European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
August 16 - 20, 2017
(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: 237
Career Wins: 20
Career CEV Wins: 2
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: 22
Tournaments: 199
Career Wins: 18
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$787,055.81
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
CEV142410204010000 US$121,149.93
CEV C&S11000000000000 US$4,351.05
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Overall12016996170352172133 US$1,256,675.98
Previous Jurmala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV C&S 2014 Janis Smedins - 1st Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
2015 Janis Smedins - 3rd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 3rd
2016 Janis Smedins - 1st Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 2 9th 480 US$11,000.00
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
CEV 6/21-25/2017 Austrian Masters 1 5th 128 € 1,250.00
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
CEV 9/1-4/2016 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters 1 1st 320 € 6,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 2 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool D Murat Giginoglu / Hasan Mermer, Türkiye (29) Won 21-18, 21-10 0:29
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool D Markus Bockermann / Yannick Harms, Germany (20) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Thu, 8/17/2017 Pool D Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (13) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:36
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 2 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (1) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:49
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 3 Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (5) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Sat, 8/19/2017 Semi-Finals Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (11) Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-12 0:44
Sun, 8/20/2017 Gold Medal Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (2) Lost 16-21, 21-23 0:38
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 50-24 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 2 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 6-2
8/18/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Kantor/Losiak 1 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 2 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-8
8/20/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-16, 23-21 0:38
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
6/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:55
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
Series tied with # 3 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
Series tied with # 5 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-1
8/18/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Bryl/Fijalek 5 21-14, 21-17 0:36
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 1 Bryl/Fijalek 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 5-1
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
8/2/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 21-18, 21-19 0:38
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 7-4
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
8/1/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-18, 24-22 0:41
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
6/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:50
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
8/4/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Gold Medal Gavira/Herrera 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 21-17 0:44
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 14 21-19, 26-24 0:45
Series tied with # 8 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 4-4
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
6/3/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 19 21-19, 21-16 0:29
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 # 10 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool E Mol/Sorum 21, Q3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 20-22, 21-18, 15-9 0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 3-0
8/19/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 11 21-14, 15-21, 15-12 0:44
9/4/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 21-17, 21-14 1:33
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
8/17/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Beeler/Krattiger 13 21-18, 21-13 0:36
Series tied with # 14 Schumann/Thole, Germany 1-1
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Schumann/Thole 26, Q12 21-15, 21-12 0:31
6/24/17CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Schumann/Thole 11, Q8 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 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 # 17 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 4-1
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
8/2/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 15 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/31/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 15 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Gregory/Sheaf 15 21-8, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Bockermann/Harms, Germany 1-0
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Bockermann/Harms 20 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 21 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 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 2-0
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Finsters/Tocs 29, Q20 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 0:44
8/30/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Finsters/Tocs 16 3-0 0:31
Lead the series against # 29 Giginoglu/Mermer, Türkiye 1-0
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Giginoglu/Mermer 29 21-18, 21-10 0:29
Lead the series against # 31 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 1-0
9/2/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Pokersnik/Zemljak 16, Q15 13-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 32 Babich/Gordieiev, Ukraine 1-0
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Babich/Gordieiev 31, Q9 21-14, 21-14 0:36