Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007
(24) 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: 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 (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 WT Wins: 13
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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Did not play Ruslans Sorokins - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 27, Q8 13 180 US$4,500.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 1 Eugenio Amore / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (9) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:43
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 2 Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (25, Q27) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-6 0:46
Fri, 5/25/2007 Winner 3 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 5/25/2007 Winner 4 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (12) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:39
Sat, 5/26/2007 Contender 6 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs lead the series against the field 10-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 Rego/Santos 1 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
5/26/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 21-17, 21-13 0:44
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 Amore/Tomatis 9 21-17, 23-21 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 12 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 18, Q2 "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 # 25, Q27 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 21-16, 18-21, 15-6 0:46
Lead the series against Muller/Nausch, Austria 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 Muller/Nausch Q24 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # Q6 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
9/3/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 4 Berg/Brinkborg 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # Q9 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/05FIVB C&SFinland Satellite Winner 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q11 Gabathuler/Wenger 3 21-18, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # Q18 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 Kolar/Tichy 12 21-15, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q43 Castro/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
9/17/04FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool D Plavins/Samoilovs 16 Castro/Mussa 21, Q12 21-18, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q47 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
9/16/04FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool D Plavins/Samoilovs 16 Sutter/Weingart 9 17-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:49