Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Shanghai Grand Slam
April 30 - May 4, 2013
(Q19) Sergiy Popov/Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine
 
Sergiy Popov
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1991 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaporishya
Resides: Zaporishya
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 69
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Porec 2018)
Career Winnings: US$53,764.60
Valeriy Samoday
Russia / Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 4, 1991 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Sumy
Resides: Krasnodar
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 34
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$28,055.90
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB100000100030231 US$26,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC52000000011100 US$0.00
Overall152000100041331 US$26,400.00
Previous Shanghai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 28, Q18 17 200 US$2,300.00
FIVB 8/14-19/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 31 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 32, Q32 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC 8/31-9/4/2011 Under 21 World Championships 20 1 0 US$0.00
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 4/30/2013 Qualifier 1 Daniel Mullner / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (Q14) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Popov/Samoday lead the series against the field 5-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Erdmann/Matysik 5 Popov/Samoday 28, Q18 21-12, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 13 Popov/Samoday 28, Q18 21-19, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Peda/Plavins, Latvia 1-0
4/23/13FIVBFuzhou Open Qualifier 2 Popov/Samoday 28, Q18 Peda/Plavins Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:30
Lead the series against # 24 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 1-0
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Popov/Samoday 28, Q18 Felipe/Goncalves 21 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 28, Q12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Ingrosso/Ingrosso 18 Popov/Samoday 31 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:53
Trail the series against # Q14 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 0-1
4/30/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Mullner/Wutzl Q14 Popov/Samoday Q19 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # Q16 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-0
4/23/13FIVBFuzhou Open Qualifier 1 Popov/Samoday 28, Q18 Kantor/Losiak Q15 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
9/4/11FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Gold Medal Popov/Samoday 20 Kantor/Losiak 9 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # Q22 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/10/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Popov/Samoday 32, Q32 Kuleshov/Yakovlev Q17 21-19, 14-21, 15-9 0:49