Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$75,000 Jurmala Three Star
August 22 - 25, 2019
(2) 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 Jurmala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Jurmala Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/23/2019 Pool B Martin Chiniewicz / Michal Korycki, Poland (31, Q16) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:34
Fri, 8/23/2019 Pool B Jan Pokersnik / Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia (18) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Sat, 8/24/2019 Winner 2 Selcuk Sekerci / Safa Urlu, Türkiye (20) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Sat, 8/24/2019 Winner 3 Quincy Aye / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, France (10) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:30
Sun, 8/25/2019 Semi-Finals Armin Dollinger / Eric Stadie, Germany (24, Q2) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Sun, 8/25/2019 Gold Medal Kusti Nolvak / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (12) Won 23-21, 21-14 0:38
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 15-2 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 2-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Plavins/Tocs 11 21-14, 21-16 0:30
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Plavins/Tocs 10 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 10 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 1-0
8/24/19FIVBJurmala Three Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Aye/Gauthier-Rat 10 21-15, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # 11 Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Evans/Kolinske 27, Q9 23-25, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Series tied with # 12 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-1
8/25/19FIVBJurmala Three Star Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Nolvak/Tiisaar 12 23-21, 21-14 0:38
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Nolvak/Tiisaar 30, Q15 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-14, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 18 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 2-0
8/23/19FIVBJurmala Three Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Pokersnik/Zemljak 18 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Pokersnik/Zemljak 29, Q13 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Sekerci/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
8/24/19FIVBJurmala Three Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Sekerci/Urlu 20 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Huerta/Menendez, Spain 1-0
7/30/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Qualifier 1 Samoilovs/Smedins Q5 Huerta/Menendez Q28 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Dollinger/Stadie, Germany 1-0
8/25/19FIVBJurmala Three Star Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dollinger/Stadie 24, Q2 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 31, Q16 Chiniewicz/Korycki, Poland 1-0
8/23/19FIVBJurmala Three Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Chiniewicz/Korycki 31, Q16 21-19, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q9 Boehle/Boermans, Netherlands 1-0
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 22, Q3 Boehle/Boermans Q30 21-12, 21-15 0:28