Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Silesia Open
April 24 - 29, 2012
(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: 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 Myslowice Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 13th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 13th
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Silesia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/26/2012 Winner 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (15) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 9-15 0:49
Thu, 4/26/2012 Contender 1 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (31, Q15) Won 26-24, 22-20 0:44
Fri, 4/27/2012 Contender 2 Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (17) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Fri, 4/27/2012 Contender 3 Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (25) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Fri, 4/27/2012 Contender 4 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (3) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 25-27 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-3
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 4 Gavira/Herrera 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-16, 21-19 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-2
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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 15 Wu/Xu, China 1-2
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 15 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:49
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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Chevallier/Heyer 17 21-17, 21-17 0:40
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 # 19 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 5-2
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-18, 21-15 0:38
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
Series tied with # 20 "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
Series tied with # 23, Q3 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 # 24, Q5 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
Series tied with # 25 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 25 21-19, 21-19 0:37
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 # 31, Q15 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 26-24, 22-20 0:44
Series tied with # Q1 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 # Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q16 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Samoilovs/Sorokins 15 Bockermann/Urbatzka 31, Q25 21-17, 23-21 0:39
Trail the series against # Q25 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