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European Championship Tour
€ 25,000 Ljubljana Masters
July 20 - 22, 2017

(10, Q13) Murat Giginoglu/Safa Urlu, 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

Safa Urlu
Türkiye

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 8, 1994 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Antalya

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Ljubljana 2019)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Ljubljana 2017)

Career Winnings:

US$21,707.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$4,639.90
CEV C&S	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	US$901.14
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	US$1,000.00
Overall	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	US$6,541.04

Previous Ljubljana Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV C&S	7/7-9/2017	Satellite Kharkiv	Q11	17th	40	€ 0.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2017	The Hague Three Star	32, Q22	25th	90	US$1,000.00
FIVB	4/20-23/2017	Xiamen Three Star	Q3	33rd	60	US$0.00
CEV C&S	4/13-16/2017	Satellite Göteborg	3	3rd	120	€ 600.00
CEV	9/1-4/2016	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters	6	13th	144	€ 500.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Q5	33rd	80	US$0.00

Ljubljana Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/20/2017	Qualifier 1	Kusti Nolvak / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (Q4)	Won 32-30, 17-21, 15-13	0:57
Thu, 7/20/2017	Qualifier 2	Ilya Leshukov / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (Q5)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:34
Fri, 7/21/2017	Pool C	Jan Pokersnik / Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia (3)	Lost 15-21, 15-21	0:34
Fri, 7/21/2017	Pool C	Christoph Dressler / Thomas Kunert, Austria (6)	Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:45
Sat, 7/22/2017	Winner 1	Chris Gregory / Jake Sheaf, England (5)	Won 21-9, 22-20	0:32
Sat, 7/22/2017	Semi-Finals	Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (1, Q1)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:32
Sat, 7/22/2017	Bronze Medal	Jan Pokersnik / Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia (3)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:37

Head to Head Results
Giginoglu/Urlu lead the series against the field 6-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1, Q1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
7/22/17	CEV	Ljubljana Masters	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1, Q1	Giginoglu/Urlu	10, Q13	21-19, 21-17	0:32
7/27/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Qualifier 2	Mol/Sorum	28, Q12	Giginoglu/Urlu	Q5	21-17, 21-15	0:34
Series tied with # 3 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 1-1
7/22/17	CEV	Ljubljana Masters	Bronze Medal	Giginoglu/Urlu	10, Q13	Pokersnik/Zemljak	3	21-18, 21-17	0:37
7/21/17	CEV	Ljubljana Masters	Pool C	Pokersnik/Zemljak	3	Giginoglu/Urlu	10, Q13	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 5 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
7/22/17	CEV	Ljubljana Masters	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Urlu	10, Q13	Gregory/Sheaf	5	21-9, 22-20	0:32
Lead the series against # 6 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
7/21/17	CEV	Ljubljana Masters	Pool C	Giginoglu/Urlu	10, Q13	Dressler/Kunert	6	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against # Q4 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
7/20/17	CEV	Ljubljana Masters	Qualifier 1	Giginoglu/Urlu	10, Q13	Nolvak/Tiisaar	Q4	32-30, 17-21, 15-13	0:57
Series tied with # Q5 Leshukov/Likholetov, Russia 1-1
7/20/17	CEV	Ljubljana Masters	Qualifier 2	Giginoglu/Urlu	10, Q13	Leshukov/Likholetov	Q5	21-16, 21-19	0:34
4/16/17	CEV C&S	Satellite Göteborg	Semi-Finals	Leshukov/Likholetov	12, Q9	Giginoglu/Urlu	3	25-27, 21-12, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # Q7 Smedins/Solovejs, Latvia 1-0
4/14/17	CEV C&S	Satellite Göteborg	Contender 1	Giginoglu/Urlu	3	Smedins/Solovejs	11, Q7	21-16, 21-23, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # Q8 Van Garderen/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
7/7/17	CEV C&S	Satellite Kharkiv	Qualifier 1	Van Garderen/Varenhorst	10, Q6	Giginoglu/Urlu	Q11	25-23, 22-20	0:44