The 2013 World Tour winners from Latvia are only the third European team in history to have gained the prestigious recognition. In a game historically dominated by Americans and Brazilians, Smedins-Samoilovs join the elite group, comprising Germany’s Brink-Reckermann (2009), the Norwegians Kvalheim-Maaseide (1994) and the Argentinians Baracetti-Conde (2001) to have interrupted the US-Brazilian status quo.

1989 Smith-Stolkos (USA)
1990 Smith-Stolkos (USA)
1991 Smith-Stolkos (USA)
1992 Smith-Stolkos (USA)
1993 Roberto Lopes-Franco (Brazil)
1994 Kvalheim-Maaseide (Norway)
1995 Roberto Lopes-Franco (Brazil)
1996 Ze Marco-Emanuel (Brazil)
1997 Ze Marco-Emanuel (Brazil)
1998 Guiherme-Para (Brazil)
1999 Emanuel-Loiola (Brazil)
2000 Ze Marco-Ricardo (Brazil)
2001 Emanuel-Tande (Brazil)
2002 Baracetti-Conde (Argentina)
2003 Ricardo-Emanuel (Brazil)
2004 Ricardo-Emanuel (Brazil)
2005 Ricardo-Emanuel (Brazil)
2006 Ricardo-Emanuel (Brazil)
2007 Ricardo-Emanuel (Brazil)
2008 Harley-Pedro (Brazil)
2009 Brink-Reckermann (Germany)
2010 Dalhausser-Rogers (USA)
2011 Emanuel-Alison (Brazil)
2012 Gibb-Rosenthal (USA)
2013 Smedins-Samoilovs (Latvia)