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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Antalya Open
May 10 - 15, 2016

(4) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia

Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 6, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

211

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$777,745.86

Janis Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1987 (38 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

Awards

Team of the Year 2013 (with Janis Smedins), 2014 (with Janis Smedins)
Tour Champion 2013 (with Janis Smedins), 2014 (with Janis Smedins)
Sportsperson 2018

Awards

Best Hitter 2013, 2014
Best Offensive Player 2013, 2016
Best Setter 2013, 2018
Sportsperson 2013
Team of the Year 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)
Tour Champion 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)

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

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Janis Smedins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	4	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	4	4th	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	2	5th	300	US$3,375.00
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

Antalya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/12/2016	Pool D	Hasan Mermer / Safa Urlu, Türkiye (29)	Won 21-17, 25-23	0:41
Thu, 5/12/2016	Pool D	Christoph Dressler / Thomas Kunert, Austria (20)	Won 21-10, 18-21, 15-9	0:47
Fri, 5/13/2016	Pool D	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (13)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:36
Sat, 5/14/2016	Winner 2	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (14)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:33
Sat, 5/14/2016	Winner 3	Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (26, Q8)	Won 21-15, 23-25, 15-9	0:47
Sun, 5/15/2016	Semi-Finals	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (6)	Won 18-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:55
Sun, 5/15/2016	Gold Medal	Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (9)	Won By Forfeit

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$36,000.00
World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$22,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	46	4	5	4	2	8	0	11	2	8	1	0	$776,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	48	8	0	4	3	6	0	16	0	7	2	0	$280,675.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$16,000.00
Total	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	19	3	0	$1,131,175.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Aleksandrs Samoilovs												Janis Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	$32,200.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	$32,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$11,250.00	World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$11,250.00
81	4	5	4	2	11	23	19	8	0	$487,550.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	66	5	5	4	2	8	21	17	2	0	$465,900.00
104	8	1	4	3	11	32	18	15	0	$234,587.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	79	8	1	4	3	8	19	9	6	0	$173,087.50
5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$8,925.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$8,100.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$1,800.00	Challenger	6	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	$4,725.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
211	15	8	8	6	26	63	44	23	0	$777,312.50	Total	170	14	7	10	8	19	48	32	9	0	$695,062.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2013	FIVB	13	3	2	1	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	$197,300.00	61	14	81.3 %
2014	FIVB	12	1	2	0	2	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	$233,500.00	50	20	71.4 %
2015	FIVB	9	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	$123,000.00	40	14	74.1 %
2016	FIVB	6	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$29,875.00	23	8	74.2 %
Total	FIVB	40	7	5	2	3	9	0	11	0	2	1	0	$583,675.00	174	56	75.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Aleksandrs Samoilovs													Janis Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00	2005	FIVB C&S
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	$4,250.00	2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,350.00	2006	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,225.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
15	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	2	3	$30,500.00	2007	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,500.00
18	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	5	3	$31,400.00	2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
11	0	1	0	0	0	4	3	2	1	$32,675.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$4,550.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	0	$26,650.00	2010	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	4	$28,750.00
12	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	2	$29,275.00	2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	1	0	$39,875.00
12	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	2	0	$44,400.00	2012	FIVB	10	1	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	$47,975.00
13	3	2	1	0	2	4	1	0	0	$98,650.00	2013	FIVB	13	3	2	1	0	2	4	1	0	0	$98,650.00
13	1	2	0	2	5	1	1	1	0	$117,350.00	2014	FIVB	12	1	2	0	2	5	1	0	1	0	$116,750.00
10	2	1	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	$65,000.00	2015	FIVB	9	2	1	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	$61,500.00
6	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	$14,937.50	2016	FIVB	6	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	$14,937.50
136	9	6	2	3	20	40	24	19	13	$498,887.50	Total	Total	102	8	7	4	5	13	25	14	7	19	$420,712.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	234	70.9%	47	14.2%	49	14.8%	281-49	85.2%	53	31.4%	31	18.3%	85	50.3%	53-116	31.4%	234-85	73.4%	100-80	55.6%	3	2	337-167	66.9%
2015-2016	69	71.1%	13	13.4%	15	15.5%	82-15	84.5%	17	43.6%	8	20.5%	14	35.9%	17-22	43.6%	69-14	83.1%	30-23	56.6%	2	0	101-37	73.2%
Against the Field	68	74.7%	13	14.3%	10	11.0%	81-10	89.0%	15	42.9%	2	5.7%	18	51.4%	15-20	42.9%	136-28	82.9%	56-24	70.0%	2	2	98-28	77.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	9	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7
World Tour Finals	0	0	1	0	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	3	88	36	0	0	54	25	9	6	4	2	4	5	163	77
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	3	72	29	0	0	51	28	8	7	4	3	8	0	146	70
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	12	4
Total	0	0	8	6	178	76	0	0	112	60	18	14	8	6	13	5	337	167

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 67-9 (Lead 26 Series, Trail 0 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	13	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
7/12/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-2
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Kantor/Losiak	23, Q1	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:44
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
Lead the series against # 6 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-1
5/15/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Fijalek/Prudel	6	18-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:55
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-17, 21-19	0:36
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Fijalek/Prudel	1	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:57
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Series tied with # 7 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-2
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	27-25, 23-21	0:56
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Erdmann/Matysik	11	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:55
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	By Forfeit
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Erdmann/Matysik	11	21-19, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 3-2
5/15/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Bockermann/Fluggen	9	By Forfeit
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
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 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-0
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Krou/Rowlandson	13	24-22, 17-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 6-1
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Kapa/McHugh	24, Q5	21-18, 21-17	0:38
8/3/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Kapa/McHugh	21	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	24-22, 21-17	0:42
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kapa/McHugh	21	21-16, 21-13	0:34
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kapa/McHugh	14	By Forfeit
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kapa/McHugh	15	21-10, 22-20	0:36
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kapa/McHugh	18	21-15, 16-21, 16-14	0:54
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kapa/McHugh	14	21-15, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 4-0
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	21-19, 21-12	0:36
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	21-16, 21-19	0:38
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 7-0
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	21-18, 21-16	0:33
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 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
9/23/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Santos Pereira/Younousse	17	21-13, 18-21, 15-10	0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 2-0
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Plavins/Regza	16	21-18, 21-12	0:35
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 2-0
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	O'Gorman/Pedlow	20	23-21, 21-17	0:39
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 # 20 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 2-0
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Dressler/Kunert	20	21-10, 18-21, 15-9	0:47
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, Q2 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 # 22, Q3 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool H	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Eithun/Horrem	24	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q8 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 1-0
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Bryl/Kujawiak	26, Q8	21-15, 23-25, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 3-0
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	29, Q8	21-14, 21-18	0:34
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	17	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:46
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	20, Q2	21-17, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 29 Mermer/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Mermer/Urlu	29	21-17, 25-23	0:41
Lead the series against 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 # Q6 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 # Q9 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 # Q14 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 # 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