Men’s Milner Open Medal Matches August 29 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Time Court Match Team A Team B Round

12:00 1 61 Fuerbringer-Lucena USA [1] Boersma E.-Spijkers NED [10] Bronze Medal Match 16:00 1 62 Jennings-Wong USA [21] Benjamin-Bruno BRA [8] Gold Medal Match

2010 Men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule Dates Site ...... GoldMedalTeamsorPrizeMoney(USdollars) April20-25 Brasília, ...... PhilDalhausser/ToddRogers,UnitedStates May3-8 ,China ...... HarleyMarques/PedroSalgado,Brazil May18-23 ,Italy GrandSlam...... Dalhausser/Rogers,UnitedStates May 25-30 Myslowice, Poland ...... Dalhausser/Rogers, UnitedStates June8-14 ,Russia GrandSlam...... PenggenWu/LinyinXu,China June 15-20 , Czech Republic ...... Dalhausser/Rogers, United States June 29-July 4 Stavanger, Norway Grand Slam...... David Klemperer/Eric Koreng July6-11 Gstaad,Switzerland Grand Slam...... Dalhausser/Rogers, UnitedStates July 20-25 Marseille, France ...... Wu/Xu, China July 27-August 1 , Austria Grand Slam...... Dalhausser/Rogers, United States August 3-8 Stare Jablonki, Poland Grand Slam...... Dalhausser/Rogers, United States August 10-15 Kristiansand, Norway ...... Dalhausser/Rogers, United States August 17-22 Aland, Finland ...... Dalhausser/Rogers, UnitedStates August 24-29 The Hague, Netherlands ...... $190,000

2010 MEN’S SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR - COUNTRY MEDALS & FINALS 4s Including Open & Grand Slam stops through August 15, 2010 Country Gold Silver Bronze...... Medals 4ths...... Final4s United States 9 2 1...... 12 2...... 14 Brazil 1 5 6...... 12 4...... 16 Germany 1 3 3...... 7 2...... 9 China 2 0 1...... 3 1...... 4 Spain 0 1 1...... 2 2...... 4 Latvia 0 1 0...... 1 0...... 1 Norway 0 1 0...... 1 0...... 1 Poland 0 0 1...... 1 1...... 2 Austria 0 0 0...... 0 1...... 1 Totals 13 13 13...... 39 13...... 52

Men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour - Country Medals & Final 4s Including Open, Grand Slam, Olympics stops through August 22, 2010

Country Gold Silver Bronze...... Medals 4ths...... Final4s Brazil 153 114 116...... 383 83...... 466 United States 45 39 34...... 118 29...... 147 Germany 13 26 20...... 59 22...... 81 Switzerland 9 22 15...... 46 15...... 61 Argentina 8 15 14...... 37 15...... 52 Norway 8 6 12...... 26 13...... 39 Canada 1 6 9...... 16 10...... 26 Spain 2 6 8...... 16 5...... 21 Australia 1 1 10...... 12 9...... 21 Netherlands 6 3 3...... 12 5...... 17 China 2 6 3...... 11 3...... 14 Russia 2 3 4...... 9 7...... 16 France 1 2 2...... 5 9...... 14 Cuba 1 2 1...... 4 2...... 6 Italy 0 2 1...... 3 6...... 9 Portugal 2 0 0...... 2 6...... 8 Austria 0 0 2...... 2 5...... 7 Vacated 1 1 0...... 2 0...... 2 Latvia 0 2 0...... 2 0...... 2 Estonia 1 0 0...... 1 3...... 4 Japan 0 0 1...... 1 2...... 3 Poland 0 0 1...... 1 2...... 3 New Zealand 0 0 1...... 1 1...... 2 Czech Republic 0 0 0...... 0 2...... 2 Georgia 0 0 0...... 0 1...... 1 Totals 256 256 257...... 769 255...... 1,024

