Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008
(11) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 209
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$776,151.48
Ruslans Sorokins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 11, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Kristiansand 2009)
Career Winnings: US$160,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB5201005015512923 US$279,900.00
Previous Dubai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 12 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 19 13th 180 US$3,900.00
Dubai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/8/2008 Winner 1 Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (22, Q7) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:42
Wed, 10/8/2008 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Pedro Cunha, Brazil (6) Lost 12-21, 12-21 0:36
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 2 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (21, Q3) Lost 21-16, 17-21, 10-15 1:03
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 1-6 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Nummerdor/Schuil Q65 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q33 21-12, 19-21, 15-8 0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Cerutti/Cunha, Brazil 0-1
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Cerutti/Cunha 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-12, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Salema 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 22, Q7 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22, Q7 21-13, 21-17 0:42