Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Patria Direct Open
June 15 - 21, 2010
(23, Q3) 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 Prague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Martins Plavins - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 25 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 18 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 22 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 16 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/16/2010 Qualifier 1 Ondrej Hromadko / Tomas Salava, Czech Republic (Q62) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:35
Wed, 6/16/2010 Qualifier 2 Daan Spijkers / Jon Stiekema, Netherlands (Q35) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:52
Wed, 6/16/2010 Qualifier 3 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (Q19) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Thu, 6/17/2010 Winner 1 Michal Biza / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (10) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Thu, 6/17/2010 Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (7) Lost 17-21, 21-11, 12-15 0:51
Fri, 6/18/2010 Contender 2 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (9) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 6/18/2010 Contender 3 Yury Bogatov / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (16) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:40
Fri, 6/18/2010 Contender 4 Thiago Barbosa / Pedro Cunha, Brazil (13) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 21-21 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-4
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 21-15, 21-14 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-18, 22-20 0:54
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 21-17, 11-21, 15-12 0:51
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool O Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-15, 21-17 0:36
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Nummerdor/Schuil Q65 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q33 21-12, 19-21, 15-8 0:43
Lead the series against # 8 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 Fijalek/Prudel 17 16-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:50
Series tied with # 9 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Benes/Kubala 9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q3 21-18, 26-24 0:44
Lead the series against # 10 Biza/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Biza/Kufa 10 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q Araujo/Santos 8, Q1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 21-19, 21-12 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 0-2
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Barbosa/Cunha 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:41
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Barbosa/Cunha 17, Q9 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-13, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-16, 21-7 0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 22-20, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 21-18, 21-23, 15-7 1:00
Lead the series against # 21 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-1
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 22 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 # 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
Series tied with # 29 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
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q5 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-1
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 Lario/Mesa 27, Q3 21-17, 24-22 0:48
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 # Q6 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 Redmann/VanHuizen 16 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q7 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
Trail the series against # Q8 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 # Q9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Erdmann/Matysik 19 21-13, 25-23 0:43
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q15 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 # Q19 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
6/16/10FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Hernandez/Villafane Q19 21-15, 21-17 0:33
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 Hernandez/Villafane 23, Q5 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q35 Spijkers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
6/16/10FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Spijkers/Stiekema Q35 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # Q62 Hromadko/Salava, Czech Republic 1-0
6/16/10FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Hromadko/Salava Q62 22-20, 21-16 0:35