European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 10 - 14, 2011
(5) 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: 22
Tournaments: 212
Career Wins: 10
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baku 2015)
Career Winnings: US$435,105.64
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: 198
Career Wins: 18
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$787,055.81
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
CEV3001010100000 US$21,626.35
CEV C&S1000100000000 US$2,332.26
FIVB331111209210213 US$242,300.00
Overall3711223010210213 US$266,258.61
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 13th Toms Smedins - 33rd
FIVB 2008 Toms Smedins - 9th Did not play
FIVB 2009 Toms Smedins - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 20 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 13 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 13 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 15 4 700 US$28,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 14 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 8 5 360 US$9,100.00
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
CEV 8/12-15/2010 European Championship Final 10 3 640 € 10,000.00
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
CEV C&S 7/14-18/2010 CEV Challenger Varna 2 4 140 € 1,800.00
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
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool N Ward Coucke / Tom van Walle, Belgium (28) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:30
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool N Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (21) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:36
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool N Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (12) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Fri, 8/12/2011 Winner 1 Geir Eithun / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (30) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Sat, 8/13/2011 Winner 2 Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (23) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Sat, 8/13/2011 Winner 3 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Smedins lead the series against the field 24-20
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
8/13/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Plavins/Smedins 5 21-17, 21-17 0:44
6/19/11FIVBRome World Championships Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 4 Plavins/Smedins 15 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Brink/Reckermann 3 Plavins/Smedins 10 21-16, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-3
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Fijalek/Prudel 4 Plavins/Smedins 20 22-20, 21-15 0:38
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Plavins/Smedins 13 24-26, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 13 Plavins/Smedins 11 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:53
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 # 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 Plavins/Smedins 14 21-16, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Erdmann/Matysik 13 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:53
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Plavins/Smedins 15 Erdmann/Matysik 20 21-17, 16-21, 19-17 0:58
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 # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 9 Plavins/Smedins 7 24-22, 21-14 0:30
8/15/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Plavins/Smedins 10 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 22-20, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 11 Hordvik/Horrem 32 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-1
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:00
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Plavins/Smedins 11 Boersma/Spijkers 22 14-21, 21-12, 15-4 0:39
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Boersma/Spijkers 10 Plavins/Smedins 7 14-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 2-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool N Plavins/Smedins 5 Koshkarev/Semenov 12 21-13, 21-17 0:34
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Koshkarev/Semenov 13 21-17, 21-17 0:37
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Koshkarev/Semenov 14 Plavins/Smedins 13 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:45
Trail the series against # 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-15, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
8/14/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Plavins/Smedins 10 Klemperer/Koreng 1 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 17 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Plavins/Smedins 10 Gogtepe/Sekerci 22 21-12, 21-11 0:33
Trail the series against # 19 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-0
7/17/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Winner 3 Plavins/Smedins 2 Babich/Ioisher 3 21-13, 21-15 0:47
Trail the series against # 21 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool N Brouwer/Meeuwsen 21 Plavins/Smedins 5 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 22 "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 # 23 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 3-0
8/13/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 2 Plavins/Smedins 5 Gabathuler/Schnider 23 21-18, 21-17 0:39
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 # 24 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-1
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Plavins/Smedins 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27 21-14, 21-13 0:29
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
Lead the series against # 25 Horst/Mullner, Austria 1-0
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Horst/Mullner 29, Q12 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 28 Coucke/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool N Plavins/Smedins 5 Coucke/van Walle 28 21-17, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # 29 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 3-0
6/18/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 3 Plavins/Smedins 15 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 21-19, 21-17 0:40
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q11 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 Hoyer/Soderberg 18 25-23, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 30 Eithun/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
8/12/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 5 Eithun/Hoidalen 30 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 32 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