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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$10,000 Finland Satellite
June 17 - 19, 2005

(15, Q11) Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia

Martins Plavins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 8, 1985 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Resides:

Riga

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

182

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S Wins:

1 (Turku 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$401,724.80

Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 6, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Resides:

Jurmala

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

208

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S Wins:

1 (Turku 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$776,151.48

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	36	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	4	8	9	4	1	3	US$127,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,600.00
Overall	42	2	0	0	0	4	2	5	4	8	9	4	1	3	US$133,000.00

Previous Turku Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	9/15-19/2004	Under 21 World Championships	16	5	0	US$0.00

Finland Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/16/2005	Qualifier 1	Markku Lehto / Jani Saisa, Finland (Q6)	Won 21-12, 21-12	0:34
Thu, 6/16/2005	Qualifier 2	Stefan Lunderbye / Mika Paivaniemi, Sweden (Q14)	Won 21-17, 37-35	0:47
Fri, 6/17/2005	Winner 1	Eskil Holtan / Magne Kobbevik, Norway (2)	Won 21-9, 21-14	0:38
Fri, 6/17/2005	Winner 2	Pekka Seppanen / Teemu Tolonen, Finland (10)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:37
Sat, 6/18/2005	Winner 3	Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (3)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:31
Sun, 6/19/2005	Semi-Finals	Ian Borges / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (16)	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Sun, 6/19/2005	Gold Medal	Andris Krumins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (7, Q1)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54

Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs lead the series against the field 6-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Holtan/Kobbevik, Norway 1-0
6/17/05	FIVB C&S	Finland Satellite	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q11	Holtan/Kobbevik	2	21-9, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 3 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/05	FIVB C&S	Finland Satellite	Winner 3	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q11	Gabathuler/Wenger	3	21-18, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # 7, Q1 Krumins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/19/05	FIVB C&S	Finland Satellite	Gold Medal	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q11	Krumins/Sorokins	7, Q1	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 10 Seppanen/Tolonen, Finland 1-0
6/17/05	FIVB C&S	Finland Satellite	Winner 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q11	Seppanen/Tolonen	10	21-13, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # Q6 Lehto/Saisa, Finland 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB C&S	Finland Satellite	Qualifier 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q11	Lehto/Saisa	Q6	21-12, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # Q14 Lunderbye/Paivaniemi, Sweden 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB C&S	Finland Satellite	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q11	Lunderbye/Paivaniemi	Q14	21-17, 37-35	0:47