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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Xiamen Grand Slam
October 22 - 26, 2013

(4) 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:

Tournaments:

209

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00

Previous Xiamen Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	3	3rd	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	3	1st	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	3	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	3	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	3	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	6	9th	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	6	2nd	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	10	2nd	720	US$22,000.00
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

Xiamen Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/23/2013	Pool D	Peter Eglseer / Felix Koraimann, Austria (29, Q7)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:32
Wed, 10/23/2013	Pool D	Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (20)	Lost 15-21, 21-19, 12-15	0:49
Thu, 10/24/2013	Pool D	Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (13)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:36
Fri, 10/25/2013	Winner 1	Alexander Horst / Lorenz Petutschnig, Austria (14)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:35
Fri, 10/25/2013	Winner 2	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (11)	Lost 22-24, 23-25	0:45

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 21-10 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 1-3
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	0:53
6/16/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Schmidt/Solberg	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	21-19, 21-12	0:41
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Schmidt/Solberg	4	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:51
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Schmidt/Solberg	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	22-24, 33-31, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # 3 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-0
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Filho/Santos	4	21-14, 21-19	0:40
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Filho/Santos	9	19-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:57
Lead the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-14, 21-12	0:29
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	14	21-19, 26-24	0:45
Series tied with # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-1
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gibb/Patterson	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-15, 21-16	0:34
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Gibb/Patterson	7	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Goncalves/Rego, Brazil 1-0
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Goncalves/Rego	9	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	24-22, 25-23	0:45
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-17, 19-21, 16-14	0:50
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-19, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-1
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Saxton/Schalk	14	21-19, 24-22	0:40
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	40	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Saxton/Schalk	27, Q9	21-11, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-0
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	13	21-12, 21-15	0:36
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	14	16-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:52
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	11	15-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:53
Series tied with # 14 Horst/Petutschnig, Austria 1-1
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Horst/Petutschnig	14	21-16, 21-18	0:35
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Horst/Petutschnig	19	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-17, 12-21, 19-17	0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Bockermann/Urbatzka	19	23-25, 21-16, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Huber/Seidl	17	22-20, 21-12	0:37
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Huber/Seidl	22, Q1	21-12, 21-14	0:31
Trail the series against # 18, Q1 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	15-21, 27-25, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 20 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 21 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool H	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Eithun/Horrem	24	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	19	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Eglseer/Koraimann, Austria 1-0
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Eglseer/Koraimann	29, Q7	21-18, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # Q2 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Hatch/Redmann	26, Q7	21-18, 21-16	0:34