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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Porec Major Series
June 2 - 7, 2015

(24, Q3) Murat Giginoglu/Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye

Murat Giginoglu
Türkiye

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 15, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sinop

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Alanya 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$80,250.28

Volkan Gögtepe
Türkiye

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 22, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Artyin

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Alanya 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$81,695.28

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	47	0	1	1	1	5	0	9	0	12	8	7	3	US$147,298.21

Previous Porec Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	Q4	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2015	Lucerne Open	10	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/4-8/2014	Doha Open	4	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2014	Xiamen Open	2	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	26, Q5	5th	480	US$17,000.00

Porec Major Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/3/2015	Qualifier 1	Michiel van Dorsten / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (Q30)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:37
Wed, 6/3/2015	Qualifier 2	Armin Dollinger / Clemens Wickler, Germany (Q19)	Won 14-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:48
Thu, 6/4/2015	Pool H	Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (9)	Won 25-23, 20-22, 15-10	0:58
Thu, 6/4/2015	Pool H	Filip Silic / Ivan Zeljkovic, Croatia (8)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:34
Fri, 6/5/2015	Pool H	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (25)	Lost 13-21, 19-21	0:35
Fri, 6/5/2015	Winner 1	Isaac Kapa / Christopher McHugh, Australia (27)	Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:54
Sat, 6/6/2015	Winner 2	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (16)	Lost 18-21, 21-17, 8-15	0:48

Head to Head Results
Giginoglu/Gogtepe lead the series against the field 13-9 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 5 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-0
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	26, Q5	Bourne/Hyden	5	17-21, 21-16, 17-15	0:55
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	13	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	26, Q5	21-19, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	26, Q5	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 8 Silic/Zeljkovic, Croatia 1-0
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool H	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	Silic/Zeljkovic	8	21-17, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool H	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	Goncalves/Solberg	9	25-23, 20-22, 15-10	0:58
Trail the series against # 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
5/17/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	21-16, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	26, Q5	Doppler/Horst	10	32-30, 22-20	0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	16	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:48
Trail the series against # 17 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-2
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool G	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	Binstock/Schachter	7	21-15, 21-16	0:32
11/7/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Winner 2	Binstock/Schachter	2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	4	24-22, 21-16	0:41
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Binstock/Schachter	23	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	26, Q5	21-18, 21-10	0:37
Trail the series against # 19 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-1
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	2	21-12, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 25 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool H	Krasilnikov/Semenov	25	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	21-13, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 27 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	Kapa/McHugh	27	15-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 3	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	Henriquez/Villafane	18	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 30, Q13 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-1
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Eithun/Horrem	27, Q13	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	Q4	21-16, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against Casebeer/Montgomery, United States 1-0
11/6/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	4	Casebeer/Montgomery	23	21-17, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
10/9/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	2	Dressler/Kunert	15	21-17, 23-21	0:45
Lead the series against # Q4 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	Kantor/Losiak	9	21-18, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # Q18 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 1-0
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	2	Daguerre/Salvetti	21, Q4	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # Q19 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-0
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Qualifier 2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	Dollinger/Wickler	Q19	14-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # Q30 van de Velde/van Dorsten, Netherlands 1-0
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Qualifier 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	van Dorsten/van de Velde	Q30	21-13, 21-16	0:37