Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008
(13) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 41st Martins Plavins - 41st
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th Martins Plavins - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 12 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 11 9 240 US$5,500.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool D Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (20) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:46
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool D Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (29) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 8/1/2008 Pool D Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 21-19, 15-21, 6-15 1:03
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 1 Petr Benes / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (27, Q11) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 13-15 0:59
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs trail the series against the field 21-38
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 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 # 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-3
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 21, Q2 21-13, 21-19 0:38
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 # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-7
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 13 19-21, 21-15, 15-6 1:03
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Barsuk/Kolodinsky 9 Plavins/Samoilovs 25, Q6 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:56
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 21-19, 21-15 0:37
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 # 6 "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 # 7 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Metzger/Williams 18, Q13 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 21-16, 21-13 0:45
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
Series tied with # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
9/8/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Doppler/Gartmayer 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q1 21-19, 21-15 0:40
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 9-21, 28-26, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 Schacht/Slack 5 26-24, 21-11 0:47
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 21 Schacht/Slack 12 21-14, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20 Amore/Lione, Italy 0-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Amore/Lione 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 13 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-4
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Horrem/Maaseide 22 Plavins/Samoilovs 27 23-21, 13-21, 15-13 1:03
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 # 24, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 11 Pedrosa/Rosas 27, Q1 21-16, 21-15 0:45
Series tied with # 25, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q11 Benes/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-2
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Tichy 27, Q11 Plavins/Samoilovs 13 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:59
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Benes/Tichy 27, Q14 Plavins/Samoilovs Q3 21-19, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # 29 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 3-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Plavins/Samoilovs 13 Miramontes/Virgen 29 21-18, 21-16 0:38
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 # 31 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 Blauel/Huber Q28 21-11, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q4 Bizzotto/Cicola, Italy 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Plavins/Samoilovs 12 Bizzotto/Cicola 28 21-10, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q21 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