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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Brasília Open
April 17 - 22, 2012

(12) 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:

208

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Kristiansand 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$160,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	52	0	1	0	0	5	0	15	5	12	9	2	3	US$279,900.00

Previous Brasília Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	11	13	180	US$4,250.00
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

Brasília Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/19/2012	Winner 1	Volkan Gogtepe / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (21)	Won 23-25, 25-23, 15-10	0:58
Thu, 4/19/2012	Winner 2	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:32
Fri, 4/20/2012	Contender 2	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (11)	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:40
Fri, 4/20/2012	Contender 3	Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (13)	Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:50
Fri, 4/20/2012	Contender 4	Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 14-16	0:52

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins lead the series against the field 27-25

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-6
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool K	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	15	21-17, 21-13	0:39
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	21-12, 21-9	0:34
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	21-15, 21-14	0:40
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Samoilovs/Sorokins	29	21-15, 21-19	0:44
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20, Q4	21-17, 21-18	0:45
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	31	21-11, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 4	Cerutti/Rego	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	18-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:52
7/9/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	26, Q2	21-17, 21-12	0:33
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Cerutti/Rego	3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 4	Fuerbringer/Lucena	7	Samoilovs/Sorokins	6	21-19, 21-15	0:37
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	13-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:46
7/3/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	16, Q3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:58
Series tied with # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	21-14, 21-12	0:32
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	26, Q2	Gavira/Herrera	6	By Forfeit
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
Lead the series against # 7 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-1
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	21-14, 21-11	0:34
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	28	Erdmann/Matysik	18	21-16, 21-18	0:40
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool P	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23	Erdmann/Matysik	26	21-13, 21-16	0:48
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	Erdmann/Matysik	19	21-13, 25-23	0:43
Series tied with # 8 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	Wu/Xu	6	21-18, 24-26, 15-12	0:56
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Wu/Xu	8	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	21-9, 20-22, 15-11	0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	16, Q14	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	21-18, 21-11	0:29
Series tied with # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11	21-19, 23-21	0:40
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	27, Q1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	18-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:53
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	6	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	14	21-15, 21-10	0:34
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool Q	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	24, Q3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	21-18, 21-23, 15-7	1:00
Lead the series against # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-1
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	Dollinger/Windscheif	13	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:50
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	Dollinger/Windscheif	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Dollinger/Windscheif	21	Samoilovs/Sorokins	5	21-14, 17-21, 18-16	1:06
Series tied with # 15 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 3	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	9	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-18, 21-11	0:36
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool K	Samoilovs/Sorokins	38	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	35	21-16, 23-21	0:40
Trail the series against # 18 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	18	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	21-14, 7-21, 15-8	0:51
Lead the series against # 20 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	Lochhead/Pitman	21	21-19, 17-21, 18-16	0:53
Lead the series against # 21 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	Gogtepe/Sekerci	21	23-25, 25-23, 15-10	0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-1
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	28, Q14	21-18, 21-15	0:34
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	6	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	22	21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:54
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 # 24, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 29 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 0-1
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	31, Q32	Samoilovs/Sorokins	Q1	21-19, 21-17	0:44
Series tied with # 31 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Sorokins	28	Hoyer/Soderberg	21	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:53
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Hoyer/Soderberg	22, Q2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	19	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/2/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	31	Maciel/Schmidt	12	21-15, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # Q1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-0
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Samoilovs/Sorokins	26, Q2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	23, Q10	21-16, 21-17	0:38
5/27/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25, Q4	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	Q13	21-16, 21-19	0:40
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	22, Q7	21-13, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # Q20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
6/16/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23, Q3	Hernandez/Villafane	Q19	21-15, 21-17	0:33
5/29/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25, Q4	Hernandez/Villafane	23, Q5	21-18, 21-18	0:41