FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Orco Challenger
May 25 - 28, 2006
(15, Q4) 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: 20
Tournaments: 182
Career Wins: 6
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 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Jurmala
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 207
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB C&S Wins: 1 (Turku 2005)
Career Winnings: US$775,651.48
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB360000214489413 US$127,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC21000100000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S41000111000000 US$5,600.00
Overall422000425489413 US$133,000.00
Previous Brno Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB Age Group WC 9/7-11/2005 Under 21 World Championships 9 1 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/27-31/2005 Ukraine Challenger 15, Q2 9 24 US$900.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 30, Q52 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 6/17-19/2005 Finland Satellite 15, Q11 1 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/15-19/2004 Under 21 World Championships 16 5 0 US$0.00
Czech Republic Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/24/2006 Qualifier 1 Esa Ikaheimonen / Juha Tahjanjoki, Finland (Q29) Won 21-13, 21-9 0:28
Thu, 5/25/2006 Qualifier 2 Georgios Knapek / Panagiotis Mourtzios, Greece (Q13) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Fri, 5/26/2006 Winner 1 Karl Jaani / Martin Ruul, Estonia (18) Won 23-21, 21-14 0:36
Fri, 5/26/2006 Winner 2 Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (2) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:47
Sat, 5/27/2006 Winner 3 Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic (23) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 12-15 0:51
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 3 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (4) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 4 Damian Lisiecki / Marcin Nowak, Poland (22, Q18) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 5 Simon Dahl / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (24, Q32) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs lead the series against the field 7-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Galli/Raffaelli 2 21-18, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 4 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Deulofeu/Salvetti 4 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Jaani/Ruul, Estonia 1-0
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Jaani/Ruul 18 23-21, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 22, Q18 Lisiecki/Nowak, Poland 1-0
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Lisiecki/Nowak 22, Q18 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 23 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 0-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 3 Benes/Benes 23 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 24, Q32 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 5 Dahl/Gunnarsson 24, Q32 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q2 Krumins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/19/05FIVB C&SFinland Satellite Gold Medal Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q11 Krumins/Sorokins 7, Q1 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # Q13 Knapek/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
5/25/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Knapek/Mourtzios Q13 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q29 Ikaheimonen/Tahjanjoki, Finland 1-0
5/24/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Qualifier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Ikaheimonen/Tahjanjoki Q29 21-13, 21-9 0:28