Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 8 - 12, 2007
(26) 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 Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 28, Q4 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 34 37 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 15 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 22 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 23, Q5 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 22, Q9 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 21 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q6 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 24 5 360 US$10,000.00
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
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (7) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (10) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:42
Fri, 8/10/2007 Contender 2 Michal Biza / Martin Lebl, Czech Republic (25, Q9) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 8/10/2007 Contender 3 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (15) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 13-25
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 # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-4
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 22 21-15, 24-26, 16-14 0:58
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Barsuk/Kolodinsky 7 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:52
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 21 26-24, 21-12 0:42
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 12 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q4 21-11, 21-14 0:35
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 33-31, 21-17 0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Marques/Solberg 11, Q1 Plavins/Samoilovs 22 23-25, 21-18, 19-17 1:03
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Brink/Dieckmann 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 Baracetti/Conde 7 21-17, 21-17 0:43
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Baracetti/Conde 12 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q4 29-27, 21-16 0:49
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 25-23, 29-27 0:53
Series tied with # 8 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Reckermann/Urbatzka 15 Plavins/Samoilovs 34 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:52
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-2
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Plavins/Samoilovs 21 21-13, 21-19 0:33
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Horrem/Maaseide 10 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 21-17, 21-17 0:42
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Horrem/Maaseide 39 Plavins/Samoilovs 34 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Horrem/Maaseide 10 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:04
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 Horrem/Maaseide 27 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q4 21-17, 18-21, 15-9 0:56
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q8 Plavins/Samoilovs Q25 21-13, 21-16 0:42
Series tied with # 15 Li/Zhou, China 1-1
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Li/Zhou 15 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 21-17, 21-19 0:41
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q7 Li/Zhou Q10 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 17 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Plavins/Samoilovs 15 17-21, 26-24, 15-8 1:00
Trail the series against # 23 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 25, Q9 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 2-0
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 Biza/Lebl 25, Q9 21-17, 21-12 0:35
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs Q6 Biza/Lebl Q27 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 31, Q15 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 de Paula/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 Insfran/de Paula Q12 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # Q3 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 2-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 Deulofeu/Salvetti 26 21-15, 22-20 0:45
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Deulofeu/Salvetti 4 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # Q12 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Rovkin/Saulko 31, Q16 Plavins/Samoilovs 15 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # Q19 Hellum/Huseby, Norway 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 Hellum/Huseby Q28 29-27, 21-18 0:41