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US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 10 - 19, 2022

(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 Rome Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Mart Tiisaar - 17th	Kusti Nolvak - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	11	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	7	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/14-17/2022	Itapema Challenge	12	4th	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	Q9	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	16	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/10-14/2021	Itapema Four Star	9	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/19-22/2021	Prague 2 Star	3	5th	240	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2021	Gstaad 4 Star	22	25th	240	US$2,000.00

Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/10/2022	Pool C	Miguel Sarabia / Juan Virgen, Mexico (27)	Won 21-12, 24-26, 15-11	0:51
Sat, 6/11/2022	Pool C	Mohamed Abicha / Soufiane El Gharouti, Morocco (46)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:33
Mon, 6/13/2022	Pool C	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (3)	Won 21-16, 12-21, 15-12	0:46
Wed, 6/15/2022	Winner 1	Daniel Dearing / Sam Schachter, Canada (26)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:40
Thu, 6/16/2022	Winner 2	Tri Bourne / Trevor Crabb, United States (11)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 6/17/2022	Winner 3	Vitor Felipe / Renato Lima, Brazil (12)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:40

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	World Championships	Rome	Mart Tiisaar - 5th	Kusti Nolvak - 5th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	22	5th	960	US$18,000.00

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	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	$12,000.00	9	7	56.3 %
2022	FIVB	6	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	$41,500.00	12	13	48.0 %
Total	FIVB	47	1	2	1	2	5	0	6	1	11	3	15	$107,100.00	70	67	51.1 %

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
5	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	$6,000.00	2021	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	$6,000.00
6	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	$20,750.00	2022	FIVB	6	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	$20,750.00
48	1	2	1	2	5	7	12	3	15	$53,550.00	Total	Total	49	1	2	1	2	5	7	12	3	16	$53,550.00

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%
2021-2022	13	65.0%	3	15.0%	4	20.0%	16-4	80.0%	4	18.2%	6	27.3%	12	54.5%	4-18	18.2%	13-12	52.0%	7-10	41.2%	3	2	23-24	48.9%
Against the Field	11	55.0%	4	20.0%	5	25.0%	15-5	75.0%	3	9.7%	10	32.3%	18	58.1%	3-28	9.7%	22-28	44.0%	14-30	31.8%	2	2	20-31	39.2%

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
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 15-24 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 0-1
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Winner 1	Bryl/Losiak	3	Nolvak/Tiisaar	16	21-18, 21-19	0:36
Series tied with # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
6/13/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-16, 12-21, 15-12	0:46
4/17/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	24, Q6	21-15, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-2
6/4/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	1	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	21-11, 21-14	0:30
5/26/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	7	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-3
6/5/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Loyola/Wanderley	3	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:51
6/2/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool C	Loyola/Wanderley	3	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	24-22, 18-21, 15-13	0:56
11/13/21	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 3	Loyola/Wanderley	3	Nolvak/Tiisaar	9	21-11, 15-21, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-2
4/17/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Semi-Finals	Perusic/Schweiner	3	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	19-21, 21-15, 8-3 Retired	0:53
10/11/18	FIVB	Yangzhou Four Star	Pool H	Perusic/Schweiner	9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	24	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-0
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	Mol/Sorum	6	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 11 Bourne/Crabb, United States 1-1
6/16/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	Bourne/Crabb	11	By Forfeit
5/26/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool B	Bourne/Crabb	15, Q9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	7	19-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/17/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 3	Felipe/Lima	12	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	21-18, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Carvalhaes/Cerutti, Brazil 0-1
5/27/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool B	Carvalhaes/Cerutti	10	Nolvak/Tiisaar	7	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	21-15, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 16 Seidl/Waller, Austria 2-1
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	Seidl/Waller	14, Q2	21-18, 21-18	0:33
3/23/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Seidl/Waller	16, Q8	Nolvak/Tiisaar	Q9	28-26, 17-21, 15-12	0:57
9/4/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Qualifier 2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	27, Q10	Seidl/Waller	Q7	21-17, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 17 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 1-0
11/11/21	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool H	Nolvak/Tiisaar	9	Aravena/Droguett	24, Q4	21-19, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
4/16/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Winner 2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	Ermacora/Pristauz	16	21-16, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-2
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Nolvak/Tiisaar	16	21-15, 21-19	0:37
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
Lead the series against # 26 Dearing/Schachter, Canada 1-0
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	Dearing/Schachter	26	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 27 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
6/10/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	Sarabia/Virgen	27	21-12, 24-26, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 29 Dressler/Huber, Austria 3-1
3/17/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool D	Nolvak/Tiisaar	16	Dressler/Huber	9	18-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:51
7/30/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Qualifier 1	Dressler/Huber	Q18	Nolvak/Tiisaar	Q15	21-17, 21-15	0:35
7/18/19	FIVB	Edmonton Three Star	Pool H	Nolvak/Tiisaar	9	Dressler/Huber	8	21-11, 39-37	0:51
5/1/19	FIVB	Kuala Lumpur Three Star	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	14	Dressler/Huber	19	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 30 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 # 32 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 0-1
4/17/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Bronze Medal	Luini/Penninga	21, Q9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 46 Abicha/El Gharouti, Morocco 1-0
6/11/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	Abicha/El Gharouti	46	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 47 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
6/4/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Winner 1	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	Varenhorst/van de Velde	5	21-18, 21-16	0:34