European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters
September 1 - 4, 2016
(1) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Jurmala
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 235
Career Wins: 20
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$861,907.49
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: 197
Career Wins: 18
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$786,555.81
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
2015 Janis Smedins - 3rd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 2 3 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/6-18/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 9 19 0 US$0.00
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
CEV 6/1-5/2016 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 4 5 300 € 4,000.00
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
CEV 7/29-8/2/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 2 1 500 € 20,000.00
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
CEV 5/20-24/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters 2 3 128 € 2,625.00
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
CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/2/2016 Pool A Youssef Krou / Maxime Thiercy, France (9) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:29
Fri, 9/2/2016 Pool A Sean Faiga / Ariel Hilman, Israel (8) Won 21-15, 23-21 0:35
Fri, 9/2/2016 Pool A Jan Pokersnik / Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia (16, Q15) Won 13-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:45
Sat, 9/3/2016 Winner 2 Oleksii Denin / Sergiy Popov, Ukraine (11, Q5) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:34
Sun, 9/4/2016 Semi-Finals Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (5) Won 21-17, 21-14 1:33
Sun, 9/4/2016 Gold Medal Ruslan Bykanov / Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia (7) Won 18-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:42
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 23-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 3-1
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool A Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:38
6/3/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 19 21-19, 21-16 0:29
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 # 3 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 3-0
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Plavins/Regza 17 21-9, 21-15 0:27
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 # 4 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 # 5 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-0
9/4/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 21-17, 21-14 1:33
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Series tied with # 7 Bykanov/Koshkarev, Russia 1-1
9/4/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Bykanov/Koshkarev 7 18-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:42
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool F Bykanov/Koshkarev 27, Q3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 23-25, 24-22, 19-17 1:02
Lead the series against # 8 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
9/2/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Faiga/Hilman 8 21-15, 23-21 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Krou/Thiercy, France 1-0
9/2/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Krou/Thiercy 9 21-14, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # 11, Q5 Denin/Popov, Ukraine 1-0
9/3/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Denin/Popov 11, Q5 21-17, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 16, Q15 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 1-0
9/2/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Pokersnik/Zemljak 16, Q15 13-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # Q1 Babich/Gordieiev, Ukraine 1-0
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Babich/Gordieiev 31, Q9 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 5-0
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 29, Q8 21-14, 21-18 0:34
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 17 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:46
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 # Q7 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Gregory/Sheaf 15 21-8, 21-14 0:33