Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 World Series 13
July 20 - 25, 2010
(5) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Jurmala
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 207
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$775,651.48
Ruslans Sorokins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 11, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: 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 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB5201005015512923 US$279,900.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Martins Plavins - 41st Did not play
2007 Martins Plavins - 25th Did not play
2008 Martins Plavins - 9th Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 19 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 25 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 23, Q3 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 25 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 18 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 22 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 16 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 12 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 17 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 14 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 17 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 26, Q7 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 29 17 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam Q3 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 20, Q4 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 31 9 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 25, Q4 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 21 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 11 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 12 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 19 13 180 US$3,900.00
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 1 Alexey Pastukhov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (28) Lost 22-20, 15-21, 13-15 0:58
Thu, 7/22/2010 Contender 1 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (21) Lost 14-21, 21-17, 16-18 1:06
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins lead the series against the field 21-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool L Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 Gavira/Herrera 3 23-21, 17-21, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-15, 21-13 0:34
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 Fijalek/Prudel 17 16-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-16, 21-7 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Ces/Ces 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 21-14, 7-21, 15-8 0:51
Lead the series against # 10 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q7 Dugrip/Salvetti Q10 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
5/27/09FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso Q13 21-16, 21-19 0:40
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22, Q7 21-13, 21-17 0:42
Series tied with # 12 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Benes/Kubala 9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q3 21-18, 26-24 0:44
Trail the series against # 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 21-18, 21-23, 15-7 1:00
Trail the series against # 17 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Heuscher/Heyer 24 21-17, 21-17 0:39
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q7 21-16, 21-13 0:42
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 21 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Trail the series against # 18, Q3 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 3-1
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-14, 24-22 0:44
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-17, 21-16 0:37
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 21 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 21 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 21-14, 17-21, 18-16 1:06
Trail the series against # 22 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Bellaguarda/Laciga 29 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20, Q4 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Lario/Mesa, Spain 3-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool L Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 Lario/Mesa 30, Q6 21-16, 21-18 0:45
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 Lario/Mesa 27, Q3 21-17, 24-22 0:48
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Lario/Mesa 13 21-18, 21-19 0:42
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Lario/Mesa 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 23-21, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 24 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 Redmann/VanHuizen 16 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 28 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Pastukhov/Semenov 28 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
Series tied with # 29, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 27 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 0:52
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # Q5 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 2-1
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Maia/Rosas 23, Q14 21-18, 22-20 0:41
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 29 Maia/Rosas 36, Q19 21-19, 21-18 0:39
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Contender 1 Maia/Rosas 28, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 21 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # Q7 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q7 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 10 28-26, 21-18 0:53
Lead the series against # Q19 Spijkers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
6/16/10FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Spijkers/Stiekema Q35 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # Q35 Hromadko/Salava, Czech Republic 1-0
6/16/10FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Hromadko/Salava Q62 22-20, 21-16 0:35