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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
August 23 - 28, 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 Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Janis Smedins - 5th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
2014	Janis Smedins - 5th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
2015	Janis Smedins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	9	19th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2016	Gstaad Major	6	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2016	Porec Major	5	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2016	Poland Grand Slam	6	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2016	Major Hamburg	13	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	9	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/10-15/2016	Antalya Open	4	1st	500	US$11,000.00
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

Long Beach Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/24/2016	Pool B	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (15)	Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:48
Thu, 8/25/2016	Pool B	Tilo Backhaus / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (31)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:29
Thu, 8/25/2016	Pool B	Jonathan Erdmann / Bennet Poniewaz, Germany (18)	Won 22-20, 21-16	0:38
Fri, 8/26/2016	Winner 2	Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (17)	Won 21-9, 21-15	0:27
Sat, 8/27/2016	Winner 3	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (5)	Won 14-21, 21-9, 16-14	0:42
Sat, 8/27/2016	Semi-Finals	Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (3)	Lost 21-14, 14-21, 11-15	0:51
Sun, 8/28/2016	Bronze Medal	Marco Caminati / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (20)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:41

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 56-20 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
7/10/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-18, 21-16	0:36
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-19, 21-13	0:36
9/13/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	24-22, 21-19	0:44
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Lucena	24	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 3 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
8/27/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	14-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:51
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-16, 20-22, 15-7	0:49
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool F	Goncalves/Solberg	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 5-3
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Gibb/Patterson	5	21-17, 21-19	0:40
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gibb/Patterson	4	21-18, 21-16	0:38
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gibb/Patterson	12, Q1	21-15, 21-17	0:33
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Gibb/Patterson	16	21-19, 21-15	0:40
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool E	Gibb/Patterson	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:54
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool D	Gibb/Patterson	13	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	14-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:54
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gibb/Patterson	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-15, 21-16	0:34
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Gibb/Patterson	7	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 5-2
8/27/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kantor/Losiak	5	14-21, 21-9, 16-14	0:42
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 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-3
7/10/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-14, 34-32	0:51
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Gavira/Herrera	4	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
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 # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 6-1
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	22-24, 21-16, 15-9	0:54
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-18, 21-16	0:37
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
Lead the series against # 11 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 2-0
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Felipe/Filho	12	15-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:46
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Felipe/Filho	12	21-23, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 2-1
7/29/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool A	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	16	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-19, 14-21, 15-11	0:38
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	26, Q2	21-18, 21-18	0:31
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	18	21-15, 29-27	0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-1
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	Binstock/Schachter	20	21-23, 21-18, 15-10	0:45
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 # 15 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-1
8/24/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:48
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 # 16 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 9-1
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool F	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	22	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	23-25, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21	23-21, 21-16	0:35
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	21-17, 21-15	0:29
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 # 17 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 3-0
8/26/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Plavins/Regza	17	21-9, 21-15	0:27
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 # 18 Erdmann/Poniewaz, Germany 1-0
8/25/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Erdmann/Poniewaz	18	22-20, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Crabb/Crabb, United States 1-0
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Crabb/Crabb	29, Q8	21-10, 21-13	0:28
Lead the series against # 20 Caminati/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
8/28/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Caminati/Ranghieri	20	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 21, Q1 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 # 22 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	Koekelkoren/van Walle	30, Q10	21-19, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 31 Backhaus/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
8/25/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Backhaus/Windscheif	31	21-14, 21-13	0:29