Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Myslowice Open
May 26 - 31, 2009
(25, Q4) 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 Myslowice Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 21 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 11 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Myslowice Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/27/2009 Qualifier 2 Pero Krizanovic / Kresimir Peric, Croatia (Q29) Won 21-13, 25-23 0:42
Wed, 5/27/2009 Qualifier 3 Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (Q13) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 5/28/2009 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (8, Q1) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:46
Thu, 5/28/2009 Winner 2 Emiel Boersma / Joppe Paulides, Netherlands (24) Lost 17-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:56
Fri, 5/29/2009 Contender 2 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (23, Q5) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Fri, 5/29/2009 Contender 3 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (17) Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 6-7 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 8, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-1
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 Araujo/Magalhaes 8, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:46
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 10 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 21-15, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 14 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Salema 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-1
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 17 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 21-15, 21-13 0:37
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 Kais/Vesik 4 14-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 21 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # 23, Q5 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 Hernandez/Villafane 23, Q5 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 24 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 0-1
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Boersma/Paulides 24 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # Q13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
5/27/09FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso Q13 21-16, 21-19 0:40
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22, Q7 21-13, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q29 Krizanovic/Peric, Croatia 1-0
5/27/09FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 Krizanovic/Peric Q29 21-13, 25-23 0:42