Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 PAF Open
August 17 - 22, 2010
(11) 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 Ă…land Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Martins Plavins - 13th Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 14 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/19/2010 Winner 1 Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (22, Q5) Lost 21-18, 15-21, 13-15 0:59
Thu, 8/19/2010 Contender 1 Christopher McHugh / Joshua Slack, Australia (27, Q9) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 5-15 (Lead 3 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 # 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
Series tied with # 3 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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 12 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 14 "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 # 15 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 # 18 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 # 19 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 # 20 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 21 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 21-14, 17-21, 18-16 1:06
Trail the series against # 22, Q5 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 22, Q5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 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 # 26, Q6 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q9 McHugh/Slack, Australia 0-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 1 McHugh/Slack 27, Q9 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-15, 21-18 0:46