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 , Switzerland For more news visit www.fivb.org FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45 Men’s Milner Open Medal Matches August 29 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s “Final Four” Results Brazil - Brasília, April 20-25, $190,000 Switzerland - Gstaad, July 6-11, $300,000 1. /, United States, $30,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,500 2. /, Brazil, $21,000 2. Klemperer/Koreng, Germany, $29,500 3. Benjamin Insfran/, Brazil, $15,000 3. Marcio Araujo/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, $23,000 4. Pedro Cunha/Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil, $11,200 4. Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland, $18,400 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Alison/Emanuel, 21-15, 21-12 (38 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Klemperer/Koreng, 21-18, 21-13 (45) minutes) Bronze - Marcio Araujo/Ricardo def. Fijalek/Prudel, 21-16, 21-15 (43) Bronze - Benjamin/Bruno def. Cunha/Thiago, 21-18, 21-12 (43) MOP - Dalhausser MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Jonathan Erdmann, Germany, 92.4 km/h SWATCH Serve - Iver Horrem, Norway, 86.5 km/h France - Marseille, July 20-25, $190,000 China - Shanghai, May 3-8, $190,000 1. Wu/Xu, China, $30,000 1. Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, $30,000 2. Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins, Latvia, $21,000 2. /, Germany, $21,000 3. Fijalek/Prudel, Poland, $15,000 3. Alison/Emanuel, Brazil, $15,000 4. Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria, $11,200 4. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $11,200 Gold - Wu/Xu def. Plavins/Smedins, 21-15, 21-19 (40) Gold - Harley/Salgado def. Brink/Reckermann, 21-15, 13-21, 17-15 (62) Bronze - Fijalek/Prudel def. Gosch/Horst, 22-20, 21-17 (51) Bronze - Alison/Emanuel def. Dalhausser/Rogers, 21-16, 12-21, 15-13 MOP - Xu (50) SWATCH Serve - Yannick Salvetti, France, 92.4 km/h MOP - Harley SWATCH Serve - Pablo Herrera, Spain, 99.1 km/h Austria - Klagenfurt, July 27-August 1, $300,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $30,000 Italy - Rome, May 17-23, $300,000 2. Matt Fuerbringer/Nick Lucena, United States, $29,500 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,500 3. Alison/Emanuel, Brazil, $23,000 2. Alison/Emanuel, Brazil, $29,500 4. Marcio Araujo/Ricardo, Brazil, $18,400 3. Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain, $23,000 Gold- Dalhausser/Rogers def. Fuerbringer/Lucena, 21-18, 21-19 (53) 4. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $18,400 Bronze - Alison/Emanuel def. Marcio Araujo/Ricardo, 21-18, 24-22 (47) Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Alison/Emanuel, 23-21, 21-11 (47) MOP - Rogers Bronze - Gavira/Herrera def. Brink/Reckermann, 21-17, 21-17 (47) SWATCH Serve - Clemens Doppler, Austria, 100.2 km/h MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Eric Koreng, Germany, 105.4 km/h Poland - Stare Jablonki, August 3-8, $300,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,500 Poland - Myslowice, May 25-30, $190,000 2. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $29,500 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $30,000 3. Marcio Araujo/Ricardo, Brazil, $23,000 2. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $21,000 4. Klemperer/Koreng, Germany, $18,400 3. