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-1
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
8/14/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 10 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-16, 21-19 0:35
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Plavins/Smedins 8 Gavira/Herrera 1 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-2
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
8/14/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Plavins/Smedins 10 Klemperer/Koreng 1 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst 15 Plavins/Smedins 7 21-17, 23-21 0:37
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 19 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 # 20 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 # 22 Coucke/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool N Plavins/Smedins 5 Coucke/van Walle 28 21-17, 21-13 0:30
Series tied with # 23 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool P Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 23 Plavins/Smedins 7 20-22, 24-22, 15-10 0:51
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 # 24 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 3-1
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 7 Koshkarev/Semenov 24 21-17, 21-19 0:37
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool N Plavins/Smedins 5 Koshkarev/Semenov 12 21-13, 21-17 0:34
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
Trail the series against # 25 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
7/18/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Bronze Medal Dumek/Tichy 13, Q7 Plavins/Smedins 2 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 26 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool P Plavins/Smedins 7 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 26 21-13, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 29 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Plavins/Smedins 10 Gogtepe/Sekerci 22 21-12, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 30 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