European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 31 - August 4, 2013
(1) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Jurmala
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 236
Career Wins: 20
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$862,407.49
Janis Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Resides: Kuldiga
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 199
Career Wins: 18
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$787,055.81
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
CEV142410204010000 US$121,149.93
CEV C&S11000000000000 US$4,351.05
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Overall12016996170352172133 US$1,256,675.98
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2006 Martins Plavins - 41st Did not play
FIVB 2007 Martins Plavins - 25th Did not play
FIVB 2008 Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play
FIVB 2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play
FIVB 2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Martins Plavins - 25th
FIVB 2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 9th
FIVB 2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-27/2013 Long Beach Grand Slam 3 5 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam 3 5 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 6 9 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 6 2 720 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 10 2 720 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 9 1 800 US$33,000.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 6 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 6 17 200 US$2,300.00
2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/31/2013 Pool J Toms Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (16) Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-8 0:54
Thu, 8/1/2013 Pool J Thomas Kunert / Lorenz Petutschnig, Austria (32) Won 21-18, 21-10 0:31
Fri, 8/2/2013 Pool J Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (17) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:40
Sat, 8/3/2013 Winner 2 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (27) Won 28-26, 21-14 0:42
Sat, 8/3/2013 Winner 3 Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (17) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Sun, 8/4/2013 Semi-Finals Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (5) Won 15-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:49
Sun, 8/4/2013 Gold Medal Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 24-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 3 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Doppler/Horst 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-18, 21-18 0:38
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Doppler/Horst 18 21-19, 21-17 0:38
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Doppler/Horst 16, Q1 21-18, 29-27 0:47
Lead the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
8/4/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 15-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:49
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Series tied with # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
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 # 8 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Huber/Seidl 17 22-20, 21-12 0:37
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Huber/Seidl 22, Q1 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 10 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 4-1
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Dollinger/Windscheif 11 22-20, 27-25 0:46
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:50
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 21-9, 21-13 0:31
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Dollinger/Windscheif 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 14 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 3-0
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gabathuler/Weingart 22, Q3 21-15, 21-10 0:33
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Gabathuler/Weingart 26 21-18, 21-14 0:37
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gabathuler/Weingart 25, Q7 21-16, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 2-0
7/31/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool J Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Smedins/Sorokins 16 22-20, 18-21, 15-8 0:54
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Smedins/Sorokins 30 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-1
8/3/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Eithun/Horrem 17 21-15, 21-13 0:35
8/2/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool J Eithun/Horrem 17 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 21-15 0:40
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Eithun/Horrem 24 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Chevallier/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
5/1/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Chevallier/Kovatsch 22 21-15, 18-21, 20-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 20 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 21-18, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Mullner/Wutzl 43 21-23, 22-20, 21-19 1:04
Lead the series against # 27 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
8/3/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 27 28-26, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 32 Kunert/Petutschnig, Austria 1-0
8/1/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool J Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Kunert/Petutschnig 32 21-18, 21-10 0:31