Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Itapema
April 6 - 9, 2023
(Q11) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 234
Career Wins: 17
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$861,578.86
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: 190
Career Wins: 16
Career FIVB WT Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$783,311.13
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
CEV142410204010000 US$121,149.93
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Overall11915996170352172133 US$1,252,324.93
Previous Itapema Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2019 Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge Q6 25th 220 US$0.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 Q6 17th 400 US$0.00
CEV 8/16-21/2022 European Championships 18 9th 460 € 2,500.00
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$2,500.00
Challenge Itapema Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/6/2023 Qualifier 1 Lukas Pfretzschner / Robin Sowa, Germany (Q22) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:40
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships400000020200 $36,000.00
World Tour Finals300001010100 $22,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam46454280112811 $776,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open48804360160722 $280,675.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star310010010000 $16,000.00
Confederation Championship1114001040100 $93,250.00
Total116149861603522033 $1,224,425.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Aleksandrs Samoilovs Janis Smedins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000002100 $0.00 Olympic Games2001000100 $0.00
8000003401 $32,200.00 World Championships5000102200 $32,000.00
3000011100 $11,250.00 World Tour Finals3000011100 $11,250.00
81454211231985 $487,550.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6655428211722 $465,900.00
10481431132181512 $234,587.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open7981438199621 $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
14140025200 $50,750.00 Confederation Championship14141025100 $54,875.00
2251612862868462318 $828,062.50 Total1841511118215333923 $749,937.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB1332102040100 $197,300.00 611481.3 %
2013CEV101000000000 $15,000.00 5271.4 %
2014FIVB1212025010010 $233,500.00 502071.4 %
2014CEV101000000000 $15,000.00 6185.7 %
2015FIVB921101040000 $123,000.00 401474.1 %
2015CEV210100000000 $22,625.00 12192.3 %
2016FIVB1530222030300 $258,875.00 612372.6 %
2016CEV210001000000 $10,000.00 10283.3 %
2017FIVB700010030300 $40,000.00 161551.6 %
2017CEV201001000000 $16,250.00 8280.0 %
2018FIVB1320211060100 $122,500.00 402066.7 %
2018CEV201000010000 $15,750.00 7370.0 %
2019FIVB1320001030511 $75,000.00 312159.6 %
2019CEV100000000100 $1,000.00 2250.0 %
2020FIVB200000010100 $7,000.00 3442.9 %
2020CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 2250.0 %
2021FIVB700003040000 $34,000.00 171258.6 %
2021CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 2250.0 %
2022FIVB800200012300 $36,500.00 131644.8 %
2022CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 2250.0 %
2023FIVB300000000111 $0.00 2340.0 %
TotalFIVB102135861503021832 $1,127,675.00 33416267.3 %
TotalCEV1424102040100 $103,125.00 561974.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Aleksandrs Samoilovs  Janis Smedins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
2000000200 $0.00 2006CEV1000000100 $0.00
15000023523 $30,500.00 2007FIVB7000000025 $2,000.00
           2007FIVB C&S3010011000 $3,500.00
1000001000 $650.00 2007CEV2000000200 $250.00
18000016353 $31,400.00 2008FIVB4000000004 $0.00
           2008FIVB C&S1000000100 $0.00
11010004321 $32,675.00 2009FIVB2000000200 $4,550.00
1000000100 $0.00 2009CEV          
11000004430 $26,650.00 2010FIVB11010012214 $28,750.00
1000010000 $2,375.00 2010CEV1001000000 $5,000.00
12000015312 $29,275.00 2011FIVB10000113410 $39,875.00
1000000100 $500.00 2011CEV1000010000 $2,000.00
12000045120 $44,400.00 2012FIVB10101006200 $47,975.00
2000002000 $1,625.00 2012CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
13321024100 $98,650.00 2013FIVB13321024100 $98,650.00
2010001000 $7,875.00 2013CEV1010000000 $7,500.00
13120251110 $117,350.00 2014FIVB12120251010 $116,750.00
1010000000 $7,500.00 2014CEV1010000000 $7,500.00
10211014100 $65,000.00 2015FIVB9211014000 $61,500.00
2101000000 $11,312.50 2015CEV2101000000 $11,312.50
15302223300 $129,437.50 2016FIVB15302223300 $129,437.50
2100010000 $5,000.00 2016CEV2100010000 $5,000.00
7000103300 $20,000.00 2017FIVB7000103300 $20,000.00
2010010000 $8,125.00 2017CEV2010010000 $8,125.00
13202116100 $61,250.00 2018FIVB13202116100 $61,250.00
2010001000 $7,875.00 2018CEV2010001000 $7,875.00
13200013511 $37,500.00 2019FIVB13200013511 $37,500.00
1000000100 $500.00 2019CEV1000000100 $500.00
2000001100 $3,500.00 2020FIVB2000001100 $3,500.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2020CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
7000034000 $17,000.00 2021FIVB7000034000 $17,000.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2021CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
8002003300 $18,250.00 2022FIVB8002003300 $18,250.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2022CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
3000000111 $0.00 2023FIVB3000000111 $0.00
2211710962969452115 $827,975.00 TotalTotal1841611128225134921 $752,775.00
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%
2022-202311 64.7% 4 23.5% 2 11.8% 15-2 88.2% 3 12.0% 3 12.0% 19 76.0% 3-22 12.0% 11-19 36.7% 7-5 58.3% 00 18-24 42.9%
Against the Field11 68.8% 2 12.5% 3 18.8% 13-3 81.3% 6 24.0% 4 16.0% 15 60.0% 6-19 24.0% 22-30 42.3% 16-14 53.3% 00 19-22 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
Confederation Championship0000227001565000144317
Total0086200830012766231486149380184
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 19-19 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 2-5
7/7/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 21 Loyola/Wanderley 5 21-17, 17-21, 15-9 0:46
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
Lead the series against # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 10-7
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
8/1/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-18, 24-22 0:41
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
6/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:50
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
8/4/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Gold Medal Gavira/Herrera 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 21-17 0:44
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 14 21-19, 26-24 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-1
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool E Felipe/Lima 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 21 21-19, 21-17 0:43
3/20/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Felipe/Lima 12, Q1 22-20, 21-12 0:39
Series tied with # 16 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
Series tied with # 19 Burnett/McHugh, Australia 1-1
2/1/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Qualifier 2 Burnett/McHugh 13, Q3 Samoilovs/Smedins Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:35
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Burnett/McHugh 12 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 21, Q9 Kantor/Rudol, Poland 1-1
8/16/22CEVEuropean Championships Pool B Kantor/Rudol 15 Samoilovs/Smedins 18 21-23, 25-23, 15-12 1:01
7/17/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Kantor/Rudol 9 21-17, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # Q14 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
Series tied with # Q15 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 # Q22 Pfretzschner/Sowa, Germany 0-1
4/6/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Qualifier 1 Pfretzschner/Sowa Q22 Samoilovs/Smedins Q11 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # Q29 Alves/Dos Reis, Brazil 0-1
3/16/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Qualifier 2 Alves/Dos Reis 24, Q22 Samoilovs/Smedins Q6 21-19, 21-15 0:31