Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 30, 2021
(17) Nils Ehlers/Lars Fluggen, Germany
 
Nils Ehlers
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 4, 1994 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 211 cm (6'11")
Weight: 106 kg (233 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 59
Career Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$169,375.00
Lars Flüggen
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 24, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 74
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$185,525.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB23010040504531 US$91,500.00
Previous Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 15 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 15 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 5 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/9-13/2020 Doha Four Star 13 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/13-17/2019 Chetumal Four Star 7 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 16 9th 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2019 Moscow Four Star 10, Q1 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 24, Q4 5th 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2019 Tokyo Four Star 15, Q6 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2019 Edmonton Three Star 3 9th 300 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2019 Gstaad Major Series 30, Q13 25th 360 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 39 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2019 Warsaw Four Star Q16 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 29, Q20 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star Q7 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2019 Kuala Lumpur Three Star 25, Q4 5th 360 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star Q16 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 3/11-16/2019 Doha Four Star Q16 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 3/5-10/2019 Sydney Three Star 16 17th 240 US$1,500.00
Sochi 4 Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool A Tri Bourne / Trevor Crabb, United States (16) Lost 19-21, 21-18, 10-15 0:52
Fri, 5/28/2021 Pool A Julian Azaad / Nicolas Capogrosso, Argentina (32, Q11) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 9-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Ehlers/Fluggen trail the series against the field 17-28 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 16 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 0-1
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool B Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 2 Ehlers/Fluggen 15 18-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 2 Ehlers/Fluggen 16 15-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:49
7/28/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Ehlers/Fluggen 15, Q6 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 3 Thole/Wickler, Germany 1-0
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool H Ehlers/Fluggen 24, Q4 Thole/Wickler 9 22-20, 29-27 0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Ehlers/Fluggen 29, Q20 24-22, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
8/16/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Perusic/Schweiner 8 Ehlers/Fluggen 10, Q1 14-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-4
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool B Crabb/Gibb 2 Ehlers/Fluggen 15 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 1:03
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool A Crabb/Gibb 17 Ehlers/Fluggen 16 21-17, 21-16 0:35
3/7/19FIVBSydney Three Star Pool A Crabb/Gibb 1 Ehlers/Fluggen 16 21-19, 21-18 0:36
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool H Crabb/Gibb 8 Ehlers/Fluggen 25 21-13, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 7 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 1-0
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Semi-Finals Ehlers/Fluggen 15, Q6 Cerutti/Filho 5 16-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:53
Trail the series against # 9 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Leshukov/Semenov 3 Ehlers/Fluggen 30, Q13 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 0-1
3/12/20FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 3 Bryl/Fijalek 7 Ehlers/Fluggen 13 21-13, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 0-1
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 2 Carambula/Rossi 9 Ehlers/Fluggen 15 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 12 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/3/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 3 Dalhausser/Lucena 14 Ehlers/Fluggen 24, Q4 21-13, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
3/10/20FIVBDoha Four Star Pool D Ehlers/Fluggen 13 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-16, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/29/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Qualifier 2 Ehlers/Fluggen 29, Q20 Varenhorst/van de Velde Q4 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:45
Trail the series against # 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
11/15/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Ehlers/Fluggen 7 21-18, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Bourne/Crabb, United States 1-2
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool A Bourne/Crabb 16 Ehlers/Fluggen 17 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:52
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 1 Ehlers/Fluggen 24, Q4 Bourne/Crabb 13 By Forfeit  
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Bourne/Crabb 13 Ehlers/Fluggen 39 15-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # 18 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-0
4/18/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool E Ehlers/Fluggen 5 Kantor/Losiak 21 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
7/25/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool C Ehlers/Fluggen 15, Q6 Kantor/Losiak 10 21-12, 29-27 0:41
Series tied with # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-2
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Ehlers/Fluggen 24, Q4 Grimalt/Grimalt 26 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:50
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Grimalt/Grimalt 19 Ehlers/Fluggen 30, Q13 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:49
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool J Ehlers/Fluggen 39 Grimalt/Grimalt 10 21-17, 21-14 0:41
3/12/19FIVBDoha Four Star Qualifier 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 18, Q1 Ehlers/Fluggen Q16 21-16, 21-13 0:31
Series tied with # 21 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 18 Ehlers/Fluggen 15 21-19, 21-17 0:42
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 1 Ehlers/Fluggen 16 Samoilovs/Smedins 12, Q1 29-31, 28-26, 17-15 1:10
Trail the series against # 22 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-3
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 2 Ehlers/Fluggen 15, Q6 Loyola/Wanderley 3 21-19, 22-24, 15-12 1:01
7/25/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool C Loyola/Wanderley 3 Ehlers/Fluggen 15, Q6 21-19, 21-19 0:39
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Loyola/Wanderley 13, Q1 Ehlers/Fluggen 29, Q20 21-13, 27-25 0:47
4/24/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Qualifier 2 Loyola/Wanderley 22, Q1 Ehlers/Fluggen Q16 22-20, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 23 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 0-1
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool H Gerson/Heidrich 25 Ehlers/Fluggen 24, Q4 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:47
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Carvalhaes/da Silva, Brazil 0-1
4/17/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool E Carvalhaes/da Silva 28, Q12 Ehlers/Fluggen 5 14-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:56
Trail the series against # 26, Q1 Liamin/Myskiv, Russia 1-2
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool B Ehlers/Fluggen 15 Liamin/Myskiv 18 21-15, 21-17 0:47
11/15/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Pool G Liamin/Myskiv 10 Ehlers/Fluggen 7 21-13, 21-16 0:33
7/1/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool J Liamin/Myskiv 15 Ehlers/Fluggen 39 21-17, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Seidl/Waller, Austria 2-0
3/10/20FIVBDoha Four Star Pool D Ehlers/Fluggen 13 Seidl/Waller 20 21-11, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Ehlers/Fluggen 30, Q13 Seidl/Waller Q4 19-21, 27-25, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 2-1
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 1 Ehlers/Fluggen 30, Q13 Berntsen/Mol Q20 19-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:59
5/22/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Qualifier 2 Berntsen/Mol 29, Q10 Ehlers/Fluggen Q7 21-16, 22-24, 15-13 0:51
4/30/19FIVBKuala Lumpur Three Star Qualifier 2 Ehlers/Fluggen 25, Q4 Berntsen/Mol Q13 21-17, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
Trail the series against # 32, Q11 Azaad/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-1
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool A Azaad/Capogrosso 32, Q11 Ehlers/Fluggen 17 21-17, 17-21, 15-9 0:55
Lead the series against # Q17 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Qualifier 2 Ehlers/Fluggen 24, Q4 Rudol/Szalankiewicz Q20 18-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:55