Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 18 - 23, 2013
(25, Q5) Toms Smedins/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia
 
Toms Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 25, 1986 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Resides: Riga
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 73
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Göteborg 2019)
Career Winnings: US$33,414.46
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 
TourPlayed12345791317253337Money
FIVB11000000203321 US$29,000.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th
2010 Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2011 Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2012 Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 25, Q6 17 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 22 17 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam Q4 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 19 25 150 US$1,500.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/18/2013 Qualifier 2 Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (Q21) Won 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:53
Wed, 6/19/2013 Pool H Paolo Ingrosso / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (8) Won 18-21, 25-23, 15-9 1:01
Thu, 6/20/2013 Pool H Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (9) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:38
Fri, 6/21/2013 Pool H Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (24) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:35
Fri, 6/21/2013 Winner 1 Daan Spijkers / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (20) Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:48
Sat, 6/22/2013 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (11) Lost 21-18, 15-21, 10-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Smedins/Sorokins trail the series against the field 6-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Schmidt/Solberg 3 Smedins/Sorokins 19 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 6 Smedins/Sorokins 22 21-11, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Ingrosso/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q5 Ingrosso/Tomatis 8 18-21, 25-23, 15-9 1:01
Trail the series against # 9 Filho/Santos, Brazil 1-2
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Filho/Santos 9 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q5 21-19, 21-13 0:38
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q6 Filho/Santos 9 21-15, 13-21, 15-13 0:47
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Filho/Santos 14 Smedins/Sorokins 19 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 11 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q5 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 Smedins/Sorokins 22 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q6 21-18, 24-22 0:42
Trail the series against # 16 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-1
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Huber/Seidl 22, Q1 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q6 28-26, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 19 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 0-1
4/30/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kapa/McHugh 29, Q13 Smedins/Sorokins Q4 21-10, 21-16 0:31
Series tied with # 20 Spijkers/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q5 Spijkers/Varenhorst 20 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:48
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool F Spijkers/Varenhorst 11 Smedins/Sorokins 22 23-21, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 24 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Koshkarev/Semenov 24 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q5 21-12, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q4 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q6 Eithun/Horrem 24, Q4 21-14, 11-21, 15-9 0:43
Trail the series against # Q10 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Bogatov/Prokopiev 30, Q4 Smedins/Sorokins 19 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # Q12 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool F Smedins/Sorokins 22 Kuleshov/Yakovlev 27 21-19, 25-27, 15-9 0:59
Lead the series against # Q21 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q5 Kotsilianos/Zoupani Q21 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:53