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€ 200,000 European Championships
August 16 - 21, 2022

(18) 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:

239

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$864,001.88

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:

199

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$787,055.81

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
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 Munich Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	13	3rd	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/6-9/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	21	17th	400	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	20	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	12	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	Q5	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	4	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	11	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	4	3rd	720	US$7,000.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/16/2022	Pool B	Piotr Kantor / Maciej Rudol, Poland (15)	Lost 23-21, 23-25, 12-15	1:01
Wed, 8/17/2022	Pool B	Philipp Huster / Simon Pfretzschner, Germany (31)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:35
Thu, 8/18/2022	Winner 1	Quincy Aye / Youssef Krou, France (20)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:37
Fri, 8/19/2022	Winner 2	Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (1)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:37

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
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	0	$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	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
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	0	$828,062.50	Total	184	15	11	11	8	21	53	33	9	0	$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 %
2014	CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,300.00	5	0	100.0 %
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	13	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	5	1	1	$75,000.00	31	21	59.6 %
2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00	3	4	42.9 %
2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
2021	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	$34,000.00	17	12	58.6 %
2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
2022	FIVB	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	$36,500.00	13	16	44.8 %
2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	99	13	5	8	6	15	0	30	2	17	2	1	$1,127,675.00	332	159	67.6 %
Total	CEV	14	2	4	1	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	$103,125.00	56	19	74.7 %
Total	CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,300.00	5	0	100.0 %

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	2003	CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	2	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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV Under Age
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
											2007	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
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
											2008	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	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
											2009	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
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
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
											2010	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00
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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00	2014	CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00
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
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
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,500.00	2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
7	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	$17,000.00	2021	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	$17,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
8	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	$18,250.00	2022	FIVB	8	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	$18,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
223	20	10	10	6	30	69	44	20	14	$829,625.00	Total	Total	190	18	12	12	9	26	52	33	8	20	$755,325.00

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	38	77.6%	8	16.3%	3	6.1%	46-3	93.9%	10	38.5%	3	11.5%	13	50.0%	10-16	38.5%	38-13	74.5%	18-6	75.0%	0	0	56-19	74.7%
2021-2022	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	4-3	57.1%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-4	50.0%
Against the Field	6	75.0%	0	0.0%	2	25.0%	6-2	75.0%	2	28.6%	0	0.0%	5	71.4%	2-5	28.6%	12-10	54.5%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	8-7	53.3%

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 34-33 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-5
8/19/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	21-16, 21-16	0:37
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	21	Mol/Sorum	2	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:46
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
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	23-21, 14-21, 17-15	0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-5
8/13/22	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2021	Winner 2	Perusic/Schweiner	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	14	21-14, 21-13	0:33
6/4/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Pool A	Perusic/Schweiner	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:49
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
Lead the series against # 5 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 3-1
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Nolvak/Tiisaar	16	21-15, 21-19	0:37
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
Trail the series against # 7 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 1-2
7/16/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	Carambula/Rossi	2	21-19, 14-21, 15-11	0:50
3/25/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool C	Carambula/Rossi	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	21-19, 17-21, 15-12	0:49
8/9/19	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Carambula/Rossi	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	14	19-21, 22-20, 18-16	0:59
Trail the series against # 8 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 0-1
7/17/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Semi-Finals	Bryl/Losiak	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	14-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:52
Lead the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 10-7
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool D	Gavira/Herrera	16	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-13, 21-19	0:35
6/3/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Gavira/Herrera	17	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
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
Series tied with # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Boermans/Immers, Netherlands 0-1
7/7/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 1	Boermans/Immers	9	Samoilovs/Smedins	21	21-19, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Lupo/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
6/2/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool D	Lupo/Ranghieri	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	21-19, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 0-1
4/19/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Winner 3	Ermacora/Pristauz	23, Q2	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	14-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:49
Series tied with # 15 Kantor/Rudol, Poland 1-1
8/16/22	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Kantor/Rudol	15	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	21-23, 25-23, 15-12	1:01
7/17/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	Kantor/Rudol	9	21-17, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-0
3/19/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Ahman/Hellvig	15	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
4/18/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	Berntsen/Mol	27, Q10	21-15, 18-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 19 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
7/16/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	Luini/Penninga	11	14-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 20 Aye/Krou, France 2-0
8/18/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	Aye/Krou	20	21-18, 21-18	0:37
4/19/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Aye/Krou	28, Q8	21-19, 15-21, 15-7	0:46
Series tied with # 21 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-1
5/25/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Breer/Krattiger	Q12	Samoilovs/Smedins	Q5	21-17, 21-14	0:36
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Breer/Krattiger	7	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 24 Dressler/Huber, Austria 2-0
6/10/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	20	Dressler/Huber	29	21-17, 21-16	0:41
4/30/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Dressler/Huber	26, Q4	21-16, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # 31 Huster/Pfretzschner, Germany 1-0
8/17/22	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	Huster/Pfretzschner	31	21-15, 21-17	0:35