FIVB Age Group World Championships
U21 World Championships
July 11 - 16, 2017
(19) Mihails Samoilovs/Kristaps Smits, Latvia
 
Mihails Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 20, 1998 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Jurmala
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 40
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB Age Group WC Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$9,952.75
Kristaps Smits
Latvia
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 31, 1998 (26 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 Nanjing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB Age Group WC 7/27-31/2016 Under 19 World Championships 29, Q2 3rd 224 US$0.00
U21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/12/2017 Pool C Logan Mend / Tomas Sorra, Canada (14) Won 21-12, 24-22 0:45
Thu, 7/13/2017 Pool C Jose Cardenas / Josue Gaxiola, Mexico (3) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:37
Thu, 7/13/2017 Pool C Alejandro Huerta / Oscar Jimenez, Spain (30, Q3) Won 21-17, 17-21, 20-18 0:54
Fri, 7/14/2017 Winner 2 Alireza Aghajani / Javad Firouzpourbandpei, Iran (20) Won 12-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:35
Sat, 7/15/2017 Winner 3 Alejandro Huerta / Oscar Jimenez, Spain (30, Q3) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:36
Sat, 7/15/2017 Semi-Finals Adrielson Dos Santos / Renato Lima, Brazil (2) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:35
Sun, 7/16/2017 Bronze Medal Moritz Kindl / Marian Klaffinger, Austria (32, Q1) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smits lead the series against the field 7-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dos Santos/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/15/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Semi-Finals Dos Santos/Lima 2 Samoilovs/Smits 19 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Cardenas/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/13/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Pool C Samoilovs/Smits 19 Cardenas/Gaxiola 3 22-20, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 14 Mend/Sorra, Canada 1-0
7/12/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Pool C Samoilovs/Smits 19 Mend/Sorra 14 21-12, 24-22 0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Aghajani/Firouzpourbandpei, Iran 1-0
7/14/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smits 19 Aghajani/Firouzpourbandpei 20 12-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:35
Lead the series against # 30, Q3 Huerta/Jimenez, Spain 3-0
7/15/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smits 19 Huerta/Jimenez 30, Q3 22-20, 21-16 0:36
7/13/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Pool C Samoilovs/Smits 19 Huerta/Jimenez 30, Q3 21-17, 17-21, 20-18 0:54
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 # 32, Q1 Kindl/Klaffinger, Austria 1-0
7/16/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smits 19 Kindl/Klaffinger 32, Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:37