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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam
August 25 - 30, 2015

(23, Q4) 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 Olsztyn Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/26/2015	Qualifier 1	Abolins Armands / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (Q29)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:34
Wed, 8/26/2015	Qualifier 2	Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Aliaksandr Kavalenka, Belarus (Q20)	Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:47
Thu, 8/27/2015	Pool G	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (10)	Lost 27-29, 19-21	0:46
Thu, 8/27/2015	Pool G	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:35
Fri, 8/28/2015	Pool G	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (26)	Lost 19-21, 21-18, 7-15	0:52

Head to Head Results
Giginoglu/Gogtepe trail the series against the field 16-24 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 3-0
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-17, 21-17	0:39
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool B	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	18	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-19, 21-15	0:45
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 # 3 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-2
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 3	Doppler/Horst	9	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24	21-11, 14-21, 15-11	0:49
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	9	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24	15-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:50
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-3
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	23, Q4	21-17, 21-17	0:35
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	10	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-9, 21-16	0:32
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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-3
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	10	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	23, Q4	29-27, 21-19	0:46
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	11	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-13, 21-13	0:30
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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-17, 13-21, 15-11	0:52
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-15, 22-20	0:40
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	21	21-14, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 19 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 # 24, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 26 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	26	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	23, Q4	21-19, 18-21, 15-7	0:52
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	21	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 29, Q16 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 # 31, Q22 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
5/17/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Bronze Medal	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	Beeler/Strasser	28	21-18, 18-21, 15-4	0:51
Series tied with # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Trail the series against # Q11 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 # Q20 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 1-0
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	23, Q4	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	Q20	19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # Q29 Armands/Solovejs, Latvia 1-0
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	23, Q4	Armands/Solovejs	Q29	21-19, 21-16	0:34