Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
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 (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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
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
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 55-44 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 1-0
8/16/19FIVBMoscow 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
8/18/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 18 Cerutti/Filho 2 21-12, 21-16 0:32
8/15/19FIVBMoscow 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
6/15/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Goncalves/Schmidt 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
Series tied with # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 5-5
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 By Forfeit  
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 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-9
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 22, Q3 21-18, 23-21 0:38
8/15/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 16-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:44
8/11/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 4 20-22, 21-18, 15-9 0:46
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
Lead the series against # 6 Thole/Wickler, Germany 2-1
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Thole/Wickler 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:47
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
Trail the series against # 7 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-2
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool F Loyola/Wanderley 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 22, Q3 21-15, 22-20 0:37
7/4/19FIVBWorld 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, Czech Republic 1-3
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool H Perusic/Schweiner 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-13, 21-18 0:34
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Perusic/Schweiner 18 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 18-21, 21-13, 19-17 0:49
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 # 9 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Leshukov/Semenov 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 16 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:47
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool E Leshukov/Semenov 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Crabb/Gibb, United States 1-0
8/10/18FIVBMoscow 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
8/17/19FIVBMoscow 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 7-5
8/16/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 18 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-19, 21-16 0:36
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 # 14 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 4-1
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool A Gerson/Heidrich 17 Samoilovs/Smedins 16 21-18, 21-17 0:35
7/1/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool K Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Gerson/Heidrich 35 21-19, 25-23 0:46
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Gerson/Heidrich 21, Q2 21-9, 21-19 0:33
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gerson/Heidrich 24 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:42
6/21/18FIVBOstrava 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
8/15/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 18 Pedlow/Schachter 15 15-21, 26-24, 15-12 0:50
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool K Pedlow/Schachter 14 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-19, 24-22 0:46
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Pedlow/Schachter 14 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-10, 14-21, 15-7 0:43
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Pedlow/Schachter 19 21-17, 25-27, 15-9 0:51
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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
7/31/19FIVBVienna 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
8/17/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 18 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 20, Q3 14-21, 21-12, 22-20 0:54
7/31/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 4 21-18, 21-18 0:35
6/19/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 14, Q1 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:51
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 16, Q3 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Seidl/Waller, Austria 0-1
5/16/19FIVBItapema 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
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Doppler/Horst 23 24-22, 21-14 0:33
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Doppler/Horst 17 21-18, 21-15 0:36
8/4/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 21-16, 24-22 0:46
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 # 23 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 3-1
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 7 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q6 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:48
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 # 25, Q5 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 # 26 Gao/Li, China 2-0
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 22, Q3 Gao/Li 27, Q7 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 0:39
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 # 31 Sivolap/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
7/20/19FIVBEspinho 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 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Pokersnik/Zemljak 29, Q13 21-15, 21-17 0:33