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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Tour Finals
September 3 - 8, 2019

(12, Q1) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia

Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 6, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

211

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$777,745.86

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:

170

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

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
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00

Previous Rome Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Ruslans Sorokins - 25th	Did not play
2010	Ruslans Sorokins - 17th	Martins Plavins - 41st
2011	Ruslans Sorokins - 17th	Martins Plavins - 4th
2012	Ruslans Sorokins - 5th	Martins Plavins - 9th
2013	Janis Smedins - 2nd	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/22-25/2019	Jurmala Three Star	2	1st	600	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2019	Moscow Four Star	18	1st	800	US$20,000.00
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

World Tour Finals Rome Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/4/2019	Qualifier 2	Peng Gao / Yang Li, China (Q17)	Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-6	0:41
Thu, 9/5/2019	Pool E	Mirco Gerson / Adrian Heidrich, Switzerland (21)	Won 15-21, 21-17, 22-20	0:54
Thu, 9/5/2019	Pool E	Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler, Germany (5)	Lost 25-23, 15-21, 8-15	0:50
Fri, 9/6/2019	Winner 1	Nils Ehlers / Lars Fluggen, Germany (16)	Lost 31-29, 26-28, 15-17	1:10

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	0	$776,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	48	8	0	4	3	6	0	16	0	7	2	0	$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
Total	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	19	3	0	$1,131,175.00

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	0	$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	0	$487,550.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	66	5	5	4	2	8	21	17	2	0	$465,900.00
104	8	1	4	3	11	32	18	15	0	$234,587.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	79	8	1	4	3	8	19	9	6	0	$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
211	15	8	8	6	26	63	44	23	0	$777,312.50	Total	170	14	7	10	8	19	48	32	9	0	$695,062.50

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 %
2014	FIVB	12	1	2	0	2	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	$233,500.00	50	20	71.4 %
2015	FIVB	9	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	$123,000.00	40	14	74.1 %
2016	FIVB	15	3	0	2	2	2	0	3	0	3	0	0	$258,875.00	61	23	72.6 %
2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	$40,000.00	16	15	51.6 %
2018	FIVB	13	2	0	2	1	1	0	6	0	1	0	0	$122,500.00	40	20	66.7 %
2019	FIVB	13	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	5	1	1	$75,000.00	31	21	59.6 %
Total	FIVB	82	13	5	6	6	12	0	24	0	13	2	1	$1,050,175.00	299	127	70.2 %

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
13	2	0	0	0	1	3	5	1	1	$37,500.00	2019	FIVB	13	2	0	0	0	1	3	5	1	1	$37,500.00
178	15	6	6	6	23	53	35	20	14	$732,137.50	Total	Total	144	14	7	8	8	16	38	25	8	20	$653,962.50

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	53	55.2%	18	18.8%	25	26.0%	71-25	74.0%	16	22.5%	12	16.9%	43	60.6%	16-55	22.5%	106-84	55.8%	68-74	47.9%	0	1	87-80	52.1%

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
Total	0	0	8	6	178	76	0	0	112	60	18	14	8	6	13	5	337	167

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 69-60 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-9
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
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
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
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
4/21/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	23, Q2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	25-23, 21-17	0:38
7/6/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool E	Mol/Sorum	21, Q3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	20-22, 21-18, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 Thole/Wickler, Germany 2-2
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool E	Thole/Wickler	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	12, Q1	23-25, 21-15, 15-8	0:50
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 # 6 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-2
3/7/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool E	Bryl/Fijalek	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	25-23, 22-20	0:39
2/28/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	Bryl/Fijalek	21	21-14, 21-13	0:31
7/8/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Winner 1	Bryl/Fijalek	16	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:47
Series tied with # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 5-5
1/5/19	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	By Forfeit
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
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 # 8 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 2-4
5/4/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Winner 4	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Dalhausser/Lucena	1	24-22, 21-18	0:43
3/3/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	21-14, 21-12	0:37
7/10/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-18, 21-16	0:36
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-19, 21-13	0:36
9/13/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	24-22, 21-19	0:44
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Lucena	24	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 2-0
8/9/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Plavins/Tocs	11	21-14, 21-16	0:30
7/7/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Plavins/Tocs	10	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 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 # 14 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
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
Trail the series against # 15 Bourne/Crabb, United States 0-1
3/13/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool C	Bourne/Crabb	19	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Ehlers/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
9/6/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Winner 1	Ehlers/Fluggen	16	Samoilovs/Smedins	12, Q1	29-31, 28-26, 17-15	1:10
Lead the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 19 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
4/27/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 3	Tijan/Younousse	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 5-1
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	12, Q1	Gerson/Heidrich	21	15-21, 21-17, 22-20	0:54
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
Lead the series against # 22 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 6-3
8/15/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool A	Kantor/Losiak	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-17, 21-18	0:35
3/3/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	Kantor/Losiak	3	12-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:43
8/27/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kantor/Losiak	5	14-21, 21-9, 16-14	0:42
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Kantor/Losiak	23, Q1	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:44
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kantor/Losiak	16	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	1:15
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kantor/Losiak	21	21-14, 21-14	0:32
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	25	21-12, 21-15	0:28
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-16, 21-16	0:34
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-18, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 7-5
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
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
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
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 # 24, Q6 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
Trail the series against # 25 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
Series tied with # 27, Q10 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-1
8/25/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	23-21, 21-14	0:38
3/13/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	30, Q15	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-14, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 3-1
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
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 # 31, Q14 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 1-0
8/24/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Aye/Gauthier-Rat	10	21-15, 21-13	0:30
Lead the series against # 32, Q15 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
Trail the series against # Q2 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 # Q3 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
6/30/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	O'Gorman/Saxton	21	21-16, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q7 Seidl/Waller, Austria 0-1
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 # Q17 Gao/Li, China 3-0
9/4/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Qualifier 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	12, Q1	Gao/Li	Q17	21-14, 18-21, 15-6	0:41
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 # Q20 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 # Q22 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 2-0
8/23/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Pokersnik/Zemljak	18	21-19, 21-18	0:42
7/6/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Pokersnik/Zemljak	29, Q13	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # Q24 Huerta/Menendez, Spain 1-0
7/30/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Qualifier 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	Q5	Huerta/Menendez	Q28	21-17, 21-17	0:35