Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015
(23, Q2) 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 
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FIVB11000000203321 US$29,000.00
Previous Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 9/8/2015 Qualifier 1 Yegor Dmitriyev / Artem Petrossyants, Kazakhstan (Q15) Won 21-6, 21-5 0:24
Wed, 9/9/2015 Pool G Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (10) Lost 21-15, 13-21, 15-17 0:51
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool G Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (7) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:49
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool G Jian Bao / Likejiang Ha, China (26, Q3) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 2 Cesar Menendez / Francisco Tomas, Spain (22) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Smedins/Sorokins lead the series against the field 4-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool G Smedins/Sorokins 23, Q2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 7 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool G Gabathuler/Gerson 10 Smedins/Sorokins 23, Q2 15-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:51
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 22 Menendez/Tomas, Spain 0-1
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Menendez/Tomas 22 Smedins/Sorokins 23, Q2 22-20, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Bao/Ha, China 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool G Smedins/Sorokins 23, Q2 Bao/Ha 26, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q15 Dmitriyev/Petrossyants, Kazakhstan 1-0
9/8/15FIVBSochi Open Qualifier 1 Smedins/Sorokins 23, Q2 Dmitriyev/Petrossyants Q15 21-6, 21-5 0:24