Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Mazury 2013
July 2 - 7, 2013
(6) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Jurmala
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 207
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$775,651.48
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: 168
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$694,609.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Previous Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Martins Plavins - 25th Did not play
2006 Did not play Toms Smedins - 41st
2007 Martins Plavins - 7th Toms Smedins - 25th
2008 Martins Plavins - 33rd Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Did not play
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 9th
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Martins Plavins - 17th
2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Martins Plavins - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Stare Jablonki World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/2/2013 Pool F Toms Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (30) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Aleksandrs SamoilovsTotal412730.5854701
 115920.4670200
 213910.6152401
 313900.6922100
Janis SmedinsTotal21840.1901308
 110320.1001205
 28520.3750003
 33000.0000100
Wed, 7/3/2013 Pool F Daniel Mullner / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (43) Won 21-23, 22-20, 21-19 1:04
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Aleksandrs SamoilovsTotal291510.4831601
 110800.8000301
 213410.2311300
 36300.5000000
Janis SmedinsTotal473050.5322603
 117920.4120201
 2151020.5332202
 3151110.6670200
Thu, 7/4/2013 Pool F Daan Spijkers / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (19) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:36
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Aleksandrs SamoilovsTotal161010.5636400
 19510.4444300
 27500.7142100
Janis SmedinsTotal221130.3640610
 17410.4290200
 215720.3330410
Fri, 7/5/2013 Winner 1 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (11) Won 22-20, 27-25 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Aleksandrs SamoilovsTotal251530.4803602
 112820.5001301
 213710.4622301
Janis SmedinsTotal352230.5430401
 1171120.5290301
 2181110.5560100
Sat, 7/6/2013 Winner 2 Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (40) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Aleksandrs SamoilovsTotal291350.2761602
 117620.2350301
 212730.3331301
Janis SmedinsTotal161130.5001202
 17600.8570000
 29530.2221202
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs14080130.479152906
Janis Smedins14182180.454421114
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007Gstaad Martins Plavins - 37th Did not play
2009Stavanger Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play
2011Rome Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 4th
2015The Hague Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play
2017Vienna Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2019Hamburg Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2022Rome Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 6 9 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 2 9 480 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 11 17 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 20 17 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 24-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-0
6/23/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Cerutti/Rego 7 21-10, 21-14 0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/23/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-0
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gibb/Patterson 7 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 1-2
6/16/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Gold Medal Schmidt/Solberg 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 21-19, 21-12 0:41
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Schmidt/Solberg 4 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Schmidt/Solberg 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 22-24, 33-31, 15-11 1:03
Lead the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Filho/Santos, Brazil 1-0
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Filho/Santos 9 19-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 11 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 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 11 15-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 19 Spijkers/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Spijkers/Varenhorst 19 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 1-0
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Felipe/Goncalves 23, Q2 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 22 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
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 # 27 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 # 28 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Eithun/Horrem 24 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 30 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
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 # 31 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
Series tied with # 40 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-1
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 40 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-15, 21-18 0:34
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 21-11, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 43 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