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $15,000 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Brink/Reckermann, 21-19, 21-19 (49) 4. Alison/Emanuel, Brazil, $11,200 Bronze - Marcio Araujo/Ricardo def. Klemperer/Koreng, 21-14, 21-12 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Gavira/Herrera, 21-15, 21-13 (36) (36) Bronze - Brink/Reckermann def. Alison/Emanuel, 21-18, 21-14 (44) MOP - Dalhausser MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 107.5 km/h SWATCH Serve - Serguei Prokopiev, Russia, 105.5 km/h Norway - Kristiansand, August 10-15, $190,000 Russia - Moscow, June 8-14, $300,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $30,000 1. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, $43,500 2. Harley/Salgado, Brazil, $21,000 2. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $29,500 3. Alison/Emanuel, Brazil, $15,000 3. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $23,000 4. Marcio Araujo/Ricardo, Brazil, $11,200 4. Casey Jennings/Brad Keenan, United States, $18,400 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Harley/Salgado, 21-18, 21-12 (47) Gold – Wu/Xu def. Dalhausser/Rogers, 21-17, 17-21, 17-15 (57) Bronze - Alison/Emanuel def. Marcio Araujo/Ricardo, 15-21, 21-14, 15- Bronze – Brink/Reckermann def. Jennings/Keenan, 21-17, 21-17 (44) 12 (61) MOP –Xu MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 108.7 km/h SWATCH Serve - Yannick Salvetti, France, 96.2 km/h Czech Republic - Prague, June 15-20, $190,000 Finland - Aland, August 17-22, $190,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $30,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $30,000 2. Alison/Emanuel, Brazil, $21,000 2. Marcio Araujo/Ricardo, Brazil, $21,000 3. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $15,000 3. Wu/Xu, China, $15,000 4. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, $11,200 4. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $11,200 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Alison/Emanuel, 21-15, 14-21, 15-11 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Marcio Araujo/Ricardo, 24-22, 10-21, (55) 15-13 (59) Bronze - Brink/Reckermann def. Wu/XU, 25-27, 21-9, 15-10 (66) Bronze - Wu/Xu def. Gavira/Herrera, 22-24, 27-25, 15-12 (71) MOP - Dalhausser MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 107.0 km/h SWATCH Serve - Andy Ces, France, 97.0 km/h Netherlands - The Hague, August 24-29, $190,000 Norway - Stavanger, June 28-July 4, $300,000  Benjamin/Bruno, Brazil, $21,000 1. David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, $43,500  Jennings/Wong, United States, $21,000 2. Tarjei Skarlund/Martin Spinnangr, Norway, $29,500  Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States, $11,200 3. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $23,000  Emiel Boersma/Daan Spijkers, Netherlands, $11,200 4. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $18,400 Gold - Benjamin/Bruno vs. Jennings/Wong Gold - Klemperer/Koreng def. Skarlund/Spinnangr, 21-16, 21-14 (41) Bronze - Fuerbringer/Lucena vs. Boersma/Spijkers Bronze - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Gavira/Herrera, 21-17, 21-16 (40) MOP - To be determined MOP - Koreng SWATCH Serve - To be determined SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 103.7 km/h Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland For more news visit www.fivb.org FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45 Men’s Milner Open Medal Matches August 29 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35

