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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Tlaxcala Challenge
March 16 - 20, 2022

(4) 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:

209

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Tlaxcala Challenge Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/17/2022	Pool D	Noe Aravena / Vicente Droguett, Chile (21, Q13)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:35
Fri, 3/18/2022	Pool D	Kusti Nolvak / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (16)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:37
Fri, 3/18/2022	Winner 1	Florian Breer / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (7)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:38
Sat, 3/19/2022	Winner 2	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (15)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:39
Sat, 3/19/2022	Semi-Finals	Noe Aravena / Vicente Droguett, Chile (21, Q13)	Lost 17-21, 21-17, 14-16	0:59
Sun, 3/20/2022	Bronze Medal	Vitor Felipe / Renato Lima, Brazil (12, Q1)	Won 22-20, 21-12	0:39

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 30-13 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 0 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 2-0
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	21	Boermans/de Groot	28, Q7	21-18, 21-17	0:34
4/23/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	Boermans/de Groot	31, Q30	23-21, 21-15	0:38
Series tied with # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 5-5
1/5/19	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	By Forfeit
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
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 # 7 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Breer/Krattiger	7	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 8-5
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
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
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
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 # 9 Dressler/Huber, Austria 1-0
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 # 12, Q1 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-0
3/20/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Felipe/Lima	12, Q1	22-20, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
6/30/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	O'Gorman/Saxton	21	21-16, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 2-1
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Nolvak/Tiisaar	16	21-15, 21-19	0:37
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
Series tied with # 21, Q13 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 1-1
3/19/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Semi-Finals	Aravena/Droguett	21, Q13	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-17, 17-21, 16-14	0:59
3/17/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Aravena/Droguett	21, Q13	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # Q7 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 7-1
6/4/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Grimalt/Grimalt	21	21-17, 21-15	0:37
4/29/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	21-14, 20-22, 17-15	1:03
3/10/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	21-17, 21-13	0:33
6/29/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	25, Q4	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:44
8/24/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:48
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-16, 21-13	0:34
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-17, 21-17	0:37
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	22-20, 21-19	0:39