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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge La Paz
March 16 - 19, 2023

(Q16) Hasan Mermer/Safa Urlu, Türkiye

Hasan Huseyin Mermer
Türkiye

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ankara

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$15,505.49

Safa Urlu
Türkiye

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 8, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Antalya

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Ljubljana 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$17,988.58

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	39	0	0	1	1	5	0	4	1	6	2	1	5	8	5	US$26,305.47

Previous La Paz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	Q9	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	11/9-13/2022	Uberlandia Elite 16	14, Q2	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	14	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	12	17th	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	Q11	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	20, Q7	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	23	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/7-10/2022	Lecce Futures	5	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	6/16-19/2022	Balikesir Futures	1	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	6/2-5/2022	Klaipeda Futures	Q2	17th	100	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	6	17th	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	Q24	33rd	140	US$0.00

La Paz Challenge Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/16/2023	Qualifier 1	Adrielson Dos Santos / Arthur da Silva, Brazil (23, Q17)	Lost 21-12, 19-21, 11-15	0:46

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	5	0	$12,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	0	1	1	4	0	4	0	1	0	0	$8,450.00
Total	39	0	0	1	1	5	0	4	1	9	5	0	$26,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Hasan Mermer												Safa Urlu
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$2,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$2,500.00
28	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	5	0	$6,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	6	0	$7,375.00
19	0	0	2	2	5	5	2	0	0	$6,080.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	20	0	1	2	1	7	5	1	1	0	$7,200.00
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
53	0	0	2	2	6	6	10	5	0	$14,955.00	Total	57	0	1	2	1	8	6	9	7	0	$17,075.00

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
2016	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	$4,000.00	8	18	30.8 %
2018	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	4	$7,150.00	15	14	51.7 %
2022	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	6	0	1	$14,250.00	10	19	34.5 %
2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	33	0	0	0	1	4	0	4	1	9	2	12	$25,400.00	34	53	39.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Hasan Mermer													Safa Urlu
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	2014	FIVB
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2015	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	$2,000.00	2016	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2017	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$500.00
15	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	7	$4,680.00	2018	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	6	$3,575.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$400.00	2019	FIVB	8	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	2	$3,325.00
											2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2021	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$150.00
11	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	0	1	$7,125.00	2022	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	0	1	$7,125.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
45	0	0	1	1	4	6	10	2	21	$14,205.00	Total	Total	51	0	1	1	1	7	6	9	4	22	$16,675.00

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	22	45.8%	8	16.7%	18	37.5%	30-18	62.5%	12	22.2%	10	18.5%	32	59.3%	12-42	22.2%	22-32	40.7%	20-28	41.7%	0	0	42-60	41.2%
2022-2023	13	52.0%	2	8.0%	10	40.0%	15-10	60.0%	4	18.2%	4	18.2%	14	63.6%	4-18	18.2%	13-14	48.1%	6-14	30.0%	0	0	19-28	40.4%
Against the Field	3	42.9%	1	14.3%	3	42.9%	4-3	57.1%	2	18.2%	2	18.2%	7	63.6%	2-9	18.2%	6-14	30.0%	6-10	37.5%	0	0	6-12	33.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	10	14	6	16	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	35
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	1	1	14	6	0	0	7	8	0	2	1	1	0	0	23	18
Total	0	0	13	19	20	25	0	2	8	11	0	2	1	1	0	0	42	60

Head to Head Results
Mermer/Urlu trail the series against the field 6-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-0
5/18/18	FIVB	Aydin One Star	Pool A	Mermer/Urlu	1	Ahman/Hellvig	16	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 3 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 1-0
7/21/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Qualifier 2	Mermer/Urlu	20, Q7	Hodges/Schubert	Q10	21-17, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool E	Mermer/Urlu	20, Q7	Sarabia/Virgen	17, Q3	10-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:50
Series tied with # 7 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 1-1
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool E	Mermer/Urlu	20, Q7	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	5	21-17, 22-24, 15-9	0:57
5/21/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Lucky Loser	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	13	Mermer/Urlu	6	21-17, 16-21, 15-8	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-1
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool F	Berntsen/Mol	19, Q4	Mermer/Urlu	6	21-10, 21-9	0:29
Trail the series against # 14 Horl/Horst, Austria 0-1
11/10/22	FIVB	Uberlandia Elite 16	Pool C	Horl/Horst	6	Mermer/Urlu	14, Q2	21-19, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 21, Q10 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 0-1
10/24/22	FIVB	Dubai 1st Challenge	Lucky Loser	Campos/Pedrosa	14	Mermer/Urlu	12	13-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:48
Trail the series against # 23, Q17 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 0-1
3/16/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Qualifier 1	Dos Santos/da Silva	23, Q17	Mermer/Urlu	Q16	12-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # Q5 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-3
11/11/22	FIVB	Uberlandia Elite 16	Pool C	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	11	Mermer/Urlu	14, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:52
10/28/22	FIVB	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Pool B	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	11	Mermer/Urlu	14	21-12, 18-21, 15-11	0:52
7/15/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Pool B	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	14	Mermer/Urlu	23	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # Q6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Mermer/Urlu	29	21-17, 25-23	0:41
Lead the series against # Q7 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-0
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool F	Mermer/Urlu	6	Carracher/Nicolaidis	18, Q3	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q19 Leitner/Pascariuc, Austria 1-0
11/9/22	FIVB	Uberlandia Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Mermer/Urlu	14, Q2	Leitner/Pascariuc	Q7	16-21, 21-16, 20-18	1:04