Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Shanghai PPTV Grand Slam
April 29 - May 3, 2014
(3) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Martins Plavins - 13th Toms Smedins - 25th
2008 Martins Plavins - 25th Did not play
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 41st
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 41st Did not play
2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Martins Plavins - 17th
2013 Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/22-26/2014 Fuzhou Open 5 4th 350 US$4,500.00
FIVB 12/11-14/2013 Durban Open 3 1st 500 US$21,000.00
FIVB 10/22-26/2013 Xiamen Grand Slam 4 9th 400 US$5,500.00
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
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/30/2014 Pool C Jian Bao / Likejiang Ha, China (30) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:35
Wed, 4/30/2014 Pool C Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (19) Won 16-21, 21-10, 15-13 0:46
Thu, 5/1/2014 Pool C Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (14) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:32
Fri, 5/2/2014 Winner 2 Isaac Kapa / Christopher McHugh, Australia (18) Won 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
Fri, 5/2/2014 Winner 3 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (16) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Sat, 5/3/2014 Semi-Finals Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (11) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Sat, 5/3/2014 Gold Medal Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (7) Lost 26-24, 18-21, 12-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 38-11 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/23/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-0
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 23-25, 21-17, 16-14 0:55
10/12/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-14, 21-12 0:29
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 14 21-19, 26-24 0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Rego/Solberg 4 21-14, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 5, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 2-0
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Felipe/Goncalves 7, Q1 22-20, 21-15 0:43
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Felipe/Goncalves 23, Q2 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 13-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-3
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 25-23 0:45
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Series tied with # 8 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-1
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Gibb/Patterson 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-15, 21-16 0:34
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gibb/Patterson 7 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Chen/Li, China 2-0
5/1/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Chen/Li 18 21-13, 21-14 0:35
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Chen/Li 22 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Erdmann/Matysik 11 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
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 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Doppler/Horst 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-18, 21-18 0:38
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 # 14 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 14 21-11, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 15 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-1
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Saxton/Schalk 14 21-19, 24-22 0:40
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 40 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-15, 21-18 0:34
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 21-11, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 16 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 31, Q22 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 15-21, 27-25, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 2-0
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kapa/McHugh 18 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kapa/McHugh 14 21-15, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Bockermann/Urbatzka 19 16-21, 21-10, 15-13 0:46
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Bockermann/Urbatzka 19 23-25, 21-16, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 21 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-0
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 13 21-12, 21-15 0:36
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 14 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:52
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 11 15-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Stiekema/Varenhorst 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 17-21, 26-24, 16-14 0:56
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Stiekema/Varenhorst 12 21-17, 21-16 0:37
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool D Stiekema/Varenhorst 20 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Huber/Seidl 17 22-20, 21-12 0:37
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 # 26, Q6 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 # 27, Q12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 13 15-21, 21-18, 15-6 1:06
Lead the series against # 30 Bao/Ha, China 1-0
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Bao/Ha 30 21-14, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q5 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Hatch/Redmann 26, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q7 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 19 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # Q11 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 2-0
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Plavins/Solovejs 14 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:51
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Plavins/Solovejs 14 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q14 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Garcia/Marco 21 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # Q17 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kissling/Kovatsch 19, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:34