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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Antalya Open
October 21 - 25, 2015

(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:

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 Antalya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/22-26/2015	Xiamen Open	1	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	2	1st	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	3	1st	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	9	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	6	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	5	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	5	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2015	Lucerne Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00

Antalya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/22/2015	Pool A	David Kufa / David Lenc, Czech Republic (32, Q30)	Won 21-15, 21-23, 15-8	0:46
Thu, 10/22/2015	Pool A	Kristoffer Abell / Peter Kildegaard, Denmark (17)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:32
Fri, 10/23/2015	Pool A	Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (16)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:32
Sat, 10/24/2015	Winner 2	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (5)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 29-5 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 0 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 3 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-2
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Semi-Finals	Bockermann/Fluggen	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	16-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:53
9/6/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	21-15, 25-23	0:44
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool C	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	13-21, 31-29, 15-13	0:53
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Bockermann/Fluggen	28, Q7	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-0
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	7	21-17, 21-16	0:37
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Ontiveros/Virgen	24, Q8	24-22, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	19	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
Series tied with # 5 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-1
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-17, 21-17	0:37
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	22-20, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-1
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kantor/Losiak	16	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	1:15
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kantor/Losiak	21	21-14, 21-14	0:32
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	25	21-12, 21-15	0:28
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-16, 21-16	0:34
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-18, 21-13	0:33
Series tied with # 7 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-1
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Henriquez/Villafane	27, Q6	21-16, 21-19	0:38
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool B	Henriquez/Villafane	18	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-0
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-17, 21-12	0:35
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	21	21-15, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # 9 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-0
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Plavins/Regza	9	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	18	21-15, 29-27	0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Garcia/Marco, Spain 5-0
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Garcia/Marco	14	21-8, 21-17	0:34
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Garcia/Marco	27, Q5	21-17, 21-14	0:37
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	21-19, 21-12	0:32
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 # 16 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Kosiak/Rudol	16	21-14, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 17 Abell/Kildegaard, Denmark 1-0
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Abell/Kildegaard	17	21-15, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Dressler/Kunert	13, Q4	21-16, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Daguerre/Salvetti	29, Q10	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Gregory/Sheaf	15	21-8, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 32, Q30 Kufa/Lenc, Czech Republic 1-0
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Kufa/Lenc	32, Q30	21-15, 21-23, 15-8	0:46
Lead the series against # Q7 Dumek/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Dumek/Kufa	29, Q12	21-17, 21-10	0:33
Lead the series against # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q17 Babich/Gordieiev, Ukraine 1-0
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Babich/Gordieiev	31, Q9	21-14, 21-14	0:36