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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Katara Beach Volleyball Cup Doha 2020
March 9 - 13, 2020

(Q7) Valeriy Samoday/Igor Velichko, Russia

Valeriy Samoday
Russia

/ Ukraine

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 4, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sumy

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$28,055.90

Igor Velichko
Russia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 1, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vladivostok

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$64,234.25

Awards

Top Rookie 2018

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$5,000.00

Previous Doha Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Did not play	Oleg Stoyanovskiy - 2nd
2019	Did not play	Nikita Liamin - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/30-11/3/2019	Qinzhou Three Star	20	3rd	480	US$5,000.00

Doha Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 3/9/2020	Qualifier 1	Alejandro Huerta / Cesar Menendez, Spain (29, Q10)	Lost 21-14, 26-28, 11-15	0:55

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Valeriy Samoday												Igor Velichko
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
											World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,300.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$10,000.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$9,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	1	1	1	0	1	2	3	2	0	$35,400.00
9	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	$10,200.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	$9,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
34	5	1	2	0	3	2	6	3	0	$27,400.00	Total	29	3	1	2	0	4	3	5	3	0	$64,000.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2020	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$5,000.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$5,000.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Valeriy Samoday													Igor Velichko
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2009	FIVB
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2010	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,300.00	2012	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	6	$7,900.00	2013	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$400.00
											2016	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2017	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	$2,400.00
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2018	FIVB	11	2	1	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	$49,500.00
4	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$9,500.00	2019	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	$9,200.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,800.00	2020	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$2,500.00
28	4	1	1	0	2	2	6	3	9	$26,500.00	Total	Total	29	3	1	2	0	4	3	5	3	8	$64,000.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	2-0	100.0%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
2019-2020	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	2-0	100.0%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
Against the Field	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0		0		0		0-0		2-0	100.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	1
Total	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	2

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 12 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 0-1
11/3/19	FIVB	Qinzhou Three Star	Semi-Finals	Gerson/Heidrich	1	Samoday/Velichko	20	16-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:46
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 1-0
10/31/19	FIVB	Qinzhou Three Star	Pool D	Samoday/Velichko	20	Aye/Gauthier-Rat	4	23-21, 17-21, 15-11	0:45
Series tied with # 29, Q10 Huerta/Menendez, Spain 1-1
3/9/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Qualifier 1	Huerta/Menendez	29, Q10	Samoday/Velichko	Q7	14-21, 28-26, 15-11	0:55
11/2/19	FIVB	Qinzhou Three Star	Winner 2	Samoday/Velichko	20	Huerta/Menendez	24	21-19, 21-16	0:36