Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 HP Beach Open
August 23 - 28, 2011
(11) 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: 22
Tournaments: 208
Career Wins: 15
Career FIVB WT Wins: 13
Career Winnings: US$776,151.48
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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 17 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 22 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 15 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 6 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q1 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 26, Q2 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 25 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 38 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 28 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 20 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open Q1 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 11 25 60 US$2,000.00
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
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 1 Christopher McHugh / Joshua Slack, Australia (22) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 2 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (6) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:32
Fri, 8/26/2011 Contender 2 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (28, Q14) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:34
Fri, 8/26/2011 Contender 3 Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 30-30
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 3 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Araujo/Insfran 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 21-19, 21-15 0:37
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:46
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 6 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-6
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-19, 21-12 0:32
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins 15 21-17, 21-12 0:32
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Benes/Kubala 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 21-18, 21-18 0:42
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 23 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:56
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 # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-18, 21-11 0:29
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-5
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 21-15, 21-16 0:36
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 21-18, 21-18 0:39
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 21-17, 11-21, 15-12 0:51
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool O Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-15, 21-17 0:36
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Nummerdor/Schuil Q65 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q33 21-12, 19-21, 15-8 0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Ferramenta/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Ferramenta/Solberg 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 22, Q5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 5-2
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-18, 21-15 0:38
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 14-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:51
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
Lead the series against # 18, Q6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-0
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 23, Q10 21-16, 21-17 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 18-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:53
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 21-15, 21-10 0:34
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 21-18, 21-23, 15-7 1:00
Series tied with # 22 McHugh/Slack, Australia 1-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 McHugh/Slack 22 21-18, 21-17 0:36
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 1 McHugh/Slack 27, Q9 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-15, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 24, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Lochhead/Pitman 21 21-19, 17-21, 18-16 0:53
Trail the series against # 27, Q10 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 # 28, Q14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-1
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q14 21-18, 21-15 0:34
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:54
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 # 29, Q4 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-0
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Doppler/Mellitzer 30, Q8 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 30, Q1 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 Hoyer/Soderberg 21 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:53
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 6 Filho/Santos 29 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 25-23, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 Maciel/Schmidt 12 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # Q3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 9 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-18, 21-11 0:36
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 21-16, 23-21 0:40
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q16 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 22-20, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # Q24 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 0-1
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q25 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 # Q41 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