Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Brasília Open
April 17 - 22, 2012
(12) 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 Brasília Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 17 13th 180 US$4,250.00
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
Brasília Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/19/2012 Winner 1 Volkan Gogtepe / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (21) Won 23-25, 25-23, 15-10 0:58
Thu, 4/19/2012 Winner 2 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:32
Fri, 4/20/2012 Contender 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (11) Won 21-19, 23-21 0:40
Fri, 4/20/2012 Contender 3 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (13) Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:50
Fri, 4/20/2012 Contender 4 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 14-16 0:52
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins lead the series against the field 27-25 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-6
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 15 21-17, 21-13 0:39
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 21-12, 21-9 0:34
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 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 4 Cerutti/Rego 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:52
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q2 21-17, 21-12 0:33
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Cerutti/Rego 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 21-19, 21-15 0:37
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:46
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:58
Series tied with # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 21-14, 21-12 0:32
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q2 Gavira/Herrera 6 By Forfeit  
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
Lead the series against # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 Wu/Xu 6 21-18, 24-26, 15-12 0:56
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Wu/Xu 8 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 21-9, 20-22, 15-11 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 21-19, 23-21 0:40
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 # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-1
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:50
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 Dollinger/Windscheif 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 21 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 21-14, 17-21, 18-16 1:06
Series tied with # 15 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 9 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-18, 21-11 0:36
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 21-16, 23-21 0:40
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 # 20 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 # 21 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Gogtepe/Sekerci 21 23-25, 25-23, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-1
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q14 21-18, 21-15 0:34
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:54
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 # 24, Q2 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 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 0-1
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 31 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 Hoyer/Soderberg 21 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 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 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 Maciel/Schmidt 12 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-0
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 23, Q10 21-16, 21-17 0:38
5/27/09FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso Q13 21-16, 21-19 0:40
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22, Q7 21-13, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q20 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