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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014

(29) 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:

Tournaments:

183

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Anapa 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$37,867.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	6	US$57,500.00

Previous Long Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	Q7	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q5	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	28, Q9	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	Q4	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	25, Q4	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2014	Anapa Open	2	1	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q11	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	18	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	12/11-14/2013	Durban Open	14	2	450	US$16,000.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	Q9	33	160	US$0.00

ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/23/2014	Pool D	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (4)	Lost 24-26, 16-21	0:46
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool D	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (13)	Lost 13-21, 21-18, 8-15	0:48
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool D	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (20)	Won 21-14, 20-22, 15-12	0:52
Fri, 7/25/2014	Winner 1	Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (32, Q11)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:33
Fri, 7/25/2014	Winner 2	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (2)	Lost 18-21, 11-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Plavins/Solovejs trail the series against the field 10-14

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Plavins/Solovejs	18	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	17-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Plavins/Solovejs	29	21-18, 21-11	0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Plavins/Solovejs	29	26-24, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Plavins/Solovejs	14	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:51
12/12/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Plavins/Solovejs	14	21-15, 21-16	0:40
Series tied with # 6 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Rego/Solberg	5	Plavins/Solovejs	28, Q9	21-15, 24-22	0:43
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Plavins/Solovejs	25, Q4	Rego/Solberg	8	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against # 7 Doherty/Lucena, United States 0-1
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Doherty/Lucena	24, Q3	Plavins/Solovejs	25, Q4	16-21, 25-23, 15-6	0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Plavins/Solovejs	28, Q9	21-16, 21-14	0:29
Trail the series against # 10 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	Plavins/Solovejs	18	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Plavins/Solovejs	29	21-13, 18-21, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Plavins/Solovejs	28, Q9	Bockermann/Urbatzka	21	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Plavins/Solovejs	29	Gabathuler/Gerson	20	21-14, 20-22, 15-12	0:52
Series tied with # 23 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-1
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 2	Plavins/Solovejs	14	Ranghieri/Tomatis	5	21-16, 24-22	0:39
8/21/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	27, Q8	Plavins/Solovejs	Q9	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:46
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Chen/Li, China 1-0
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 3	Plavins/Solovejs	14	Chen/Li	24, Q7	21-18, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 28, Q7 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-2
7/15/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hatch/Redmann	27, Q10	Plavins/Solovejs	Q7	21-17, 21-15	0:34
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hatch/Redmann	31, Q12	Plavins/Solovejs	Q5	24-22, 21-14	0:35
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Solovejs	28, Q9	Hatch/Redmann	Q8	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 30, Q9 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hadrava/Kubala	31, Q13	Plavins/Solovejs	Q4	17-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 32, Q11 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Plavins/Solovejs	29	Binstock/Schachter	32, Q11	21-12, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # Q4 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 2-0
6/1/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Semi-Finals	Plavins/Solovejs	2	Chevallier/Strasser	3	21-17, 21-14	0:33
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Plavins/Solovejs	18	Chevallier/Strasser	15	21-17, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # Q12 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-1
4/29/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Eithun/Horrem	26, Q6	Plavins/Solovejs	Q11	21-13, 22-20	0:40