Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Mazury Orlen Grand Slam
August 3 - 8, 2010
(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 Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Andris Krumins - 57th
2005 Martins Plavins - 25th Andris Krumins - 41st
2007 Martins Plavins - 7th Did not play
2008 Martins Plavins - 33rd Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 23 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 5 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 19 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/5/2010 Pool L David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (19) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:39
Thu, 8/5/2010 Pool L Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (30, Q8) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
Fri, 8/6/2010 Pool L Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:41
Sat, 8/7/2010 Winner 1 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (23) Lost 16-21, 21-17, 10-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 22-28 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 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 # 2 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 # 3 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Cerutti/Rego 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool P Samoilovs/Sorokins 23 Araujo/Santos 7 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:59
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q Araujo/Santos 8, Q1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 21-19, 21-12 0:41
Series tied with # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23 21-17, 21-15 0:39
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool L Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 Gavira/Herrera 3 23-21, 17-21, 18-16 0:58
Series tied with # 9 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-16, 21-7 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 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 # 19 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Klemperer/Koreng 19 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 22-20, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-0
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool P Samoilovs/Sorokins 23 Erdmann/Matysik 26 21-13, 21-16 0:48
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Erdmann/Matysik 19 21-13, 25-23 0:43
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-2
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 23 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:56
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 # 24 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
Lead the series against # 25 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
Trail the series against # 27 "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 # 28, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q11 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 # 30, Q8 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-0
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Doppler/Mellitzer 30, Q8 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 31, Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q12 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 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 # Q14 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 # Q16 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Pastukhov/Semenov 28 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 0:58