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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$75,000 Kish Island Open
February 15 - 19, 2016

(10) 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 Kish Island Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/8-13/2015	Qatar Open	11	5th	300	US$3,375.00
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

Kish Island Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 2/16/2016	Pool G	Chris Gregory / Jake Sheaf, England (23, Q3)	Lost 19-21, 21-14, 13-15	0:52
Tue, 2/16/2016	Pool G	Dmitri Barsuk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (26, Q6)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:37
Wed, 2/17/2016	Pool G	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (7)	Lost 12-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:42

Head to Head Results
Giginoglu/Gogtepe lead the series against the field 12-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 2 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
Series tied with # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
2/17/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool G	Kantor/Losiak	7	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:42
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	Kantor/Losiak	9	21-18, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 9 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
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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 23, Q3 Gregory/Sheaf, England 2-1
2/16/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool G	Gregory/Sheaf	23, Q3	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	21-19, 14-21, 15-13	0:52
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 # 26, Q6 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 0-1
2/16/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool G	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q6	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	21-18, 21-19	0:37
Series tied with # 27, Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q1 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