Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 10 - 19, 2022
(20) 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: 23
Tournaments: 211
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$777,745.86
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: 22
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
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 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Did not play
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 41st
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 4th
2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 5th Martins Plavins - 9th
2013 Janis Smedins - 2nd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 2nd
2019 Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 7/5-10/2021 Gstaad 4 Star 12 9th 400 US$4,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/10/2022 Pool E Christoph Dressler / Alexander Huber, Austria (29) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Sat, 6/11/2022 Pool E Bahman Salemi / Arash Vakili, Iran (44) Won 22-24, 21-15, 15-13 1:02
Mon, 6/13/2022 Pool E Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (5) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:38
Wed, 6/15/2022 Winner 1 Saymon Barbosa / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (24) Lost 19-21, 27-29 0:51
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Martins Plavins - 37th Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 4th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 6 9th 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 2 9th 480 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 11 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 20 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships400000020200 $36,000.00
World Tour Finals300001010100 $22,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam46454280112810 $776,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open48804360160720 $280,675.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star310010010000 $16,000.00
Total105135861503121930 $1,131,175.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Aleksandrs Samoilovs Janis Smedins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000002100 $0.00 Olympic Games2001000100 $0.00
8000003400 $32,200.00 World Championships5000102200 $32,000.00
3000011100 $11,250.00 World Tour Finals3000011100 $11,250.00
81454211231980 $487,550.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6655428211720 $465,900.00
1048143113218150 $234,587.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open798143819960 $173,087.50
5120101000 $8,925.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star4100102000 $8,100.00
3000021000 $1,800.00 Challenger6010022100 $4,725.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 Satellite          
3100010100 $0.00 U21 World Championships2000100010 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships3001001100 $0.00
21115886266344230 $777,312.50 Total17014710819483290 $695,062.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB1332102040100 $197,300.00 611481.3 %
2014FIVB1212025010010 $233,500.00 502071.4 %
2015FIVB921101040000 $123,000.00 401474.1 %
2016FIVB1530222030300 $258,875.00 612372.6 %
2017FIVB700010030300 $40,000.00 161551.6 %
2018FIVB1320211060100 $122,500.00 402066.7 %
2019FIVB1320001030511 $75,000.00 312159.6 %
2020FIVB200000010100 $7,000.00 3442.9 %
2021FIVB700003040000 $34,000.00 171258.6 %
2022FIVB600100012200 $26,500.00 81240.0 %
TotalFIVB97135761503021621 $1,117,675.00 32715567.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Aleksandrs Samoilovs  Janis Smedins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC1000000100 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2100001000 $1,450.00 2005FIVB C&S          
1100000000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC2000001010 $0.00
7000001024 $4,250.00 2006FIVB6000000015 $1,000.00
2000020000 $1,350.00 2006FIVB C&S2000011000 $1,225.00
           2006FIVB Age Group WC1000100000 $0.00
15000023523 $30,500.00 2007FIVB7000000025 $2,000.00
           2007FIVB C&S3010011000 $3,500.00
18000016353 $31,400.00 2008FIVB4000000004 $0.00
           2008FIVB C&S1000000100 $0.00
11010004321 $32,675.00 2009FIVB2000000200 $4,550.00
11000004430 $26,650.00 2010FIVB11010012214 $28,750.00
12000015312 $29,275.00 2011FIVB10000113410 $39,875.00
12000045120 $44,400.00 2012FIVB10101006200 $47,975.00
13321024100 $98,650.00 2013FIVB13321024100 $98,650.00
13120251110 $117,350.00 2014FIVB12120251010 $116,750.00
10211014100 $65,000.00 2015FIVB9211014000 $61,500.00
15302223300 $129,437.50 2016FIVB15302223300 $129,437.50
7000103300 $20,000.00 2017FIVB7000103300 $20,000.00
13202116100 $61,250.00 2018FIVB13202116100 $61,250.00
13200013511 $37,500.00 2019FIVB13200013511 $37,500.00
2000001100 $3,500.00 2020FIVB2000001100 $3,500.00
7000034000 $17,000.00 2021FIVB7000034000 $17,000.00
6001003200 $13,250.00 2022FIVB6001003200 $13,250.00
193156762661382014 $765,887.50 TotalTotal15914798194628820 $687,712.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall234 70.9% 47 14.2% 49 14.8% 281-49 85.2% 53 31.4% 31 18.3% 85 50.3% 53-116 31.4% 234-85 73.4% 100-80 55.6% 32 337-167 66.9%
2021-202219 63.3% 7 23.3% 4 13.3% 26-4 86.7% 4 14.3% 3 10.7% 21 75.0% 4-24 14.3% 19-21 47.5% 11-7 61.1% 00 30-28 51.7%
Against the Field21 53.8% 6 15.4% 12 30.8% 27-12 69.2% 10 24.4% 7 17.1% 24 58.5% 10-31 24.4% 42-46 47.7% 32-38 45.7% 01 37-43 46.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012000000000012
World Championships0000930024000000117
World Tour Finals001035000200000047
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0043883600542596424516377
Challenge/Four Star/Open0033722900512887438014670
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0000510051110110124
Total0086178760011260181486135337167
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins trail the series against the field 32-37 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-5
6/13/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool E Loyola/Wanderley 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 20 21-15, 21-16 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-0
3/20/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Felipe/Lima 12, Q1 22-20, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q1 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 23-21, 14-21, 17-15 0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Seidl/Waller, Austria 0-1
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool C Seidl/Waller 19 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Series tied with # 17 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 1-1
3/19/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Semi-Finals Aravena/Droguett 21, Q13 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:59
3/17/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Aravena/Droguett 21, Q13 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 18 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 0-1
4/19/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Winner 3 Ermacora/Pristauz 23, Q2 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 14-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 22 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
Trail the series against # 23 Lupo/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
6/2/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool D Lupo/Ranghieri 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 24 Barbosa/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Barbosa/Schmidt 24 Samoilovs/Smedins 20 21-19, 29-27 0:51
Lead the series against # 29 Dressler/Huber, Austria 2-0
6/10/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 20 Dressler/Huber 29 21-17, 21-16 0:41
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 # 30 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 # 31 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 8-6
5/20/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Pool D Gavira/Herrera 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-13, 21-19 0:35
6/3/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 16 Gavira/Herrera 17 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:55
8/16/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 18 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-19, 21-16 0:36
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Gavira/Herrera 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:41
5/6/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 22-20, 21-17 0:42
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gavira/Herrera 12 12-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:41
7/10/16FIVBGstaad Major Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-14, 34-32 0:51
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gavira/Herrera 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-16, 21-17 0:37
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-18, 20-22, 20-18 0:56
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 23-25, 21-17, 16-14 0:55
10/12/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-14, 21-12 0:29
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 14 21-19, 26-24 0:45
Lead the series against # 44 Salemi/Vakili, Iran 1-0
6/11/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 20 Salemi/Vakili 44 22-24, 21-15, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 47 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool D Varenhorst/van de Velde 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 21-17, 21-16 0:33
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 15 Varenhorst/van de Velde 18 22-20, 21-11 0:35
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Qualifier 2 Varenhorst/van de Velde 31, Q12 Samoilovs/Smedins Q5 21-19, 16-21, 16-14 0:49