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€ 200,000 2018 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship - The Netherlands
July 16 - 22, 2018

(7) 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 The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2009	Ruslans Sorokins - 9th	Did not play
FIVB 2010	Did not play	Martins Plavins - 17th
FIVB 2011	Ruslans Sorokins - 13th	Martins Plavins - 25th
2012	Ruslans Sorokins - 9th	Martins Plavins - 9th
FIVB 2013	Janis Smedins - 2nd	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 2nd
FIVB 2014	Janis Smedins - 5th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
FIVB 2015	Martins Plavins - 17th	Did not play
FIVB 2017	Janis Smedins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
FIVB 2018	Janis Smedins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-14/2018	Gstaad Major	11	9th	600	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2018	Espinho Four Star	4	1st	800	US$20,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2018	Poland Four Star	10	3rd	640	US$10,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2018	Ostrava Four Star	11	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/16-20/2018	Itapema Four Star	4	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2018	Huntington Beach Four Star	9	4th	560	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/18-22/2018	Xiamen Four Star	5	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	3/6-10/2018	Doha Four Star	5	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	2/27-3/4/2018	Fort Lauderdale Major	12	3rd	960	US$20,000.00
CEV	1/11-14/2018	CEV Masters Pelhrimov	3	9th	200	€ 750.00
FIVB	1/3-7/2018	The Hague Four Star	3	9th	400	US$4,000.00
CEV	8/16-20/2017	European Championship Final	4	2nd	480	€ 15,000.00
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

CEV European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 7/16/2018	Pool G	Philipp Bergmann / Yannick Harms, Germany (26)	Won 21-13, 11-21, 15-12	0:42
Tue, 7/17/2018	Pool G	Lukas Kazdailis / Arnas Rumsevicius, Lithuania (23)	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:37
Thu, 7/19/2018	Pool G	Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (10)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:36
Fri, 7/20/2018	Winner 2	Mariusz Prudel / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (14)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:39
Sat, 7/21/2018	Winner 3	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2)	Won 13-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:48
Sun, 7/22/2018	Semi-Finals	Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (19)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:36
Sun, 7/22/2018	Gold Medal	Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (12)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 57-38 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-9
3/1/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	21-16, 21-12	0:30
8/20/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-16, 23-21	0:38
7/1/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-12, 14-21, 15-11	0:42
6/17/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-18, 21-18	0:34
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 # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 7-4
7/21/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	13-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:48
7/1/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-18, 18-21, 17-15	0:47
6/23/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	21-15, 21-12	0:33
5/6/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:55
1/6/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:49
9/16/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-19, 21-14	0:34
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-18, 21-19	0:36
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	21-19, 32-30	0:42
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 7-5
6/28/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:46
6/21/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	Doppler/Horst	6	23-21, 21-17	0:36
6/29/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Pool B	Doppler/Horst	18	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:44
6/1/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	17	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-15, 21-13	0:29
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 # 4 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 7-2
3/3/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	Kantor/Losiak	3	12-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:43
8/18/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Kantor/Losiak	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:49
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
Series tied with # 5 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 1-1
6/3/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Semi-Finals	Krasilnikov/Liamin	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-14, 21-17	0:33
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
Trail the series against # 6 Stoyanovskiy/Velichko, Russia 0-1
3/8/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 3	Stoyanovskiy/Velichko	15	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-15, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 8-6
7/11/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:41
5/6/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	22-20, 21-17	0:42
5/5/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Winner 5	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Gavira/Herrera	12	12-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:41
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
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
Lead the series against # 10 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 3-2
7/19/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	Bryl/Fijalek	10	21-16, 21-18	0:36
3/7/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool E	Bryl/Fijalek	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	25-23, 22-20	0:39
2/28/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	Bryl/Fijalek	21	21-14, 21-13	0:31
8/18/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Bryl/Fijalek	5	21-14, 21-17	0:36
7/8/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Winner 1	Bryl/Fijalek	16	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:47
Series tied with # 11 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 1-1
7/7/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Plavins/Tocs	10	21-18, 21-14	0:37
1/13/18	CEV	CEV Masters Pelhrimov	Winner 1	Plavins/Tocs	7, Q1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	22-20, 29-27	0:43
Trail the series against # 12 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-3
7/22/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	21-17, 21-13	0:34
4/21/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	23, Q2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	25-23, 21-17	0:38
7/6/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool E	Mol/Sorum	21, Q3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	20-22, 21-18, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	Gerson/Heidrich	22, Q2	22-20, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Prudel/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/20/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	Prudel/Szalankiewicz	14	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Kujawiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
3/7/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kujawiak/Rudol	28, Q12	21-16, 21-16	0:32
Series tied with # 16 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-1
7/12/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	Perusic/Schweiner	16	24-22, 22-20	0:39
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool D	Perusic/Schweiner	13	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
8/17/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Beeler/Krattiger	13	21-18, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 4-2
7/13/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Koekelkoren/van Walle	26, Q14	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	21-19, 21-17	0:37
3/2/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	Koekelkoren/van Walle	15	21-14, 21-19	0:37
1/12/18	CEV	CEV Masters Pelhrimov	Pool C	Koekelkoren/van Walle	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-16, 21-19	0:43
8/19/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Koekelkoren/van Walle	11	21-14, 15-21, 15-12	0:44
9/4/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Koekelkoren/van Walle	5	21-17, 21-14	1:33
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 # 19 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/22/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	Leshukov/Semenov	19	21-15, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
7/11/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	Caminati/Rossi	22, Q4	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-0
7/17/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	Kazdailis/Rumsevicius	23	21-16, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Aye/Krou, France 1-0
4/19/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Aye/Krou	28, Q8	21-19, 15-21, 15-7	0:46
Lead the series against # 25 Horl/Winter, Austria 1-0
1/12/18	CEV	CEV Masters Pelhrimov	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Horl/Winter	14, Q11	21-13, 24-22	0:30
Lead the series against # 26 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
7/16/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	Bergmann/Harms	26	21-13, 11-21, 15-12	0:42
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 6-1
7/7/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	28, Q12	21-16, 21-15	0:32
5/18/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	31	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-18, 25-23	0:45
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