Latvian beach volleyball duo Edgars Točs/Kristians Fokerots did not enter the final of the “King of the Court” final tournament in Doha on Saturday, finishing in seventh place.
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In the additional round, the Latvians took third place with seven points in the competition of four couples.
Swedes David Oman and Júnatan Helvig were the last to enter the final, where five pairs play, with nine points.
Ukrainians Eduard Reznik and Sergiy Popov also collected seven points, but they took second place.
The Germans Paul Henning and Sven Winter remained last with four points.
In the first round of the finals, the Dutchmen Ruben Penninga and Leon Luini were the last with one point and finished the competition in fifth place, while the best with 22 accumulated points were the Swedes Oman and Helvig.
In the second round, the Poles Bartosz Loszak and Michal Bril, who remained in the last place, left the fight with three points, this time also the Swedes were the first with 18 points.
The Swedes also dominated in the final, becoming the tournament winners with 14 points.
The second place with 12 points was taken by the international duo Troy Field (USA)/Matthew Immers (Netherlands), while the third place was won by the 2013 world champions from the Netherlands, Alexander Brouwer and Robert Mevsen.
It has already been reported that in the quarter-finals, Točs/Fokerots won the elimination round and entered the semi-finals, while Mārtiņš Pļaviņš/Mihail Samoilovs finished the competition in a shared 11th position.
Ten duos made it to the semifinals, which were divided into two subgroups of five pairs each.
In the first round of the semi-finals, Toch/Fokerot finished fourth with six points, ahead of Estonians Kusti Nelvak and Dimitri Korotkov, who scored just one point. Poles Bartosz Loszak and Michal Bril took the first place with 11 points.
In the second round, the Latvians got four points, which gave them the last place out of the four remaining duets. This earned them the right to participate in the additional round on Saturday in the fight for a place in the final.
The format of the “King of the Court” tournament is completely different from the usual order of play in beach volleyball tournaments. The competition begins with a group stage, followed by ten-team semi-finals and a five-team final.
In each of the phases of the tournament, the duos are divided into groups of five, and three have a place in the semi-final round. The pairs play a 15-minute match, in which the loser leaves the field. Opponents continue to play until they lose a hand. One side of the playing field is called the “King’s” side. The duo on this side take the serve, thus gaining a slight advantage. After 15 minutes, the scores of the pairs are tallied, and the lowest scorers do not advance to the next round.
