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US$300,000 Moscow Four Star
August 14 - 18, 2019

(18) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia

Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 6, 1985 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

234

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$861,578.86

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:

Tournaments:

190

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$783,311.13

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

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
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00
Overall	119	15	9	9	6	17	0	35	2	17	2	1	3	3	US$1,252,324.93

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV 2007	Martins Plavins - 13th	Did not play
2008	Martins Plavins - 9th	Did not play
2009	Ruslans Sorokins - 33rd	Martins Plavins - 17th
2010	Ruslans Sorokins - 25th	Did not play
2011	Ruslans Sorokins - 33rd	Martins Plavins - 17th
2012	Ruslans Sorokins - 5th	Martins Plavins - 9th
2013	Janis Smedins - 1st	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
2014	Janis Smedins - 5th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
2015	Janis Smedins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2016	Janis Smedins - 17th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2017	Janis Smedins - 4th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 4th
2018	Janis Smedins - 1st	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
CEV 2019	Janis Smedins - 17th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/6-11/2019	European Championships	14	17th	240	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	Q5	33rd	240	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2019	Espinho Four Star	16	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2019	Gstaad Major Series	22, Q3	17th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/7/2019	World Championships Hamburg	11	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2019	Warsaw Four Star	12	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/29-6/2/2019	Ostrava Four Star	9	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/15-19/2019	Itapema Four Star	3	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/23-28/2019	Xiamen Four Star	3	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/11-16/2019	Doha Four Star	3	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	1/2-6/2019	The Hague Four Star	3	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/15-18/2018	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	5	9th	0	US$7,500.00

Moscow Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/15/2019	Pool B	Sam Pedlow / Sam Schachter, Canada (15)	Won 15-21, 26-24, 15-12	0:50
Thu, 8/15/2019	Pool B	Alison Cerutti / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (2)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:41
Fri, 8/16/2019	Winner 1	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (13)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:36
Fri, 8/16/2019	Winner 2	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Oleg Stoyanovskiy, Russia (1)	Won 21-19, 23-25, 15-12	0:55
Sat, 8/17/2019	Winner 3	Nikita Liamin / Taras Myskiv, Russia (12)	Won 21-18, 24-26, 15-12	0:55
Sat, 8/17/2019	Semi-Finals	Saymon Barbosa / Guto Carvalhaes, Brazil (20, Q3)	Won 14-21, 21-12, 22-20	0:54
Sun, 8/18/2019	Gold Medal	Alison Cerutti / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (2)	Won 21-12, 21-16	0:32

