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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012

(8) 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:

237

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$862,407.49

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:

111

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$170,619.63

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	US$11,561.20
FIVB	52	0	1	0	0	5	0	15	5	12	9	2	3	US$279,900.00
Overall	57	0	1	0	0	6	0	17	5	14	9	2	3	US$291,461.20

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2009	Ruslans Sorokins - 9th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
FIVB 2011	Ruslans Sorokins - 13th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/10-14/2011	CEV European Championship Final	18	17th	160	€ 1,000.00
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

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/31/2012	Pool Q	Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (24)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:30
Thu, 5/31/2012	Pool Q	Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (9)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:34
Fri, 6/1/2012	Pool Q	Jan Dumek / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (25)	Won 28-26, 17-21, 15-11	1:03
Fri, 6/1/2012	Winner 2	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (12)	Lost 19-21, 9-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 30-30 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	9	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-18, 21-17	0:59
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 # 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
Lead the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-2
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool K	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	21-17, 21-16	0:34
8/13/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Samoilovs/Sorokins	9	19-21, 23-21, 16-14	1:03
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
Lead the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 9 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	8	Eithun/Horrem	9	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	12	Samoilovs/Sorokins	8	21-19, 21-9	0:33
Series tied with # 13 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 # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-4
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
8/12/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	14	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	18-21, 22-20, 15-11	1:00
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 # 17 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
Trail the series against # 19 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-7
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Benes/Kubala	6	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	21-19, 21-12	0:32
8/10/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool K	Benes/Kubala	15	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	21-15, 21-15	0:36
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 # 20 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 # 23 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 # 24 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-0
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	8	Koshkarev/Semenov	24	21-14, 21-15	0:30
Lead the series against # 25 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	8	Dumek/Tichy	25	28-26, 17-21, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # 29 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	Gogtepe/Sekerci	21	23-25, 25-23, 15-10	0:58
Lead the series against # 30 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-1
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Sorokins	28	Hoyer/Soderberg	21	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:53
6/18/09	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	Q30	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q3	21-17, 15-21, 15-11	0:53
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Hoyer/Soderberg	22, Q2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	19	21-14, 21-14	0:37