SWATCH FIVB World Tour Series Results Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time The SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between Benjamin & Bruno and Jennings & Wong is tied 1-1 8/29/10 The Hague Open Gold Medal TBD TBD TBD 8/27/10 The Hague Open Winner 4 Jennings/Wong 27-29, 21-18, 15-12 1:06 8/19/10 Aland Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 21-18, 23-25, 15-9 1:11 This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting series between Fuerbringer & Lucena and Boersma & Spijkers 8/29/10 The Hague Open Bronze Medal TBD TBD TBD

BRAZIL VS. UNITED STATES MEN’S GOLD MEDAL MATCHES - Brazil leads 24-23

BRAZIL GOLD MEDAL WINS - 24 1. Andre Perlingeiro/Guilherme Marquez def. John Eddo/Sean Fallowfield, USA, France - Sete (7/9/1990), score and match duration not available, FIVB Event No. 7 2. Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva def. Mark Eller/Todd Schaefer, USA, Japan - Enoshima (7/30/1992), 12-6, 12-4 (NA), No. 18 3. Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes def. Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA, Brazil - (2/6/1994), 12-7, 12-8, (NA), No. 24 4. Paulao/Roberto Lopes def. Briceno/Williams, USA, Japan - Enoshima (8/7/1994), 12-9, 10-12, 15-11, (NA), No. 27 5. Paulao/Roberto Lopes def. Sinjin Smith/Bruk Vandeweghe, USA, Puerto Rico - Carolina (8/21/1994), 15-10, (NA), No. 28 6. Franco/Roberto Lopes def. Carl Henkel/Smith, USA, Japan - Enoshima (7/31/1995), 11-12, 12-3, 13-11 (67), No. 37 7. Franco/Roberto Lopes def. Henkel/Smith, USA, France - Marseille (6/30/1996), 12-6, 6-12, 12-10 (70), No. 52 8. Emanuel Rego/Zé Marco de Melo def. Henkel/Smith, USA, Italy - Lignano (8/25/1996), 3-12, 21-11, 16-14 (97), No. 57 9. Franco/Roberto Lopes def. Henkel/Smith, USA, Indonesia - Jakarta (10/6/1996), 12-7, 12-8 (86), No. 59 10. Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira def. Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh, USA, South Africa - Durban (12/15/1996), 10-12, 12-9, 12-8 (90), No. 62 11. Guilherme/Para def. Canyon Ceman/Whitmarsh, USA, United States - Los Angeles Worlds (9/13/1997), 5-12, 21-8, 12-10 (90), No. 72 12. Guilherme/Para def. /Adam Johnson, USA, United States - New York Goodwill Games (7/226/1998), 12-11, 12-4 (107), No. 79 13. Emanuel/Jose Loiola def. /Erick Fonoimoana, USA, Austria - Klagenfurt (8/2/1998), 12-8, 12-3 (80), No. 81 14. Emanuel/Loiola def. /Whitmarsh, USA, Portugal - Espinho (8/9/1998), 12-8, 12-9 (70), No. 82 15. Emanuel/Loiola def. Kiraly/Whitmarsh, USA, Spain - Tenerife (9/6/1998), 12-4, 12-10 (70), No. 85 16. Emanuel/Loiola def. Henkel/Smith, USA, Belgium - Ostend (8/13/2000), 15-8 (45), No. 113 17. Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran def. Stein Metzger/Ken Wong, USA, Brazil - Forteleza (10/6/2002), 22-20, 21-17 (59), No. 137 18. Marcio Araujo/Benjamin def. Metzger/Wong, USA, Austria - Klagenfurt (8/3/2003), 22-20, 21-17 (52), No. 144 19. Emanuel/Ricardo Santos def. Dax Holdren/Metzger, USA, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Worlds (10/19/2003), 21-18, 21-15 (44), No. 147 20. Emanuel/Ricardo def. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA, Croatia - Zagreb, (6/4/2006), 21-14, 21-17 (42), No. 179 21. Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes def. Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, USA, France - Paris (7/30/2006), 21-11, 21-17 (44), No. 187 22. Emanuel/Ricardo def. Dalhausser/Rogers, USA, Brazil - Fortaleza (930/2007), 21-13. 21-15 (39), No. 208 23. Emanuel/Ricardo def. Dalhausser/Rogers, USA, Germany - Berlin (6/15/2008), 25-27, 21-19, 15-13 (73), No. 216 24. Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques def. Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, USA, Poland - Myslowice (5/31/2009), 25-23, 21-17 (56), No. 233

