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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$75,000 Qatar Open
November 8 - 13, 2015

(11) 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 Doha Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Volkan Gogtepe - 9th	Murat Giginoglu - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/21-25/2015	Antalya Open	8	9th	240	US$2,000.00
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

Qatar Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 11/10/2015	Pool F	Daniel Dearing / Garrett May, Canada (22)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:33
Tue, 11/10/2015	Pool F	Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (27, Q6)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:29
Wed, 11/11/2015	Pool F	Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (6)	Won 24-22, 29-27	0:50
Thu, 11/12/2015	Winner 2	Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (7)	Won 25-23, 16-21, 15-7	0:49
Thu, 11/12/2015	Winner 3	Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (1)	Lost 15-21, 22-20, 10-15	0:48

Head to Head Results
Giginoglu/Gogtepe lead the series against the field 16-7 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 2 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
11/12/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Lucena	1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	11	21-15, 20-22, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-1
11/11/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool F	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	11	Krou/Rowlandson	6	24-22, 29-27	0:50
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	2	21-12, 21-16	0:36
Series tied with # 7 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-1
11/12/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	11	Plavins/Regza	7	25-23, 16-21, 15-7	0:49
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool H	Plavins/Regza	9	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	22-20, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 12 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 # 14 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 # 19 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 # 22 Dearing/May, Canada 1-0
11/10/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool F	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	11	Dearing/May	22	21-14, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 1-0
11/10/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool F	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	11	Bryl/Kujawiak	27, Q6	21-16, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q3 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
Series tied with # Q11 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
Series tied with # Q13 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