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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$75,000 Jurmala Three Star
August 22 - 25, 2019

(2) 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 Jurmala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-18/2019	Moscow Four Star	18	1	800	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	Q5	33	240	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2019	Espinho Four Star	16	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2019	Gstaad Major Series	22, Q3	17	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/7/2019	World Championships Hamburg	11	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2019	Warsaw Four Star	12	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/29-6/2/2019	Ostrava Four Star	9	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/15-19/2019	Itapema Four Star	3	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/23-28/2019	Xiamen Four Star	3	5	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/11-16/2019	Doha Four Star	3	25	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	1/2-6/2019	The Hague Four Star	3	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/15-18/2018	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	5	9	0	US$7,500.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2018	Moscow Four Star	6	1	800	US$20,000.00
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

Jurmala Three Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/23/2019	Pool B	Martin Chiniewicz / Michal Korycki, Poland (31, Q16)	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:34
Fri, 8/23/2019	Pool B	Jan Pokersnik / Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia (18)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:42
Sat, 8/24/2019	Winner 2	Selcuk Sekerci / Safa Urlu, Türkiye (20)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:39
Sat, 8/24/2019	Winner 3	Quincy Aye / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, France (10)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:30
Sun, 8/25/2019	Semi-Finals	Armin Dollinger / Eric Stadie, Germany (24, Q2)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:35
Sun, 8/25/2019	Gold Medal	Kusti Nolvak / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (12)	Won 23-21, 21-14	0:38

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 15-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 2-0
8/9/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Plavins/Tocs	11	21-14, 21-16	0:30
7/7/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Plavins/Tocs	10	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 3-1
8/2/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	Koekelkoren/van Walle	26, Q6	19-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:48
7/13/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Koekelkoren/van Walle	26, Q14	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	21-19, 21-17	0:37
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 # 10 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 1-0
8/24/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Aye/Gauthier-Rat	10	21-15, 21-13	0:30
Lead the series against # 11 Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-0
8/9/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Evans/Kolinske	27, Q9	23-25, 21-15, 15-12	0:51
Series tied with # 12 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-1
8/25/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	23-21, 21-14	0:38
3/13/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	30, Q15	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-14, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 18 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 2-0
8/23/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Pokersnik/Zemljak	18	21-19, 21-18	0:42
7/6/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Pokersnik/Zemljak	29, Q13	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Sekerci/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
8/24/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Sekerci/Urlu	20	21-17, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Huerta/Menendez, Spain 1-0
7/30/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Qualifier 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	Q5	Huerta/Menendez	Q28	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Dollinger/Stadie, Germany 1-0
8/25/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Dollinger/Stadie	24, Q2	21-13, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 31, Q16 Chiniewicz/Korycki, Poland 1-0
8/23/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Chiniewicz/Korycki	31, Q16	21-19, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # Q9 Boehle/Boermans, Netherlands 1-0
7/9/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	22, Q3	Boehle/Boermans	Q30	21-12, 21-15	0:28