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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
May 3 - 8, 2016

(26, Q5) Rihards Finsters/Edgars Tocs, 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB U23 World Championships Myslowice 2013)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$21,650.00

Edgars Tocs
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 1988 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madona

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB The Hague 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$116,357.68

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	6	2	4	US$28,800.00

Previous Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	26, Q10	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	29, Q9	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	Q14	41st	30	US$0.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	30, Q20	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	11/8-13/2015	Qatar Open	26, Q5	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/21-25/2015	Antalya Open	26, Q10	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Q28	41st	40	US$0.00

Sochi Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/3/2016	Qualifier 2	Toni Hellmuth / Eric Stadie, Germany (Q21)	Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:45
Wed, 5/4/2016	Pool G	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (7)	Won 22-20, 17-21, 17-15	0:52
Thu, 5/5/2016	Pool G	Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (10)	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:32
Thu, 5/5/2016	Pool G	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (23, Q2)	Won 21-13, 15-21, 15-7	0:43
Fri, 5/6/2016	Winner 1	Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (13)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Finsters/Tocs trail the series against the field 6-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool C	Carambula/Ranghieri	14	Finsters/Tocs	30, Q20	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Finsters/Tocs	26, Q5	Fijalek/Prudel	7	22-20, 17-21, 17-15	0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Krasilnikov/Semenov	4	Finsters/Tocs	29, Q9	21-13, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # 10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Finsters/Tocs	26, Q5	21-13, 21-16	0:32
Trail the series against # 11 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-2
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Binstock/Schachter	10	Finsters/Tocs	26, Q10	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:46
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool C	Binstock/Schachter	19	Finsters/Tocs	30, Q20	24-22, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-1
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Krou/Rowlandson	13	Finsters/Tocs	26, Q5	21-12, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 14 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 0-1
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kapa/McHugh	24, Q5	Finsters/Tocs	Q28	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	Finsters/Tocs	29, Q9	21-14, 21-16	0:32
Trail the series against # 21 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 0-1
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Beeler/Strasser	20	Finsters/Tocs	29, Q9	21-18, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Koekelkoren/van Walle	23	Finsters/Tocs	26, Q10	21-14, 21-8	0:30
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Finsters/Tocs	26, Q5	Gabathuler/Gerson	23, Q2	21-13, 15-21, 15-7	0:43
3/8/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Finsters/Tocs	30, Q20	Gabathuler/Gerson	Q13	21-13, 19-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-0
4/12/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Qualifier 2	Finsters/Tocs	29, Q9	Garcia/Marco	Q8	21-19, 21-13	0:36
11/11/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 1	Finsters/Tocs	26, Q5	Garcia/Marco	14	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # Q21 Hellmuth/Stadie, Germany 1-0
5/3/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Qualifier 2	Finsters/Tocs	26, Q5	Hellmuth/Stadie	Q21	16-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:45