Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Gstaad Major
July 9 - 14, 2018
(11) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Martins Plavins - 37th Did not play
2008 Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Did not play
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Martins Plavins - 17th
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Martins Plavins - 17th
2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play
2013 Janis Smedins - 5th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
2014 Janis Smedins - 25th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th
2015 Janis Smedins - 2nd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 2nd
2016 Janis Smedins - 3rd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 3rd
2017 Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
Gstaad Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2018 Pool F Marco Caminati / Enrico Rossi, Italy (22, Q4) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Wed, 7/11/2018 Pool F Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (6) Lost 17-21, 21-14, 10-15 0:41
Thu, 7/12/2018 Winner 1 Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (16) Won 24-22, 22-20 0:39
Fri, 7/13/2018 Winner 2 Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (26, Q14) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 59-43 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 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 # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 5-4
7/1/18FIVBPoland Four Star Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 0:47
6/23/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-15, 21-12 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 6-5
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Gavira/Herrera 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:41
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
Lead the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Gerson/Heidrich 22, Q2 22-20, 21-16 0:37
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 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 # 12 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-7
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 21-16, 21-12 0:30
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-12, 14-21, 15-11 0:42
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-18, 21-18 0:34
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 25-23 0:45
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 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
Series tied with # 16 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-1
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Perusic/Schweiner 16 24-22, 22-20 0:39
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 # 17 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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20 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 # 22, Q4 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Caminati/Rossi 22, Q4 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 26, Q14 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-1
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-19, 21-17 0:37
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 # 27, Q15 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 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 # Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q6 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 # Q11 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 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 # Q20 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 # Q23 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