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$36,000.00
World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$22,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	46	4	5	4	2	8	0	11	2	8	1	1	$776,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	48	8	0	4	3	6	0	16	0	7	2	2	$280,675.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$16,000.00
Confederation Championship	11	1	4	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	$93,250.00
Total	116	14	9	8	6	16	0	35	2	20	3	3	$1,224,425.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Aleksandrs Samoilovs												Janis Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	1	$32,200.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	$32,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$11,250.00	World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$11,250.00
81	4	5	4	2	11	23	19	8	5	$487,550.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	66	5	5	4	2	8	21	17	2	2	$465,900.00
104	8	1	4	3	11	32	18	15	12	$234,587.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	79	8	1	4	3	8	19	9	6	21	$173,087.50
5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$8,925.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$8,100.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$1,800.00	Challenger	6	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	$4,725.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
14	1	4	0	0	2	5	2	0	0	$50,750.00	Confederation Championship	14	1	4	1	0	2	5	1	0	0	$54,875.00
225	16	12	8	6	28	68	46	23	18	$828,062.50	Total	184	15	11	11	8	21	53	33	9	23	$749,937.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2013	FIVB	13	3	2	1	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	$197,300.00	61	14	81.3 %
2013	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00	5	2	71.4 %
2014	FIVB	12	1	2	0	2	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	$233,500.00	50	20	71.4 %
2014	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00	6	1	85.7 %
2015	FIVB	9	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	$123,000.00	40	14	74.1 %
2015	CEV	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,625.00	12	1	92.3 %
2016	FIVB	15	3	0	2	2	2	0	3	0	3	0	0	$258,875.00	61	23	72.6 %
2016	CEV	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	10	2	83.3 %
2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	$40,000.00	16	15	51.6 %
2017	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$16,250.00	8	2	80.0 %
2018	FIVB	13	2	0	2	1	1	0	6	0	1	0	0	$122,500.00	40	20	66.7 %
2018	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$15,750.00	7	3	70.0 %
2019	FIVB	11	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	1	1	$59,000.00	23	19	54.8 %
2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	80	12	5	6	6	12	0	24	0	12	2	1	$1,034,175.00	291	125	70.0 %
Total	CEV	11	2	4	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$95,625.00	50	13	79.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Aleksandrs Samoilovs													Janis Smedins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00	2005	FIVB C&S
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	$4,250.00	2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,350.00	2006	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,225.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
15	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	2	3	$30,500.00	2007	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$650.00	2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00
18	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	5	3	$31,400.00	2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
11	0	1	0	0	0	4	3	2	1	$32,675.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$4,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2009	CEV
11	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	0	$26,650.00	2010	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	4	$28,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,375.00	2010	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	2	$29,275.00	2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	1	0	$39,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	2	0	$44,400.00	2012	FIVB	10	1	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	$47,975.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,625.00	2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
13	3	2	1	0	2	4	1	0	0	$98,650.00	2013	FIVB	13	3	2	1	0	2	4	1	0	0	$98,650.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$7,875.00	2013	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
13	1	2	0	2	5	1	1	1	0	$117,350.00	2014	FIVB	12	1	2	0	2	5	1	0	1	0	$116,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2014	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
10	2	1	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	$65,000.00	2015	FIVB	9	2	1	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	$61,500.00
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,312.50	2015	CEV	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,312.50
15	3	0	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	$129,437.50	2016	FIVB	15	3	0	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	$129,437.50
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2016	CEV	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
7	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	$20,000.00	2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	$20,000.00
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$8,125.00	2017	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$8,125.00
13	2	0	2	1	1	6	1	0	0	$61,250.00	2018	FIVB	13	2	0	2	1	1	6	1	0	0	$61,250.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$7,875.00	2018	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$7,875.00
11	1	0	0	0	1	3	4	1	1	$29,500.00	2019	FIVB	11	1	0	0	0	1	3	4	1	1	$29,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
196	16	10	7	6	26	58	39	20	14	$777,475.00	Total	Total	159	15	11	10	8	19	40	28	8	20	$702,275.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	234	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%	3	2	337-167	66.9%
2018-2019	47	65.3%	12	16.7%	13	18.1%	59-13	81.9%	12	30.8%	4	10.3%	23	59.0%	12-27	30.8%	47-23	67.1%	24-17	58.5%	0	1	71-41	63.4%
Against the Field	40	55.6%	14	19.4%	18	25.0%	54-18	75.0%	16	27.6%	10	17.2%	32	55.2%	16-42	27.6%	80-62	56.3%	60-56	51.7%	0	1	70-60	53.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	9	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7
World Tour Finals	0	0	1	0	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	3	88	36	0	0	54	25	9	6	4	2	4	5	163	77
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	3	72	29	0	0	51	28	8	7	4	3	8	0	146	70
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	12	4
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	22	7	0	0	15	6	5	0	0	0	1	4	43	17
Total	0	0	8	6	200	83	0	0	127	66	23	14	8	6	14	9	380	184

