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US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gstaad
July 5 - 10, 2021

(22) Kusti Nolvak/Mart Tiisaar, Estonia

Kusti Nõlvak
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 6, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tallinn

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Vilnius 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$68,767.61

Mart Tiisaar
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 5, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rapla

Height:

205 cm (6'9")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Vilnius 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$73,076.18

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	59	1	2	1	3	6	0	11	1	12	2	1	3	5	11	US$136,137.34

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Mart Tiisaar - 41st	Kusti Nolvak - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/22-26/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Q8	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	24, Q6	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	9/11-13/2020	Vilnius One Star	2	1st	0	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	11/13-17/2019	Chetumal Four Star	19	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/30-11/3/2019	Qinzhou Three Star	3	17th	240	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/3-8/2019	World Tour Finals Rome	27, Q10	17th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/22-25/2019	Jurmala Three Star	12	2nd	540	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	Q15	41st	60	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2019	Edmonton Three Star	9	5th	360	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2019	Gstaad Major Series	Q15	41st	60	US$0.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2019	Jinjiang Four Star	24	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2019	Kuala Lumpur Three Star	14	9th	300	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/11-16/2019	Doha Four Star	30, Q15	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/5-10/2019	Sydney Three Star	18	5th	360	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/9-14/2018	Yangzhou Four Star	24	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/30-10/4/2018	Qinzhou Three Star	8	17th	240	US$1,500.00

Gstaad 4 Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/7/2021	Pool F	Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (11)	Lost 21-17, 19-21, 10-15	0:49
Thu, 7/8/2021	Pool F	Theo Brunner / Chaim Schalk, United States (27, Q5)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:31

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	$30,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	25	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	6	3	0	$44,550.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	20	1	2	1	1	3	0	5	0	5	0	0	$37,200.00
Total	59	1	2	1	3	6	0	11	1	15	3	0	$135,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kusti Nolvak												Mart Tiisaar
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	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
12	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	$15,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	0	$15,000.00
25	0	0	0	1	2	4	6	3	0	$22,275.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	33	0	0	0	1	4	4	7	3	1	$26,400.00
22	1	2	1	1	4	5	6	0	0	$18,825.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	23	1	2	2	1	3	6	6	0	0	$18,950.00
61	1	2	1	3	7	12	16	3	0	$68,100.00	Total	71	1	2	2	3	8	13	18	3	1	$72,350.00

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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$800.00	1	7	12.5 %
2017	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$4,700.00	4	4	50.0 %
2018	FIVB	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	7	$11,100.00	17	14	54.8 %
2019	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	2	$31,500.00	21	18	53.8 %
2020	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$5,500.00	6	4	60.0 %
2021	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$5,000.00	4	5	44.4 %
Total	FIVB	39	1	2	1	0	2	0	5	0	10	3	15	$58,600.00	53	52	50.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kusti Nolvak													Mart Tiisaar
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$400.00	2016	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$400.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	$2,350.00	2017	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	$2,350.00
13	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	7	$5,550.00	2018	FIVB	13	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	7	$5,550.00
12	0	1	0	0	2	1	5	1	2	$15,750.00	2019	FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	2	1	5	1	2	$15,750.00
3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$2,750.00	2020	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$2,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$2,500.00	2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$2,500.00
40	1	2	1	0	2	5	11	3	15	$29,300.00	Total	Total	41	1	2	1	0	2	5	11	3	16	$29,300.00

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	53	63.1%	12	14.3%	19	22.6%	65-19	77.4%	16	19.0%	16	19.0%	52	61.9%	16-68	19.0%	53-52	50.5%	28-35	44.4%	4	2	85-89	48.9%
2020-2021	8	66.7%	2	16.7%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	4	30.8%	2	15.4%	7	53.8%	4-9	30.8%	8-7	53.3%	6-4	60.0%	1	0	15-11	57.7%
Against the Field	11	61.1%	3	16.7%	4	22.2%	14-4	77.8%	3	9.7%	7	22.6%	21	67.7%	3-28	9.7%	22-38	36.7%	12-22	35.3%	2	0	19-30	38.8%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
World Tour Finals	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	7	6	8	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	8	19
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	8	9	12	21	0	0	4	10	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	42
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	5	3	20	5	0	0	14	12	3	2	1	1	1	2	44	25
Total	1	0	16	19	42	35	0	0	21	26	3	4	1	3	1	2	85	89

