Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Itapema Four Star
May 16 - 20, 2018
(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: 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 Itapema Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
Itapema Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/17/2018 Pool D Marco Cairus / Mauricio Vieyto, Uruguay (29, Q6) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:26
Thu, 5/17/2018 Pool D Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (13) Lost 21-17, 13-21, 12-15 0:47
Fri, 5/18/2018 Winner 1 Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (31) Lost 18-21, 23-25 0:45
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 35-21 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Goncalves/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Goncalves/Loyola 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 24-22, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-3
5/6/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
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 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 # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 6-4
5/6/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 22-20, 21-17 0:42
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gavira/Herrera 12 12-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 11 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
Trail the series against # 13 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool D Perusic/Schweiner 13 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:47
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 16 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 6-3
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Bockermann/Fluggen 24 21-14, 21-11 0:30
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 # 17 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
Lead the series against # 18 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-1
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 15 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:48
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 11 21-16, 21-13 0:34
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-17, 21-17 0:37
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 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
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Cairus/Vieyto, Uruguay 1-0
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Cairus/Vieyto 29, Q6 21-13, 21-12 0:26
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 3-1
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-18, 25-23 0:45
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 15 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-17, 21-12 0:35
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-15, 21-11 0:29