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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 30, 2021

(32, Q11) Julian Azaad/Nicolas Capogrosso, Argentina

Julian Amado Azaad
Argentina

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 26, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cerrito

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Agadir 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$34,401.18

Nicolás Capogrosso
Argentina

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 15, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rosario

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$109,925.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	6	8	1	6	US$39,200.00

Previous Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Q3	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Q11	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Q9	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	11/13-17/2019	Chetumal Four Star	30, Q13	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2019	Gstaad Major Series	Q27	41st	60	US$0.00
FIVB	6/28-7/7/2019	World Championships Hamburg	43	37th	160	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2019	Warsaw Four Star	29, Q14	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/29-6/2/2019	Ostrava Four Star	Q17	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/15-19/2019	Itapema Four Star	30, Q9	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/17-21/2018	Las Vegas Four Star	29, Q6	25th	240	US$2,000.00

Sochi 4 Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/26/2021	Qualifier 1	Travis Mewhirter / Adam Roberts, United States (Q22)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Wed, 5/26/2021	Qualifier 2	Philipp Bergmann / Yannick Harms, Germany (Q6)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
Thu, 5/27/2021	Pool A	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Oleg Stoyanovskiy, Russia (1)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:40
Fri, 5/28/2021	Pool A	Nils Ehlers / Lars Fluggen, Germany (17)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-9	0:55
Fri, 5/28/2021	Winner 1	Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (27, Q5)	Lost 16-21, 24-26	0:44

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,200.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	6	0	$29,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Total	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	3	6	0	$39,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Julian Azaad												Nicolas Capogrosso
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,800.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$13,500.00
19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$3,225.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	28	0	2	0	1	4	4	10	1	0	$59,250.00
30	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	7	0	$21,950.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	37	0	1	0	1	2	9	8	9	0	$36,175.00
16	0	0	1	1	9	2	1	0	0	$2,700.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
69	0	0	1	1	9	8	10	8	0	$33,675.00	Total	74	0	3	1	2	6	13	21	10	1	$109,925.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2017	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	$8,800.00	5	9	35.7 %
2018	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	3	$13,000.00	11	12	47.8 %
2019	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$10,400.00	5	11	31.3 %
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$3,000.00	5	5	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	14	$37,200.00	28	39	41.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Julian Azaad													Nicolas Capogrosso
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	$5,225.00	2013	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	$2,600.00	2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,687.50
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$2,450.00	2015	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$3,687.50
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$1,600.00	2016	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	$1,800.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	$4,400.00	2017	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	$4,400.00
8	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	$6,500.00	2018	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	$6,500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$5,200.00	2019	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$5,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,500.00	2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,500.00
50	0	0	1	0	0	6	7	7	29	$30,475.00	Total	Total	33	0	0	1	0	2	3	5	6	16	$25,775.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	18	62.1%	6	20.7%	5	17.2%	24-5	82.8%	4	9.3%	9	20.9%	30	69.8%	4-39	9.3%	18-30	37.5%	10-14	41.7%	0	1	28-45	38.4%
2020-2021	4	50.0%	3	37.5%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	0	0.0%	3	25.0%	9	75.0%	0-12	0.0%	4-9	30.8%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	7-13	35.0%
Against the Field	2	20.0%	4	40.0%	4	40.0%	6-4	60.0%	0	0.0%	6	26.1%	17	73.9%	0-23	0.0%	4-34	10.5%	8-20	28.6%	0	0	6-27	18.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	11	7	4	16	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	29
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	3
Total	0	0	12	14	8	23	0	1	6	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	28	45

Head to Head Results
Azaad/Capogrosso trail the series against the field 6-23 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 0-1
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool A	Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy	1	Azaad/Capogrosso	32, Q11	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-2
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool D	Perusic/Schweiner	13	Azaad/Capogrosso	20	20-22, 32-30, 15-11	0:56
5/31/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Qualifier 2	Perusic/Schweiner	31, Q21	Azaad/Capogrosso	Q5	21-18, 20-22, 15-10	0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-2
11/14/19	FIVB	Chetumal Four Star	Pool C	Crabb/Gibb	3	Azaad/Capogrosso	30, Q13	22-24, 21-19, 15-10	0:53
7/29/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Pool G	Crabb/Gibb	18	Azaad/Capogrosso	31	21-18, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
7/6/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool E	Leshukov/Semenov	12	Azaad/Capogrosso	21	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:47
Trail the series against # 10 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 0-1
10/18/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Pool D	Bryl/Fijalek	4	Azaad/Capogrosso	29, Q6	21-18, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-3
6/28/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool F	Dalhausser/Lucena	6	Azaad/Capogrosso	43	21-14, 21-13	0:29
6/13/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Pool D	Dalhausser/Lucena	4	Azaad/Capogrosso	29, Q14	21-17, 21-19	0:36
7/20/17	FIVB	Olsztyn Four Star	Pool C	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	Azaad/Capogrosso	30, Q10	21-15, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
6/30/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool F	Azaad/Capogrosso	43	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	19	22-20, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Ehlers/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool A	Azaad/Capogrosso	32, Q11	Ehlers/Fluggen	17	21-17, 17-21, 15-9	0:55
Trail the series against # 18 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-2
4/22/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Qualifier 2	Kantor/Losiak	25, Q6	Azaad/Capogrosso	Q11	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:49
7/31/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Pool G	Kantor/Losiak	7	Azaad/Capogrosso	31	21-15, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
6/14/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Azaad/Capogrosso	29, Q14	21-18, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 20 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/4/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	12	Azaad/Capogrosso	28	21-18, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
5/16/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Azaad/Capogrosso	30, Q9	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:47
Trail the series against # 22 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-1
5/17/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool C	Loyola/Wanderley	14, Q2	Azaad/Capogrosso	30, Q9	21-13, 18-21, 15-8	0:44
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 0-1
4/16/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Qualifier 2	Breer/Krattiger	25, Q8	Azaad/Capogrosso	Q9	21-18, 22-20	0:37
Series tied with # 27, Q5 Seidl/Waller, Austria 1-1
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 1	Seidl/Waller	27, Q5	Azaad/Capogrosso	32, Q11	21-16, 26-24	0:44
6/14/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Pool D	Azaad/Capogrosso	29, Q14	Seidl/Waller	20	21-19, 24-26, 15-8	0:55
Trail the series against # Q3 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 0-3
7/2/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool F	O'Gorman/Saxton	30	Azaad/Capogrosso	43	21-14, 21-19	0:33
10/18/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Pool D	O'Gorman/Saxton	13	Azaad/Capogrosso	29, Q6	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:47
8/1/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Qualifier 2	O'Gorman/Saxton	27, Q7	Azaad/Capogrosso	Q10	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:45
Lead the series against # Q6 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
5/26/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Qualifier 2	Azaad/Capogrosso	32, Q11	Bergmann/Harms	Q6	21-15, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # Q15 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 1-0
5/15/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Qualifier 2	Azaad/Capogrosso	30, Q9	Pokersnik/Zemljak	Q8	21-19, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # Q17 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
5/29/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Qualifier 1	Rudol/Szalankiewicz	Q16	Azaad/Capogrosso	Q17	24-22, 21-18	0:43
6/27/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Qualifier 1	Rudol/Szalankiewicz	25, Q11	Azaad/Capogrosso	Q22	21-14, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q22 Mewhirter/Roberts, United States 1-0
5/26/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Qualifier 1	Azaad/Capogrosso	32, Q11	Mewhirter/Roberts	Q22	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:51