Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam
August 20 - 24, 2014
(5) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 211
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$777,745.86
Janis Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1987 (38 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
Awards
  • Team of the Year 2013 (with Janis Smedins), 2014 (with Janis Smedins)
  • Tour Champion 2013 (with Janis Smedins), 2014 (with Janis Smedins)
  • Sportsperson 2018
Awards
  • Best Hitter 2013, 2014
  • Best Offensive Player 2013, 2016
  • Best Setter 2013, 2018
  • Sportsperson 2013
  • Team of the Year 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)
  • Tour Champion 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Previous Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Martins Plavins - 25th Did not play
2006 Did not play Toms Smedins - 41st
2007 Martins Plavins - 7th Toms Smedins - 25th
2008 Martins Plavins - 33rd Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Did not play
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 9th
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Martins Plavins - 17th
2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Martins Plavins - 1st
2013 Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/3/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 4 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 5 5th 480 US$21,000.00
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$33,000.00
Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/21/2014 Pool E Kristo Kollo / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (28, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Thu, 8/21/2014 Pool E Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (21) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:32
Fri, 8/22/2014 Pool E Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (12, Q1) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Sat, 8/23/2014 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (1) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
Sat, 8/23/2014 Winner 3 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (13) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Sun, 8/24/2014 Semi-Finals Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (17) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Sun, 8/24/2014 Gold Medal Alvaro Filho / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (7) Lost 21-15, 17-21, 12-15 0:50
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships400000020200 $36,000.00
World Tour Finals300001010100 $22,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam46454280112810 $776,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open48804360160720 $280,675.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star310010010000 $16,000.00
Total105135861503121930 $1,131,175.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Aleksandrs Samoilovs Janis Smedins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000002100 $0.00 Olympic Games2001000100 $0.00
8000003400 $32,200.00 World Championships5000102200 $32,000.00
3000011100 $11,250.00 World Tour Finals3000011100 $11,250.00
81454211231980 $487,550.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6655428211720 $465,900.00
1048143113218150 $234,587.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open798143819960 $173,087.50
5120101000 $8,925.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star4100102000 $8,100.00
3000021000 $1,800.00 Challenger6010022100 $4,725.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 Satellite          
3100010100 $0.00 U21 World Championships2000100010 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships3001001100 $0.00
21115886266344230 $777,312.50 Total17014710819483290 $695,062.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB1332102040100 $197,300.00 611481.3 %
2014FIVB1112024010010 $216,500.00 461871.9 %
TotalFIVB2444126050110 $413,800.00 1073277.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Aleksandrs Samoilovs  Janis Smedins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC1000000100 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2100001000 $1,450.00 2005FIVB C&S          
1100000000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC2000001010 $0.00
7000001024 $4,250.00 2006FIVB6000000015 $1,000.00
2000020000 $1,350.00 2006FIVB C&S2000011000 $1,225.00
           2006FIVB Age Group WC1000100000 $0.00
15000023523 $30,500.00 2007FIVB7000000025 $2,000.00
           2007FIVB C&S3010011000 $3,500.00
18000016353 $31,400.00 2008FIVB4000000004 $0.00
           2008FIVB C&S1000000100 $0.00
11010004321 $32,675.00 2009FIVB2000000200 $4,550.00
11000004430 $26,650.00 2010FIVB11010012214 $28,750.00
12000015312 $29,275.00 2011FIVB10000113410 $39,875.00
12000045120 $44,400.00 2012FIVB10101006200 $47,975.00
13321024100 $98,650.00 2013FIVB13321024100 $98,650.00
11120241010 $108,250.00 2014FIVB11120241010 $108,250.00
11865121734211913 $409,850.00 TotalTotal865634101913719 $335,775.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall234 70.9% 47 14.2% 49 14.8% 281-49 85.2% 53 31.4% 31 18.3% 85 50.3% 53-116 31.4% 234-85 73.4% 100-80 55.6% 32 337-167 66.9%
2013-201486 82.7% 8 7.7% 10 9.6% 94-10 90.4% 16 41.0% 11 28.2% 12 30.8% 16-23 41.0% 86-12 87.8% 24-21 53.3% 11 111-34 76.6%
Against the Field67 74.4% 10 11.1% 13 14.4% 77-13 85.6% 19 35.8% 9 17.0% 25 47.2% 19-34 35.8% 134-44 75.3% 58-44 56.9% 12 97-46 67.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012000000000012
World Championships0000930024000000117
World Tour Finals001035000200000047
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0043883600542596424516377
Challenge/Four Star/Open0033722900512887438014670
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0000510051110110124
Total0086178760011260181486135337167
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 43-14 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-0
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Fijalek/Prudel 1 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
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
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-2
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-14, 21-17 0:35
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-9, 21-19 0:35
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 13-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:53
Series tied with # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Erdmann/Matysik 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 By Forfeit  
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Erdmann/Matysik 11 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Bourne/Hyden 13 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Filho/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/24/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Gold Medal Filho/Solberg 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-1
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-18, 20-22, 20-18 0:56
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 # 9 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 2-1
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Krasilnikov/Semenov 11 21-16, 21-18 0:33
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 9 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-18, 21-15 0:37
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 14 21-11, 21-18 0:32
Series tied with # 12, Q1 Gibb/Patterson, United States 3-3
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gibb/Patterson 12, Q1 21-15, 21-17 0:33
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Gibb/Patterson 16 21-19, 21-15 0:40
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool E Gibb/Patterson 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:54
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Gibb/Patterson 13 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 14-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:54
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 # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 4-0
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 21-14, 21-19 0:38
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 21-17, 21-19 0:35
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 18 21-19, 21-19 0:38
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 21-14, 21-16 0:32
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 21-15, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 17 Doppler/Horst, Austria 4-1
8/24/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Doppler/Horst 17 22-20, 21-17 0:38
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Doppler/Horst 20 21-18, 21-16 0:36
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 # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-2
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 21 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
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 # 21 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-0
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kantor/Losiak 21 21-14, 21-14 0:32
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 25 21-12, 21-15 0:28
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-16, 21-16 0:34
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-18, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 25 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Dollinger/Wickler 30 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kollo/Vesik 28, Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # Q4 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-1
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Binstock/Schachter 28, Q12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-19, 24-26, 15-8 0:57
Lead the series against # Q8 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 3-0
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Hatch/Redmann 29, Q16 21-16, 34-32 0:52
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Hatch/Redmann 28, Q7 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Hatch/Redmann 26, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q14 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kissling/Kovatsch 19, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q15 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Eithun/Horrem 24 21-15, 21-15 0:34