Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam
August 20 - 24, 2014
(5) 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: 208
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
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: 22
Tournaments: 169
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
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
2013 Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/3/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 4 4 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 5 5 480 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 4 5 480 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 5 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 3 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 3 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 2 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 5/6-10/2014 Puerto Vallarta Open 2 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 3 2 720 US$43,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2014 Fuzhou Open 5 4 350 US$4,500.00
FIVB 12/11-14/2013 Durban Open 3 1 500 US$21,000.00
FIVB 10/22-26/2013 Xiamen Grand Slam 4 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 3 3 640 US$16,500.00
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
Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/21/2014 Pool E Kristo Kollo / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (28, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Thu, 8/21/2014 Pool E Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (21) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:32
Fri, 8/22/2014 Pool E Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (12, Q1) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Sat, 8/23/2014 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (1) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
Sat, 8/23/2014 Winner 3 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (13) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Sun, 8/24/2014 Semi-Finals Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (17) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Sun, 8/24/2014 Gold Medal Alvaro Filho / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (7) Lost 21-15, 17-21, 12-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 43-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-0
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Fijalek/Prudel 1 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-2
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-14, 21-17 0:35
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-9, 21-19 0:35
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 13-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:53
Series tied with # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Erdmann/Matysik 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 By Forfeit  
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Erdmann/Matysik 11 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Bourne/Hyden 13 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Filho/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/24/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Gold Medal Filho/Solberg 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-1
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-18, 20-22, 20-18 0:56
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
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 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 2-1
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Krasilnikov/Semenov 11 21-16, 21-18 0:33
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 9 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-18, 21-15 0:37
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 14 21-11, 21-18 0:32
Series tied with # 12, Q1 Gibb/Patterson, United States 3-3
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gibb/Patterson 12, Q1 21-15, 21-17 0:33
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Gibb/Patterson 16 21-19, 21-15 0:40
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool E Gibb/Patterson 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:54
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Gibb/Patterson 13 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 14-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:54
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Gibb/Patterson 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-15, 21-16 0:34
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gibb/Patterson 7 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 4-0
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 21-14, 21-19 0:38
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 21-17, 21-19 0:35
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 18 21-19, 21-19 0:38
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 21-14, 21-16 0:32
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 21-15, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 15 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Bockermann/Urbatzka 19 16-21, 21-10, 15-13 0:46
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Bockermann/Urbatzka 19 23-25, 21-16, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 2-0
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Felipe/Goncalves 7, Q1 22-20, 21-15 0:43
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 # 17 Doppler/Horst, Austria 4-1
8/24/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Doppler/Horst 17 22-20, 21-17 0:38
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Doppler/Horst 20 21-18, 21-16 0:36
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 # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-2
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 21 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
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 # 21 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-0
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kantor/Losiak 21 21-14, 21-14 0:32
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 25 21-12, 21-15 0:28
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-16, 21-16 0:34
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-18, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 25 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Dollinger/Wickler 30 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kollo/Vesik 28, Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # Q4 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-1
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Binstock/Schachter 28, Q12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-19, 24-26, 15-8 0:57
Lead the series against # Q8 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 3-0
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Hatch/Redmann 29, Q16 21-16, 34-32 0:52
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Hatch/Redmann 28, Q7 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Hatch/Redmann 26, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q14 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kissling/Kovatsch 19, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q15 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Eithun/Horrem 24 21-15, 21-15 0:34