Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lucerne Open
May 12 - 17, 2015
(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: 22
Tournaments: 209
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
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: 22
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Previous Lucerne Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$17,000.00
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
Lucerne Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool B Hudson Bates / Derek Olson, United States (31, Q28) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool B Jackson Henriquez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (18) Lost 21-15, 17-21, 13-15 0:48
Fri, 5/15/2015 Pool B Jonathan Erdmann / Marcus Popp, Germany (15) Lost 21-17, 20-22, 12-15 0:49
Fri, 5/15/2015 Winner 1 Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Aliaksandr Kavalenka, Belarus (20, Q2) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 2 Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (3) Lost 23-21, 19-21, 11-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 21-9 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 2-2
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Semenov 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 9 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-1
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Kantor/Losiak 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 1:15
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
Trail the series against # 15 Erdmann/Popp, Germany 0-1
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool B Erdmann/Popp 15 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 17-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 16 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 19 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 18 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool B Henriquez/Villafane 18 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 1-0
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 20, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 24 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 # 26 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
Lead the series against # 31, Q28 Bates/Olson, United States 1-0
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Bates/Olson 31, Q28 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q12 Dumek/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Dumek/Kufa 29, Q12 21-17, 21-10 0:33