Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$292,800 Durban Open
December 11 - 14, 2013
(14) Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Solovejs, 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 Solovejs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Riga
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 108 kg (238 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 41
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Anapa 2014)
Career Winnings: US$37,867.13
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB1311000020126 US$57,500.00
Previous Durban Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam Q9 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 25 25 80 US$3,500.00
Durban Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 12/12/2013 Pool C Pawel Pelka / Dawid Popek, Poland (30) Won 21-12, 21-13 0:32
Thu, 12/12/2013 Pool C Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (3) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:40
Fri, 12/13/2013 Pool C Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (19, Q3) Won 21-14, 27-25 0:39
Fri, 12/13/2013 Winner 1 Leon Colina / Jackson Henriquez, Venezuela (25, Q8) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Sat, 12/14/2013 Winner 2 Alex Ranghieri / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (5) Won 21-16, 24-22 0:39
Sat, 12/14/2013 Winner 3 Cheng Chen / Jian Li, China (24, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Sat, 12/14/2013 Semi-Finals Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (16) Won 21-18, 21-14  
Sat, 12/14/2013 Gold Medal Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (3) Lost 21-15, 17-21, 10-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Plavins/Solovejs lead the series against the field 6-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Plavins/Solovejs 14 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:51
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Plavins/Solovejs 14 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 5 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-1
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 2 Plavins/Solovejs 14 Ranghieri/Tomatis 5 21-16, 24-22 0:39
8/21/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 27, Q8 Plavins/Solovejs Q9 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 16 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Semi-Finals Plavins/Solovejs 14 Dumek/Kubala 16 21-18, 21-14  
Lead the series against # 19, Q3 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
12/13/13FIVBDurban Open Pool C Plavins/Solovejs 14 Kissling/Kovatsch 19, Q3 21-14, 27-25 0:39
Lead the series against # 24, Q7 Chen/Li, China 1-0
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 3 Plavins/Solovejs 14 Chen/Li 24, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 25, Q8 Colina/Henriquez, Venezuela 1-0
12/13/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 1 Plavins/Solovejs 14 Colina/Henriquez 25, Q8 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 30 Pelka/Popek, Poland 1-0
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool C Plavins/Solovejs 14 Pelka/Popek 30 21-12, 21-13 0:32