Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 World Series 13
July 20 - 25, 2010
(8) Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins, 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
Janis Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Resides: Kuldiga
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 169
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB331111209210213 US$242,300.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 41st Toms Smedins - 25th
2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th Did not play
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th Did not play
2009 Janis Smedins - 17th Martins Plavins - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 22, Q10 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 26, Q16 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open Q17 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open Q16 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam Q21 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open Q18 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 34, Q14 17 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 31, Q21 17 160 US$5,100.00
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 1 Gianluca Casadei / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (25) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:48
Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 2 Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (24) Won 23-21, 21-13 0:37
Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 3 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (1) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 4 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (4) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:50
Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (6) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:46
Sun, 7/25/2010 Gold Medal Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 13-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Plavins/Smedins 8 Gavira/Herrera 1 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/25/10FIVBMarseille Open Gold Medal Wu/Xu 2 Plavins/Smedins 8 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 4 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 2-0
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Plavins/Smedins 8 Insfran/Schmidt 4 21-19, 21-19 0:50
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Plavins/Smedins 8 Gosch/Horst 6 21-14, 21-19 0:46
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gosch/Horst 15 Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Ces/Ces Q1 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 Dugrip/Salvetti Q7 21-17, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Jaani/Vesik 23 21-12, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21, Q1 Plavins/Smedins Q16 21-18, 23-21 0:46
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 Hoyer/Soderberg 18 25-23, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Plavins/Smedins 8 Redmann/VanHuizen 24 23-21, 21-13 0:37
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 Redmann/VanHuizen 27 21-18, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 25 Casadei/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 8 Casadei/Nicolai 25 21-14, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # 28 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 Pastukhov/Semenov Q23 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q24 Kotsilianos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
6/16/10FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Plavins/Smedins Q17 Kotsilianos/Xenakis Q48 21-14, 21-10 0:30
Trail the series against # Q5 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Maia/Rosas 36, Q19 Plavins/Smedins 34, Q14 13-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # Q6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q15 Plavins/Smedins Q18 21-16, 22-20 0:39