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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Xiamen Open
April 12 - 16, 2016

(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:

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 Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Janis Smedins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2015	Janis Smedins - 3rd	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	7	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/21-25/2015	Antalya Open	1	9th	240	US$2,000.00
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

Xiamen Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/13/2016	Pool B	Wuqin Lin / Zequan Lu, China (31)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:28
Wed, 4/13/2016	Pool B	Grant O'Gorman / Sam Pedlow, Canada (18)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:32
Thu, 4/14/2016	Pool B	Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (15)	Won 21-23, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
Fri, 4/15/2016	Winner 2	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (11)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:34
Fri, 4/15/2016	Winner 3	Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (9)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 48-14 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-3
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	21-17, 17-21, 16-14	0:49
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	21	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	24-22, 18-21, 16-14	0:57
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Saxton/Schalk	14	21-19, 24-22	0:40
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	40	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Saxton/Schalk	27, Q9	21-11, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 4 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 3-2
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Krasilnikov/Semenov	12	24-22, 21-17	0:36
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Krasilnikov/Semenov	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-23, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Krasilnikov/Semenov	11	21-16, 21-18	0:33
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Krasilnikov/Semenov	9	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-18, 21-15	0:37
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Krasilnikov/Semenov	14	21-11, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 5 Bourne/Hyden, United States 2-0
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Bourne/Hyden	13	24-22, 21-16	0:37
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Bourne/Hyden	13	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-4
9/12/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-17, 21-17	0:38
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	24-26, 21-18, 15-12	0:56
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	24-22, 25-23	0:45
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-17, 19-21, 16-14	0:50
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-19, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-2
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-16, 21-17	0:37
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-18, 20-22, 20-18	0:56
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gavira/Herrera	3	23-25, 21-17, 16-14	0:55
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-14, 21-12	0:29
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	14	21-19, 26-24	0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Ontiveros/Virgen	9	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-14, 21-19	0:34
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 # 10 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-1
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Binstock/Schachter	16	21-17, 21-18	0:41
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Binstock/Schachter	28, Q12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-19, 24-26, 15-8	0:57
Lead the series against # 11 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-16, 21-13	0:34
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 # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
5/10/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14	21-19, 21-15	0:44
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	15-21, 21-18, 15-6	1:06
Lead the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 6-0
9/12/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	6	21-16, 19-21, 15-6	0:52
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	20, Q2	21-14, 21-10	0:29
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-14, 21-19	0:38
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	21-17, 21-19	0:35
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	18	21-19, 21-19	0:38
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 3-0
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	15	21-23, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
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 # 16 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 # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 3-0
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Huber/Seidl	16	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:54
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Huber/Seidl	17	22-20, 21-12	0:37
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Huber/Seidl	22, Q1	21-12, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # 18 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 1-0
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	O'Gorman/Pedlow	18	21-15, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Fuchs/Windscheif	25, Q7	21-18, 26-24	0:40
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 23, Q1 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 3-0
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:47
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-14, 21-16	0:32
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 24, 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 # 25, Q3 Durant/Soderberg, Australia 1-0
9/3/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Durant/Soderberg	22, Q9	21-15, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 31 Lin/Lu, China 1-0
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Lin/Lu	31	21-13, 21-17	0:28
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q18 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