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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam
August 25 - 30, 2015

(Q32) Ruslans Sorokins/Benjavs Toms, Latvia

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

Benjavs Toms
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 24, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Bujumbura 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$150.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2009

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Olsztyn Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/25/2015	Country Quota	Viktors Korzenevics / Toms Smedins, Latvia	Won 21-13, 21-12	0:30
Wed, 8/26/2015	Qualifier 1	Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (Q1)	Won 18-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:01
Wed, 8/26/2015	Qualifier 2	Jean-Baptiste Daguerre / Yannick Salvetti, France (29, Q16)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:35

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

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

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
2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ruslans Sorokins													Benjavs Toms
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2003	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2005	FIVB
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,550.00	2005	FIVB C&S
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB C&S
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,300.00	2007	FIVB C&S
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$5,950.00	2008	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB C&S
11	0	1	0	0	0	4	3	2	1	$32,675.00	2009	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	0	$26,650.00	2010	FIVB
12	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	2	$29,275.00	2011	FIVB
12	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	2	0	$44,400.00	2012	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	$13,500.00	2013	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	$1,600.00	2014	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
86	0	4	0	0	5	22	18	14	23	$159,900.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-1	66.7%
2014-2015	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-1	66.7%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-1	66.7%

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	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Head to Head Results
Sorokins/Toms lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 29, Q16 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 0-1
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Daguerre/Salvetti	29, Q16	Sorokins/Toms	Q32	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against Korzenevics/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/25/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Country Quota	Sorokins/Toms	Q32	Korzenevics/Smedins		21-13, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # Q1 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 1-0
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Sorokins/Toms	Q32	Felipe/Filho	Q1	18-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:01