Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Dela Beach Open
January 3 - 7, 2018
(3) 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play
2010 Did not play Martins Plavins - 17th
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 13th Martins Plavins - 25th
2013 Janis Smedins - 2nd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 2nd
2014 Janis Smedins - 5th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
2015 Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play
2017 Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
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
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
The Hague Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 1/4/2018 Pool C Vasilii Ivanov / Ilya Leshukov, Russia (30, Q17) Won 21-19, 21-10 0:29
Fri, 1/5/2018 Pool C Casey Patterson / Stafford Slick, United States (19) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Sat, 1/6/2018 Winner 2 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (1) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 9-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 17-7 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-2
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:49
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
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 9 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 # 18 Caminati/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
8/28/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Caminati/Ranghieri 20 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Patterson/Slick, United States 1-0
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Patterson/Slick 19 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q17 Ivanov/Leshukov, Russia 1-0
1/4/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ivanov/Leshukov 30, Q17 21-19, 21-10 0:29
Trail the series against # Q1 Crabb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool B Crabb/Rosenthal 31, Q12 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 25-23, 25-23 0:45
Lead the series against # Q3 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 3-0
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 29, Q8 21-14, 21-18 0:34
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 17 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:46
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 20, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q13 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Gregory/Sheaf 15 21-8, 21-14 0:33