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€ 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 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

227

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$500,594.77

Janis Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuldiga

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

199

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$787,055.81

Awards

Best Defensive Player 2012

Awards

Best Hitter 2013, 2014
Best Offensive Player 2013, 2016
Best Setter 2013, 2018
Sportsperson 2013
Team of the Year 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)
Tour Champion 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$21,626.35
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,332.26
FIVB	33	1	1	1	1	2	0	9	2	10	2	1	3	US$242,300.00
Overall	37	1	1	2	2	3	0	10	2	10	2	1	3	US$266,258.61

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2010	Janis Smedins - 17th	Martins Plavins - 17th
FIVB 2011	Janis Smedins - 25th	Martins Plavins - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$28,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	9	1	0	$155,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	1	1	0	$58,500.00
Confederation Championship	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$16,500.00
Total	36	1	1	2	1	3	0	10	2	10	2	0	$258,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Martins Plavins												Janis Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	$36,900.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	$32,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$17,750.00	World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$11,250.00
80	1	0	1	2	5	21	22	13	0	$225,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	66	5	5	4	2	8	21	17	2	0	$465,900.00
83	2	2	2	2	9	25	15	14	0	$156,100.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	79	8	1	4	3	8	19	9	6	0	$173,087.50
11	2	1	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	$10,550.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$8,100.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$1,800.00	Challenger	6	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	$4,725.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
13	1	0	2	0	2	5	2	1	0	$28,000.00	Confederation Championship	14	1	4	1	0	2	5	1	0	0	$54,875.00
208	8	3	8	6	22	59	45	28	0	$477,850.00	Total	184	15	11	11	8	21	53	33	9	0	$749,937.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$9,100.00	4	5	44.4 %
2010	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	4	$57,500.00	28	17	62.2 %
2010	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
2010	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00	3	2	60.0 %
2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	1	0	$79,750.00	26	20	56.5 %
2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	4	2	66.7 %
2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$23,350.00	8	9	47.1 %
2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	27	0	1	0	1	2	0	6	2	9	2	4	$169,700.00	66	51	56.4 %
Total	CEV	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$16,500.00	10	8	55.6 %
Total	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Martins Plavins													Janis Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	CEV Under Age
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2003	CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00	2005	FIVB C&S
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	$3,250.00	2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,350.00	2006	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,225.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV Under Age
15	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	2	3	$30,500.00	2007	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$650.00	2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00
											2007	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
17	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	6	3	$29,100.00	2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2008	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	$10,650.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$4,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	CEV
											2009	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	4	$28,750.00	2010	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	4	$28,750.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2010	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00	2010	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00
10	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	1	0	$39,875.00	2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	1	0	$39,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$11,675.00	2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$11,675.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
86	4	1	2	3	9	22	19	12	14	$167,400.00	Total	Total	70	1	3	2	3	9	13	14	6	19	$101,975.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	10	83.3%	0	0.0%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5	83.3%	0-6	0.0%	10-5	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	0	0	10-8	55.6%
2011-2012	6	85.7%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	6-5	54.5%
Against the Field	7	77.8%	0	0.0%	2	22.2%	7-2	77.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	14-10	58.3%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	7-7	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	10	2	33	21	0	0	6	17	1	0	0	0	1	0	51	40
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	10	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	18
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	5	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	10	8
Total	0	0	13	5	43	26	0	0	26	26	2	3	2	1	1	1	98	69

Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins trail the series against the field 24-29 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	1	Plavins/Smedins	5	21-17, 21-17	0:44
6/19/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	4	Plavins/Smedins	15	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:59
8/13/10	CEV	European 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
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Plavins/Smedins	19	21-13, 21-9	0:30
8/27/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	9	Plavins/Smedins	7	24-22, 21-14	0:30
8/15/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Plavins/Smedins	10	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:58
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Boersma/Spijkers	29, Q3	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	1:00
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool O	Plavins/Smedins	11	Boersma/Spijkers	22	14-21, 21-12, 15-4	0:39
8/26/10	FIVB	The 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
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Erdmann/Matysik	13	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 2	Plavins/Smedins	15	Erdmann/Matysik	20	21-17, 16-21, 19-17	0:58
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Plavins/Smedins	8	Erdmann/Matysik	15	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome 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
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Plavins/Smedins	20	22-20, 21-15	0:38
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Plavins/Smedins	13	24-26, 21-15, 15-13	0:54
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Plavins/Smedins	11	17-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:53
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare 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
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague 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
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia 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
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool P	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	10	Plavins/Smedins	7	21-13, 22-20	0:35
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing 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
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia 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
8/11/11	CEV	CEV 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
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Gavira/Herrera	4	23-21, 21-15	0:38
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool O	Gavira/Herrera	6	Plavins/Smedins	11	21-17, 21-16	0:34
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 5	Plavins/Smedins	8	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-18, 21-16	0:34
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Plavins/Smedins	10	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-16, 21-19	0:35
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille 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
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	16	Plavins/Smedins	20	15-21, 21-19, 15-6	0:50
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 3	Klemperer/Koreng	12	Plavins/Smedins	19	24-22, 21-19	0:41
8/14/10	CEV	European 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
6/1/12	CEV	2012 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
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Plavins/Smedins	17	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	21-18, 34-32	0:49
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	Plavins/Smedins	16	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:48
8/6/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Benes/Kubala	13	21-13, 27-29, 15-9	0:57
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool M	Benes/Kubala	13	Plavins/Smedins	20	27-25, 21-19	0:50
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague 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
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague 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
8/10/11	CEV	CEV 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
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool P	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	23	Plavins/Smedins	7	20-22, 24-22, 15-10	0:51
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague 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
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Plavins/Smedins	7	Koshkarev/Semenov	24	21-17, 21-19	0:37
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool N	Plavins/Smedins	5	Koshkarev/Semenov	12	21-13, 21-17	0:34
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Koshkarev/Semenov	13	21-17, 21-17	0:37
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad 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
7/18/10	CEV C&S	CEV 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
5/30/12	CEV	2012 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
8/12/10	CEV	European 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
6/18/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 3	Plavins/Smedins	15	Hoyer/Soderberg	23	21-19, 21-17	0:40
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20, Q7	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q11	21-17, 21-16	0:41
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Plavins/Smedins	31, Q21	Hoyer/Soderberg	18	25-23, 21-18	0:49