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European Championship Tour
€ 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 (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 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

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