UNITED STATES GOLD MEDAL WINS - 23 1. Karch Kiraly/Pat Powers def. Bernard/Luis Amerigo, BRAZIL, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro (2/28/1988), 12-6, 12-9 (NA), FIVB Event No. 2 2. Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos def. Edinho/Edoardo Tinoco, BRAZIL, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro (2/26/1989), 12-4, 12-5 (NA), No. 3 3. Kiraly/Steven Timmons def. Edmundo Mattos/ Tinoco, BRAZIL, Japan - Enoshima (8/6/1989), , 12-7, 12-2 (NA), No. 5 4. Smith/Stoklos def. Andre Perlingeiro/Guilherme Marquez, BRAZIL, Australia - Sydney (3/17/1991), 12-6, 9-12, 15-9 (NA), No. 11 5. Al Janc/Tim Walmer def. Andre/Guilherme, BRAZIL, Japan - Yokohama (7/21/1991), 8-12, 12-5, 15-9 (NA), No. No. 12 6. Smith/Stoklos def. Andre/Guilherme, BRAZIL, Australia - Sydney (1/19/1992), 12-9, 12-2 (NA), No. 16 7. Smith/Stoklos def. Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRAZIL, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro (2/23/1992), 12-3, 12-5 (NA), No. 17 8. Smith/Stoklos def. Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRAZIL, Spain - Almeria (8/12-15/1992), 12-3, 12-3 (NA), No. 19 9. Adam Johnson/Kent Steffes def. Anhinjo Bacil/Jose Loiola, BRAZIL, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro (2/14/1993), score and time NA, No. 21 10. Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh def. Guilherme/Para Ferreira, BRAZIL, Brazil - Fortaleza (10/27/1996), 12-8, 12-4 (61), No. 61 11. Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark def. Guilherme/Para, BRAZIL, Mexico - Acapulco (4/11/1999), 15-10 (51), No. 89 12. Dain Blanton/ def. Ricardo/Zé Marco, BRAZIL, Australia - Sydney 2000 Olympics (9/26/2000), 12-11, 12-9 (101), No. 114 13. Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, def. Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRAZIL, Portugal - Esphino (7/28/2002), 17-21, 24-22, 15-12 (65), No. 133 14. Blanton/ def. Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRAZIL, Greece - Rhodes (6/8/2003), 20-22, 21-18 (47), No. 138 15. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers def. Emanuel Rego /Ricardo Santos , BRAZIL, Austria - Klagenfurt (8/6/2006), 21-19, 21-17 (45), No. 188 16. Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal def. Emanuel/Ricardo, BRAZIL, Mexico - Acapulco (10/28/2006), 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 (73), No. 191 17. Dalhausser/Rogers def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRAZIL, China - Olympic (8/22/2008), 23-21, 17-21, 15-4 (67), No. 223 18. Dalhausser/Rogers def. Alison Cerutti /Harley Marques, BRAZIL, Austria - Klagenfurt (8/2/2009), 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 (64), No. 238 19. Dalhausser/Rogers def. Alison/Emanuel, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasilia (4/25/2010), 21-16, 21-12 (38), No. 244 20. Dalhausser/Rogers def. Alison/Emanuel, BRAZIL, Italy - Rome (5/23/2010), 23-21, 21-11 (47), No. 246 21. Dalhausser/Rogers def. Alison/Emanuel, BRAZIL, Czech Republic - Prague (6/20/2010), 21-15, 14-21, 15-11 (55), No. 249 22. Dalhausser/Rogers def. Harley/Pedro Salgado, BRAZIL, Norway - Kristiansand (8/15/2010), 21-18, 21-12 (47), No. 255 23. Dalhausser/Rogers def. Marcio Araujo/Ricardo, BRAZIL, Finland -Aland (8/22/2010), 24-22, 10-21, 15-13 (59), No. 256

Benjamin & Bruno’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 0) 1. vs. Casey Jennings/Kevin Wong, UNITED STATES, Netherlands - The Hague (8/29/2010), SWATCH Event No. 257 Jennings & Wong’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 0) 2. vs. Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, Netherlands - The Hague (8/29/2010), SWATCH Event No. 257

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland For more news visit www.fivb.org FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45 Gold - Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil vs. Casey Jennings/Kevin Wong, United States Team MEN Uniform Uniform ...... Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country ...... Seed 8 Benjamin Insfran 1 Bruno Oscar Schmidt 2 Brazil 21 CaseyJennings 1 KevinWong 2 UnitedStates..Q1,LL The SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams is tied 1-1

