Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow Grand Slam
June 7 - 12, 2012
(13) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 211
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$777,745.86
Ruslans Sorokins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 11, 1982 (43 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
Awards
  • Team of the Year 2013 (with Janis Smedins), 2014 (with Janis Smedins)
  • Tour Champion 2013 (with Janis Smedins), 2014 (with Janis Smedins)
  • Sportsperson 2018
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2009
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB5201005015512923 US$279,900.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Martins Plavins - 9th Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 33rd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 33rd
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 33rd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 13 5th 360 US$9,100.00
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$7,000.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/9/2012 Pool M Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (20) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:34
Sat, 6/9/2012 Pool M Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (29, Q13) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Sun, 6/10/2012 Pool M Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Sun, 6/10/2012 Winner 1 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (15) Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
Mon, 6/11/2012 Winner 2 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (7) Won 21-13, 11-21, 15-13 0:50
Mon, 6/11/2012 Winner 3 Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:43
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships200000010100 $18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2400003080650 $150,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2501002055540 $111,300.00
Total520100501551290 $279,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Aleksandrs Samoilovs Ruslans Sorokins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000002100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
8000003400 $32,200.00 World Championships3000001100 $10,700.00
3000011100 $11,250.00 World Tour Finals          
81454211231980 $487,550.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam40000039970 $86,350.00
1048143113218150 $234,587.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open400100211760 $59,000.00
5120101000 $8,925.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
3000021000 $1,800.00 Challenger5020000110 $4,100.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 Satellite1010000000 $750.00
3100010100 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000001000 $0.00
21115886266344230 $777,312.50 Total91040052318140 $160,900.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB300000000012 $2,000.00 4450.0 %
2008FIVB300000011100 $11,900.00 5645.5 %
2009FIVB1101000031321 $65,350.00 272057.4 %
2010FIVB1100000040430 $53,300.00 182343.9 %
2011FIVB1200001023312 $58,550.00 212545.7 %
2012FIVB600003020010 $51,000.00 191261.3 %
TotalFIVB460100401251185 $242,100.00 949051.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Aleksandrs Samoilovs  Ruslans Sorokins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2003FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC          
           2004FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000010 $1,000.00 2005FIVB2000000002 $0.00
2100001000 $1,450.00 2005FIVB C&S2020000000 $2,550.00
1100000000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC          
7000001024 $4,250.00 2006FIVB4000000013 $1,000.00
2000020000 $1,350.00 2006FIVB C&S1000000010 $0.00
15000023523 $30,500.00 2007FIVB          
           2007FIVB C&S1010000000 $2,300.00
18000016353 $31,400.00 2008FIVB3000002100 $5,950.00
           2008FIVB C&S2000000101 $0.00
11010004321 $32,675.00 2009FIVB11010004321 $32,675.00
11000004430 $26,650.00 2010FIVB11000004430 $26,650.00
12000015312 $29,275.00 2011FIVB12000015312 $29,275.00
6000032010 $25,500.00 2012FIVB6000032010 $25,500.00
8821001026191713 $184,050.00 TotalTotal59040041812912 $125,900.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall68 70.8% 16 16.7% 12 12.5% 84-12 87.5% 22 19.3% 18 15.8% 74 64.9% 22-92 19.3% 68-74 47.9% 38-30 55.9% 10 107-104 50.7%
2011-201231 75.6% 6 14.6% 4 9.8% 37-4 90.2% 15 24.2% 8 12.9% 39 62.9% 15-47 24.2% 31-39 44.3% 21-12 63.6% 10 53-51 51.0%
Against the Field25 64.1% 9 23.1% 5 12.8% 34-5 87.2% 11 17.7% 11 17.7% 40 64.5% 11-51 17.7% 50-78 39.1% 40-32 55.6% 10 46-55 45.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021000100000022
World Championships000033001200000045
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam008232310010170000005050
Challenge/Four Star/Open0093000018221000015147
Total001753735002942100001107104
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 40-43 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 8 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-4
5/26/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 6 Cerutti/Rego 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 21-13, 21-13 0:34
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 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Brink/Reckermann 4 21-19, 21-19 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
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
Series tied with # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 2-2
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 21-13, 11-21, 15-13 0:50
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 # 8 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17, Q3 21-10, 23-21 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 22-20, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 14 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-3
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Gavira/Herrera 4 21-15, 21-18 0:33
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
Series tied with # 15 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Lupo/Nicolai 15 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-18, 21-11 0:29
Series tied with # 16 Wu/Xu, China 2-2
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17, Q3 Wu/Xu 10 15-21, 21-14, 20-18 0:56
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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19, 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
Trail the series against # 20 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 21-15, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-3
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Klemperer/Koreng 20 15-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:51
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool J Klemperer/Koreng 16, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:38
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 # 25, Q1 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 # 26, Q7 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 # 29, Q13 Lario/Mesa, Spain 4-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Lario/Mesa 29, Q13 21-15, 21-11 0:34
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
Series tied with # Q4 "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 # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q12 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
Series tied with # Q22 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 1-1
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17, Q3 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q30 21-15, 23-21 0:40
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:44