Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Mersin Three Star
May 2 - 6, 2018
(16) Rihards Finsters/Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia
 
Rihards Finsters
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 21, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Liepaja
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 32
Career Best: 4th (FIVB U23 World Championships Myslowice 2013)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$21,650.00
Aleksandrs Solovejs
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 108 kg (238 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 41
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Anapa 2014)
Career Winnings: US$37,867.13
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB1200003000333 US$14,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC100010000000 US$0.00
Overall1300013000333 US$14,500.00
Previous Mersin Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star Q14 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 2/20-24/2018 Kish Island Three Star 13 17th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/3-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 24, Q6 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/22-25/2017 Sydney Two Star 7 5th 160 US$1,000.00
Mersin Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/3/2018 Pool A Lukas Kazdailis / Arnas Rumsevicius, Lithuania (17) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 12-15 0:50
Fri, 5/4/2018 Pool A Ali Cebeci / Yusuf Ozdemir, Türkiye (32) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:29
Fri, 5/4/2018 Winner 1 Likejiang Ha / Jiaxin Wu, China (27, Q6) Won 22-20, 24-22 0:43
Sat, 5/5/2018 Winner 2 Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (2) Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
Sat, 5/5/2018 Winner 3 Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (21, Q1) Lost 10-21, 14-21 0:28
Head to Head Results
Finsters/Solovejs lead the series against the field 6-5 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
5/5/18FIVBMersin Three Star Winner 2 Finsters/Solovejs 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle 2 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
Trail the series against # 9 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy, France 0-1
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool H Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy 25, Q7 Finsters/Solovejs 24, Q6 21-15, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Boehle/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
2/21/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Pool D Finsters/Solovejs 13 Boehle/van de Velde 20 21-19, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 14 Walkenhorst/Winter, Germany 0-1
2/22/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 1 Walkenhorst/Winter 22, Q3 Finsters/Solovejs 13 30-28, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 0-1
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool A Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 17 Finsters/Solovejs 16 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 21, Q1 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
5/5/18FIVBMersin Three Star Winner 3 Leshukov/Semenov 21, Q1 Finsters/Solovejs 16 21-10, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Ha/Wu, China 1-0
5/4/18FIVBMersin Three Star Winner 1 Finsters/Solovejs 16 Ha/Wu 27, Q6 22-20, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # 28, Q10 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 0-1
3/6/18FIVBDoha Four Star Qualifier 1 Nolvak/Tiisaar Q19 Finsters/Solovejs Q14 21-17, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 32 Cebeci/Ozdemir, Türkiye 1-0
5/4/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool A Finsters/Solovejs 16 Cebeci/Ozdemir 32 21-16, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # Q9 Bykanov/Hudyakov, Russia 1-0
1/4/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Qualifier 2 Finsters/Solovejs 24, Q6 Bykanov/Hudyakov Q11 21-16, 23-21 0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Bercik/Dumek, Czech Republic 1-0
1/3/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Qualifier 1 Finsters/Solovejs 24, Q6 Bercik/Dumek Q27 21-17, 21-15 0:34