Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 30, 2021
(Q15) Jan Pokersnik/Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia
 
Jan Pokeršnik
Slovenia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 15, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Ravne na Koroškem
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 43
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Montpellier 2018)
Career Winnings: US$20,199.60
Nejc Zemljak
Slovenia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 1, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Maribor
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 49
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Montpellier 2018)
Career Winnings: US$22,876.18
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB40120330711697 US$37,998.37
Previous Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/19-23/2020 Baden One Star 11 4th 0 € 400.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2020 Ljubljana One Star 1 5th 0 € 300.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome Q22 33rd 240 US$0.00
FIVB 8/22-25/2019 Jurmala Three Star 18 9th 300 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2019 Moscow Four Star Q11 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2019 Ljubljana One Star 1 2nd 180 € 700.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2019 Tokyo Four Star Q14 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2019 Edmonton Three Star 19 25th 180 US$1,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2019 Gstaad Major Series Q26 41st 60 US$0.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2019 Warsaw Four Star 26, Q11 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star Q15 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/15-19/2019 Itapema Four Star Q8 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2019 Kuala Lumpur Three Star 26, Q9 5th 360 US$3,000.00
Sochi 4 Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/26/2021 Qualifier 1 Petr Bakhnar / Valeriy Samoday, Russia (Q18) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Pokersnik/Zemljak trail the series against the field 4-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool G Tijan/Younousse 7 Pokersnik/Zemljak 26, Q11 24-22, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-0
9/9/17FIVBMontpellier One Star Gold Medal Pokersnik/Zemljak 6 Perusic/Schweiner 8 26-24, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-1
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool D Crabb/Gibb 13 Pokersnik/Zemljak 29, Q13 21-18, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 1-0
5/3/19FIVBKuala Lumpur Three Star Winner 2 Pokersnik/Zemljak 26, Q9 Carambula/Rossi 5, Q1 21-17, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
6/12/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Qualifier 2 Pokersnik/Zemljak 26, Q11 Varenhorst/van de Velde Q6 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 0:45
Trail the series against # 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Pokersnik/Zemljak 31 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 21 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
8/23/19FIVBJurmala Three Star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Pokersnik/Zemljak 18 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Pokersnik/Zemljak 29, Q13 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 23 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 0-1
8/23/20FIVBBaden One Star Semi-Finals Gerson/Heidrich 2 Pokersnik/Zemljak 11 21-18, 9-21, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 32, Q11 Azaad/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-1
5/15/19FIVBItapema Four Star Qualifier 2 Azaad/Capogrosso 30, Q9 Pokersnik/Zemljak Q8 21-19, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # Q6 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 0-1
7/27/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 2 Bergmann/Harms 3 Pokersnik/Zemljak 17 21-14, 16-21, 17-15 0:47
Trail the series against # Q10 Dziadkou/Piatrushka, Belarus 0-1
8/24/19FIVBJurmala Three Star Winner 2 Dziadkou/Piatrushka 19 Pokersnik/Zemljak 18 21-12, 21-19 0:32
Lead the series against # Q12 Cottafava/Windisch, Italy 1-0
8/22/20FIVBBaden One Star Winner 2 Pokersnik/Zemljak 11 Cottafava/Windisch 12 14-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # Q18 Bakhnar/Samoday, Russia 0-1
5/26/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Qualifier 1 Bakhnar/Samoday Q18 Pokersnik/Zemljak Q15 21-18, 21-18 0:38