Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Rosarito Elite 16
March 23 - 27, 2022
(11) 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 Rosarito Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-20/2022 Tlaxcala Challenge 4 3rd 720 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2021 Gstaad 4 Star 12 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 16 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2021 Sochi 4 Star 21 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 16 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 18 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 11 5th 480 US$6,000.00
Rosarito Elite 16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/24/2022 Pool C Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (3) Lost 22-24, 8-21 0:40
Fri, 3/25/2022 Pool C Theo Brunner / Chaim Schalk, United States (14, Q6) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:33
Fri, 3/25/2022 Pool C Adrian Carambula / Enrico Rossi, Italy (6) Lost 19-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 23-23 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Tijan/Younousse 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:47
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-2
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 21 Mol/Sorum 2 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 0:46
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 25-23, 21-17 0:38
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool E Mol/Sorum 21, Q3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 20-22, 21-18, 15-9 0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-4
3/24/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool C Loyola/Wanderley 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 24-22, 21-8 0:40
4/18/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Loyola/Wanderley 14 23-21, 21-13 0:38
11/15/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Winner 1 Loyola/Wanderley 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 39-37, 14-21, 16-14 1:10
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool F Loyola/Wanderley 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 22, Q3 21-15, 22-20 0:37
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Loyola/Wanderley 17 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 17-21, 21-15, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 4 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 2-0
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 21 Boermans/de Groot 28, Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:34
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 18 Boermans/de Groot 31, Q30 23-21, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-4
6/4/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Pool A Perusic/Schweiner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 16 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:49
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool H Perusic/Schweiner 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-13, 21-18 0:34
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Perusic/Schweiner 18 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 18-21, 21-13, 19-17 0:49
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Perusic/Schweiner 16 24-22, 22-20 0:39
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool D Perusic/Schweiner 13 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 0-1
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool C Carambula/Rossi 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Series tied with # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 5-5
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 By Forfeit  
7/1/18FIVBPoland Four Star Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 0:47
6/23/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-15, 21-12 0:33
5/6/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:49
9/16/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-19, 21-14 0:34
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 21-18, 21-19 0:36
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 21-19, 32-30 0:42
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 10 Bourne/Crabb, United States 0-2
4/17/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool F Bourne/Crabb 22 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 17-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:56
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Bourne/Crabb 19 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 14, Q6 Brunner/Schalk, United States 0-1
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool C Brunner/Schalk 14, Q6 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-17, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 16, Q8 Seidl/Waller, Austria 0-1
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool C Seidl/Waller 19 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # Q3 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-0
3/19/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Ahman/Hellvig 15 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q5 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
3/18/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Breer/Krattiger 7 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q9 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 2-1
3/18/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Nolvak/Tiisaar 16 21-15, 21-19 0:37
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 # Q10 Dressler/Huber, Austria 1-0
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 16 Dressler/Huber 26, Q4 21-16, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # Q11 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
4/18/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Berntsen/Mol 27, Q10 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 0:47
Lead the series against # Q16 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 7-1
6/4/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 16 Grimalt/Grimalt 21 21-17, 21-15 0:37
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 16 Grimalt/Grimalt 17 21-14, 20-22, 17-15 1:03
3/10/20FIVBDoha Four Star Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 16 Grimalt/Grimalt 17 21-17, 21-13 0:33
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Grimalt/Grimalt 25, Q4 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:44
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 15 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:48
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 11 21-16, 21-13 0:34
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-17, 21-17 0:37
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 22-20, 21-19 0:39