Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 10 - 14, 2013
(Q11) 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: 68
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Porec 2018)
Career Winnings: US$51,889.60
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 Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 45 17 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam Q19 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 6/5-9/2013 Under 23 World Championships 16 17 112 US$0.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam Q19 41 80 US$0.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/10/2013 Qualifier 1 Bart Bolsterlee / Tim Oude Elferink, Netherlands (Q22) Won 21-9, 21-15 0:28
Wed, 7/10/2013 Qualifier 2 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (27, Q6) Lost 21-12, 18-21, 10-15 0:43
Head to Head Results
Popov/Samoday lead the series against the field 9-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Weingart 22, Q3 Popov/Samoday Q19 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool J Cerutti/Rego 1 Popov/Samoday 32, Q32 21-18, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-0
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool D Popov/Samoday 45 Gibb/Patterson 4 21-17, 21-14  
Trail the series against # 7 Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Filho/Santos 10 Popov/Samoday 45 21-9, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Erdmann/Matysik 5 Popov/Samoday 28, Q18 21-12, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 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 # 18 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 # 22 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 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-1
6/7/13FIVB Age Group WCUnder 23 World Championships Pool A Kantor/Losiak 1 Popov/Samoday 16 19-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:57
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 # 25, Q4 Fuchs/Koreng, Germany 1-0
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Popov/Samoday 31 Fuchs/Koreng 15 18-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:57
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gavira/Herrera 27, Q6 Popov/Samoday Q11 12-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:43
Trail the series against # 32, Q13 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 # Q9 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool D Popov/Samoday 45 Eithun/Horrem 28 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # Q16 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
Lead the series against # Q22 Bolsterlee/Oude Elferink, Netherlands 1-0
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Popov/Samoday Q11 Bolsterlee/Oude Elferink Q22 21-9, 21-15 0:28