 Benjamin and Bruno are concluding their first season together on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.  Benjamin and Bruno are competing in their second FIVB “final four” this season after placing third in the first event of 2010 in Brasilia.  Benjamin and Bruno rank 92nd in FIVB team career earnings (US$117,300).  Benjamin competed with four different partners during the 2009 SWATCH season, including Hevaldo Moreira, Pedro Salgado, Franco Neto and Thiago Santos Barbosa.  Benjamin and Salgado captured a 2009 gold medal at the Polish stop in Stare Jablonki where the pair defeated Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann of Germany in the finals.  Benjamin and Harley Marques competed together during the 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons with eight podium placements and 11 “final four” appearances.  Benjamin and Harley captured SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals at the 2005 Canadian stop in Montreal and the 2008 season finale in Sanya, China.  Benjamin competed in the Athens 2004 with Marcio Araujo where the Brazilians placed ninth.  Benjamin and Marcio Araujo participated in 46 FIVB events with eight gold medals, 18 podium placements and 23 “final four” finishes. Seven of the eight titles were at SWATCH stops.  Benjamin also won a FIVB Challenger title in 2007 at Cyprus with Bruno de Paula.  Benjamin ranks 12th in FIVB career earnings ($612,638).  Bruno is the nephew of legendary Brazilian basketball player Oscar Schmidt.  Bruno and Salgado captured the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Junior world championshps in Myslowice, Poland.  Bruno and Joao Maciel captured a FIVB satellite event in 2007 at Lausanne, Switzerland.  Bruno and Maciel competed in 27 FIVB events the past three seasons (2007-2009).  Bruno and Maciel posted two SWATCH “final four” appearances in 2008 with a second in Norway (Kristiansand) and a fourth in Brazil (Guarajà).  Bruno’s uncle (Oscar Schmidt) is basketball’s all-time scorer and four-time Brazilian Olympian.  Bruno ranks 103rd in FIVB career earnings ($123,675).  Benjamin and Bruno have posted an 20-6 match mark this season on the Brazilian domestic tour with a second and three thirds for six events. Milner Open Results Winner1 def.RodinMerx/JoppePaulides,Netherlands(25) 21-12,21-9 28minutes Winner 2 def. Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (24) 21-19, 21-16 50 Winner3 def.MattFuerbringer/NickLucena,UnitedStates(1) 21-12,21-13 37 Winner4 losttoCaseyJennings/KevinWong,UnitedStates(21,Q1) 29-27,18-21,12-15 66 Contender 6 def. Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (15) 21-14, 23-21 50 Semi-Finals def. Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (10) 21-13, 29-27 54 Gold Medal vs. Casey Jennings / Kevin Wong, United States (21, Q1) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 51-24 2010 SWATCH Best Finish:...... 2nd or better (The Hague) 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: ...... 110-63 2010 SWATCH Winnings: ...... $117,300 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 14 Gold - Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil vs. Casey Jennings/Kevin Wong, United States Team MEN Uniform Uniform ...... Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country ...... Seed 8 Benjamin Insfran 1 Bruno Oscar Schmidt 2 Brazil 21 CaseyJennings 1 KevinWong 2 UnitedStates..Q1,LL The SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams is tied 1-1

 Jennings and Wong are playing in their second SWATCH FIVB World Tour event this season after placing ninth last week on the Finnish Isle of Aland after qualifying for the Main Draw.  Jennings and Wong earned a Milner Open Main Draw berth via a “lucky loser” draw after losing their final qualifying match Wednesday to a team from Brazil.  Jennings started the 2010 season playing with Brad Keenan as the pair placed fourth at the Russian Grand Slam in June in Moscow.  By advancing to the semi-finals in Moscow, Jennings exceeded US$100,000 in his FIVB career earnings. He currently ranks 99th with US$131,285.  Jennings is competing in his fourth SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final after placing third in a 2008 Croatian stop in Zagreb and a second in 2009 Polish event in Myslowice with Matt Fuerbringer.  Jennings is married to Kerri Walsh, the two-time Olympic and three-time world champion.  Jennings became a father for the second-time May 19. The Jennings boys are named Joey and Sundance.  Jennings competed on the 2010 American domestic tour with Keenan as the pair’s best finish was a third-place for six events.  Wong is playing in this first SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final since 2003 when he placed second with Stein Metzger at the Austrian Grand Slam in Klagenfurt.  Wong and Metzger captured two SWATCH FIVB World Tour in 2001 at Gstaad, Switzerland, and 202 in Espinho, Portugal  Wong competed in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games where he and Rob Heidger placed fifth after being elimination by eventual gold medal winners Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimona.  Wong ranks 46th in FIVB career earnings ($287,100).  Wong is competing in his 13th SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final.  Wong has placed on a SWATCH FIVB World Tour podium 10 times in his 88 previous international starts with five final appearances, three silver medals and five third-place finishes.  Wong competed on the 2010 American domestic tour with Casey Patterson as the pair posted two third-place finishes in seven events. Milner Open Results Qualifier2 def.RichardKogel/TimOudeElferink,Netherlands(Q33) 21-15,21-16 45minutes Qualifier 3 lost to Rhooney Ferramenta / Moises Santos, Brazil (23, Q17) 14-21, 21-14, 13-15 54 Winner1 def.PengGao/JianLi,China(12,Q2) 21-14,21-19 29 Winner 2 def. Sam Boehm / Isaac Kapa, Australia (28, Q9) 21-18, 21-12 36 Winner 3 def. Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (13) 21-16, 21-18 39 Winner 4 def. Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (8) 27-29, 21-18, 15-12 66 Semi-Finals def. Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (1) 21-16, 24-22 44 Gold Medal vs. Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (8) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 11-3 2010 SWATCH Best Finish:...... 2nd or better (The Hague) 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: ...... 22-7 2010 SWATCH Winnings: ...... $27,000 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 2 Bronze - Matt Fuerbringer/Nick Lucena, United States vs. Emiel Boersma/Daan Spijkers, Netherlands Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 1 Nick Lucena 1 Matt Fuerbringer 2 United States 10 Daan Spijkers 1 Emiel Boersma 2 Netherlands This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams.

