Team Preview

CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 15,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala
August 28 - 31, 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:

Tournaments:

237

Career Wins:

Career CEV C&S Wins:

1 (Jurmala 2014)

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:

Tournaments:

199

Career Wins:

Career CEV C&S Wins:

1 (Jurmala 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$787,055.81

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
CEV	14	2	4	1	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$121,149.93
CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,351.05
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00
Overall	120	16	9	9	6	17	0	35	2	17	2	1	3	3	US$1,256,675.98

Previous Jurmala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	5	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
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
CEV	6/3-8/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	1	2nd	450	€ 15,000.00
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

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/30/2014	Winner 1	Rihards Finsters / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (16)	Won 3-0	0:31
Sat, 8/30/2014	Winner 2	Daniel Mullner / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (9, Q2)	Won 3-0	0:43
Sat, 8/30/2014	Winner 3	Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (13, Q6)	Won 3-0	0:48
Sun, 8/31/2014	Semi-Finals	Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Aliaksandr Kavalenka, Belarus (3)	Won 3-0	0:34
Sun, 8/31/2014	Gold Medal	Abolins Armands / Haralds Regza, Latvia (14, Q7)	Won 3-1	0:41

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 10-0 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 1-0
8/31/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	3	3-0	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kollo/Vesik	28, Q7	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 5 Eglseer/Koraimann, Austria 1-0
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Eglseer/Koraimann	29, Q7	21-18, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 9, Q2 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 2-0
8/30/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Mullner/Wutzl	9, Q2	3-0	0:43
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Mullner/Wutzl	43	21-23, 22-20, 21-19	1:04
Lead the series against # 13, Q6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
8/30/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	13, Q6	3-0	0:48
Lead the series against # 14, Q7 Armands/Regza, Latvia 1-0
8/31/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Armands/Regza	14, Q7	3-1	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
8/30/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Finsters/Tocs	16	3-0	0:31