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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014

(5) 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 Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Janis Smedins - 5th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	4	5th	480	US$21,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	5	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	3	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	3	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	2	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/6-10/2014	Puerto Vallarta Open	2	1st	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	3	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
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

ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/23/2014	Pool E	Maverick Hatch / Christian Redmann, Canada (28, Q7)	Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:51
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool E	Isaac Kapa / Christopher McHugh, Australia (21)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:34
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool E	Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (12)	Lost 21-18, 16-21, 12-15	0:54
Fri, 7/25/2014	Winner 1	Avery Drost / Casey Jennings, United States (31, Q13)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:36
Fri, 7/25/2014	Winner 2	Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (3)	Won 21-9, 21-19	0:35
Fri, 7/25/2014	Winner 3	Theo Brunner / Todd Rogers, United States (25, Q3)	Lost 18-21, 21-15, 13-15	0:50

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 46-20 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/23/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-19, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Series tied with # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	21-9, 21-19	0:35
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	13-21, 23-21, 15-7	0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-3
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	24-26, 21-18, 15-12	0:56
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
Trail the series against # 6 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 1-2
7/19/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Rego/Solberg	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	23-21, 12-21, 15-13	0:56
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Rego/Solberg	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-18, 22-20	0:42
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Rego/Solberg	4	21-14, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-1
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-18, 20-22, 20-18	0:56
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gavira/Herrera	3	23-25, 21-17, 16-14	0:55
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
Lead the series against # 9 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Filho/Santos	14	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:50
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
Trail the series against # 10 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	17-21, 26-24, 16-14	0:56
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	21-17, 21-16	0:37
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-3
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool E	Gibb/Patterson	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:54
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool D	Gibb/Patterson	13	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	14-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:54
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 # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	21-17, 21-19	0:35
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	18	21-19, 21-19	0:38
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 2-0
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Felipe/Goncalves	7, Q1	22-20, 21-15	0:43
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Felipe/Goncalves	23, Q2	21-19, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	19, Q2	19-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:52
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Bockermann/Urbatzka	19	16-21, 21-10, 15-13	0:46
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 # 18 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 # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-2
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	21	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	24-22, 18-21, 16-14	0:57
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 # 20 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 21 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 5-0
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kapa/McHugh	21	21-16, 21-13	0:34
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kapa/McHugh	14	By Forfeit
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kapa/McHugh	15	21-10, 22-20	0:36
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kapa/McHugh	18	21-15, 16-21, 16-14	0:54
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kapa/McHugh	14	21-15, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-0
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	25	21-12, 21-15	0:28
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-16, 21-16	0:34
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-18, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Chen/Li, China 3-0
5/9/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Chen/Li	18	21-11, 21-15	0:34
5/1/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Chen/Li	18	21-13, 21-14	0:35
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Chen/Li	22	21-19, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Brunner/Rogers, United States 0-2
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Brunner/Rogers	25, Q3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Brunner/Rogers	28, Q7	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	30-32, 23-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	22-20, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 2-0
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Hatch/Redmann	28, Q7	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:51
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Hatch/Redmann	26, Q7	21-18, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 29 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 2-0
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Plavins/Solovejs	14	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:51
12/12/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Plavins/Solovejs	14	21-15, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Drost/Jennings, United States 1-0
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Drost/Jennings	31, Q13	21-13, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 32, Q11 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-1
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Binstock/Schachter	28, Q12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-19, 24-26, 15-8	0:57
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q14 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Mullner/Wutzl	43	21-23, 22-20, 21-19	1:04