Team Preview

CEV Under Age
CEV U23 European Championships
August 10 - 13, 2006

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:

Tournaments:

212

Career Wins:

Career CEV Under Age Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$435,105.64

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:

Tournaments:

236

Career Wins:

Career CEV Under Age Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$862,407.49

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	37	41	Money
CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	US$1,753.44
CEV Under Age	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	36	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	4	8	0	9	4	1	3	US$127,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,600.00
Overall	48	4	0	1	0	4	2	5	5	8	2	9	4	1	3	US$134,753.44

Previous St. Pölten Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters		21	60	€ 0.00
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
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters		21	60	€ 0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/7-11/2005	Under 21 World Championships	9	1	0	US$0.00
CEV Under Age	8/4-7/2005	CEV U23 European Championships		1	40	€ 0.00
FIVB C&S	7/27-31/2005	Ukraine Challenger	15, Q2	9	24	US$900.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	30, Q52	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	6/17-19/2005	Finland Satellite	15, Q11	1	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/15-19/2004	Under 21 World Championships	16	5	0	US$0.00

Head to Head Results
Plavins/Samoilovs lead the series against the field 2-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Jaani/Ruul, Estonia 1-0
5/26/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q4	Jaani/Ruul	18	23-21, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
9/16/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool D	Plavins/Samoilovs	16	Sutter/Weingart	9	17-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:49