Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open
August 11 - 16, 2009
(14) 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 Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Martins Plavins - 13th Did not play
2008 Ruslans Sorokins - 13th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 17 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 26, Q7 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 29 17th 160 US$4,000.00
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
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 1 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (19) Won 21-13, 25-23 0:43
Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (3) Lost 21-16, 16-21, 13-15 0:55
Fri, 8/14/2009 Contender 2 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (13) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Fri, 8/14/2009 Contender 3 Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (28, Q10) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 4 Martins Plavins / Toms Smedins, Latvia (24, Q8) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 5 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (9) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 6 Miguel Maia / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (23, Q14) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:41
Sun, 8/16/2009 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Won 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:03
Sun, 8/16/2009 Gold Medal Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (3) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins lead the series against the field 14-9 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 1-0
8/16/09FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Cerutti/Marques 1 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:03
Lead the series against # 2 Insfran/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q7 Insfran/Solberg 7 21-17, 20-22, 15-13 1:07
Trail the series against # 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
8/16/09FIVBKristiansand Open Gold Medal Barsuk/Kolodinsky 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 21-13, 21-16 0:38
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
Series tied with # 4, 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 # 5 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q7 21-16, 21-13 0:42
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 21 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 Maciel/Schmidt 12 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 13 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-1
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Lario/Mesa 13 21-18, 21-19 0:42
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Lario/Mesa 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 23-21, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 16 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q7 Dugrip/Salvetti Q10 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 17, Q3 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q7 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 10 28-26, 21-18 0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Erdmann/Matysik 19 21-13, 25-23 0:43
Trail the series against # 22 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q3 21-18, 26-24 0:44
Lead the series against # 23, Q14 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 2-1
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Maia/Rosas 23, Q14 21-18, 22-20 0:41
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
Lead the series against # 24, Q8 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Plavins/Smedins 24, Q8 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 25 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 # 28, Q10 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 30, Q4 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