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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Smart Major Hamburg
June 7 - 12, 2016

(Q16) Rihards Finsters/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia

Rihards Finsters
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Liepaja

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB U23 World Championships Myslowice 2013)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$21,650.00

Ruslans Sorokins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 11, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Kristiansand 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$160,900.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2009

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Hamburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Major Hamburg Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/7/2016	Qualifier 1	Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (Q17)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:39

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Rihards Finsters												Ruslans Sorokins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$10,700.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$6,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	40	0	0	0	0	3	9	9	7	0	$86,350.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	$5,150.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	40	0	1	0	0	2	11	7	6	0	$59,000.00
9	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	1	0	$7,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
											Challenger	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,100.00
											Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
32	0	0	0	1	3	1	8	9	0	$21,650.00	Total	91	0	4	0	0	5	23	18	14	0	$160,900.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Rihards Finsters													Ruslans Sorokins
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,550.00
											2006	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00
											2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,300.00
											2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$5,950.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
											2009	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	0	4	3	2	1	$32,675.00
											2010	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	0	$26,650.00
											2011	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	2	$29,275.00
											2012	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	2	0	$44,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	2013	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	$13,500.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
											2014	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	$1,600.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2015	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	$1,000.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	3	$7,400.00	2016	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
15	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	6	5	$8,150.00	Total	Total	91	0	4	0	0	5	23	18	14	27	$160,900.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2015-2016	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Finsters/Sorokins trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q17 Garcia/Marco, Spain 0-1
6/7/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	Q17	Finsters/Sorokins	Q16	21-18, 21-19	0:39