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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 18, 2016

(9) 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:

170

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 Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005	Martins Plavins - 1st	Toms Smedins - 25th
2015	Janis Smedins - 1st	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
2016	Janis Smedins - 17th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-31/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2016	Gstaad Major	6	3	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2016	Porec Major	5	4	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2016	Poland Grand Slam	6	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2016	Major Hamburg	13	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	9	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/10-15/2016	Antalya Open	4	1	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	4	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	4	4	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	2	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	7	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/21-25/2015	Antalya Open	1	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/22-26/2015	Xiamen Open	1	3	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	2	1	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	3	1	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	9	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	6	9	360	US$11,000.00
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
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

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Mon, 8/8/2016

Pool D

Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (16)

Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-13

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs	Total	40	26	0	0.650	3	6	1	2
	1	40	26	0	0.650	3	6	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Janis Smedins	Total	18	10	0	0.556	1	9	0	2
	1	18	10	0	0.556	1	9	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/9/2016

Pool D

Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (21)

Lost 21-23, 21-19, 9-15

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs	Total	51	25	0	0.490	1	7	1	2
	1	51	25	0	0.490	1	7	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Janis Smedins	Total	17	13	0	0.765	1	8	2	2
	1	17	13	0	0.765	1	8	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/11/2016

Pool D

Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4)

Lost 16-21, 22-20, 7-15

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs	Total	44	17	0	0.386	2	10	0	1
	1	44	17	0	0.386	2	10	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Janis Smedins	Total	19	12	0	0.632	3	10	1	3
	1	19	12	0	0.632	3	10	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs	135	68	0	0.504	6	23	2	5
Janis Smedins	54	35	0	0.648	5	27	3	7

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Gstaad	Martins Plavins - 37th	Did not play
2008	Beijing	Martins Plavins - 9th	Did not play
2009	Stavanger	Ruslans Sorokins - 9th	Did not play
2011	Rome	Ruslans Sorokins - 17th	Martins Plavins - 4th
2012	London	Ruslans Sorokins - 9th	Martins Plavins - 3rd
2013	Stare Jablonki	Janis Smedins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2015	The Hague	Martins Plavins - 17th	Did not play
2017	Vienna	Janis Smedins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2019	Hamburg	Janis Smedins - 17th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2022	Rome	Janis Smedins - 17th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 61-41

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 3-5
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
6/19/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	21-19, 21-15	0:37
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-12, 21-19	0:33
7/12/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:44
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-17, 21-19	0:38
8/3/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-14, 21-17	0:35
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	21-9, 21-19	0:35
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	13-21, 23-21, 15-7	0:53
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-1
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-18, 21-19	0:36
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	21-19, 32-30	0:42
7/12/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
7/10/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-18, 21-16	0:36
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-19, 21-13	0:36
9/13/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	24-22, 21-19	0:44
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Lucena	24	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-16, 20-22, 15-7	0:49
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool F	Goncalves/Solberg	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 5-3
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Gibb/Patterson	5	21-17, 21-19	0:40
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gibb/Patterson	4	21-18, 21-16	0:38
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gibb/Patterson	12, Q1	21-15, 21-17	0:33
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Gibb/Patterson	16	21-19, 21-15	0:40
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool E	Gibb/Patterson	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:54
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool D	Gibb/Patterson	13	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	14-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:54
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-3
7/10/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-14, 34-32	0:51
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Gavira/Herrera	4	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
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
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
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	14	21-19, 26-24	0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 3-4
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 2	Krasilnikov/Semenov	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	21-19, 21-12	0:30
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Krasilnikov/Semenov	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-17, 21-18	0:37
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Krasilnikov/Semenov	12	24-22, 21-17	0:36
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
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Krasilnikov/Semenov	14	21-11, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-4
9/12/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-17, 21-17	0:38
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
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 # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-2
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Kantor/Losiak	23, Q1	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:44
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
Series tied with # 12 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-1
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Carambula/Ranghieri	11	21-15, 13-21, 16-14	0:44
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Carambula/Ranghieri	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-15, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 4-2
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	21-16, 21-15	0:34
5/15/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Bockermann/Fluggen	9	By Forfeit
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Semi-Finals	Bockermann/Fluggen	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	16-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:53
9/6/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	21-15, 25-23	0:44
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool C	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	13-21, 31-29, 15-13	0:53
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 # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Ontiveros/Virgen	9	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-14, 21-19	0:34
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	7	21-17, 21-16	0:37
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Ontiveros/Virgen	24, Q8	24-22, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	19	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
Series tied with # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 4-4
8/8/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:55
7/31/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-16, 21-18	0:34
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Bronze Medal	Saxton/Schalk	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	19-21, 30-28, 20-18	1:01
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	21-17, 17-21, 16-14	0:49
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	21	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	24-22, 18-21, 16-14	0:57
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Saxton/Schalk	14	21-19, 24-22	0:40
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	40	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Saxton/Schalk	27, Q9	21-11, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 6-1
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	22-24, 21-16, 15-9	0:54
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-18, 21-16	0:37
5/15/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Fijalek/Prudel	6	18-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:55
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-17, 21-19	0:36
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
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 # 18 Huber/Seidl, Austria 4-0
7/29/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Huber/Seidl	15	21-15, 21-11	0:30
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Huber/Seidl	16	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:54
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 # 19 Samba/Santos Pereira, Qatar 1-0
9/23/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Samba/Santos Pereira	17	21-13, 18-21, 15-10	0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-16, 21-13	0:34
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-17, 21-17	0:37
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	22-20, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 21 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
8/9/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Diaz/Gonzalez	21	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	23-21, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-0
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Barsuk/Liamin	24, Q5	5-2 Retired	0:03
Lead the series against # 24 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-1
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	Binstock/Schachter	20	21-23, 21-18, 15-10	0:45
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Binstock/Schachter	16	21-17, 21-18	0:41
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Binstock/Schachter	28, Q12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-19, 24-26, 15-8	0:57