Head to Head Results
Nolvak/Tiisaar trail the series against the field 10-22 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 11 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 7 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 1-1
4/18/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Winner 1	Leshukov/Semenov	16	Nolvak/Tiisaar	24, Q6	21-13, 21-17	0:34
5/3/18	FIVB	Mersin Three Star	Pool E	Nolvak/Tiisaar	28, Q10	Leshukov/Semenov	21, Q1	21-18, 7-21, 15-11	0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 0-1
4/22/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Qualifier 2	Breer/Krattiger	26, Q9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	Q8	21-13, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/17/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	24, Q6	21-15, 21-17	0:32
Series tied with # 11 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-1
7/7/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool F	Bryl/Fijalek	11	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	17-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:49
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool F	Nolvak/Tiisaar	27, Q10	Bryl/Fijalek	6	22-20, 22-20	0:48
Series tied with # 12 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
8/25/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	23-21, 21-14	0:38
3/13/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	30, Q15	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-14, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 17 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 0-2
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool F	Plavins/Tocs	11	Nolvak/Tiisaar	27, Q10	21-14, 21-18	0:35
5/23/19	FIVB	Jinjiang Four Star	Pool H	Plavins/Tocs	9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	24	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:47
Series tied with # 18 Ehlers/Fluggen, Germany 1-1
11/15/19	FIVB	Chetumal Four Star	Winner 1	Ehlers/Fluggen	7	Nolvak/Tiisaar	19	21-12, 21-19	0:36
7/19/19	FIVB	Edmonton Three Star	Winner 2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	9	Ehlers/Fluggen	3	14-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:46
Trail the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-4
11/14/19	FIVB	Chetumal Four Star	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	14	Nolvak/Tiisaar	19	18-21, 29-27, 17-15	1:12
3/9/19	FIVB	Sydney Three Star	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	18	19-21, 29-27, 17-15	1:06
3/7/19	FIVB	Sydney Three Star	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	18	25-23, 21-14	0:39
7/27/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Nolvak/Tiisaar	13	21-13, 18-21, 15-6	0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 0-1
9/6/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Winner 1	Gerson/Heidrich	21	Nolvak/Tiisaar	27, Q10	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Seidl/Waller, Austria 1-0
9/4/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Qualifier 2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	27, Q10	Seidl/Waller	Q7	21-17, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Walkenhorst/Winter, Germany 0-1
5/3/19	FIVB	Kuala Lumpur Three Star	Winner 2	Walkenhorst/Winter	20	Nolvak/Tiisaar	14	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	1	Nolvak/Tiisaar	32	21-14, 21-12	0:29
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 Brunner/Schalk, United States 0-1
7/8/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool F	Brunner/Schalk	27, Q5	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	21-14, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Dziadkou/Piatrushka, Belarus 1-0
8/25/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Semi-Finals	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	Dziadkou/Piatrushka	19	19-21, 21-15, 16-14	0:51
Trail the series against # 30, Q11 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-1
7/26/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	20	Nolvak/Tiisaar	13	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	0:46
Trail the series against # Q6 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
2/16/17	FIVB	Kish Island Three Star	Winner 1	Koekelkoren/van Walle	5	Nolvak/Tiisaar	28	21-15, 21-11	0:29
Trail the series against # Q10 Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-2
8/24/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Winner 2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	Evans/Kolinske	11	21-15, 22-20	0:36
10/12/18	FIVB	Yangzhou Four Star	Pool H	Evans/Kolinske	25, Q3	Nolvak/Tiisaar	24	21-14, 21-8	0:27
4/18/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Qualifier 1	Evans/Kolinske	Q13	Nolvak/Tiisaar	Q20	21-17, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # Q12 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 2-1
8/23/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Pool E	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	Bergmann/Harms	5	21-17, 22-20	0:35
5/1/19	FIVB	Kuala Lumpur Three Star	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	14	Bergmann/Harms	3	21-19, 24-22	0:40
5/9/18	FIVB	Lucerne Three Star	Qualifier 2	Bergmann/Harms	27, Q10	Nolvak/Tiisaar	Q7	25-23, 22-20	0:40
Series tied with # Q13 Huerta/Menendez, Spain 1-1
11/1/19	FIVB	Qinzhou Three Star	Winner 1	Huerta/Menendez	24	Nolvak/Tiisaar	3	21-16, 21-19	0:35
8/23/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Pool E	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	Huerta/Menendez	21	21-10, 22-20	0:31