Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 The Hague Open Beach Volleyball 2009
August 25 - 30, 2009
(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 The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 17 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 14 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
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
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/27/2009 Winner 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (21) Won 21-19, 17-21, 18-16 0:53
Thu, 8/27/2009 Winner 2 Benjamin Insfran / Franco Neto, Brazil (5) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:49
Fri, 8/28/2009 Contender 2 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (27) Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 0:52
Fri, 8/28/2009 Contender 3 Ricardo Santos / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4) Won 21-14, 15-21, 17-15 0:55
Sat, 8/29/2009 Contender 4 Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (2) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 13-16 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 1-1
8/29/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Cerutti/Marques 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 21-14, 21-12 0:34
8/16/09FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Cerutti/Marques 1 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:03
Lead the series against # 4 Santos/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Santos/Solberg 4 21-14, 15-21, 17-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-1
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Insfran/Neto 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 21-16, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7, 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 # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 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 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-16, 21-7 0:42
Series tied with # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-1
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-17, 21-16 0:37
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 17 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 # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Lochhead/Pitman 21 21-19, 17-21, 18-16 0:53
Lead the series against # 23 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 27 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 27 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 0:52
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 # 28 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 # Q8 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 # Q13 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