Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Espinho Four Star
July 3 - 8, 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Toms Smedins - 41st
2007 Martins Plavins - 17th Toms Smedins - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
Espinho Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/6/2018 Pool D Jan Pokersnik / Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia (29, Q13) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Fri, 7/6/2018 Pool D Guto Carvalhaes / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (20, Q2) Won 21-15, 15-21, 17-15 0:49
Sat, 7/7/2018 Winner 2 Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (28, Q12) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Sat, 7/7/2018 Winner 3 Martins Plavins / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (10) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Sun, 7/8/2018 Semi-Finals Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler, Germany (19, Q1) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:45
Sun, 7/8/2018 Gold Medal Guto Carvalhaes / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (20, Q2) Won 21-13, 19-21, 22-20 1:00
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 35-20 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 2-4
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Dalhausser/Lucena 1 24-22, 21-18 0:43
3/3/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 21-14, 21-12 0:37
7/10/16FIVBGstaad Major Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-18, 21-16 0:36
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-19, 21-13 0:36
9/13/15FIVBSochi Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 24-22, 21-19 0:44
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 24 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 17-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 2-1
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Semi-Finals Felipe/Goncalves 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 21-19, 21-15 0:38
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Felipe/Goncalves 7, Q1 22-20, 21-15 0:43
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Felipe/Goncalves 23, Q2 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Doppler/Horst, Austria 7-5
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool G Doppler/Horst 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:46
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Doppler/Horst 6 23-21, 21-17 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 6 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 2-3
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Schmidt/Solberg 2 28-26, 21-14 0:47
10/12/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Semi-Finals Schmidt/Solberg 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 0:53
6/16/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Gold Medal Schmidt/Solberg 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 21-19, 21-12 0:41
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Schmidt/Solberg 4 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Schmidt/Solberg 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 22-24, 33-31, 15-11 1:03
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 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 # 10 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Plavins/Tocs 10 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 14 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Series tied with # 15 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 1-1
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Diaz/Gonzalez 23 21-15, 21-17 0:33
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 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 # 18 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-1
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Grimalt/Grimalt 25, Q4 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:44
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 # 19, Q1 Thole/Wickler, Germany 2-0
7/8/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Thole/Wickler 19, Q1 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:45
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Thole/Wickler 27, Q9 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Carvalhaes/Santos, Brazil 2-0
7/8/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Carvalhaes/Santos 20, Q2 21-13, 19-21, 22-20 1:00
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Carvalhaes/Santos 20, Q2 21-15, 15-21, 17-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 4-1
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 28, Q12 21-16, 21-15 0:32
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
Lead the series against # 29, Q13 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Pokersnik/Zemljak 29, Q13 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q17 Mermer/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Mermer/Urlu 29 21-17, 25-23 0:41