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 65-49 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 1-0
8/16/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy	1	21-19, 23-25, 15-12	0:55
Series tied with # 2 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 1-1
8/18/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	Cerutti/Filho	2	21-12, 21-16	0:32
8/15/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool B	Cerutti/Filho	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	21-16, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Goncalves/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/15/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 2	Goncalves/Schmidt	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 7-5
1/5/19	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	By Forfeit
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
Trail the series against # 5 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-11
7/11/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	22, Q3	21-18, 23-21	0:38
8/15/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	16-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:44
8/11/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Lupo/Nicolai	4	20-22, 21-18, 15-9	0:46
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 # 6 Thole/Wickler, Germany 2-1
8/16/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool A	Thole/Wickler	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	17-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:47
7/8/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Thole/Wickler	19, Q1	15-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:45
6/30/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Thole/Wickler	27, Q9	21-14, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-2
7/10/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool F	Loyola/Wanderley	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	22, Q3	21-15, 22-20	0:37
7/4/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Winner 1	Loyola/Wanderley	17	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	17-21, 21-15, 17-15	1:02
Trail the series against # 8 Perusic/Schweiner, Czechia 1-3
5/30/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool H	Perusic/Schweiner	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-13, 21-18	0:34
5/17/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 1	Perusic/Schweiner	18	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	18-21, 21-13, 19-17	0:49
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
Trail the series against # 9 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 1-3
8/8/19	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Leshukov/Semenov	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	14	21-17, 21-18	0:34
7/20/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 2	Leshukov/Semenov	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:47
6/14/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Pool E	Leshukov/Semenov	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	21-17, 21-13	0:33
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 # 11 Crabb/Gibb, United States 1-0
8/10/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Crabb/Gibb	8	21-19, 28-26	0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Liamin/Myskiv, Russia 1-0
8/17/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	Liamin/Myskiv	12	21-18, 24-26, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 13 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 9-6
8/16/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-19, 21-16	0:36
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 # 14 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 4-1
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool A	Gerson/Heidrich	17	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	21-18, 21-17	0:35
7/1/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool K	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	Gerson/Heidrich	35	21-19, 25-23	0:46
6/13/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	Gerson/Heidrich	21, Q2	21-9, 21-19	0:33
5/30/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool H	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Gerson/Heidrich	24	21-16, 17-21, 15-9	0:42
6/21/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	Gerson/Heidrich	22, Q2	22-20, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 2-3
8/15/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	Pedlow/Schachter	15	15-21, 26-24, 15-12	0:50
7/3/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool K	Pedlow/Schachter	14	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	21-19, 24-22	0:46
5/31/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 1	Pedlow/Schachter	14	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-10, 14-21, 15-7	0:43
4/25/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Pedlow/Schachter	19	21-17, 25-27, 15-9	0:51
7/21/17	FIVB	Olsztyn Four Star	Pool G	Pedlow/Schachter	10	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	19-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 16 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-1
6/29/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	25, Q4	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:44
8/24/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:48
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-16, 21-13	0:34
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-17, 21-17	0:37
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	22-20, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
7/31/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Qualifier 2	Varenhorst/van de Velde	31, Q12	Samoilovs/Smedins	Q5	21-19, 16-21, 16-14	0:49
Lead the series against # 20, Q3 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 4-0
8/17/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	20, Q3	14-21, 21-12, 22-20	0:54
7/31/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	4	21-18, 21-18	0:35
6/19/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	14, Q1	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:51
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	16, Q3	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # 21 Seidl/Waller, Austria 1-1
8/7/19	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	14	Seidl/Waller	30	21-17, 21-16	0:35
5/16/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool C	Seidl/Waller	19	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-15, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 9-6
6/14/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	Doppler/Horst	23	24-22, 21-14	0:33
4/27/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Doppler/Horst	17	21-18, 21-15	0:36
8/4/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Winner 2	Doppler/Horst	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	21-16, 24-22	0:46
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 # 23 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 5-2
8/2/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	Koekelkoren/van Walle	26, Q6	19-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:48
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 # 25, Q5 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Ontiveros/Virgen	9	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-14, 21-19	0:34
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	7	21-17, 21-16	0:37
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Ontiveros/Virgen	24, Q8	24-22, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	19	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 26 Gao/Li, China 2-0
7/11/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	22, Q3	Gao/Li	27, Q7	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	0:39
9/23/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Gao/Li	32, Q13	21-12, 19-21, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 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 # 31 Sivolap/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
7/20/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Sivolap/Yarzutkin	29, Q9	21-14, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # Q11 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 2-0
7/6/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Pokersnik/Zemljak	29, Q13	21-15, 21-17	0:33
9/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Pokersnik/Zemljak	16, Q15	13-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:45