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€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final 2010 Berlin powered by Smart
August 12 - 15, 2010

(9) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia

Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 6, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Resides:

Jurmala

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

236

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

Resides:

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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2007	Martins Plavins - 17th	Did not play
FIVB 2008	Martins Plavins - 25th	Did not play
2009	Ruslans Sorokins - 17th	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	14	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	23	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/20-25/2010	Marseille Open	5	25	60	US$2,000.00
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
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	Q30	17	120	€ 0.00
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/12/2010	Pool D	Mykola Babich / Oleksandr Ioisher, Ukraine (16)	Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
Thu, 8/12/2010	Pool D	Artis Caics / Toms Smedins, Latvia (21)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:43
Fri, 8/13/2010	Pool D	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (4)	Lost 21-19, 21-23, 14-16	1:03
Sat, 8/14/2010	Winner 1	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:59
Sat, 8/14/2010	Winner 2	Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (13)	Lost 21-18, 19-21, 12-15	1:16

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 14-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Klemperer/Koreng	19	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	22-20, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
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
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
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
Trail the series against # 7 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	16	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-16, 21-7	0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Bellaguarda/Laciga	29	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20, Q4	21-15, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23, Q3	Bogatov/Prokopiev	16	22-20, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Lario/Mesa, Spain 3-1
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool L	Samoilovs/Sorokins	19	Lario/Mesa	30, Q6	21-16, 21-18	0:45
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool O	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	Lario/Mesa	27, Q3	21-17, 24-22	0:48
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	Lario/Mesa	13	21-18, 21-19	0:42
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Lario/Mesa	18	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	23-21, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-1
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Doppler/Mellitzer	13	Samoilovs/Sorokins	9	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:16
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	Doppler/Mellitzer	30, Q8	21-15, 18-21, 15-12	1:01
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	Doppler/Mellitzer	28, Q10	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Dollinger/Windscheif	21	Samoilovs/Sorokins	5	21-14, 17-21, 18-16	1:06
Trail the series against # 15 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Heuscher/Heyer	24	21-17, 21-17	0:39
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	14	Samoilovs/Sorokins	26, Q7	21-16, 21-13	0:42
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	12	Samoilovs/Sorokins	21	21-14, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-0
8/12/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Samoilovs/Sorokins	9	Babich/Ioisher	16	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
Series tied with # 20 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
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 # 21 Caics/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/12/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Samoilovs/Sorokins	9	Caics/Smedins	21	21-19, 21-18	0:43