Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Prague Open
May 17 - 22, 2011
(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: 20
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: 168
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$694,609.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB331111209210213 US$242,300.00
Previous Prague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 33rd Toms Smedins - 41st
2010 Janis Smedins - 41st Martins Plavins - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 7 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 6 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 20, Q7 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 18, Q8 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 8 2 540 US$21,000.00
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
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/19/2011 Winner 1 Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (25) Won 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:53
Thu, 5/19/2011 Winner 2 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (9) Lost 21-18, 15-21, 11-15 0:48
Thu, 5/19/2011 Contender 2 Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (26, Q10) Won 21-10, 21-16 0:31
Thu, 5/19/2011 Contender 3 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (15) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
Thu, 5/19/2011 Contender 4 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (22) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:31
Thu, 5/19/2011 Contender 5 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Thu, 5/19/2011 Contender 6 Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (29, Q9) Lost 21-23, 21-19, 13-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 16-13
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Plavins/Smedins 6 21-17, 21-16 0:43
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 30-28, 21-18 0:54
Trail the series against # 6 Wu/Xu, China 0-3
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Wu/Xu 4 Plavins/Smedins 6 21-16, 18-21, 15-7 0:48
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Wu/Xu 2 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/25/10FIVBMarseille Open Gold Medal Wu/Xu 2 Plavins/Smedins 8 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Plavins/Smedins 8 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-18, 21-16 0:34
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Plavins/Smedins 8 Gavira/Herrera 1 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 9 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 9 Plavins/Smedins 8 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Fijalek/Prudel 4 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # 13 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 9 Plavins/Smedins 7 24-22, 21-14 0:30
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 22-20, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with # 15 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Plavins/Smedins 8 Erdmann/Matysik 15 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Erdmann/Matysik 29, Q12 Plavins/Smedins Q21 22-20, 12-21, 15-13 1:02
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 # 17 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 # 22 Koshkarev/Likholetov, Russia 1-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Plavins/Smedins 8 Koshkarev/Likholetov 22 21-18, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Plavins/Smedins 6 Dollinger/Windscheif 20 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 25 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 8 Doppler/Mellitzer 25 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:53
Series tied with # 26, Q10 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 8 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 26, Q10 21-10, 21-16 0:31
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q15 Plavins/Smedins Q18 21-16, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 29, Q9 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 6 Chevallier/Heyer 29, Q9 Plavins/Smedins 8 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # Q1 Jennings/Wong, United States 1-0
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Plavins/Smedins 6 Jennings/Wong 24, Q1 21-19, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q7 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Gabathuler/Schnider Q10 21-23, 21-18, 16-14 1:05
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 Gabathuler/Schnider Q9 21-17, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q13 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 Boehm/Kapa Q25 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # Q22 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins Q16 Hernandez/Villafane Q17 21-15, 26-24 0:47
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 34, Q14 Hernandez/Villafane 31, Q3 12-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:52