Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Mazuri Orlen Grand Slam
August 14 - 19, 2012
(5) 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 Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Andris Krumins - 57th
2005 Martins Plavins - 25th Andris Krumins - 41st
2007 Martins Plavins - 7th Did not play
2008 Martins Plavins - 33rd Did not play
2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 17th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/9/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 16 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 5 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 6 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 4 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 11 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 13 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 13 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 17, Q3 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 17 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 18 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 12 9 240 US$6,000.00
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
Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/16/2012 Pool N Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (21) Lost 21-23, 16-21 0:46
Thu, 8/16/2012 Pool N Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (12) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:39
Fri, 8/17/2012 Pool N Daniel Mullner / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (28, Q7) Lost 17-21, 20-22 0:40
Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Sorokins trail the series against the field 35-37
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-4
5/26/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 6 Cerutti/Rego 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 21-13, 21-13 0:34
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 4 Cerutti/Rego 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:52
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q2 21-17, 21-12 0:33
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Cerutti/Rego 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-3
8/1/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool D Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 21-10, 21-16 0:36
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:54
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17, Q3 21-10, 23-21 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Araujo/Solberg 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-9
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 4 21-19, 21-19 0:45
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 22-20, 21-17 0:42
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool J Samoilovs/Sorokins 17, Q3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-14, 21-17 0:37
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-12, 21-12 0:36
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 15 21-17, 21-13 0:39
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 21-12, 21-9 0:34
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 21-15, 21-14 0:40
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 29 21-15, 21-19 0:44
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20, Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:45
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 21-11, 21-11 0:34
Series tied with # 6 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 2-2
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 21-13, 11-21, 15-13 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 7 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-1
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:50
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 Dollinger/Windscheif 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 21 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 21-14, 17-21, 18-16 1:06
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-0
7/28/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool D Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 Fijalek/Prudel 9 12-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-2
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Plavins/Smedins 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 21-18, 21-15 0:39
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 Plavins/Smedins 12 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:51
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 21-15, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-1
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 21 19-21, 27-25, 15-11 1:01
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 25 21-19, 21-19 0:37
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 # 18 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 5-0
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22, Q5 21-17, 21-17 0:39
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17, Q3 Ingrosso/Ingrosso Q14 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
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
Lead the series against # 19 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 6-2
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 21-15, 30-28 0:46
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
Trail the series against # 21 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Kantor/Losiak 21 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 23-21, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 22 Prokopiev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Prokopiev/Semenov 21, Q4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 25 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Samoilovs/Sorokins 4 Doppler/Horst 29 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 26, Q9 Lario/Mesa, Spain 4-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Lario/Mesa 29, Q13 21-15, 21-11 0:34
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 # 27, Q2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 3-1
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Samoilovs/Sorokins 4 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q3 21-16, 21-16 0:40
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q12 22-20, 21-17 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 28, Q7 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 0-1
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Mullner/Wutzl 28, Q7 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 21-17, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # Q8 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Samoilovs/Sorokins 15 Bockermann/Urbatzka 31, Q25 21-17, 23-21 0:39