Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
August 6 - 10, 2013
(Q6) 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$51,389.60
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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2012 Valeriy Samoday - 25th Sergiy Popov - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2013 Anapa Open 5 5 300 US$6,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam Q11 33 160 US$0.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/6/2013 Qualifier 2 Alex Ranghieri / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (31, Q22) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Popov/Samoday trail the series against the field 8-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 4 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
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 # 9 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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13, 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 # 17 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 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
Trail the series against # 22 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
Series tied with # 27, Q8 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-1
7/27/13FIVBAnapa Open Winner 2 Popov/Samoday 5 Mullner/Wutzl 6 28-26, 17-21, 15-11  
4/30/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Mullner/Wutzl Q14 Popov/Samoday Q19 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 28, Q12 Garcia/Marco, Spain 0-1
7/26/13FIVBAnapa Open Pool E Garcia/Marco 12 Popov/Samoday 5 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Dittelbach/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Popov/Samoday Q19 Dittelbach/Koreng Q14 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 31, Q22 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
8/6/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 31, Q22 Popov/Samoday Q6 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # Q11 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Popov/Samoday 28, Q18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 12 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q19 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