European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 10 - 14, 2011
(18) 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: 237
Career Wins: 20
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$862,407.49
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: 17
Tournaments: 111
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$170,619.63
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
CEV5000010202000 US$11,561.20
FIVB5201005015512923 US$279,900.00
Overall5701006017514923 US$291,461.20
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2007 Martins Plavins - 13th Did not play
FIVB 2008 Ruslans Sorokins - 13th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 13th
FIVB 2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 2nd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 22 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 15 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 6 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q1 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 26, Q2 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 25 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 38 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 28 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 20 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open Q1 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
CEV 8/12-15/2010 European Championship Final 9 5th 480 € 4,750.00
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool K Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (15) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:36
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool K Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (2) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:34
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool K Murat Giginoglu / Nuri Sahin, Türkiye (31) Won 21-18, 21-10 0:32
Fri, 8/12/2011 Winner 1 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (14) Lost 21-18, 20-22, 11-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 23-26 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
8/14/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 9 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-18, 21-17 0:59
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 # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-2
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool K Fijalek/Prudel 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-17, 21-16 0:34
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Fijalek/Prudel 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 9 19-21, 23-21, 16-14 1:03
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
Lead the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-1
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Erdmann/Matysik 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-14, 21-11 0:34
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 Erdmann/Matysik 18 21-16, 21-18 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-5
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 21-15, 21-16 0:36
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 21-18, 21-18 0:39
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
Series tied with # 8 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Chevallier/Heyer 10 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q2 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:50
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Chevallier/Heyer 24 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 5-1
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 14-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:51
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 # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-3
8/12/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 18-21, 22-20, 15-11 1:00
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Klemperer/Koreng 7 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q2 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 Klemperer/Koreng 5 24-22, 21-14 0:44
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Klemperer/Koreng 19 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 22-20, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-6
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-15, 21-15 0:36
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins 15 21-17, 21-12 0:32
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Benes/Kubala 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 21-18, 21-18 0:42
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
Trail the series against # 19 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-18, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 20 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-0
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Samoilovs/Sorokins 9 Babich/Ioisher 16 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 18-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:53
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 21-15, 21-10 0:34
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 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 21-16, 23-21 0:40
Lead the series against # 26 Caics/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Samoilovs/Sorokins 9 Caics/Smedins 21 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 29 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 Hoyer/Soderberg 21 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:53
6/18/09CEVGerman Masters Qualifier 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q30 Hoyer/Soderberg Q3 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:53
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Sahin, Türkiye 1-0
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool K Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Giginoglu/Sahin 31 21-18, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # 32 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-1
8/14/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Doppler/Mellitzer 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins 9 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:16
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