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FIVB Age Group World Championships
U21 World Championships
July 11 - 16, 2017

(19) Mihails Samoilovs/Kristaps Smits, Latvia

Mihails Samoilovs
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 20, 1998 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jurmala

Resides:

Jurmala

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Mallorca 2023)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$8,938.78

Kristaps Smits
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 31, 1998 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuldiga

Resides:

Hujani

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$2,787.40

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	US$894.48
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	7	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	US$894.48

Previous Nanjing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	7/27-31/2016	Under 19 World Championships	29, Q2	3	224	US$0.00

U21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/12/2017	Pool C	Logan Mend / Tomas Sorra, Canada (14)	Won 21-12, 24-22	0:45
Thu, 7/13/2017	Pool C	Jose Cardenas / Josue Gaxiola, Mexico (3)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:37
Thu, 7/13/2017	Pool C	Alejandro Huerta / Oscar Jimenez, Spain (30, Q3)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 20-18	0:54
Fri, 7/14/2017	Winner 2	Alireza Aghajani / Javad Firouzpourbandpei, Iran (20)	Won 12-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:35
Sat, 7/15/2017	Winner 3	Alejandro Huerta / Oscar Jimenez, Spain (30, Q3)	Won 22-20, 21-16	0:36
Sat, 7/15/2017	Semi-Finals	Adrielson Dos Santos / Renato Lima, Brazil (2)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:35
Sun, 7/16/2017	Bronze Medal	Moritz Kindl / Marian Klaffinger, Austria (32, Q1)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:37

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smits lead the series against the field 7-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Dos Santos/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/15/17	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Dos Santos/Lima	2	Samoilovs/Smits	19	21-15, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Cardenas/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/13/17	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smits	19	Cardenas/Gaxiola	3	22-20, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Breer/Haussener, Switzerland 0-1
7/31/16	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Breer/Haussener	26	Samoilovs/Smits	29, Q2	22-20, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # 14 Mend/Sorra, Canada 1-0
7/12/17	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smits	19	Mend/Sorra	14	21-12, 24-22	0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Aghajani/Firouzpourbandpei, Iran 1-0
7/14/17	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smits	19	Aghajani/Firouzpourbandpei	20	12-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:35
Lead the series against # 30, Q3 Huerta/Jimenez, Spain 3-0
7/15/17	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smits	19	Huerta/Jimenez	30, Q3	22-20, 21-16	0:36
7/13/17	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smits	19	Huerta/Jimenez	30, Q3	21-17, 17-21, 20-18	0:54
7/30/16	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smits	29, Q2	Huerta/Jimenez	10	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 32, Q1 Kindl/Klaffinger, Austria 1-0
7/16/17	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smits	19	Kindl/Klaffinger	32, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:37