Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 A1 Major Klagenfurt
July 26 - 31, 2016
(1) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Martins Plavins - 41st Did not play
2007 Martins Plavins - 25th Did not play
2008 Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Martins Plavins - 25th
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 9th
2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Martins Plavins - 9th
2014 Janis Smedins - 4th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 7/30-8/3/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 4 4 560 US$24,000.00
A1 Major Klagenfurt Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2016 Pool A Davide Dal Molin / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (32, Q29) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:29
Thu, 7/28/2016 Pool A Kay Matysik / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (17) Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 0:46
Fri, 7/29/2016 Pool A Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Artem Yarzutkin, Russia (16) Lost 19-21, 21-14, 11-15 0:38
Fri, 7/29/2016 Winner 1 Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (15) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:30
Sat, 7/30/2016 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10) Won 22-24, 21-16, 15-9 0:54
Sat, 7/30/2016 Winner 3 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
Sun, 7/31/2016 Semi-Finals Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (3) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Sun, 7/31/2016 Gold Medal Saymon Barbosa / Guto Carvalhaes, Brazil (4) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 78-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-1
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 21-18, 21-19 0:36
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 21-19, 32-30 0:42
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 3-4
7/31/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-16, 21-18 0:34
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Bronze Medal Saxton/Schalk 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 19-21, 30-28, 20-18 1:01
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 # 4 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 3-0
7/31/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 4 21-18, 21-18 0:35
6/19/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 14, Q1 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:51
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 16, Q3 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 3-4
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Semenov 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 21-19, 21-12 0:30
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Krasilnikov/Semenov 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-17, 21-18 0:37
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 # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 4-2
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Bockermann/Fluggen 13 21-16, 21-15 0:34
5/15/16FIVBAntalya Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Bockermann/Fluggen 9 By Forfeit  
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Semi-Finals Bockermann/Fluggen 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 16-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
9/6/15FIVBRio Open Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Bockermann/Fluggen 10 21-15, 25-23 0:44
9/4/15FIVBRio Open Pool C Bockermann/Fluggen 10 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 13-21, 31-29, 15-13 0:53
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 # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-2
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 9 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 6-1
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 22-24, 21-16, 15-9 0:54
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Fijalek/Prudel 17 21-18, 21-16 0:37
5/15/16FIVBAntalya Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Fijalek/Prudel 6 18-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:55
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool H Fijalek/Prudel 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-17, 21-19 0:36
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 # 12 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 2-0
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Felipe/Filho 12 15-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Felipe/Filho 12 21-23, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 13 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 2-0
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 O'Gorman/Pedlow 20 23-21, 21-17 0:39
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 O'Gorman/Pedlow 18 21-15, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-1
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Binstock/Schachter 20 21-23, 21-18, 15-10 0:45
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 # 15 Huber/Seidl, Austria 4-0
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Huber/Seidl 15 21-15, 21-11 0:30
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
Lead the series against # 16 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 2-1
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool A Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:38
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 7 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 26, Q2 21-18, 21-18 0:31
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 18 21-15, 29-27 0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Matysik/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Matysik/Walkenhorst 17 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 18 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 9-1
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 23-25, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 23-21, 21-16 0:35
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 24, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:29
5/14/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 14 21-18, 21-16 0:33
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 # 19 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 # 21 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 2-0
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Dressler/Kunert 20 21-10, 18-21, 15-9 0:47
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Dressler/Kunert 13, Q4 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # 22 Loyola/Santos, Brazil 2-0
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Loyola/Santos 19, Q2 21-19, 21-16 0:32
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Loyola/Santos 25, Q7 21-14, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Crabb/Crabb, United States 1-0
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Crabb/Crabb 29, Q8 21-10, 21-13 0:28
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 32, Q29 Dal Molin/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Dal Molin/Tomatis 32, Q29 21-17, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q3 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 2-0
6/17/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 22 21-17, 23-21 0:36
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 29, Q9 21-14, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q7 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 4-0
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gabathuler/Gerson 27 21-15, 21-18 0:35
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 # Q16 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 # Q19 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Gregory/Sheaf 15 21-8, 21-14 0:33