Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen
May 1 - 6, 2012
(17) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Martins Plavins - 13th Did not play
2008 Martins Plavins - 25th Did not play
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 41st Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 18 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/3/2012 Pool J David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (16) Won 26-24, 21-19 0:45
Thu, 5/3/2012 Pool J Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Lost 12-21, 12-21 0:36
Fri, 5/4/2012 Pool J Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (32) Lost 21-23, 14-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 39-47 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 11 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-7
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-12, 21-12 0:36
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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 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
Trail the series against # 13 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-6
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-19, 21-12 0:32
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 # 15 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 # 16 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-2
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool J Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 Klemperer/Koreng 16 26-24, 21-19 0:45
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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19, Q6 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 # 21 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
Series tied with # 22 "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 # 24 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 # 27, Q20 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 # 30, Q26 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
Lead the series against # 31, Q21 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 26-24, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 32 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool J Li/Zhou 32 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 23-21, 21-14 0:43
Lead the series against # Q2 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
Series tied with # Q4 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
Series tied with # Q5 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 # Q8 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 # Q9 McHugh/Slack, Australia 1-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 McHugh/Slack 22 21-18, 21-17 0:36
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 1 McHugh/Slack 27, Q9 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-15, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q14 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 # Q27 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