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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 29 - August 2, 2015

(2) 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:

236

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

198

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$787,055.81

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
CEV	14	2	4	1	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$121,149.93
CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,351.05
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00
Overall	120	16	9	9	6	17	0	35	2	17	2	1	3	3	US$1,256,675.98

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2013	Janis Smedins - 2nd	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 2nd
FIVB 2014	Janis Smedins - 4th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	4	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	5	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	5	9	360	US$11,000.00
CEV	5/20-24/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	2	3	128	€ 2,625.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2015	Lucerne Open	2	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	4	5	480	US$17,000.00
CEV C&S	8/28-31/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	1	1	280	€ 3,300.00
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	5	2	720	US$43,000.00
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
CEV	6/3-8/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	1	2	450	€ 15,000.00
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
CEV	7/31-8/4/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	1	2	450	€ 15,000.00

2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/29/2015	Pool B	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (31)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:39
Thu, 7/30/2015	Pool B	Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (18)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:38
Fri, 7/31/2015	Pool B	Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (15)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:41
Sat, 8/1/2015	Winner 2	Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (8)	Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:53
Sat, 8/1/2015	Winner 3	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7)	Won 21-18, 24-22	0:41
Sun, 8/2/2015	Semi-Finals	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (3)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:38
Sun, 8/2/2015	Gold Medal	Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (15)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:39

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 60-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	13	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
8/2/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-18, 21-19	0:38
7/12/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-2
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Doppler/Horst	9	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:50
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Doppler/Horst	9	21-17, 28-26	0:45
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Doppler/Horst	10	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:44
8/24/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Doppler/Horst	17	22-20, 21-17	0:38
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Doppler/Horst	20	21-18, 21-16	0:36
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool F	Doppler/Horst	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-18, 21-18	0:38
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Doppler/Horst	18	21-19, 21-17	0:38
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Doppler/Horst	16, Q1	21-18, 29-27	0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-5
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
6/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:55
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	24-26, 21-18, 15-12	0:56
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	24-22, 25-23	0:45
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-3
8/1/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-18, 24-22	0:41
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-16, 21-17	0:37
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-18, 20-22, 20-18	0:56
6/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Gavira/Herrera	4	15-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gavira/Herrera	3	23-25, 21-17, 16-14	0:55
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-14, 21-12	0:29
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Gavira/Herrera	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-19, 21-17	0:44
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 # 8 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 4-0
8/1/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	8	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:53
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	24-26, 21-13, 16-14	0:57
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	19, Q2	19-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:52
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 5-0
5/24/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Fijalek/Prudel	1	23-21, 21-9	0:37
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Fijalek/Prudel	1	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:57
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Fijalek/Prudel	5	15-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:49
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-1
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kantor/Losiak	16	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	1:15
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kantor/Losiak	21	21-14, 21-14	0:32
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	25	21-12, 21-15	0:28
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 # 12 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 3-2
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Krasilnikov/Semenov	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-23, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Krasilnikov/Semenov	11	21-16, 21-18	0:33
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Krasilnikov/Semenov	9	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-18, 21-15	0:37
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Krasilnikov/Semenov	6	21-12, 23-21	0:42
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Krasilnikov/Semenov	14	21-11, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 5-0
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	20, Q2	21-14, 21-10	0:29
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-14, 21-19	0:38
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	21-17, 21-19	0:35
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	18	21-19, 21-19	0:38
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-1
5/24/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Semi-Finals	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-19, 21-18	0:41
5/10/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14	21-19, 21-15	0:44
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	15-21, 21-18, 15-6	1:06
Lead the series against # 15 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 2-0
8/2/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Carambula/Ranghieri	15	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Carambula/Ranghieri	15	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 3-0
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:47
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-14, 21-16	0:32
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 17 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-0
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	21	21-15, 21-11	0:29
8/30/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	13, Q6	3-0	0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Garcia/Marco, Spain 4-0
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Garcia/Marco	18	21-19, 21-14	0:38
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	21-19, 21-12	0:32
5/8/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Garcia/Marco	10	21-19, 21-18	0:44
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Garcia/Marco	21	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Bockermann/Fluggen	28, Q7	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:45
Lead the series against # 22 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-1
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Eithun/Horrem	17	21-15, 21-13	0:35
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool J	Eithun/Horrem	17	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-19, 21-15	0:40
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 # 24 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Barsuk/Koshkarev	28	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 27 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
5/23/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	7	21-14, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 29 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 3-0
5/22/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	15	21-15, 21-15	0:33
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	20, Q2	21-17, 21-17	0:33
8/31/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	3	3-0	0:34
Lead the series against # 31 Huber/Seidl, Austria 3-0
7/29/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Huber/Seidl	31	21-17, 21-19	0:39
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