European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012
(3) 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: 237
Career Wins: 20
Career CEV Wins: 2
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: 17
Tournaments: 111
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$170,619.63
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
CEV5000010202000 US$11,561.20
FIVB5201005015512923 US$279,900.00
Overall5701006017514923 US$291,461.20
Previous Varna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-19/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 5 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/9/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 16 9th 0 US$0.00
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
CEV 5/30-6/3/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 8 9th 320 € 2,500.00
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
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/24/2012 Winner 1 Bernhard Beyeler / Rafael Bissig, Switzerland (14, Q9) Won 21-14, 24-22 0:36
Fri, 8/24/2012 Winner 2 Murat Giginoglu / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (11, Q4) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:42
Sat, 8/25/2012 Contender 2 Miroslav Gradinarov / Konstantin Mitev, Bulgaria (16) Lost 14-21, 20-22 0:40
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 3-0
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 Stiekema/Varenhorst 22 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 21-17, 21-12 0:38
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 26-24, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 8 21-19, 21-9 0:33
Trail the series against # 11, Q4 Giginoglu/Sekerci, Türkiye 0-1
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Winner 2 Giginoglu/Sekerci 11, Q4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 3 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 14, Q9 Beyeler/Bissig, Switzerland 1-0
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 3 Beyeler/Bissig 14, Q9 21-14, 24-22 0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Gradinarov/Mitev, Bulgaria 0-1
8/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Contender 2 Gradinarov/Mitev 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 3 21-14, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # Q2 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-0
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Samoilovs/Sorokins 9 Babich/Ioisher 16 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # Q10 Sutter/Sutter, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q2 Sutter/Sutter Q31 21-13, 21-17 0:36