European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 3 - 8, 2014
(1) 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: 237
Career Wins: 20
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$862,407.49
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: 199
Career Wins: 18
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$787,055.81
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
CEV142410204010000 US$121,149.93
CEV C&S11000000000000 US$4,351.05
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Overall12016996170352172133 US$1,256,675.98
Previous Cagliari Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB C&S 2006 Martins Plavins - 7th Toms Smedins - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 7/31-8/4/2013 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 1 2nd 450 € 15,000.00
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
2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/3/2014 Pool A Matteo Cecchini / Matteo Martino, Italy (32) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:31
Wed, 6/4/2014 Pool A Jan Hadrava / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (17) Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-10 0:46
Thu, 6/5/2014 Pool A Lars Fluggen / Sebastian Fuchs, Germany (16) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-5 0:58
Fri, 6/6/2014 Winner 2 Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (6) Won 21-12, 23-21 0:42
Sat, 6/7/2014 Winner 3 Lars Fluggen / Sebastian Fuchs, Germany (16) Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
Sun, 6/8/2014 Semi-Finals Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (4) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:50
Sun, 6/8/2014 Gold Medal Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (3) Lost 19-21, 21-14, 15-17 0:55
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 34-10 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-4
6/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:55
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
Lead the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-1
6/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:50
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
8/4/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Gold Medal Gavira/Herrera 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 21-17 0:44
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 14 21-19, 26-24 0:45
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 2-0
6/6/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Krasilnikov/Semenov 6 21-12, 23-21 0:42
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 14 21-11, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-0
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
8/4/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 15-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:49
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Series tied with # 11 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-2
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
8/3/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 27 28-26, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 Fluggen/Fuchs, Germany 2-0
6/7/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Fluggen/Fuchs 16 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
6/5/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Fluggen/Fuchs 16 19-21, 21-18, 15-5 0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
6/4/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Hadrava/Kufa 17 21-11, 18-21, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 18 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-1
8/3/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Eithun/Horrem 17 21-15, 21-13 0:35
8/2/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool J Eithun/Horrem 17 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 21-15 0:40
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Eithun/Horrem 24 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Dittelbach/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/10/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dittelbach/Koreng 8 21-17, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 20 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-0
5/8/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Garcia/Marco 10 21-19, 21-18 0:44
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Garcia/Marco 21 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 26 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
5/10/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 14 21-19, 21-15 0:44
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 13 15-21, 21-18, 15-6 1:06
Lead the series against # 28 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Mullner/Wutzl 43 21-23, 22-20, 21-19 1:04
Lead the series against # 32 Cecchini/Martino, Italy 1-0
6/3/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Cecchini/Martino 32 21-13, 21-15 0:31