Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Katara Beach Volleyball Cup
March 8 - 12, 2021
(29, Q23) 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: 11
Tournaments: 71
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: 10
Tournaments: 64
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Alanya 2018)
Career Winnings: US$81,695.28
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB470111509012873 US$147,298.21
Previous Doha Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2014 Volkan Gogtepe - 9th Murat Giginoglu - 9th
2016 Volkan Gogtepe - 5th Murat Giginoglu - 5th
2016 Volkan Gogtepe - 17th Murat Giginoglu - 17th
2018 Hasan Mermer - 41st Did not play
2019 Volkan Gogtepe - 17th Murat Giginoglu - 17th
2020 Volkan Gogtepe - 33rd Murat Giginoglu - 33rd
2021 Volkan Gogtepe - 4th Murat Giginoglu - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/23-26/2021 Doha 1 Star 5 4th 0 US$400.00
FIVB 3/9-13/2020 Doha Four Star Q9 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star Q25 41st 60 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2019 Tokyo Four Star Q10 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2019 Gstaad Major Series Q19 33rd 240 US$0.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star Q10 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/15-19/2019 Itapema Four Star Q6 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2019 Kuala Lumpur Three Star 10 5th 360 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 26, Q11 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/11-16/2019 Doha Four Star 26, Q6 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 14 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/9-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 20 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/30-10/4/2018 Qinzhou Three Star 7 17th 240 US$1,500.00
Doha 4-star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 3/8/2021 Qualifier 1 Yves Haussener / Quentin Metral, Switzerland (Q10) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:40
Mon, 3/8/2021 Qualifier 2 Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (Q7) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Tue, 3/9/2021 Pool D Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (4) Lost 13-21, 10-21 0:31
Wed, 3/10/2021 Pool D Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (20) Lost 11-21, 9-21 0:29
Head to Head Results
Giginoglu/Gogtepe trail the series against the field 13-41 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 0-1
10/11/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool D Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 20 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 0-1
5/3/19FIVBKuala Lumpur Three Star Winner 3 Cerutti/Filho 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 10 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-2
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool D Crabb/Gibb 4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 29, Q23 21-13, 21-10 0:31
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool G Crabb/Gibb 10 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q11 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-4
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool G Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q6 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:53
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 16-21, 21-14, 15-7 0:39
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool E Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 28, Q9 21-19, 21-17 0:40
5/17/15FIVBLucerne Open Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 10 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-14, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # 8 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-2
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool G Tijan/Younousse 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q11 23-21, 21-15 0:41
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24, Q4 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
11/12/15FIVBQatar Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 11 21-15, 20-22, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-5
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Gavira/Herrera 6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 27, Q15 21-18, 21-19 0:36
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool G Gavira/Herrera 10 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 23, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:36
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool E Giginoglu/Gogtepe 28, Q9 Gavira/Herrera 12 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Gavira/Herrera 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 23, Q4 21-17, 21-17 0:35
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 10 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-9, 21-16 0:32
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Gavira/Herrera 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q5 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 13 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool G Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q6 Gerson/Heidrich 23 16-21, 21-19, 15-6 0:47
Trail the series against # 15 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-5
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 22, Q3 Giginoglu/Gogtepe Q19 21-14, 21-16 0:35
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 28, Q12 21-16, 21-15 0:32
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-18, 25-23 0:45
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 15 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-17, 21-12 0:35
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-15, 21-11 0:29
Trail the series against # 16 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-2
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Kantor/Losiak 23, Q1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 28, Q9 21-18, 13-21, 16-14 0:53
2/17/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool G Kantor/Losiak 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 10 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:42
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 10 Kantor/Losiak 9 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 19 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 27, Q15 O'Gorman/Saxton Q2 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-5
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 29, Q23 21-11, 21-9 0:29
6/20/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Qualifier 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 23, Q5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe Q21 14-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:40
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 Grimalt/Grimalt 18 21-17, 18-21, 16-14 0:47
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 11 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 15 21-16, 21-17 0:36
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 13 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 20 20-22, 22-20, 15-9 0:54
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 19 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 18 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-4
3/14/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Doppler/Horst 15 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q6 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:44
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool E Doppler/Horst 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 28, Q12 21-18, 21-18 0:37
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 3 Doppler/Horst 9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24 21-11, 14-21, 15-11 0:49
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Horst 9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q5 Doppler/Horst 10 32-30, 22-20 0:54
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 1-0
4/24/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Qualifier 1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q11 Aye/Gauthier-Rat Q22 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Gaxiola/Rubio, Mexico 0-1
3/9/20FIVBDoha Four Star Qualifier 1 Gaxiola/Rubio 28, Q8 Giginoglu/Gogtepe Q9 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Seidl/Waller, Austria 0-1
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 1 Seidl/Waller 14 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 20 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # Q7 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
3/8/21FIVBDoha 4-star Qualifier 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 29, Q23 Ontiveros/Virgen Q7 21-15, 21-16 0:34
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Ontiveros/Virgen 4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 8 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # Q8 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 2-1
7/31/18FIVBVienna Major Qualifier 1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe Q11 Berntsen/Mol Q22 22-20, 21-13 0:39
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 27, Q15 Berntsen/Mol Q18 21-18, 24-22 0:40
5/4/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool B Berntsen/Mol 18 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 21-16, 21-7 0:30
Trail the series against # Q9 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-2
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Qualifier 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe Q11 13-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:48
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool B Koekelkoren/van Walle 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # Q10 Haussener/Metral, Switzerland 1-2
3/8/21FIVBDoha 4-star Qualifier 1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 29, Q23 Haussener/Metral Q10 22-20, 21-13 0:40
2/26/21FIVBDoha 1 Star Semi-Finals Haussener/Metral 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 5 21-18, 21-12 0:33
5/15/19FIVBItapema Four Star Qualifier 2 Haussener/Metral 31, Q11 Giginoglu/Gogtepe Q6 23-25, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # Q21 Sekerci/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
2/24/21FIVBDoha 1 Star Pool D Giginoglu/Gogtepe 5 Sekerci/Urlu 4 18-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:53