Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 6, 2017
(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: 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 Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 7 17th 160 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 5 17th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star 2 9th 360 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 2 9th 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 1 4th 300 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/7-11/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star 2 17th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2016 2016 World Tour Finals Toronto 2 5th 0 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 2 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/6-18/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 9 19th 0 US$0.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2017 Pool B Jonathan Golindano / Carlos Rangel, Venezuela (47) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:33
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool B Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (26) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Tue, 8/1/2017 Pool B Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (23) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:34
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 1 Ryan Doherty / John Hyden, United States (22) Won 23-21, 18-21, 15-12 0:50
Fri, 8/4/2017 Winner 2 Evandro Goncalves / Andre Loyola, Brazil (4) Lost 22-24, 19-21 0:46
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Martins Plavins - 37th Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 4th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 6 9th 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 2 9th 480 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 11 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 20 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 62-44 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
7/10/16FIVBGstaad Major Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-18, 21-16 0:36
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-19, 21-13 0:36
9/13/15FIVBSochi Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 24-22, 21-19 0:44
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 24 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 17-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Goncalves/Loyola 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 24-22, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 4-5
6/3/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 18-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:50
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
6/19/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 21-19, 21-15 0:37
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-12, 21-19 0:33
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:44
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-17, 21-19 0:38
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-14, 21-17 0:35
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-9, 21-19 0:35
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 13-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:53
Series tied with # 6 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 1-1
6/3/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Semi-Finals Krasilnikov/Liamin 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-14, 21-17 0:33
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Krasilnikov/Liamin 15 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 7 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 5-2
8/27/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kantor/Losiak 5 14-21, 21-9, 16-14 0:42
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 # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-3
7/10/16FIVBGstaad Major Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-14, 34-32 0:51
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gavira/Herrera 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-16, 21-17 0:37
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-18, 20-22, 20-18 0:56
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 23-25, 21-17, 16-14 0:55
10/12/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-14, 21-12 0:29
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 14 21-19, 26-24 0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-1
9/16/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-19, 21-14 0:34
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 21-18, 21-19 0:36
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 21-19, 32-30 0:42
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-6
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-12, 14-21, 15-11 0:42
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-18, 21-18 0:34
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 25-23 0:45
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-4
6/29/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool B Doppler/Horst 18 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:44
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool A Doppler/Horst 17 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-15, 21-13 0:29
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 9 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Doppler/Horst 9 21-17, 28-26 0:45
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Doppler/Horst 10 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:44
8/24/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Doppler/Horst 17 22-20, 21-17 0:38
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Doppler/Horst 20 21-18, 21-16 0:36
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Doppler/Horst 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-18, 21-18 0:38
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Doppler/Horst 18 21-19, 21-17 0:38
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Doppler/Horst 16, Q1 21-18, 29-27 0:47
Series tied with # 13 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 4-4
8/8/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:55
7/31/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-16, 21-18 0:34
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Bronze Medal Saxton/Schalk 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 19-21, 30-28, 20-18 1:01
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:49
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 21 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Saxton/Schalk 14 21-19, 24-22 0:40
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 40 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-15, 21-18 0:34
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 21-11, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 14 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 3-4
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 1 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 22-20, 21-12 0:31
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool E Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 20-22, 21-15, 18-16 0:49
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 15 21-19, 21-17 0:37
6/4/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Bronze Medal Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 15 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 18-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:41
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool A Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:38
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 7 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 26, Q2 21-18, 21-18 0:31
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 18 21-15, 29-27 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 0-1
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 1 Bryl/Fijalek 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:47
Trail the series against # 16 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 0-1
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool G Pedlow/Schachter 10 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Brunner/Patterson, United States 1-0
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Brunner/Patterson 12 30-32, 21-14, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-1
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 15 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:48
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 11 21-16, 21-13 0:34
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-17, 21-17 0:37
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 9 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-14, 21-19 0:34
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 7 21-17, 21-16 0:37
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Ontiveros/Virgen 24, Q8 24-22, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 19 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Doherty/Hyden, United States 1-0
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Doherty/Hyden 22 23-21, 18-21, 15-12 0:50
Series tied with # 23 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 1-1
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool B Santos Pereira/Younousse 23 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-17, 21-19 0:34
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 17 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 24 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
8/9/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool D Diaz/Gonzalez 21 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 23-21, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 26 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 5-3
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Bockermann/Fluggen 26 21-19, 21-15 0:39
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Winner 1 Bockermann/Fluggen 19 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-19, 21-19 0:42
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Bockermann/Fluggen 13 21-16, 21-15 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 27 Kujawiak/Prudel, Poland 2-0
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 7 Kujawiak/Prudel 26 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:53
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kujawiak/Prudel 18 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 29 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 4-0
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Plavins/Regza 15 13-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:40
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Plavins/Regza 17 21-9, 21-15 0:27
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 # 30 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Finsters/Tocs 29, Q20 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 0:44
Lead the series against # 34 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 2-1
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Carambula/Ranghieri 28, Q11 21-19, 21-9 0:33
6/17/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Carambula/Ranghieri 11 21-15, 13-21, 16-14 0:44
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 47 Golindano/Rangel, Venezuela 1-0
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Golindano/Rangel 47 21-19, 21-11 0:33