Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Moscow Four Star
August 8 - 12, 2018
(6) 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: 209
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: 171
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB10513586150312162133 US$1,131,175.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Martins Plavins - 9th Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 33rd Martins Plavins - 17th
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Did not play
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 33rd Martins Plavins - 17th
2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 5th Martins Plavins - 9th
2013 Janis Smedins - 1st Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
2014 Janis Smedins - 5th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
2015 Janis Smedins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2016 Janis Smedins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2017 Janis Smedins - 4th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 7 9 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 11 9 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2018 Espinho Four Star 4 1 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 10 3 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 11 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 4 17 320 US$3,000.00
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
Moscow Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/9/2018 Pool F Miles Evans / Billy Kolinske, United States (27, Q9) Won 23-25, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Thu, 8/9/2018 Pool F Martins Plavins / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (11) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:30
Fri, 8/10/2018 Winner 2 Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (8) Won 21-19, 28-26 0:42
Sat, 8/11/2018 Winner 3 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (4) Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-9 0:46
Sat, 8/11/2018 Semi-Finals Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Igor Velichko, Russia (1) Won 22-20, 12-21, 20-18 0:52
Sun, 8/12/2018 Gold Medal Alison Cerutti / Andre Loyola, Brazil (13) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:35
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 57-30
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Stoyanovskiy/Velichko, Russia 1-1
8/11/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Stoyanovskiy/Velichko 1 22-20, 12-21, 20-18 0:52
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 3 Stoyanovskiy/Velichko 15 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-15, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 6-5
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Gavira/Herrera 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:41
5/6/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 22-20, 21-17 0:42
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gavira/Herrera 12 12-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:41
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
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
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
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gavira/Herrera 14 21-19, 26-24 0:45
Lead the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 5-4
7/1/18FIVBPoland Four Star Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 0:47
6/23/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-15, 21-12 0:33
5/6/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:49
9/16/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-19, 21-14 0:34
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 # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-7
8/11/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 4 20-22, 21-18, 15-9 0:46
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 21-16, 21-12 0:30
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-12, 14-21, 15-11 0:42
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-18, 21-18 0:34
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 25-23 0:45
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 3-1
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 7 Felipe/Goncalves 10 21-16, 21-19 0:35
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Semi-Finals Felipe/Goncalves 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 21-19, 21-15 0:38
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Felipe/Goncalves 7, Q1 22-20, 21-15 0:43
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Felipe/Goncalves 23, Q2 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-2
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool E Bryl/Fijalek 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 25-23, 22-20 0:39
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Bryl/Fijalek 21 21-14, 21-13 0:31
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 1 Bryl/Fijalek 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:47
Lead the series against # 8 Crabb/Gibb, United States 1-0
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Crabb/Gibb 8 21-19, 28-26 0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 2-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Plavins/Tocs 11 21-14, 21-16 0:30
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Plavins/Tocs 10 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 7-6
8/4/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 21-16, 24-22 0:46
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool G Doppler/Horst 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:46
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Doppler/Horst 6 23-21, 21-17 0:36
6/29/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool B Doppler/Horst 18 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:44
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 # 13 Cerutti/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
8/12/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Cerutti/Loyola 13 21-18, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Carvalhaes/Santos, Brazil 2-0
7/8/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Carvalhaes/Santos 20, Q2 21-13, 19-21, 22-20 1:00
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Carvalhaes/Santos 20, Q2 21-15, 15-21, 17-15 0:49
Series tied with # 15 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 # 16 Thole/Wickler, Germany 2-0
7/8/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Thole/Wickler 19, Q1 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:45
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Thole/Wickler 27, Q9 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Gerson/Heidrich 22, Q2 22-20, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 18 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 3-1
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 7 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q6 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:48
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-19, 21-17 0:37
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 21-14, 21-19 0:37
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-1
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Grimalt/Grimalt 25, Q4 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:44
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 15 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:48
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 11 21-16, 21-13 0:34
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-17, 21-17 0:37
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Caminati/Rossi 22, Q4 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 4-1
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 28, Q12 21-16, 21-15 0:32
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-18, 25-23 0:45
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 15 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-17, 21-12 0:35
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-15, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Evans/Kolinske 27, Q9 23-25, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Aye/Krou, France 1-0
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Aye/Krou 28, Q8 21-19, 15-21, 15-7 0:46
Lead the series against # 32 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 3-0
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
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 20, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q8 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Pokersnik/Zemljak 29, Q13 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q11 Kujawiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kujawiak/Rudol 28, Q12 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # Q15 Mermer/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Mermer/Urlu 29 21-17, 25-23 0:41