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 (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 Antalya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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  
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 67-9 (Lead 26 Series, Trail 0 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
9/25/14FIVBSão 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
7/12/15FIVBGstaad 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
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Bourne/Hyden 13 24-22, 21-16 0:37
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt 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
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool G Kantor/Losiak 23, Q1 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:44
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 # 6 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-1
5/15/16FIVBAntalya Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Fijalek/Prudel 6 18-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:55
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool H Fijalek/Prudel 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-17, 21-19 0:36
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Fijalek/Prudel 1 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
6/13/13FIVBThe 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
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool G Erdmann/Matysik 10 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 27-25, 23-21 0:56
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Erdmann/Matysik 11 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:55
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Erdmann/Matysik 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 By Forfeit  
5/3/14FIVBShanghai 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
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 15 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-17, 21-12 0:35
7/9/15FIVBGstaad 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
5/15/16FIVBAntalya Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Bockermann/Fluggen 9 By Forfeit  
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
Series tied with # 10 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-1
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Binstock/Schachter 16 21-17, 21-18 0:41
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou 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
5/5/16FIVBSochi 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
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Kapa/McHugh 24, Q5 21-18, 21-17 0:38
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Kapa/McHugh 21 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 21-17 0:42
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kapa/McHugh 21 21-16, 21-13 0:34
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kapa/McHugh 14 By Forfeit  
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kapa/McHugh 15 21-10, 22-20 0:36
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kapa/McHugh 18 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
8/8/13FIVBBerlin 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
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 13 21-19, 21-12 0:36
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 13 21-16, 21-19 0:38
5/10/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 14 21-19, 21-15 0:44
12/14/13FIVBDurban 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
5/14/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 14 21-18, 21-16 0:33
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
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 2-0
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Plavins/Regza 16 21-18, 21-12 0:35
9/26/15FIVBXiamen 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
9/24/15FIVBXiamen 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 # 18 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 2-0
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 O'Gorman/Pedlow 20 23-21, 21-17 0:39
4/13/16FIVBXiamen 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
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Dressler/Kunert 20 21-10, 18-21, 15-9 0:47
9/5/15FIVBRio 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
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gabathuler/Gerson 21 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:47
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 21-14, 21-16 0:32
6/21/14FIVBBerlin 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
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes 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
5/14/16FIVBAntalya 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
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 29, Q8 21-14, 21-18 0:34
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 # 29 Mermer/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Mermer/Urlu 29 21-17, 25-23 0:41
Lead the series against Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn 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
10/22/15FIVBAntalya 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
9/25/15FIVBXiamen 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 # Q14 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 # Q17 Babich/Gordieiev, Ukraine 1-0
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Babich/Gordieiev 31, Q9 21-14, 21-14 0:36