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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 EuroBeachVolley 2020
September 16 - 20, 2020

(16) 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:

Tournaments:

237

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$862,407.49

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:

Tournaments:

199

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$787,055.81

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
CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,351.05
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00
Overall	120	16	9	9	6	17	0	35	2	17	2	1	3	3	US$1,256,675.98

Previous Jurmala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV C&S 2014	Janis Smedins - 1st	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
2015	Janis Smedins - 3rd	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 3rd
2016	Janis Smedins - 1st	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
2017	Janis Smedins - 2nd	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 2nd
FIVB 2019	Janis Smedins - 1st	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/9-13/2020	Doha Four Star	16	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	11/13-17/2019	Chetumal Four Star	9	17th	320	US$3,000.00

EuroBeachVolley 2020 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/16/2020	Pool A	Kusti Nolvak / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (17)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:40
Fri, 9/18/2020	Pool A	Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (1)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:30
Fri, 9/18/2020	Winner 1	Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (29)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:36
Sat, 9/19/2020	Winner 2	Nikita Liamin / Taras Myskiv, Russia (11)	Lost 18-21, 20-22	0:41

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 56-45 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-4
9/18/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	21-14, 21-12	0:30
7/22/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	21-17, 21-13	0:34
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
Series tied with # 2 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 1-1
3/10/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool A	Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:47
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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 2-1
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
1/13/18	CEV	CEV Masters Pelhrimov	Winner 1	Plavins/Tocs	7, Q1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	22-20, 29-27	0:43
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 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Bykanov/Likholetov, Russia 1-0
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Bykanov/Likholetov	31	21-9, 21-16	0:34
Series tied with # 11 Liamin/Myskiv, Russia 1-1
9/19/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Winner 2	Liamin/Myskiv	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	21-18, 22-20	0:41
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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 7-3
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
8/18/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Kantor/Losiak	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:49
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 # 17 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 2-1
9/16/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Nolvak/Tiisaar	17	21-17, 21-18	0:40
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 # 18 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 # 20 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 # 29 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 6-2
9/18/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Koekelkoren/van Walle	29	21-18, 21-16	0:36
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