Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Xiamen Open
September 22 - 26, 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: 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 Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$17,000.00
Xiamen Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/23/2015 Pool A Peng Gao / Yang Li, China (32, Q13) Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-12 0:48
Wed, 9/23/2015 Pool A Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (17) Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:44
Thu, 9/24/2015 Pool A Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (16) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
Fri, 9/25/2015 Winner 2 Taylor Crabb / Trevor Crabb, United States (29, Q8) Won 21-10, 21-13 0:28
Fri, 9/25/2015 Winner 3 Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (14) Won 21-8, 21-17 0:34
Sat, 9/26/2015 Semi-Finals Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (7) Lost 21-16, 20-22, 11-15 0:53
Sat, 9/26/2015 Bronze Medal Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (9) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 32-5 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 0 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-1
9/13/15FIVBSochi Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 24-22, 21-19 0:44
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 24 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 17-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 6-0
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 6 21-16, 19-21, 15-6 0:52
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 20, Q2 21-14, 21-10 0:29
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 21-14, 21-19 0:38
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 21-17, 21-19 0:35
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 18 21-19, 21-19 0:38
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Series tied with # 6 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-1
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Henriquez/Villafane 27, Q6 21-16, 21-19 0:38
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool B Henriquez/Villafane 18 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:48
Series tied with # 7 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-2
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Semi-Finals Bockermann/Fluggen 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 16-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
9/6/15FIVBRio Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Bockermann/Fluggen 10 21-15, 25-23 0:44
9/4/15FIVBRio Open Pool C Bockermann/Fluggen 10 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 13-21, 31-29, 15-13 0:53
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Bockermann/Fluggen 28, Q7 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Bao/Ha, China 1-0
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Bao/Ha 30 21-14, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-0
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Plavins/Regza 9 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Garcia/Marco, Spain 5-0
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Garcia/Marco 14 21-8, 21-17 0:34
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Garcia/Marco 27, Q5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 21-19, 21-12 0:32
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 # 15 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Daguerre/Salvetti 29, Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Huber/Seidl, Austria 3-0
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Huber/Seidl 16 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
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 # 17 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 17 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 2-0
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 17 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:46
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 20, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 21, Q1 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Dressler/Kunert 13, Q4 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # 22 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Dollinger/Wickler 30 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Crabb/Crabb, United States 1-0
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Crabb/Crabb 29, Q8 21-10, 21-13 0:28
Lead the series against # 32, Q13 Gao/Li, China 1-0
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Gao/Li 32, Q13 21-12, 19-21, 15-12 0:48