Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Bronze Medal Match - Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands vs. Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 3, 1989 (28 yrs old) Birth Date: March 21, 1988 (30 yrs old) Home Town: Leiden Home Town: Nieuwegein Resides: The Hague Resides: The Hague Height: 198 cm (6'6") Height: 207 cm (6'9") Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Weight: 92 kg (204 lbs.) Seasons: 13 Seasons: 11 Tournaments: 90 Tournaments: 81 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Best Finish: 1st (6 times) Best Finish: 1st (6 times) Career Winnings: $378,300 Career Winnings: $370,588 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 75 6 5 5 3 12 0 17 0 11 7 4 3 1 US$740,225.00 Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before Warsaw Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 6/28/2018 Pool D Kacper Kujawiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (29) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:36 Thu, 6/28/2018 Pool D Mirco Gerson / Adrian Heidrich, Switzerland (20, Q1) Won 21-15, 23-21 0:35 Sat, 6/30/2018 Winner 2 Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (22) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:34 Sat, 6/30/2018 Winner 3 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (6) Won 21-17, 31-29 0:47 Sat, 6/30/2018 Semi-Finals Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (1) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:46 Sun, 7/1/2018 Bronze Medal Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (10) Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 75th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Alexander is playing in his 20th FIVB World Tour final four with six gold, five silver, five bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Robert is playing in his 20th FIVB World Tour final four with six gold, five silver, five bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. This is Alexander's and Robert's 5th Final Four of 2018 (Bronze The Hague Four Star, Gold Doha Four Star, Gold Aalsmeer One Star, Gold Huntington Beach Four Star). Alexander and Robert won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro) bronze. Alexander and Robert won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), finished 17th in 2015 (The Hague), and 17th in 2017 (Vienna). Alexander and Robert are currently ranked 2nd in the FIVB World Rankings with 4,720 points and 2nd in 2018 World Tour winnings with $87,000. They have three wins in 2018 (Doha Open, Aalsmeer Open, Huntington Beach Open). Alexander and Robert rank 18th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with six, 23rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 75, and 18th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $740,225. Alexander and Robert have a career 238-124 (65.7%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 39-11 (78.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 4-1 (80.0%) in Warsaw. Alexander (6) and Robert (6) each ranks 34th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Alexander (86) ranks 118th and Robert (77) ranks 138th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Alexander ($378,300) ranks 53rd and Robert ($370,112) ranks 57th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Alexander and Robert won the bronze medal at the European Championship Final in 2017 (Jurmala, Latvia). Alexander won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Christiaan Varenhorst in 2008 (Brighton, England). Alexander was named the FIVB World Tour Best Hitter in 2017. Page 1 of 4 Aleksandrs Samoilovs Janis Smedins Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 6, 1985 (33 yrs old) Birth Date: July 31, 1987 (30 yrs old) Home Town: Riga Home Town: Kuldiga Resides: Riga Resides: Kuldiga Height: 196 cm (6'5") Height: 191 cm (6'3") Weight: 96 kg (213 lbs.) Weight: 84 kg (186 lbs.) Seasons: 16 Seasons: 16 Tournaments: 160 Tournaments: 126 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Best Finish: 1st (11 times) Best Finish: 1st (10 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (9 times) Career Winnings: $583,713 Career Winnings: $661,888 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 19 25 Money FIVB 64 9 5 5 6 11 0 18 0 7 1 1 US$909,675.00 Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before Warsaw Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 6/28/2018 Pool G Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (23) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:33 Thu, 6/28/2018 Pool G Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (7) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 12-15 0:46 Fri, 6/29/2018 Winner 1 Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (25, Q4) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:44 Sat, 6/30/2018 Winner 2 Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler, Germany (27, Q9) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:34 Sat, 6/30/2018 Winner 3 Grant O'Gorman / Ben Saxton, Canada (21) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:32 Sat, 6/30/2018 Semi-Finals Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (3) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:38 Sun, 7/1/2018 Bronze Medal Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (4) Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 64th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Aleksandrs is playing in his 27th FIVB World Tour final four with nine gold, six silver, five bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. Janis is playing in his 30th FIVB World Tour final four with 10 gold, six silver, six bronze medals and seven 4th place finishes. This is Aleksandrs's and Janis's 3rd Final Four of 2018 (Bronze Fort Lauderdale Major, 4th Huntington Beach Four Star). Aleksandrs and Janis finished 19th in the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Aleksandrs finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Martins Plavins in 2008 (Beijing) and 9th with Ruslans Sorokins in 2012 (London). Janis won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games with Martins Plavins in 2012 (London) bronze. Aleksandrs and Janis finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 9th in 2017 (Vienna). Aleksandrs finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2007 (Gstaad), 9th with Ruslans Sorokins in 2009 (Stavanger) and 17th in 2011 (Rome), and 17th with Martins Plavins in 2015 (The Hague). Janis finished 4th in the FIVB World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2011 (Rome). Aleksandrs and Janis are currently ranked 6th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 4,160 points and 4th in 2018 World Tour winnings with $57,000. Aleksandrs and Janis rank 11th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with nine, 39th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 64, and 8th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $909,675. Aleksandrs and Janis have a career 251-99 (71.7%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 23-13 (63.9%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 4-2 (66.7%) in Warsaw. Aleksandrs (9) ranks 21st and Janis (10) ranks 17th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Aleksandrs (153) ranks 16th and Janis (115) ranks 48th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Aleksandrs ($659,087) ranks 19th and Janis ($578,987) ranks 29th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Aleksandrs and Janis won the silver medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2013 (Klagenfurt, Austria). Aleksandrs and Janis won the silver medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2014 (Cagliari, Italy). Aleksandrs and Janis won the gold medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2015 (Klagenfurt, Austria). Aleksandrs and Janis won the silver medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2017 (Jurmala, Latvia). Aleksandrs won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2005 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Janis won the bronze medal at the U18 World Championships with Ingars Ivanovs in 2004 (Termoli, Italy). Janis won the bronze medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final with Martins Plavins in 2010 (Berlin, Germany). Aleksandrs and Janis were named Team of the Year and were Tour Champions in 2013 and 2014. Janis was named the FIVB World Tour Best Hitter in 2013 and 2014, Best Offensive Player in 2013 and 2016, Best Setter in 2013, and Sportsperson in 2013. Series tied 4-4 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 6/23/2018 Ostrava Four Star Winner 2 Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen 21-15, 21-12 0:33 5/6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star Semi Finals Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55 1/6/2018 The Hague Four Star Winner 2 Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:49 9/16/2016 World Tour Finals Pool B Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins 21-19, 21-14 0:34 7/30/2016 A1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 3 Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48 7/9/2016 Gstaad Major Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins 21-18, 21-19 0:36 6/9/2016 Major Hamburg Pool D Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen 21-19, 32-30 0:42 7/12/2015 Gstaad Major Series Semi Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:52 Page 2 of 4 Gold Medal Match - Piotr Kantor/Bartosz Losiak, Poland vs.