Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Corrientes Grand Slam
May 22 - 26, 2013
(9) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 209
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$776,151.48
Janis Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Previous Corrientes Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 6 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 6 17th 200 US$2,300.00
Corrientes Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/23/2013 Pool H Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (24) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Thu, 5/23/2013 Pool H Philip Gabathuler / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (25, Q7) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:44
Fri, 5/24/2013 Pool H Pablo Bianchi / Pablo Suarez, Argentina (8) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Sat, 5/25/2013 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (16, Q1) Won 21-18, 29-27 0:47
Sat, 5/25/2013 Winner 3 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (13) Won 21-9, 21-13 0:31
Sun, 5/26/2013 Semi-Finals Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4) Won 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
Sun, 5/26/2013 Gold Medal Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (7) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 8-3 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 4 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Schmidt/Solberg 4 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Schmidt/Solberg 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 22-24, 33-31, 15-11 1:03
Lead the series against # 7 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-0
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gibb/Patterson 7 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Bianchi/Suarez, Argentina 1-0
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Bianchi/Suarez 8 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 21-9, 21-13 0:31
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Dollinger/Windscheif 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 16, Q1 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Doppler/Horst 16, Q1 21-18, 29-27 0:47
Trail the series against # 17 Brink/Fuchs, Germany 0-1
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Fuchs 18 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 24 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Eithun/Horrem 24 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q7 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gabathuler/Weingart 25, Q7 21-16, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q13 Binstock/Redmann, Canada 1-0
5/1/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Binstock/Redmann 27, Q11 21-19, 21-18 0:36