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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Itapema Four Star
May 16 - 20, 2018

(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:

Tournaments:

208

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00

Previous Itapema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/1-6/2018	Huntington Beach Four Star	9	4	560	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/18-22/2018	Xiamen Four Star	5	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	3/6-10/2018	Doha Four Star	5	5	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	2/27-3/4/2018	Fort Lauderdale Major	12	3	960	US$20,000.00
FIVB	1/3-7/2018	The Hague Four Star	3	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/6/2017	Vienna World Championships	2	9	480	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2017	Olsztyn Four Star	7	17	160	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/3-9/2017	Gstaad Major Five Star	5	17	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/2/2017	Porec Major Five Star	2	9	360	US$8,000.00
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
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
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	9	17	240	US$7,000.00

Itapema Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/17/2018	Pool D	Marco Cairus / Mauricio Vieyto, Uruguay (29, Q6)	Won 21-13, 21-12	0:26
Thu, 5/17/2018	Pool D	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (13)	Lost 21-17, 13-21, 12-15	0:47
Fri, 5/18/2018	Winner 1	Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (31)	Lost 18-21, 23-25	0:45

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 35-21

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Goncalves/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
8/4/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Winner 2	Goncalves/Loyola	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	24-22, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-3
5/6/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:55
1/6/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:49
9/16/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-19, 21-14	0:34
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-18, 21-19	0:36
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	21-19, 32-30	0:42
7/12/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 3 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 6-2
3/3/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	Kantor/Losiak	3	12-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:43
8/27/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kantor/Losiak	5	14-21, 21-9, 16-14	0:42
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Kantor/Losiak	23, Q1	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:44
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kantor/Losiak	16	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	1:15
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kantor/Losiak	21	21-14, 21-14	0:32
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	25	21-12, 21-15	0:28
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-16, 21-16	0:34
10/10/13	FIVB	São 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 6-4
5/6/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	22-20, 21-17	0:42
5/5/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Winner 5	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Gavira/Herrera	12	12-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:41
7/10/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-14, 34-32	0:51
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Gavira/Herrera	4	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-16, 21-17	0:37
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-18, 20-22, 20-18	0:56
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gavira/Herrera	3	23-25, 21-17, 16-14	0:55
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-14, 21-12	0:29
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gavira/Herrera	14	21-19, 26-24	0:45
Trail the series against # 7 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 0-1
7/21/17	FIVB	Olsztyn Four Star	Pool G	Pedlow/Schachter	10	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	19-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 9 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
4/21/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	23, Q2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	25-23, 21-17	0:38
7/6/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool E	Mol/Sorum	21, Q3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	20-22, 21-18, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Ontiveros/Virgen	9	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-14, 21-19	0:34
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	7	21-17, 21-16	0:37
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Ontiveros/Virgen	24, Q8	24-22, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	19	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 13 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool D	Perusic/Schweiner	13	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
8/9/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Diaz/Gonzalez	21	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	23-21, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 16 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 6-3
5/3/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Bockermann/Fluggen	24	21-14, 21-11	0:30
7/30/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Bockermann/Fluggen	26	21-19, 21-15	0:39
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 1	Bockermann/Fluggen	19	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-19, 21-19	0:42
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	21-16, 21-15	0:34
5/15/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Bockermann/Fluggen	9	By Forfeit
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Semi-Finals	Bockermann/Fluggen	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	16-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:53
9/6/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	21-15, 25-23	0:44
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool C	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	13-21, 31-29, 15-13	0:53
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Bockermann/Fluggen	28, Q7	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:45
Lead the series against # 17 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-0
3/2/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	Koekelkoren/van Walle	15	21-14, 21-19	0:37
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	Koekelkoren/van Walle	30, Q10	21-19, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-1
8/24/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:48
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-16, 21-13	0:34
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-17, 21-17	0:37
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	22-20, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Kujawiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
3/7/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kujawiak/Rudol	28, Q12	21-16, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Cairus/Vieyto, Uruguay 1-0
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Cairus/Vieyto	29, Q6	21-13, 21-12	0:26
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 3-1
5/18/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	31	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-18, 25-23	0:45
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	15	21-23, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-17, 21-12	0:35
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	21	21-15, 21-11	0:29