Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Transavia The Hague Grand Slam
June 11 - 16, 2013
(10) 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play
2010 Did not play Martins Plavins - 17th
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 13th Martins Plavins - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 9 1st 800 US$33,000.00
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
The Hague Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/12/2013 Pool G Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (23, Q2) Won 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Thu, 6/13/2013 Pool G Philip Gabathuler / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (26) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Thu, 6/13/2013 Pool G Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (7) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Fri, 6/14/2013 Winner 2 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (13) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
Sat, 6/15/2013 Winner 3 Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (18) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Sat, 6/15/2013 Semi-Finals Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (22, Q1) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Sun, 6/16/2013 Gold Medal Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 13-3 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 1-2
6/16/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Gold Medal Schmidt/Solberg 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 21-19, 21-12 0:41
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 # 5 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 # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-1
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
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 # 14 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 11 15-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 18 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Doppler/Horst 18 21-19, 21-17 0:38
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Doppler/Horst 16, Q1 21-18, 29-27 0:47
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Huber/Seidl 22, Q1 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 1-0
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Felipe/Goncalves 23, Q2 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 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 # 26 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Gabathuler/Weingart 26 21-18, 21-14 0:37
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gabathuler/Weingart 25, Q7 21-16, 21-17 0:44