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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 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:

Tournaments:

237

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$862,407.49

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:

199

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$787,055.81

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
CEV	14	2	4	1	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$121,149.93
CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,351.05
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00
Overall	120	16	9	9	6	17	0	35	2	17	2	1	3	3	US$1,256,675.98

Previous Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	6	9th	360	US$11,000.00
CEV	7/29-8/2/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	2	1st	500	€ 20,000.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool D	Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (29)	Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-12	0:48
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool D	Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (20)	Won 16-21, 24-22, 16-14	0:56
Fri, 6/3/2016	Pool D	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (13)	Lost 21-16, 18-21, 13-15	0:51
Fri, 6/3/2016	Winner 1	Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Artem Yarzutkin, Russia (19)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:29
Sat, 6/4/2016	Winner 2	Dmitri Barsuk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (32)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:34
Sat, 6/4/2016	Winner 3	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (10)	Lost 17-21, 21-19, 12-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 76-25 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 1 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 2-0
8/2/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-18, 21-19	0:38
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 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-2
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Doppler/Horst	9	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:50
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Doppler/Horst	9	21-17, 28-26	0:45
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Doppler/Horst	10	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:44
8/24/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Doppler/Horst	17	22-20, 21-17	0:38
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Doppler/Horst	20	21-18, 21-16	0:36
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool F	Doppler/Horst	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-18, 21-18	0:38
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Doppler/Horst	18	21-19, 21-17	0:38
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Doppler/Horst	16, Q1	21-18, 29-27	0:47
Lead the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-4
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
8/1/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-18, 24-22	0:41
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
6/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Gavira/Herrera	4	15-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50
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
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Gavira/Herrera	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-19, 21-17	0:44
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	14	21-19, 26-24	0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-5
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
6/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:55
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 # 8 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 4-4
6/4/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Krasilnikov/Semenov	10	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:49
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Krasilnikov/Semenov	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-17, 21-18	0:37
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
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Krasilnikov/Semenov	6	21-12, 23-21	0:42
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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 6-1
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
5/24/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Fijalek/Prudel	1	23-21, 21-9	0:37
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
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Fijalek/Prudel	5	15-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:49
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 # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 4-2
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:51
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
5/24/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Semi-Finals	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-19, 21-18	0:41
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 8-0
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 # 15 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
Series tied with # 16 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 # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 4-0
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Huber/Seidl	16	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:54
7/29/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Huber/Seidl	31	21-17, 21-19	0:39
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 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 # 19 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 3-0
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	19	21-19, 21-16	0:29
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 # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 5-0
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	20	16-21, 24-22, 16-14	0:56
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
8/30/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	13, Q6	3-0	0:48
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 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 # 24 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 2-0
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Kosiak/Rudol	20	21-10, 21-13	0:28
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Kosiak/Rudol	16	21-14, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 29 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 3-1
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Eithun/Horrem	29	21-16, 20-22, 15-12	0:48
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Eithun/Horrem	17	21-15, 21-13	0:35
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool J	Eithun/Horrem	17	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-19, 21-15	0:40
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 # 31 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
5/23/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	7	21-14, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 32 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 2-0
6/4/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Barsuk/Liamin	32	21-19, 21-18	0:34
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Barsuk/Liamin	24, Q5	5-2 Retired	0:03