Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 energy Grand Slam 2010
July 6 - 11, 2010
(19) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Did not play Andris Krumins - 33rd
2007 Martins Plavins - 37th Did not play
2008 Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 25 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 23, Q3 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/8/2010 Pool L Kristjan Kais / Oliver Venno, Estonia (14) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:46
Thu, 7/8/2010 Pool L Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (3) Won 23-21, 17-21, 18-16 0:58
Fri, 7/9/2010 Pool L Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (30, Q6) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:45
Sat, 7/10/2010 Winner 2 Thiago Barbosa / Pedro Cunha, Brazil (6) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins lead the series against the field 23-22 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 11 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
Lead the series against # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool L Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 Gavira/Herrera 3 23-21, 17-21, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 6 Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 0-3
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Barbosa/Cunha 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-15, 21-18 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-15, 21-13 0:34
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 Fijalek/Prudel 17 16-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Heuscher/Heyer 24 21-17, 21-17 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 11, 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, Q4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 14 Kais/Venno, Estonia 0-1
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool L Kais/Venno 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-17, 21-19 0:46
Series tied with # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 20 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 22-20, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 3-1
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-14, 24-22 0:44
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 # 23 "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 # 24, Q5 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 # 26 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 # 27 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 Redmann/VanHuizen 16 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 28, Q2 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Ces/Ces 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 21-14, 7-21, 15-8 0:51
Trail the series against # 29 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 # 30, Q6 Lario/Mesa, Spain 3-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool L Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 Lario/Mesa 30, Q6 21-16, 21-18 0:45
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
Series tied with # 32, Q9 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 # 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 # Q11 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 # Q13 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 # Q14 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 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