Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Fuzhou Open
April 19 - 23, 2016
(4) 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: 209
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: 171
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Previous Fuzhou Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2014 Janis Smedins - 4th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
Fuzhou Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/20/2016 Pool D Daniel Bergerud / Svein Solhaug, Norway (29, Q15) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:28
Wed, 4/20/2016 Pool D Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (20) Won 21-10, 21-13 0:28
Thu, 4/21/2016 Pool D Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (13) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Fri, 4/22/2016 Winner 2 Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (16) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 4/22/2016 Winner 3 Dmitri Barsuk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (24, Q5) Won 5-2 Retired 0:03
Sat, 4/23/2016 Semi-Finals Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (1) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:36
Sat, 4/23/2016 Bronze Medal Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 12-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 54-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-2
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-19, 21-13 0:36
9/13/15FIVBSochi Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 24-22, 21-19 0:44
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 24 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 17-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 2 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-3
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:49
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 # 3 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
Series tied with # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-3
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 6 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 3-2
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Krasilnikov/Semenov 12 24-22, 21-17 0:36
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 # 7 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 9 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-14, 21-19 0:34
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 7 21-17, 21-16 0:37
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Ontiveros/Virgen 24, Q8 24-22, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 19 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-4
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-17, 21-17 0:38
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
Series tied with # 10 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-1
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Binstock/Schachter 16 21-17, 21-18 0:41
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 # 11 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 11 21-16, 21-13 0:34
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-17, 21-17 0:37
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-0
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 13 21-16, 21-19 0:38
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 # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 6-0
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 6 21-16, 19-21, 15-6 0:52
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 20, Q2 21-14, 21-10 0:29
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 # 15 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 3-0
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 15 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-17, 21-12 0:35
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-15, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 16 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 2-0
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Plavins/Regza 16 21-18, 21-12 0:35
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Plavins/Regza 9 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 3-0
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Huber/Seidl 16 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
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 # 18 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 # 19 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Fuchs/Windscheif 25, Q7 21-18, 26-24 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 2-0
4/20/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Kosiak/Rudol 20 21-10, 21-13 0:28
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Kosiak/Rudol 16 21-14, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Dressler/Kunert 13, Q4 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-0
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Barsuk/Liamin 24, Q5 5-2 Retired 0:03
Lead the series against # 29, Q15 Bergerud/Solhaug, Norway 1-0
4/20/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Bergerud/Solhaug 29, Q15 21-10, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 30 Bao/Ha, China 1-0
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Bao/Ha 30 21-14, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q9 Garcia/Marco, Spain 5-0
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Garcia/Marco 14 21-8, 21-17 0:34
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Garcia/Marco 27, Q5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
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 # Q20 Kufa/Lenc, Czech Republic 1-0
10/22/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Kufa/Lenc 32, Q30 21-15, 21-23, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # Q24 Lin/Lu, China 1-0
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Lin/Lu 31 21-13, 21-17 0:28