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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 4,000 Satellite Göteborg
April 13 - 16, 2017

(3) Murat Giginoglu/Safa Urlu, 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:

Tournaments:

109

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV C&S Best:

2nd (Montpellier 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$99,717.08

Safa Urlu
Türkiye

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 8, 1994 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Antalya

Resides:

Ankara

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Ljubljana 2019)

Career CEV C&S Best:

3rd (Göteborg 2017)

Career Winnings:

US$21,707.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$4,639.90
CEV C&S	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	US$901.14
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	US$1,000.00
Overall	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	US$6,541.04

Previous Göteborg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	9/1-4/2016	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters	6	13	144	€ 500.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Q5	33	80	US$0.00

Satellite Göteborg Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/14/2017	Winner 1	Sebastian Fuchs / Eric Stadie, Germany (14, Q14)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:35
Fri, 4/14/2017	Contender 1	Toms Smedins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (11, Q7)	Won 21-16, 21-23, 15-12	0:54
Sat, 4/15/2017	Contender 2	Jyrki Nurminen / Santeri Siren, Finland (8, Q2)	Won 21-23, 21-18, 16-14	0:49
Sat, 4/15/2017	Contender 3	Rihards Finsters / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (7)	Won 21-11, 17-21, 15-11	0:44
Sat, 4/15/2017	Contender 4	Sean Faiga / Ariel Hilman, Israel (2)	Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
Sun, 4/16/2017	Semi-Finals	Ilya Leshukov / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (12, Q9)	Lost 27-25, 12-21, 9-15	0:47
Sun, 4/16/2017	Bronze Medal	Sebastian Fuchs / Eric Stadie, Germany (14, Q14)	Won 17-21, 21-16, 17-15	0:50

Head to Head Results
Giginoglu/Urlu lead the series against the field 5-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
4/15/17	CEV C&S	Satellite Göteborg	Contender 4	Giginoglu/Urlu	3	Faiga/Hilman	2	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Denin/Popov, Ukraine 0-1
9/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters	Pool C	Denin/Popov	11, Q5	Giginoglu/Urlu	6	21-17, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # 7 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
4/15/17	CEV C&S	Satellite Göteborg	Contender 3	Giginoglu/Urlu	3	Finsters/Tocs	7	21-11, 17-21, 15-11	0:44
Lead the series against # 8, Q2 Nurminen/Siren, Finland 1-0
4/15/17	CEV C&S	Satellite Göteborg	Contender 2	Giginoglu/Urlu	3	Nurminen/Siren	8, Q2	21-23, 21-18, 16-14	0:49
Lead the series against # 11, Q7 Smedins/Solovejs, Latvia 1-0
4/14/17	CEV C&S	Satellite Göteborg	Contender 1	Giginoglu/Urlu	3	Smedins/Solovejs	11, Q7	21-16, 21-23, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 12, Q9 Leshukov/Likholetov, Russia 0-1
4/16/17	CEV C&S	Satellite Göteborg	Semi-Finals	Leshukov/Likholetov	12, Q9	Giginoglu/Urlu	3	25-27, 21-12, 15-9	0:47
Series tied with # 14, Q14 Fuchs/Stadie, Germany 1-1
4/16/17	CEV C&S	Satellite Göteborg	Bronze Medal	Giginoglu/Urlu	3	Fuchs/Stadie	14, Q14	17-21, 21-16, 17-15	0:50
4/14/17	CEV C&S	Satellite Göteborg	Winner 1	Fuchs/Stadie	14, Q14	Giginoglu/Urlu	3	21-14, 21-19	0:35