European Championship Tour
€ 25,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters
May 20 - 24, 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: 22
Tournaments: 236
Career Wins: 20
Career CEV Wins: 2
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: 22
Tournaments: 199
Career Wins: 18
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$787,055.81
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
CEV142410204010000 US$121,149.93
CEV C&S11000000000000 US$4,351.05
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Overall12016996170352172133 US$1,256,675.98
Previous Jurmala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV C&S 2014 Janis Smedins - 1st Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/22/2015 Pool B Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (18, Q7) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Fri, 5/22/2015 Pool B Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Aliaksandr Kavalenka, Belarus (15) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Sat, 5/23/2015 Winner 1 Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (7) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Sat, 5/23/2015 Winner 2 Hermans Egleskalns / Martins Plavins, Latvia (23) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
Sun, 5/24/2015 Semi-Finals Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (11) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:41
Sun, 5/24/2015 Bronze Medal Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (1) Won 23-21, 21-9 0:37
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 33-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 5-0
5/24/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Fijalek/Prudel 1 23-21, 21-9 0:37
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
8/4/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 15-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:49
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 5, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
5/23/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 7 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-1
8/3/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Eithun/Horrem 17 21-15, 21-13 0:35
8/2/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool J Eithun/Horrem 17 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 21-15 0:40
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Eithun/Horrem 24 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-1
5/24/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Semi-Finals Ingrosso/Ingrosso 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-19, 21-18 0:41
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 # 15 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 3-0
5/22/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 15 21-15, 21-15 0:33
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 20, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:33
8/31/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 3 3-0 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 18, Q7 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 2-0
5/22/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kissling/Kovatsch 18, Q7 21-15, 21-16 0:34
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kissling/Kovatsch 19, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 20, Q11 Dumek/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Dumek/Kufa 29, Q12 21-17, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Egleskalns/Plavins, Latvia 1-0
5/23/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Egleskalns/Plavins 23 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
8/30/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Finsters/Tocs 16 3-0 0:31
Lead the series against # Q12 Armands/Regza, Latvia 1-0
8/31/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Armands/Regza 14, Q7 3-1 0:41