CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 8,500 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite
August 20 - 23, 2015
(12, Q4) Rihards Finsters/Edgars Tocs, Latvia
 
Rihards Finsters
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 21, 1991 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Liepaja
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 47
Career Best: 2nd (CEV C&S Baku 2017)
Career Winnings: US$24,293.30
Edgars Tocs
Latvia
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 29, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Madona
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB The Hague 2018)
Career CEV C&S Best: 5th (Skopje 2015)
Career Winnings: US$127,268.63
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125293341CQMoney
CEV5000000101101001 US$2,012.98
CEV C&S6000011200010010 US$1,444.38
FIVB18000000105060240 US$28,800.00
Overall29000011406171251 US$32,257.36
Previous Skopje Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 5/20-24/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Country Quota 0 € 0.00
CEV C&S 8/28-31/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala 16 9th 140 € 450.00
2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/21/2015 Winner 1 Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz, Germany (5) Won 19-21, 21-17, 18-16 1:03
Fri, 8/21/2015 Winner 2 Hasan Mermer / Safa Urlu, Türkiye (13, Q6) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Sat, 8/22/2015 Winner 3 Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (8) Lost 21-17, 11-21, 13-15 0:44
Sun, 8/23/2015 Contender 4 Kristoffer Abell / Peter Kildegaard, Denmark (9, Q1) Lost 21-19, 13-21, 13-15 0:42
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam600000000030 $12,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open900000010230 $6,800.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star200000000200 $3,000.00
Confederation Championship100000000100 $1,000.00
Total1900000010660 $29,800.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Rihards Finsters Edgars Tocs
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000100000 $0.00
1000000100 $3,500.00 World Championships2000001100 $9,000.00
           World Tour Finals3000012000 $17,750.00
8000000030 $6,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam13000013230 $27,000.00
13000001250 $5,150.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open441010479130 $53,400.00
9000030510 $7,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star11012042200 $9,150.00
1000100000 $0.00 U23 World Championships          
2000000200 $500.00 Confederation Championship6001003200 $6,250.00
340001311090 $22,150.00 Total801141101816160 $122,550.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2014CEV100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2014CEV C&S300000010011 $450.00 1420.0 %
2015CEV100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2015CEV C&S100001000000 $480.00 2250.0 %
TotalCEV200000000002 $0.00 020.0 %
TotalCEV C&S400001010011 $930.00 3633.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Rihards Finsters  Edgars Tocs
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2010CEV Under Age1000001000 $0.00
1000000010 $0.00 2011CEV C&S          
           2012FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2012CEV1000000100 $0.00
1000000010 $750.00 2013FIVB          
1000100000 $0.00 2013FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2014CEV1000000001 $0.00
3000001011 $225.00 2014CEV C&S3000001011 $225.00
1000000001 $0.00 2015FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 2015CEV1000000001 $0.00
1000010000 $240.00 2015CEV C&S1000010000 $240.00
11000112034 $1,215.00 TotalTotal9000012114 $465.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall4 50.0% 0 0.0% 4 50.0% 4-4 50.0% 1 25.0% 1 25.0% 2 50.0% 1-3 25.0% 4-2 66.7% 1-5 16.7% 00 6-10 37.5%
2014-20151 25.0% 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 1-3 25.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 1-0 100.0% 1-3 25.0% 00 3-6 33.3%
Against the Field1 25.0% 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 1-3 25.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 2-0 100.0% 2-6 25.0% 00 2-3 40.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000012000100000013
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0063090000000000612
Challenge/Four Star/Open0010351300130000001619
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star003011000200000043
Confederation Championship000012000100000013
Total0019682700170000002840
Head to Head Results
Finsters/Tocs trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 5 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 1-0
8/21/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Winner 1 Finsters/Tocs 12, Q4 Poniewaz/Poniewaz 5 19-21, 21-17, 18-16 1:03
Trail the series against # 8 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
8/22/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Winner 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 8 Finsters/Tocs 12, Q4 17-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:44
Trail the series against # 9, Q1 Abell/Kildegaard, Denmark 0-1
8/23/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Contender 4 Abell/Kildegaard 9, Q1 Finsters/Tocs 12, Q4 19-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 13, Q6 Mermer/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
8/21/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Winner 2 Finsters/Tocs 12, Q4 Mermer/Urlu 13, Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 16, Q12 Kufa/Lenc, Czech Republic 0-2
8/7/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Qualifier 1 Kufa/Lenc 12, Q12 Finsters/Tocs Q21 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:42
5/29/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Qualifier 1 Kufa/Lenc Q18 Finsters/Tocs Q15 21-9, 21-15 0:30