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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 São Paulo Grand Slam
October 8 - 13, 2013

(3) 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:

Tournaments:

208

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$776,151.48

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:

Tournaments:

169

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00

Previous São Paulo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	3	1	800	US$33,000.00
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

São Paulo Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/9/2013	Pool C	Roberto Rodriguez / Hector Soto, Puerto Rico (30)	Won 21-13, 21-10	0:29
Thu, 10/10/2013	Pool C	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (19)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:33
Thu, 10/10/2013	Pool C	Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (14)	Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:52
Fri, 10/11/2013	Winner 2	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10)	Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
Fri, 10/11/2013	Winner 3	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (19)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:34
Sat, 10/12/2013	Semi-Finals	Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2)	Lost 15-21, 22-20, 12-15	0:53
Sat, 10/12/2013	Bronze Medal	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5)	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:29

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 24-7

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-0
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Filho/Santos	4	21-14, 21-19	0:40
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Filho/Santos	9	19-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 1-3
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	0:53
6/16/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Schmidt/Solberg	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	21-19, 21-12	0:41
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Schmidt/Solberg	4	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:51
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Schmidt/Solberg	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	22-24, 33-31, 15-11	1:03
Series tied with # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-1
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gibb/Patterson	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-15, 21-16	0:34
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Gibb/Patterson	7	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-14, 21-12	0:29
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	14	21-19, 26-24	0:45
Lead the series against # 7 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-0
6/23/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Cerutti/Rego	7	21-10, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # 8 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 2-0
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Felipe/Goncalves	7, Q1	22-20, 21-15	0:43
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Felipe/Goncalves	23, Q2	21-19, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Series tied with # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-17, 19-21, 16-14	0:50
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-19, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Huber/Seidl	17	22-20, 21-12	0:37
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Huber/Seidl	22, Q1	21-12, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # 14 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	14	16-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:52
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	11	15-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:53
Trail the series against # 15 Horst/Petutschnig, Austria 0-1
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Horst/Petutschnig	19	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-17, 12-21, 19-17	0:50
Lead the series against # 17 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Bockermann/Urbatzka	19	23-25, 21-16, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 19 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-0
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-16, 21-16	0:34
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-18, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 21 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	19	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool H	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Eithun/Horrem	24	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Hatch/Redmann	26, Q7	21-18, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 27, Q4 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	15-21, 27-25, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 30 Rodriguez/Soto, Puerto Rico 1-0
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Rodriguez/Soto	30	21-13, 21-10	0:29
Lead the series against # Q8 Keenan/Mayer, United States 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Keenan/Mayer	30, Q20	20-22, 23-21, 15-7	0:49