Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam
June 11 - 15, 2014
(25, Q4) 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: 20
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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th Did not play
2009 Janis Smedins - 17th Did not play
2011 Janis Smedins - 17th Did not play
2012 Janis Smedins - 9th Did not play
2013 Aleksandrs Solovejs - 33rd Martins Plavins - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 25 25 80 US$3,500.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/11/2014 Qualifier 2 Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (Q13) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:30
Thu, 6/12/2014 Pool H Emanuel Rego / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (8) Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:47
Fri, 6/13/2014 Pool H Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (9) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:38
Fri, 6/13/2014 Pool H Ryan Doherty / Nick Lucena, United States (24, Q3) Lost 21-16, 23-25, 6-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 8-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool B Plavins/Solovejs 18 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 17-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 7 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Erdmann/Matysik 8 Plavins/Solovejs 25 17-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Plavins/Solovejs 25, Q4 Rego/Solberg 8 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:47
Series tied with # 9 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-1
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Krasilnikov/Semenov 9 Plavins/Solovejs 25, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:38
6/1/14FIVBAnapa Open Gold Medal Plavins/Solovejs 2 Krasilnikov/Semenov 1 21-16, 24-26, 15-13 0:53
Series tied with # 17 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
Trail the series against # 19 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 12 Plavins/Solovejs 18 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Doherty/Lucena, United States 0-1
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Doherty/Lucena 24, Q3 Plavins/Solovejs 25, Q4 16-21, 25-23, 15-6 0:48
Lead the series against # 27 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 # Q13 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
6/11/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Solovejs 25, Q4 Dumek/Kubala Q13 21-17, 21-11 0:30
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Semi-Finals Plavins/Solovejs 14 Dumek/Kubala 16 21-18, 21-14  
Series tied with # Q18 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-1
5/30/14FIVBAnapa Open Pool B Kissling/Kovatsch 15 Plavins/Solovejs 2 20-22, 21-17, 17-15 0:53
12/13/13FIVBDurban Open Pool C Plavins/Solovejs 14 Kissling/Kovatsch 19, Q3 21-14, 27-25 0:39