Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 1 - 5, 2007
(27, Q8) 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: 21
Tournaments: 183
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
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: 22
Tournaments: 208
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$776,151.48
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 Shanghai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 9/1-3/2006 Cagliari Challenger 8 7 40 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q25 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 28, Q7 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 31 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open Q17 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 5/25-28/2006 Czech Republic Challenger 15, Q4 5 48 US$1,500.00
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
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/1/2007 Qualifier 2 Peng Gao / Qiang Xu, China (Q25) Won 21-14, 21-10 0:31
Tue, 5/1/2007 Qualifier 3 Richard Muller / Simon Nausch, Austria (Q24) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Wed, 5/2/2007 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (6) Lost 23-25, 27-29 0:53
Wed, 5/2/2007 Contender 1 Inocencio Lario / Alex Ortiz, Spain (22) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Thu, 5/3/2007 Contender 2 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (12) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Thu, 5/3/2007 Contender 3 Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (20) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs lead the series against the field 6-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 25-23, 29-27 0:53
Lead the series against # 9 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q7 Li/Zhou Q10 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 9-21, 28-26, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 20 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 Lario/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 Lario/Ortiz 22 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q8 Plavins/Samoilovs Q25 21-13, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # Q24 Muller/Nausch, Austria 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 Muller/Nausch Q24 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q25 Gao/Xu, China 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 Gao/Xu Q25 21-14, 21-10 0:31