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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Chennai
November 21 - 24, 2024

(22, Q13) Ernests Puskundzis/Mihails Samoilovs, Latvia

Ernests Puskundzis
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 26, 2004 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Qidong 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$2,389.32

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$10,283.16

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$1,000.00

Previous Chennai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Challenge Chennai Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/21/2024	Qualifier 1	Soloman Bushby / Ben Hood, Australia (Q20)	Won 22-20, 21-16	0:32
Thu, 11/21/2024	Qualifier 2	Timothy Brewster / Wyatt Harrison, United States (Q4)	Won 21-19, 29-27	0:41
Fri, 11/22/2024	Pool C	Timo Hammarberg / Philipp Waller, Austria (3)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:33
Fri, 11/22/2024	Pool C	Ivan Datsiuk / Eduard Reznik, Ukraine (10)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:25

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ernests Puskundzis												Mihails Samoilovs
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	0	$5,500.00
13	1	0	1	0	2	5	3	0	0	$1,637.50	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	20	0	2	1	1	4	4	7	0	0	$3,975.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
16	1	0	1	0	2	5	5	0	0	$2,137.50	Total	41	0	2	3	1	4	5	15	3	0	$9,475.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ernests Puskundzis													Mihails Samoilovs
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	$400.00
											2019	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	4	$3,200.00
											2021	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$50.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	$1,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00	2023	FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	$2,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC
6	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	$1,450.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$1,850.00
11	1	0	1	0	2	2	4	0	1	$1,600.00	Total	Total	40	0	2	3	1	3	5	15	3	8	$9,250.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2023-2024	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Hammarberg/Waller, Austria 0-1
11/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Chennai	Pool C	Hammarberg/Waller	3	Puskundzis/Samoilovs	22, Q13	21-14, 21-19	0:33
Trail the series against # 10 Datsiuk/Reznik, Ukraine 0-1
11/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Chennai	Pool C	Datsiuk/Reznik	10	Puskundzis/Samoilovs	22, Q13	21-13, 21-15	0:25
Lead the series against # Q4 Brewster/Harrison, United States 1-0
11/21/24	FIVB	Challenge Chennai	Qualifier 2	Puskundzis/Samoilovs	22, Q13	Brewster/Harrison	Q4	21-19, 29-27	0:41
Lead the series against # Q20 Bushby/Hood, Australia 1-0
11/21/24	FIVB	Challenge Chennai	Qualifier 1	Puskundzis/Samoilovs	22, Q13	Bushby/Hood	Q20	22-20, 21-16	0:32