Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
July 22 - 27, 2013
(17) Toms Smedins/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia
 
Toms Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 25, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 73
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Göteborg 2019)
Career Winnings: US$33,414.46
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: 15
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Kristiansand 2009)
Career Winnings: US$160,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253337Money
FIVB11000000203321 US$29,000.00
Previous Long Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam 26, Q5 25th 240 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 30 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 25, Q5 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 25, Q6 17th 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 22 17th 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam Q4 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 19 25th 150 US$1,500.00
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/23/2013 Pool A Jan Hadrava / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (16) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:34
Wed, 7/24/2013 Pool A Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (1) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:39
Thu, 7/25/2013 Pool A Alex Ranghieri / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (32, Q10) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Smedins/Sorokins trail the series against the field 3-8 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Patterson 1 Smedins/Sorokins 17 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Schmidt/Solberg 3 Smedins/Sorokins 19 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Smedins/Sorokins 30 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-1
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Huber/Seidl 22, Q1 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q6 28-26, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 10 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 0-1
4/30/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kapa/McHugh 29, Q13 Smedins/Sorokins Q4 21-10, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 Smedins/Sorokins 26, Q5 13-21, 21-17, 15-11  
Trail the series against # 16 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 0-1
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Hadrava/Kufa 16 Smedins/Sorokins 17 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q6 Eithun/Horrem 24, Q4 21-14, 11-21, 15-9 0:43
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Casadei/Ficosecco, Italy 2-0
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Smedins/Sorokins 26, Q5 Casadei/Ficosecco Q21 23-25, 21-19, 15-12 0:56
6/11/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q6 Casadei/Ficosecco Q22 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 32, Q10 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Ranghieri/Tomatis 32, Q10 Smedins/Sorokins 17 21-15, 21-14 0:33