Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
August 18 - 23, 2015
(22) Murat Giginoglu/Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye
 
Murat Giginoglu
Türkiye
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 15, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Sinop
Resides: Ankara
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 71
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Alanya 2018)
Career Winnings: US$80,250.28
Volkan Gögtepe
Türkiye
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 22, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Artyin
Resides: Ä°stanbul
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 64
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Alanya 2018)
Career Winnings: US$81,695.28
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB470111509012873 US$147,298.21
Previous Long Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 24 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2015 Gstaad Major Series 21 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 18 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 22 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 24, Q3 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Q4 33 80 US$0.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2015 Lucerne Open 10 3 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/4-8/2014 Doha Open 4 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2014 Xiamen Open 2 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 26, Q5 5 480 US$17,000.00
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/19/2015 Pool F Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (11) Lost 17-21, 21-13, 11-15 0:52
Thu, 8/20/2015 Pool F Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (6) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:35
Thu, 8/20/2015 Pool F Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (27, Q5) Won 22-20, 21-23, 15-13 1:00
Fri, 8/21/2015 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (10) Lost 9-21, 16-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Giginoglu/Gogtepe trail the series against the field 12-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 13 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q5 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 3-0
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24 Goncalves/Solberg 2 21-17, 21-17 0:39
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool B Giginoglu/Gogtepe 18 Goncalves/Solberg 2 21-19, 21-15 0:45
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool H Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24, Q3 Goncalves/Solberg 9 25-23, 20-22, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
5/17/15FIVBLucerne Open Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 10 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-17, 21-12 0:35
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-15, 21-11 0:29
Trail the series against # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-2
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 3 Doppler/Horst 9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24 21-11, 14-21, 15-11 0:49
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Horst 9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q5 Doppler/Horst 10 32-30, 22-20 0:54
Trail the series against # 9 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-2
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Saxton/Schalk 11 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-13, 21-13 0:30
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 16 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24, Q3 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 10 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-9, 21-16 0:32
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Gavira/Herrera 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q5 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Erdmann/Matysik 11 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-17, 13-21, 15-11 0:52
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Erdmann/Matysik 6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-15, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-14, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # 15 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 19 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 18 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 16 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-2
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool G Giginoglu/Gogtepe 10 Binstock/Schachter 7 21-15, 21-16 0:32
11/7/14FIVBDoha Open Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 4 24-22, 21-16 0:41
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Binstock/Schachter 23 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q5 21-18, 21-10 0:37
Trail the series against # 17 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool H Krasilnikov/Semenov 25 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24, Q3 21-13, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-0
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q5 Bourne/Hyden 5 17-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 20 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 24, Q4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24, Q3 Kapa/McHugh 27 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 Doherty/Mayer, United States 0-1
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Doherty/Mayer 27, Q6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-19, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 Garcia/Marco 27, Q5 22-20, 21-23, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-0
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24 Bockermann/Fluggen 27, Q6 21-19, 23-21 0:48
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 Bockermann/Fluggen 28, Q7 22-20, 14-21, 18-16 0:55
Lead the series against # Q2 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 10 Kantor/Losiak 9 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q14 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
5/17/15FIVBLucerne Open Bronze Medal Giginoglu/Gogtepe 10 Beeler/Strasser 28 21-18, 18-21, 15-4 0:51