Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Mallorca Open
September 2 - 7, 2008
(12) 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 Mallorca Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 19 13th 180 US$3,900.00
Mallorca Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/4/2008 Winner 1 Markus Bockermann / Kay Matysik, Germany (21, Q3) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Thu, 9/4/2008 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (5) Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:50
Fri, 9/5/2008 Winner 3 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (4) Lost 21-18, 14-21, 10-15 0:52
Fri, 9/5/2008 Contender 4 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (10) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 29, Q15 22-20, 21-17 0:47
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
Lead the series against # 5 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Doppler/Gartmayer 5 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 10 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 21-15, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Bockermann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Bockermann/Matysik 21, Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 22 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 # 23 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-14, 21-14 0:37