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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 9, 2012

(16) 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 London Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/17-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	5	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	6	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	4	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	11	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	13	5th	480	US$13,200.00
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

London 2012 Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 7/28/2012

Pool D

Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (9)

Won 12-21, 21-15, 15-12

0:50

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs	Total	30	15	0	0.500	2	11	0	1
	1	30	15	0	0.500	2	11	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ruslans Sorokins	Total	29	20	0	0.690	3	4	2	4
	1	29	20	0	0.690	3	4	2	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 7/30/2012

Pool D

Freedom Chiya / Grant Goldschmidt, South Africa (21)

Won 21-13, 21-10

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs	Total	22	16	0	0.727	1	10	2	0
	1	22	16	0	0.727	1	10	2	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ruslans Sorokins	Total	13	11	0	0.846	2	4	1	3
	1	13	11	0	0.846	2	4	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/1/2012

Pool D

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (4)

Lost 10-21, 16-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs	Total	17	6	0	0.353	0	4	0	2
	1	17	6	0	0.353	0	4	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ruslans Sorokins	Total	22	9	0	0.409	2	3	1	3
	1	22	9	0	0.409	2	3	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/4/2012

Winner 1

Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3)

Lost 12-21, 17-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs	Total	15	6	0	0.400	0	8	1	4
	1	15	6	0	0.400	0	8	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ruslans Sorokins	Total	24	14	0	0.583	2	3	0	2
	1	24	14	0	0.583	2	3	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Aleksandrs Samoilovs	84	43	0	0.512	3	33	3	7
Ruslans Sorokins	88	54	0	0.614	9	14	4	12
Total	172	97	0	0.564	12	47	7	19
Opponents	170	93	0	0.547	7	39	8	13

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Martins Plavins - 37th	Did not play
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Martins Plavins - 9th	Did not play
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Ruslans Sorokins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Ruslans Sorokins - 17th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Janis Smedins - 9th	Toms Smedins - 37th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Martins Plavins - 17th	Did not play
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	Janis Smedins - 19th	Did not play
2016	World Tour Finals	Toronto	Janis Smedins - 5th	Did not play
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Janis Smedins - 9th	Did not play
2018	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Janis Smedins - 9th	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Janis Smedins - 17th	Did not play
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Janis Smedins - 17th	Did not play
2022	World Championships	Rome	Janis Smedins - 17th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 31-49 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-9
7/7/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	4	21-19, 21-19	0:45
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 # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
8/4/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 1	Brink/Reckermann	3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	21-12, 21-17	0:40
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool M	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	Brink/Reckermann	4	21-19, 21-19	0:44
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	21-18, 22-20	0:54
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-15, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-3
8/1/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool D	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	21-10, 21-16	0:36
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	21-16, 18-21, 16-14	0:54
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 # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-6
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Samoilovs/Sorokins	6	21-16, 21-17	0:38
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
Series tied with # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/11/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cunha/Santos	3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	21-15, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-2
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Samoilovs/Sorokins	5	14-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:58
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 # 9 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-0
7/28/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool D	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	Fijalek/Prudel	9	12-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Fijalek/Prudel	8	21-15, 21-13	0:34
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	Fijalek/Prudel	17	16-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 2-3
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Wu/Xu	21	Samoilovs/Sorokins	5	24-22, 21-18	0:43
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17, Q3	Wu/Xu	10	15-21, 21-14, 20-18	0:56
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	15	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:49
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	Wu/Xu	6	21-18, 24-26, 15-12	0:56
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Wu/Xu	8	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	21-9, 20-22, 15-11	0:42
Series tied with # 11 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 # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-3
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samoilovs/Sorokins	5	21-16, 21-17	0:39
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Samoilovs/Sorokins	4	21-16, 21-17	0:35
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	Lupo/Nicolai	15	21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	16, Q14	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	21-18, 21-11	0:29
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Series tied with # 17 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	6	Plavins/Smedins	12	14-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:51
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	21-15, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 6-2
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool O	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	Skarlund/Spinnangr	22	21-15, 30-28	0:46
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
Lead the series against # 20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 4-0
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool O	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	Hernandez/Villafane	27, Q26	21-18, 21-17	0:36
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool J	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17, Q3	Hernandez/Villafane	32	21-14, 21-15	0:34
6/16/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23, Q3	Hernandez/Villafane	Q19	21-15, 21-17	0:33
5/29/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25, Q4	Hernandez/Villafane	23, Q5	21-18, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Chiya/Goldschmidt, South Africa 1-0
7/30/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool D	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	Chiya/Goldschmidt	21	21-13, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Prokopiev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Prokopiev/Semenov	21, Q4	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 24 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Samoilovs/Sorokins	4	Doppler/Horst	29	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48