FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 19 World Championships
July 27 - 31, 2016
(29, Q2) Mihails Samoilovs/Kristaps Smits, Latvia
 
Mihails Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 20, 1998 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Jurmala
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 41
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB Age Group WC Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$10,283.16
Kristaps Smits
Latvia
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 31, 1998 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 13
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$2,787.40
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB500010020101 US$894.48
FIVB Age Group WC200200000000 US$0.00
Overall700210020101 US$894.48
Previous Larnaka Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Under 19 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2016 Qualifier 2 Salar Ghanidelghahramanlou / Mohammadreza Hazratpour, Iran (Q18) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:27
Wed, 7/27/2016 Qualifier 3 Adam Kitto / Bryce Poland, Australia (32, Q7) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Thu, 7/28/2016 Pool D Mees Blom / Ricardo Hofman, Netherlands (4) Won 21-17, 21-8 0:25
Thu, 7/28/2016 Pool D Milan Sievers / Sven Winter, Germany (13) Lost 21-15, 19-21, 13-15 0:44
Fri, 7/29/2016 Pool D Alireza Aghajani / Ali Shahbazi, Iran (20) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:28
Sat, 7/30/2016 Winner 1 Aidan Brown / Lucas Lossone, United States (11) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:31
Sat, 7/30/2016 Winner 2 Felipe Miranda / Gabriel Pisco, Brazil (28, Q1) Won 21-17, 23-25, 18-16 0:52
Sat, 7/30/2016 Winner 3 Alejandro Huerta / Oscar Jimenez, Spain (10) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Sun, 7/31/2016 Semi-Finals Florian Breer / Yves Haussener, Switzerland (26) Lost 20-22, 11-21 0:30
Sun, 7/31/2016 Bronze Medal Remi Bassereau / Timothee Platre, France (7) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:39
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smits lead the series against the field 8-2 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Blom/Hofman, Netherlands 1-0
7/28/16FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Pool D Samoilovs/Smits 29, Q2 Blom/Hofman 4 21-17, 21-8 0:25
Lead the series against # 7 Bassereau/Platre, France 1-0
7/31/16FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smits 29, Q2 Bassereau/Platre 7 18-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Huerta/Jimenez, Spain 1-0
7/30/16FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smits 29, Q2 Huerta/Jimenez 10 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Brown/Lossone, United States 1-0
7/30/16FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smits 29, Q2 Brown/Lossone 11 21-16, 21-19 0:31
Trail the series against # 13 Sievers/Winter, Germany 0-1
7/28/16FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Pool D Sievers/Winter 13 Samoilovs/Smits 29, Q2 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Aghajani/Shahbazi, Iran 1-0
7/29/16FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Pool D Samoilovs/Smits 29, Q2 Aghajani/Shahbazi 20 21-14, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 26 Breer/Haussener, Switzerland 0-1
7/31/16FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Semi-Finals Breer/Haussener 26 Samoilovs/Smits 29, Q2 22-20, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Miranda/Pisco, Brazil 1-0
7/30/16FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smits 29, Q2 Miranda/Pisco 28, Q1 21-17, 23-25, 18-16 0:52
Lead the series against # 32, Q7 Kitto/Poland, Australia 1-0
7/27/16FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Qualifier 3 Samoilovs/Smits 29, Q2 Kitto/Poland 32, Q7 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q18 Ghanidelghahramanlou/Hazratpour, Iran 1-0
7/27/16FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Qualifier 2 Samoilovs/Smits 29, Q2 Ghanidelghahramanlou/Hazratpour Q18 21-13, 21-13 0:27