European Championship Tour
1st European Games
June 17 - 21, 2015
(19) Aleksandrs Solovejs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia
 
Aleksandrs Solovejs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Riga
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 108 kg (238 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 56
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 5th (Jurmala 2015)
Career Winnings: US$42,637.91
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: 17
Tournaments: 111
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$170,619.63
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
CEV2000010100000 US$1,319.55
FIVB4000000000013 US$0.00
Overall6000010100013 US$1,319.55
Previous Baku Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series Q23 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Q23 41 40 US$0.00
CEV 5/20-24/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters 21 5 96 € 1,187.50
FIVB 5/12-17/2015 Lucerne Open Q14 33 60 US$0.00
FIVB 4/21-25/2015 Fuzhou Open Q3 41 30 US$0.00
1st European Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/17/2015 Pool C Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (14) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:43
Thu, 6/18/2015 Pool C Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (3) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:42
Fri, 6/19/2015 Pool C Iaroslav Gordieiev / Vladyslav Iemelianchyk, Ukraine (30) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 0:54
Fri, 6/19/2015 Winner 1 Oivind Hordvik / Morten Kvamsdal, Norway (17) Won 18-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:03
Sat, 6/20/2015 Winner 2 Sean Faiga / Ariel Hilman, Israel (21) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Solovejs/Sorokins lead the series against the field 4-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
6/18/15CEV1st European Games Pool C Ingrosso/Ingrosso 3 Solovejs/Sorokins 19 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
5/22/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Pool E Solovejs/Sorokins 21 Petutschnig/Winter 12, Q3 21-14, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
6/17/15CEV1st European Games Pool C Kotsilianos/Zoupani 14 Solovejs/Sorokins 19 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 1-0
6/19/15CEV1st European Games Winner 1 Solovejs/Sorokins 19 Hordvik/Kvamsdal 17 18-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:03
Trail the series against # 21 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 0-1
6/20/15CEV1st European Games Winner 2 Faiga/Hilman 21 Solovejs/Sorokins 19 21-14, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 25 Dumek/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
5/23/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Winner 1 Solovejs/Sorokins 21 Dumek/Kufa 20, Q11 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 30 Gordieiev/Iemelianchyk, Ukraine 1-0
6/19/15CEV1st European Games Pool C Solovejs/Sorokins 19 Gordieiev/Iemelianchyk 30 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 0:54