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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Patria Direct Prague Open
May 22 - 27, 2012

(13) 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:

Tournaments:

209

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Kristiansand 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$160,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	52	0	1	0	0	5	0	15	5	12	9	2	3	US$279,900.00

Previous Prague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Martins Plavins - 33rd	Did not play
2010	Ruslans Sorokins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2011	Ruslans Sorokins - 13th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	17, Q3	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	17	25th	80	US$3,500.00
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

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/24/2012	Winner 1	David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (20)	Won 15-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:51
Thu, 5/24/2012	Winner 2	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (4)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:33
Fri, 5/25/2012	Winner 3	Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (21)	Won 19-21, 27-25, 15-11	1:01
Fri, 5/25/2012	Winner 4	Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1)	Lost 20-22, 17-21	0:42
Sat, 5/26/2012	Contender 6	Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (5)	Lost 13-21, 13-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 36-45 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-8
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	22-20, 21-17	0:42
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool J	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17, Q3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	21-14, 21-17	0:37
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool J	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-12, 21-12	0:36
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool K	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	15	21-17, 21-13	0:39
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	21-12, 21-9	0:34
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	21-15, 21-14	0:40
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Samoilovs/Sorokins	29	21-15, 21-19	0:44
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20, Q4	21-17, 21-18	0:45
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	31	21-11, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-5
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	16	Samoilovs/Sorokins	28	21-15, 21-16	0:36
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	13	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20	21-18, 21-18	0:39
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23, Q3	21-17, 11-21, 15-12	0:51
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool O	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	21-15, 21-17	0:36
6/7/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	Q65	Samoilovs/Sorokins	Q33	21-12, 19-21, 15-8	0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 4	Fuerbringer/Lucena	7	Samoilovs/Sorokins	6	21-19, 21-15	0:37
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	13-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:46
7/3/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	16, Q3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:58
Series tied with # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-3
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	Gavira/Herrera	4	21-15, 21-18	0:33
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 4	Gavira/Herrera	3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	21-16, 21-19	0:37
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	21-14, 21-12	0:32
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	26, Q2	Gavira/Herrera	6	By Forfeit
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23	21-17, 21-15	0:39
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool L	Samoilovs/Sorokins	19	Gavira/Herrera	3	23-21, 17-21, 18-16	0:58
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-4
5/26/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 6	Cerutti/Rego	5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	21-13, 21-13	0:34
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 4	Cerutti/Rego	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	18-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:52
7/9/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	26, Q2	21-17, 21-12	0:33
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Cerutti/Rego	3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17, Q3	21-10, 23-21	0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-6
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Benes/Kubala	6	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	21-19, 21-12	0:32
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool K	Benes/Kubala	18	Samoilovs/Sorokins	15	21-17, 21-12	0:32
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool K	Benes/Kubala	11	Samoilovs/Sorokins	38	21-19, 21-16	0:41
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Benes/Kubala	12	Samoilovs/Sorokins	28	21-18, 21-18	0:42
8/7/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Benes/Kubala	23	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:56
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23, Q3	Benes/Kubala	9	21-16, 21-18	0:39
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Benes/Kubala	24, Q14	Samoilovs/Sorokins	Q3	21-18, 26-24	0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-1
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	21-14, 21-11	0:34
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	28	Erdmann/Matysik	18	21-16, 21-18	0:40
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool P	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23	Erdmann/Matysik	26	21-13, 21-16	0:48
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	Erdmann/Matysik	19	21-13, 25-23	0:43
Lead the series against # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-1
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	Dollinger/Windscheif	13	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:50
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	Dollinger/Windscheif	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Dollinger/Windscheif	21	Samoilovs/Sorokins	5	21-14, 17-21, 18-16	1:06
Trail the series against # 16 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	18	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	21-14, 7-21, 15-8	0:51
Lead the series against # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 5-2
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	16	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-18, 21-15	0:38
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	14-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20	Skarlund/Spinnangr	14	21-18, 13-21, 15-12	0:51
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-14, 24-22	0:44
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	21-15, 18-21, 15-8	0:49
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18, Q6	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-17, 21-16	0:37
8/15/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 20 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-3
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	Klemperer/Koreng	20	15-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:51
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool J	Klemperer/Koreng	16, Q2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:38
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool J	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	Klemperer/Koreng	16	26-24, 21-19	0:45
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Samoilovs/Sorokins	26, Q2	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:50
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Sorokins	28	Klemperer/Koreng	5	24-22, 21-14	0:44
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Klemperer/Koreng	19	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	22-20, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-1
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	21	19-21, 27-25, 15-11	1:01
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	25	21-19, 21-19	0:37
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	22, Q5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 23 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	Chevallier/Heyer	17	21-17, 21-17	0:40
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Chevallier/Heyer	10	Samoilovs/Sorokins	26, Q2	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:50
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Chevallier/Heyer	24	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-1
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	28, Q14	21-18, 21-15	0:34
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	6	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	22	21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:54
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	27	21-19, 17-21, 15-9	0:52
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	16-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:03
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23, Q3	Bogatov/Prokopiev	16	22-20, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q15	26-24, 22-20	0:44
Series tied with # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11	21-19, 23-21	0:40
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	27, Q1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	18-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:53
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	6	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	14	21-15, 21-10	0:34
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool Q	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	24, Q3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	21-18, 21-23, 15-7	1:00
Series tied with # Q3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 3	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	9	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-18, 21-11	0:36
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool K	Samoilovs/Sorokins	38	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	35	21-16, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # Q7 Lario/Mesa, Spain 3-1
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool L	Samoilovs/Sorokins	19	Lario/Mesa	30, Q6	21-16, 21-18	0:45
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool O	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	Lario/Mesa	27, Q3	21-17, 24-22	0:48
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	Lario/Mesa	13	21-18, 21-19	0:42
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Lario/Mesa	18	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	23-21, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against # Q18 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool K	Samoilovs/Sorokins	15	Bockermann/Urbatzka	31, Q25	21-17, 23-21	0:39
Series tied with # Q26 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 1-1
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17, Q3	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	Q30	21-15, 23-21	0:40
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	31, Q32	Samoilovs/Sorokins	Q1	21-19, 21-17	0:44