Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Xiamen Four Star
April 18 - 22, 2018
(5) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 211
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$777,745.86
Janis Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1987 (38 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
Awards
  • Team of the Year 2013 (with Janis Smedins), 2014 (with Janis Smedins)
  • Tour Champion 2013 (with Janis Smedins), 2014 (with Janis Smedins)
  • Sportsperson 2018
Awards
  • Best Hitter 2013, 2014
  • Best Offensive Player 2013, 2016
  • Best Setter 2013, 2018
  • Sportsperson 2013
  • Team of the Year 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)
  • Tour Champion 2013 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs), 2014 (with Aleksandrs Samoilovs)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Previous Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2015 Janis Smedins - 3rd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 3rd
2016 Janis Smedins - 5th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 1/3-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 3 9th 400 US$4,000.00
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
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$4,000.00
Xiamen Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/19/2018 Pool E Quincy Aye / Youssef Krou, France (28, Q8) Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-7 0:46
Fri, 4/20/2018 Pool E Theo Brunner / John Hyden, United States (12) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:32
Sat, 4/21/2018 Winner 2 Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (23, Q2) Lost 23-25, 17-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships400000020200 $36,000.00
World Tour Finals300001010100 $22,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam46454280112810 $776,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open48804360160720 $280,675.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star310010010000 $16,000.00
Total105135861503121930 $1,131,175.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Aleksandrs Samoilovs Janis Smedins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000002100 $0.00 Olympic Games2001000100 $0.00
8000003400 $32,200.00 World Championships5000102200 $32,000.00
3000011100 $11,250.00 World Tour Finals3000011100 $11,250.00
81454211231980 $487,550.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6655428211720 $465,900.00
1048143113218150 $234,587.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open798143819960 $173,087.50
5120101000 $8,925.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star4100102000 $8,100.00
3000021000 $1,800.00 Challenger6010022100 $4,725.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 Satellite          
3100010100 $0.00 U21 World Championships2000100010 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships3001001100 $0.00
21115886266344230 $777,312.50 Total17014710819483290 $695,062.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB1332102040100 $197,300.00 611481.3 %
2014FIVB1212025010010 $233,500.00 502071.4 %
2015FIVB921101040000 $123,000.00 401474.1 %
2016FIVB1530222030300 $258,875.00 612372.6 %
2017FIVB700010030300 $40,000.00 161551.6 %
2018FIVB400101020000 $34,000.00 12666.7 %
TotalFIVB609555110170710 $886,675.00 2409272.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Aleksandrs Samoilovs  Janis Smedins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC1000000100 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2100001000 $1,450.00 2005FIVB C&S          
1100000000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC2000001010 $0.00
7000001024 $4,250.00 2006FIVB6000000015 $1,000.00
2000020000 $1,350.00 2006FIVB C&S2000011000 $1,225.00
           2006FIVB Age Group WC1000100000 $0.00
15000023523 $30,500.00 2007FIVB7000000025 $2,000.00
           2007FIVB C&S3010011000 $3,500.00
18000016353 $31,400.00 2008FIVB4000000004 $0.00
           2008FIVB C&S1000000100 $0.00
11010004321 $32,675.00 2009FIVB2000000200 $4,550.00
11000004430 $26,650.00 2010FIVB11010012214 $28,750.00
12000015312 $29,275.00 2011FIVB10000113410 $39,875.00
12000045120 $44,400.00 2012FIVB10101006200 $47,975.00
13321024100 $98,650.00 2013FIVB13321024100 $98,650.00
13120251110 $117,350.00 2014FIVB12120251010 $116,750.00
10211014100 $65,000.00 2015FIVB9211014000 $61,500.00
15302223300 $129,437.50 2016FIVB15302223300 $129,437.50
7000103300 $20,000.00 2017FIVB7000103300 $20,000.00
4001012000 $17,000.00 2018FIVB4001012000 $17,000.00
156116552246291913 $650,387.50 TotalTotal12210777153119719 $572,212.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall234 70.9% 47 14.2% 49 14.8% 281-49 85.2% 53 31.4% 31 18.3% 85 50.3% 53-116 31.4% 234-85 73.4% 100-80 55.6% 32 337-167 66.9%
2017-201835 63.6% 10 18.2% 10 18.2% 45-10 81.8% 11 30.6% 5 13.9% 20 55.6% 11-25 30.6% 35-20 63.6% 21-15 58.3% 00 56-35 61.5%
Against the Field48 57.1% 16 19.0% 20 23.8% 64-20 76.2% 15 28.3% 10 18.9% 28 52.8% 15-38 28.3% 96-52 64.9% 62-60 50.8% 11 80-57 58.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012000000000012
World Championships0000930024000000117
World Tour Finals001035000200000047
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0043883600542596424516377
Challenge/Four Star/Open0033722900512887438014670
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0000510051110110124
Total0086178760011260181486135337167
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 45-28 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 6-2
3/3/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Kantor/Losiak 3 12-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:43
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 # 2 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 # 3 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 Stoyanovskiy/Velichko, Russia 0-1
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 3 Stoyanovskiy/Velichko 15 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-15, 21-13 0:29
Series tied with # 10 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 5-5
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-17, 21-16 0:33
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
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Brunner/Hyden, United States 1-0
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Brunner/Hyden 12 21-14, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 13 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-2
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool E Bryl/Fijalek 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 25-23, 22-20 0:39
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Bryl/Fijalek 21 21-14, 21-13 0:31
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 # 14 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 # 19 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 # 20 Caminati/Ranghieri, Italy 2-0
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Caminati/Ranghieri 18, Q1 21-18, 29-27 0:53
8/28/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Caminati/Ranghieri 20 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-0
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 21-14, 21-19 0:37
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 25-23, 21-17 0:38
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 # 25, Q4 Allen/Doherty, United States 1-0
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Allen/Doherty 25, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 26, Q7 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 # 28, Q8 Aye/Krou, France 1-0
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Aye/Krou 28, Q8 21-19, 15-21, 15-7 0:46
Lead the series against # 31 Gao/Li, China 1-0
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Gao/Li 32, Q13 21-12, 19-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q12 Kujawiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kujawiak/Rudol 28, Q12 21-16, 21-16 0:32