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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Antalya Open
October 21 - 25, 2015

(8) 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 Antalya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	7	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	23, Q4	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	22	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	24	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	21	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	18	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	22	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	24, Q3	9th	360	US$11,000.00
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

Antalya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/22/2015	Pool H	Geir Eithun / Lars Fredrik Tvinde, Norway (25, Q6)	Lost 18-21, 23-21, 11-15	1:02
Thu, 10/22/2015	Pool H	Ruslan Bykanov / Maksim Hudyakov, Russia (24, Q5)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:37
Fri, 10/23/2015	Pool H	Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (9)	Lost 20-22, 11-21	0:39
Sat, 10/24/2015	Winner 1	Chris Gregory / Jake Sheaf, England (22)	Won 21-18, 21-11	0:35
Sat, 10/24/2015	Winner 2	Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (4)	Lost 21-18, 15-21, 13-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Giginoglu/Gogtepe lead the series against the field 11-10 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-17, 21-12	0:35
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	21	21-15, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # 3 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-0
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24	Bockermann/Fluggen	27, Q6	21-19, 23-21	0:48
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	21	Bockermann/Fluggen	28, Q7	22-20, 14-21, 18-16	0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Ontiveros/Virgen	4	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	18	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-1
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool H	Henriquez/Villafane	25	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24	22-20, 21-19	0:37
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 3	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	Henriquez/Villafane	18	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 0-1
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool H	Plavins/Regza	9	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	22-20, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	Garcia/Marco	27, Q5	22-20, 21-23, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 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 # 21 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 # 22 Gregory/Sheaf, England 2-0
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	Gregory/Sheaf	22	21-18, 21-11	0:35
11/5/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool D	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	4	Gregory/Sheaf	20, Q3	21-19, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Menendez/Tomas, Spain 0-1
11/5/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool D	Menendez/Tomas	29, Q9	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	4	21-15, 27-25	0:41
Series tied with # 24, Q5 Bykanov/Hudyakov, Russia 1-1
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool H	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	Bykanov/Hudyakov	24, Q5	21-18, 21-18	0:37
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Bykanov/Hudyakov	25	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	7	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 Eithun/Tvinde, Norway 0-1
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool H	Eithun/Tvinde	25, Q6	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	21-18, 21-23, 15-11	1:02
Series tied with # Q11 Bao/Ha, China 1-1
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	7	Bao/Ha	26, Q3	18-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:56
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Bao/Ha	18, Q1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	2	21-17, 21-19	0:39