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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Fort Lauderdale Major, Five Star
February 7 - 11, 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:

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 Fort Lauderdale Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 2/8/2017	Pool B	Trevor Crabb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (31, Q12)	Lost 23-25, 23-25	0:45
Wed, 2/8/2017	Pool B	Kacper Kujawiak / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (18)	Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
Thu, 2/9/2017	Pool B	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Nikita Liamin, Russia (15)	Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-12	0:45
Thu, 2/9/2017	Winner 1	Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (19)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:42

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 46-29 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 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 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 3-5
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
6/19/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	21-19, 21-15	0:37
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-12, 21-19	0:33
7/12/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:44
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-17, 21-19	0:38
8/3/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-14, 21-17	0:35
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	21-9, 21-19	0:35
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	13-21, 23-21, 15-7	0:53
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
Series tied with # 7 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 4-4
8/8/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:55
7/31/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-16, 21-18	0:34
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Bronze Medal	Saxton/Schalk	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	19-21, 30-28, 20-18	1:01
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	21-17, 17-21, 16-14	0:49
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	21	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	24-22, 18-21, 16-14	0:57
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Saxton/Schalk	14	21-19, 24-22	0:40
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	40	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Saxton/Schalk	27, Q9	21-11, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-4
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
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 # 15 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 1-0
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Krasilnikov/Liamin	15	21-19, 15-21, 15-12	0:45
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 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 # 18 Kujawiak/Prudel, Poland 1-0
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kujawiak/Prudel	18	21-16, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 19 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 4-3
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 1	Bockermann/Fluggen	19	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-19, 21-19	0:42
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	21-16, 21-15	0:34
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 # 20 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 # 22 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 # 23 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 # 25, Q3 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 # 26, Q4 Matysik/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/28/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Matysik/Walkenhorst	17	20-22, 21-18, 15-10	0:46
Trail the series against # 31, Q12 Crabb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool B	Crabb/Rosenthal	31, Q12	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	25-23, 25-23	0:45
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q14 Bergerud/Solhaug, Norway 1-0
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Bergerud/Solhaug	29, Q15	21-10, 21-14	0:28