Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008
(11) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 41st Martins Plavins - 41st
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th Martins Plavins - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 25, Q6 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q2 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 31, Q8 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 29, Q5 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q3 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 28, Q1 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 29, Q2 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 27 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q3 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 14 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 21, Q2 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 20 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 23, Q1 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open Q2 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 26 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 26 13 150 US$3,800.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 1 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (22) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:45
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 2 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (27, Q1) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:45
Fri, 7/18/2008 Winner 3 Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (19) Lost 21-14, 17-21, 16-18 1:03
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 4 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (8) Lost 21-13, 15-21, 15-17 1:00
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 20-30
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 0-5
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 25, Q6 22-20, 21-18 0:46
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Wu/Xu 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 21-15, 21-15 0:35
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 23-25, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
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 # 2 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
Lead the series against # 3 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 21-11, 21-17 0:54
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
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 7 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 21-17, 20-22, 15-4 0:50
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
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-4
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 27 23-21, 21-19 0:49
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q1 21-16, 21-19 0:41
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 # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-4
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 8 Plavins/Samoilovs 11 13-21, 21-15, 17-15 1:00
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 21-6, 21-18 0:31
5/31/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-16, 21-17 0:39
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 # 9 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Dugrip/Gagliano 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 14 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 4-0
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 12 21-18, 21-18 0:40
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 Deulofeu/Salvetti 24, Q3 21-17, 24-22 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 13 Gavira/Lario, Spain 2-0
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Plavins/Samoilovs 25, Q6 Gavira/Lario 24 13-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 21, Q2 Gavira/Lario Q18 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 2-3
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 Berg/Brinkborg Q12 21-11, 21-18 0:42
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 Berg/Brinkborg 12 21-11, 21-15 0:44
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q2 21-13, 21-15 0:32
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Berg/Brinkborg 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 21-17, 21-17 0:40
9/3/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 4 Berg/Brinkborg 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 15, Q3 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 32, Q34 Plavins/Samoilovs Q2 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q20 21-15, 25-23 0:43
Series tied with # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Asahi/Shiratori Q9 21-14, 14-21, 15-9 0:52
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Plavins/Samoilovs 15 17-21, 26-24, 15-8 1:00
Trail the series against # 19 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-3
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Matysik/Uhmann 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 11 14-21, 21-17, 18-16 1:03
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Matysik/Uhmann 28, Q14 Plavins/Samoilovs Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:46
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Matysik/Uhmann 32, Q25 Plavins/Samoilovs 22 21-15, 14-21, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # 21 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 25, Q6 Ces/Ces Q11 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Li/Zhou, China 2-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 11 Li/Zhou 22 22-20, 21-19 0:45
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 # 24, Q5 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 21-18, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q2 Miramontes/Virgen Q15 21-11, 10-21, 15-13 0:50
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 # 27, Q1 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 11 Pedrosa/Rosas 27, Q1 21-16, 21-15 0:45