European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 Austrian Masters
June 21 - 25, 2017
(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: 236
Career Wins: 20
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$862,407.49
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: 199
Career Wins: 18
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$787,055.81
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 Baden Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Janis Peda - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 2 9 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 1 4 300 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/7-11/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star 2 17 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2016 2016 World Tour Finals Toronto 2 5 0 US$9,000.00
CEV 9/1-4/2016 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters 1 1 320 € 6,000.00
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
Austrian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/23/2017 Pool A Daniel Mullner / Florian Schnetzer, Austria (12, Q10) Won 20-22, 24-22, 15-9 0:51
Sat, 6/24/2017 Pool A Mathias Berntsen / Christian Sorum, Norway (8, Q5) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Sat, 6/24/2017 Winner 1 Lorenz Schumann / Julius Thole, Germany (11, Q8) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 13-15 0:46
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 44-13
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 1-1
6/3/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Semi-Finals Krasilnikov/Liamin 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-14, 21-17 0:33
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Krasilnikov/Liamin 15 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-3
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool A Doppler/Horst 17 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-15, 21-13 0:29
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 # 4 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 5-2
8/27/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kantor/Losiak 5 14-21, 21-9, 16-14 0:42
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool G Kantor/Losiak 23, Q1 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:44
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Kantor/Losiak 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 1:15
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kantor/Losiak 21 21-14, 21-14 0:32
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 25 21-12, 21-15 0:28
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-16, 21-16 0:34
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-18, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 7-4
7/10/16FIVBGstaad Major Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-14, 34-32 0:51
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gavira/Herrera 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
8/1/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-18, 24-22 0:41
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
6/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:50
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
8/4/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Gold Medal Gavira/Herrera 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 21-17 0:44
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 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8, Q5 Berntsen/Sorum, Norway 1-0
6/24/17CEVAustrian Masters Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Berntsen/Sorum 8, Q5 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 11, Q8 Schumann/Thole, Germany 0-1
6/24/17CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Schumann/Thole 11, Q8 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 12, Q10 Mullner/Schnetzer, Austria 1-0
6/23/17CEVAustrian Masters Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Mullner/Schnetzer 12, Q10 20-22, 24-22, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # Q1 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 3-2
6/4/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Bronze Medal Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 15 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 18-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:41
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 # Q2 Kujawiak/Prudel, Poland 1-0
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kujawiak/Prudel 18 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # Q3 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 4-0
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Plavins/Regza 15 13-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:40
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 # Q7 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 # Q9 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Gregory/Sheaf 15 21-8, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q12 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 # Q13 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 # Q15 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 # Q16 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