Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 21 - 26, 2009
(29) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Martins Plavins - 41st Did not play
2007 Martins Plavins - 25th Did not play
2008 Martins Plavins - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam Q3 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 20, Q4 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 31 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 25, Q4 13th 180 US$4,250.00
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
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 1 Miguel Maia / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (36, Q19) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 8-13 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 29 21-15, 21-19 0:44
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20, Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:45
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 21-11, 21-11 0:34
Series tied with # 6 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 # 11 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 # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-2
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:39
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 # 13 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 # 14, Q1 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 Maciel/Schmidt 12 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Bellaguarda/Laciga 29 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20, Q4 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Li/Xu, China 1-0
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool G Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 Li/Xu 7 26-24, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 26 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 35, Q5 Cadieux/Reader, Canada 1-0
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool G Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 Cadieux/Reader 42 21-23, 21-14, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 36, Q19 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 1-1
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 29 Maia/Rosas 36, Q19 21-19, 21-18 0:39
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Contender 1 Maia/Rosas 28, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 21 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 37, Q4 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 # 39 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Salema 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q18 Spijkers/van de Sande, Netherlands 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20, Q4 Spijkers/van de Sande Q29 24-22, 21-11 0:41