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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Puerto Vallarta Open
May 6 - 10, 2014

(2) 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 Puerto Vallarta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Puerto Vallarta Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/1/2014	Pool B	Cheng Chen / Jian Li, China (18)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:35
Wed, 5/7/2014	Pool B	Miguel Cardenas / Juan Revuelta, Mexico (31)	Won 21-8, 21-11	0:27
Thu, 5/8/2014	Pool B	Julian Azaad / Pablo Bianchi, Argentina (15)	Won 22-20, 21-11	0:37
Thu, 5/8/2014	Winner 2	Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (10)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:44
Fri, 5/9/2014	Winner 3	Cheng Chen / Jian Li, China (18)	Won 21-11, 21-15	0:34
Sat, 5/10/2014	Semi-Finals	Finn Dittelbach / Eric Koreng, Germany (8)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:47
Sat, 5/10/2014	Gold Medal	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (14)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:44

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 14-0 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 8 Dittelbach/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/10/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Dittelbach/Koreng	8	21-17, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # 10 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-0
5/8/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Garcia/Marco	10	21-19, 21-18	0:44
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Garcia/Marco	21	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
5/10/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14	21-19, 21-15	0:44
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	15-21, 21-18, 15-6	1:06
Lead the series against # 15 Azaad/Bianchi, Argentina 1-0
5/8/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Azaad/Bianchi	15	22-20, 21-11	0:37
Lead the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
12/12/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kissling/Kovatsch	19, Q3	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Keenan/Mayer, United States 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Keenan/Mayer	30, Q20	20-22, 23-21, 15-7	0:49
Lead the series against # 31 Cardenas/Revuelta, Mexico 1-0
5/7/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Cardenas/Revuelta	31	21-8, 21-11	0:27
Lead the series against # Q7 Bao/Ha, China 1-0
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Bao/Ha	30	21-14, 21-14	0:35