Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Espinho Challenge
July 14 - 17, 2022
(13) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Toms Smedins - 41st
2007 Martins Plavins - 17th Toms Smedins - 41st
2018 Janis Smedins - 1st Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
2019 Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Espinho Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/15/2022 Pool A Paul Burnett / Christopher McHugh, Australia (12) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 7/15/2022 Pool A Christiaan Varenhorst / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (1) Lost 21-23, 18-21 0:39
Sat, 7/16/2022 Winner 1 Leon Luini / Ruben Penninga, Netherlands (11) Won 14-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:46
Sat, 7/16/2022 Winner 2 Adrian Carambula / Enrico Rossi, Italy (2) Won 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
Sun, 7/17/2022 Semi-Finals Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (3) Lost 21-14, 18-21, 9-15 0:52
Sun, 7/17/2022 Bronze Medal Piotr Kantor / Maciej Rudol, Poland (9) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:38
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins trail the series against the field 7-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-3
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool A Varenhorst/van de Velde 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 23-21, 21-18 0:39
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
Series tied with # 2 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 1-1
7/16/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Carambula/Rossi 2 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool C Carambula/Rossi 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 0-1
7/17/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Semi-Finals Bryl/Losiak 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:52
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Boermans/Immers, Netherlands 0-1
7/7/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Winner 1 Boermans/Immers 9 Samoilovs/Smedins 21 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 9 Kantor/Rudol, Poland 1-0
7/17/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Kantor/Rudol 9 21-17, 21-14 0:38
Series tied with # 10 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-1
5/25/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Breer/Krattiger Q12 Samoilovs/Smedins Q5 21-17, 21-14 0:36
3/18/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Breer/Krattiger 7 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
7/16/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Luini/Penninga 11 14-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 12 Burnett/McHugh, Australia 1-0
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Burnett/McHugh 12 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Mermer/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Mermer/Urlu 29 21-17, 25-23 0:41