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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(20) 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:

109

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$99,717.08

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 (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Novi Sad 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$98,816.15

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	US$7,148.95
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,186.65
FIVB	47	0	1	1	1	5	0	9	0	12	8	7	3	US$147,298.21
Overall	53	0	1	2	1	6	0	9	0	14	10	7	3	US$155,633.81

Previous Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/10-15/2016	Antalya Open	8	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	15	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	15	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/4-8/2016	Qatar Open	17	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	23, Q1	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	28, Q9	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	20	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	2/15-19/2016	Kish Island Open	10	25th	120	US$800.00
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
CEV	7/29-8/2/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	17	25th	120	€ 500.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool D	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (13)	Lost 21-19, 13-21, 9-15	0:49
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool D	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (4)	Lost 21-16, 22-24, 14-16	0:56
Fri, 6/3/2016	Pool D	Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (29)	Lost 22-20, 17-21, 15-17	0:52

Head to Head Results
Giginoglu/Gogtepe trail the series against the field 17-36 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 15 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-2
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	17	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	0:45
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 # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	28, Q9	21-19, 21-17	0:40
5/17/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	21-16, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-5
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	20	16-21, 24-22, 16-14	0:56
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	15	21-23, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
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
8/30/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	13, Q6	3-0	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	10	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	23, Q1	21-14, 21-18	0:36
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	28, Q9	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 8 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-1
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	7	Gabathuler/Gerson	10	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:54
7/29/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Gabathuler/Gerson	16	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	17	18-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:52
Trail the series against # 9 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-2
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kantor/Losiak	23, Q1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	28, Q9	21-18, 13-21, 16-14	0:53
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
Trail the series against # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool G	Krasilnikov/Semenov	7	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	23, Q1	21-16, 21-19	0:35
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 # 11 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 4-1
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool H	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	Bockermann/Fluggen	9	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:56
4/6/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 1	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	17	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:59
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	28, Q9	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	21-18, 21-15	0:42
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 # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	20	19-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:49
Trail the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	15	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	21-19, 14-21, 15-11	0:49
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
Trail the series against # 15 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-2
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
9/14/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Semi-Finals	Krou/Rowlandson	9	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	12, Q1	14-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:59
Trail the series against # 16 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-3
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	21-15, 18-21, 15-8	0:50
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	20	Erdmann/Matysik	4	21-14, 16-21, 15-9	0:50
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
Series tied with # 18 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 # 19 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
4/5/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool A	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	17	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	16	19-21, 21-17, 23-21	0:56
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Fuchs/Windscheif	21	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	20	21-13, 22-24, 15-12	1:03
Lead the series against # 25 Kvamsdal/Sorum, Norway 1-0
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool H	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	Kvamsdal/Sorum	24, Q5	23-25, 21-17, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 28 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
Trail the series against # 29 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-2
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Eithun/Horrem	29	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	20	20-22, 21-17, 17-15	0:52
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Eithun/Horrem	27, Q13	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	Q4	21-16, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 31 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool H	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	25, Q7	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	21-13, 17-21, 15-13	0:51
Series tied with # 32 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-1
2/16/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool G	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q6	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	21-18, 21-19	0:37
9/13/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Winner 2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	12, Q1	Barsuk/Liamin	15, Q4	21-15, 21-15	0:33