Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Rio Open
September 2 - 6, 2015
(3) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005 Martins Plavins - 1st Toms Smedins - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Rio Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/3/2015 Pool C Cole Durant / Bo Soderberg, Australia (22, Q9) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:31
Fri, 9/4/2015 Pool C Hevaldo Moreira / Bruno de Paula, Brazil (15, Q5) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:35
Fri, 9/4/2015 Pool C Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (10) Lost 21-13, 29-31, 13-15 0:53
Sat, 9/5/2015 Winner 1 Christoph Dressler / Thomas Kunert, Austria (13, Q4) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Sat, 9/5/2015 Winner 2 Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (7) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 9/5/2015 Semi-Finals Saymon Barbosa / Guto Carvalhaes, Brazil (16, Q3) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Sun, 9/6/2015 Gold Medal Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (10) Won 21-15, 25-23 0:44
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 23-8 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 2-4
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-12, 21-19 0:33
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:44
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-17, 21-19 0:38
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-14, 21-17 0:35
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-9, 21-19 0:35
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 13-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-17, 26-24 0:45
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-0
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 7 21-17, 21-16 0:37
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Ontiveros/Virgen 24, Q8 24-22, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 19 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 5-0
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
Lead the series against # 10 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-1
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
Series tied with # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Fuchs/Windscheif 25, Q7 21-18, 26-24 0:40
Lead the series against # 13, Q4 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 # 15, Q5 de Paula/Moreira, Brazil 1-0
9/4/15FIVBRio Open Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Moreira/de Paula 15, Q5 21-17, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 16, Q3 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 1-0
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 16, Q3 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 22, Q9 Durant/Soderberg, Australia 1-0
9/3/15FIVBRio Open Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Durant/Soderberg 22, Q9 21-15, 21-17 0:31