Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Moscow Grand Slam
August 21 - 25, 2013
(3) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Martins Plavins - 9th Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 33rd Martins Plavins - 17th
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Did not play
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 33rd Martins Plavins - 17th
2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 5th Martins Plavins - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-10/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 3 9 400 US$5,500.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/22/2013 Pool C Maksim Hudyakov / Evgeniy Romashkin, Russia (30, Q18) Won 21-11, 17-21, 15-8 0:45
Fri, 8/23/2013 Pool C Alexander Horst / Lorenz Petutschnig, Austria (19) Lost 17-21, 21-12, 17-19 0:50
Fri, 8/23/2013 Pool C Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (14) Won 21-19, 24-22 0:40
Sat, 8/24/2013 Winner 2 Maverick Hatch / Christian Redmann, Canada (26, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Sat, 8/24/2013 Winner 3 Lars Fluggen / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (22) Won 28-26, 27-25 0:49
Sun, 8/25/2013 Semi-Finals Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:40
Sun, 8/25/2013 Gold Medal Evandro Goncalves / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (9) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 27-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 4 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-0
8/25/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Filho/Santos 4 21-14, 21-19 0:40
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 # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
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 Goncalves/Rego, Brazil 1-0
8/25/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Goncalves/Rego 9 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 10 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 # 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 # 12 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kapa/McHugh 14 21-15, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-1
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Saxton/Schalk 14 21-19, 24-22 0:40
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 # 15 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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 19 Horst/Petutschnig, Austria 0-1
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Horst/Petutschnig 19 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 12-21, 19-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 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 # 22 Fluggen/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Fluggen/Walkenhorst 22 28-26, 27-25 0:49
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Hatch/Redmann 26, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 27, Q8 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 31, Q22 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 15-21, 27-25, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 30, Q18 Hudyakov/Romashkin, Russia 1-0
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Hudyakov/Romashkin 30, Q18 21-11, 17-21, 15-8 0:45
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q2 Azaad/Mehamed, Argentina 1-0
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Azaad/Mehamed 30 21-12, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q4 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