Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major Series
July 7 - 12, 2015
(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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Martins Plavins - 37th Did not play
2008 Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Did not play
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Martins Plavins - 17th
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Martins Plavins - 17th
2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play
2013 Janis Smedins - 5th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
2014 Janis Smedins - 25th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 5 9 360 US$11,000.00
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
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
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
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/9/2015 Pool E Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (28, Q7) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:45
Thu, 7/9/2015 Pool E Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (21) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:29
Fri, 7/10/2015 Pool E Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (12) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 13-15 0:56
Sat, 7/11/2015 Winner 1 Jackson Henriquez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (27, Q6) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Sat, 7/11/2015 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (9) Won 21-17, 28-26 0:45
Sat, 7/11/2015 Winner 3 Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (13) Won 24-22, 21-16 0:37
Sun, 7/12/2015 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (7) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:52
Sun, 7/12/2015 Gold Medal Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (3) Lost 16-21, 21-13, 10-15 0:44
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 57-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 13 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 2-3
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:44
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-17, 21-19 0:38
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 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
Trail the series against # 6 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-17, 26-24 0:45
Lead the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 8 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 3-0
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gabathuler/Gerson 21 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:47
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 # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-1
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Doppler/Horst 9 21-17, 28-26 0:45
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Doppler/Horst 10 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:44
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
Series tied with # 10 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 # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-2
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-16, 21-17 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 12 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-4
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 25-23 0:45
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 # 13 Bourne/Hyden, United States 2-0
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Bourne/Hyden 13 24-22, 21-16 0:37
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Bourne/Hyden 13 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 19, Q2 19-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:52
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 21 21-17, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 16 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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-1
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Kantor/Losiak 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 1:15
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
Series tied with # 20 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 2-2
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Semenov 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 21 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-15, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
5/10/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 14 21-19, 21-15 0:44
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 13 15-21, 21-18, 15-6 1:06
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 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 # 25 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-0
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 13 21-12, 21-15 0:36
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 14 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:52
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 # 26, Q5 Garcia/Marco, Spain 3-0
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 21-19, 21-12 0:32
5/8/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Garcia/Marco 10 21-19, 21-18 0:44
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Garcia/Marco 21 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 27, Q6 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-1
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Henriquez/Villafane 27, Q6 21-16, 21-19 0:38
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool B Henriquez/Villafane 18 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Bockermann/Fluggen 28, Q7 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 30 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 # 31 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 # Q11 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Barsuk/Koshkarev 28 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q15 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 # Q17 Azaad/Bianchi, Argentina 1-0
5/8/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Azaad/Bianchi 15 22-20, 21-11 0:37