Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Moscow Grand Slam
August 21 - 25, 2013
(21) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 33rd
2010 Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th
2011 Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 33rd
2012 Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-10/2013 Berlin Grand Slam Q3 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2013 Long Beach Grand Slam 17 25 240 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam 26, Q5 25 240 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 30 37 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 25, Q5 9 400 US$5,500.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/22/2013 Pool E Isaac Kapa / Christopher McHugh, Australia (12) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
Fri, 8/23/2013 Pool E Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 12-15 0:53
Fri, 8/23/2013 Pool E Andy Ces / Edouard Rowlandson, France (28, Q11) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 8/24/2013 Winner 1 Alexander Horst / Lorenz Petutschnig, Austria (19) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Smedins/Sorokins trail the series against the field 6-15
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 # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Smedins/Sorokins 30 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 4 Filho/Santos, Brazil 1-3
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Filho/Santos 7 Smedins/Sorokins 26, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:36
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 # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 5 Smedins/Sorokins 21 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 11 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 Smedins/Sorokins 22 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Series tied with # 12 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-1
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Smedins/Sorokins 21 Kapa/McHugh 12 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
4/30/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kapa/McHugh 29, Q13 Smedins/Sorokins Q4 21-10, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 Smedins/Sorokins 26, Q5 13-21, 21-17, 15-11  
Trail the series against # 18 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 0-1
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Hadrava/Kufa 16 Smedins/Sorokins 17 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 19 Horst/Petutschnig, Austria 0-1
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Horst/Petutschnig 19 Smedins/Sorokins 21 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 27, Q8 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Ranghieri/Tomatis 32, Q10 Smedins/Sorokins 17 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Ces/Rowlandson, France 1-0
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Smedins/Sorokins 21 Ces/Rowlandson 28, Q11 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 32, Q16 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
Trail the series against # Q4 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 0-1
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Mullner/Wutzl 43 Smedins/Sorokins 30 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # Q15 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