· Fuerbringer and Lucena are concluding their first season together on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour. · The silver medal finish at the Austrian Grand Slam earlier this month marked their best SWATCH FIVB World Tour finish together with their previous bests being fifths at the last two Grand Slam stops in Norway and Switzerland. · Fuerbringer has competed in two previous SWATCH FIVB World Tour “final fours” with Casey Jennings at stops in Croatia (2008 Zagreb bronze) and Poland (2009 Myslowice silver). · Lucena will be playing in his first SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final since starting playing full-time on the international circuit in 2009. His best previous placements were fifths this season in Norway and Switzerland with Fuerbringer. · Fuerbringer and Lucena posted a 21-9 match mark on the 2010 American domestic with a first-place finish in Virginia Beach in June. · Fuerbringer ranks 92nd in career FIVB earnings with $143,350. · Fuerbringer won six American domestic titles with Casey Jennings. · Fuerbringer was the rookie-of-the-year on the 2003 American domestic tour. · "Fuerby" graduated from Stanford University with a degree in American Studies. · Fuerbringer was named four-time All-American (one of two players who were the first to accomplish that feat), Freshman of the Year, Outstanding Senior Athlete and was a member of the 1997 NCAA National Championship team. · Lucena ranks 166th in career FIVB earnings with $61,000. · Lucena played in two SWATCH FIVB World Tour events in 2005 with Phil Dalhausser as the pair placed 25th in both stops at Paris and Klagenfurt. They were 4-4 in matches with all four wins in qualify · Lucena won one American domestic title with Dalhausser in 2005. · In the first event after Lucena and Phil Dalhausser ended their partnership, the 2006 season opener, Lucena eliminated Dalhausser, giving him a ninth-place finish, his worst ever with Todd Rogers. · Lucena was voted the top defender and most improved player in 2008 on the American domestic tour. · Lucena won his first title with Dalhausser in 2005, then had nine second-place finishes before earning his second victory in Virginia Beach in 2010 with Fuerbringer. · Lucena graduated from Florida State with a sports management degree. Milner Open Results Winner1 def.MartinLebl/MikePlacek,CzechRepublic(32,Q35) 23-21,21-15 35minutes Winner 2 def. Dmitri Barsouk / Andrey Maryshev, Russia (16) 26-24, 23-21 49 Winner 3 lost to Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (8) 12-21, 13-21 37 Contender 4 def. Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6) 21-18, 15-21, 15-8 43 Contender 5 def. Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (13) 21-15, 21-12 37 Contender6 def.MatteoIngrosso/MatteoMartino,Italy(22) 23-21,21-17 37 Semi-Finals losttoCaseyJennings/KevinWong,UnitedStates(21,Q1) 16-21,22-24 44 Bronze Medal vs. Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (10) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 38-18 2010 SWATCH Best Finish:...... 2nd (Klagenfurt) 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: ...... 81-51 2010 SWATCH Winnings: ...... $95,750 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 9 Bronze - Matt Fuerbringer/Nick Lucena, United States vs. Emiel Boersma/Daan Spijkers, Netherlands Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 1 Nick Lucena 1 Matt Fuerbringer 2 United States 10 Daan Spijkers 1 Emiel Boersma 2 Netherlands This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams.

th  Boersma and Spijkers are competing in their third SWATCH FIVB World Tour event after placing ninth and 17 the past two weeks in Kristiansand, Norway, and Mariehamn (Aland), Finland.  The Milner Open “final four” marks Boersma’s second semi-final appearance after he and Bram Ronnes placed fourth at the 2008 Norwegian Grand Slam in Stavanger.  Boersma and Ronnes competed in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games where the Dutch pair placed 17th.  Prior to this week’s Milner Open, Spijkers’ best SWATCH FIVB World Tour placement was a ninth two weeks ago with Boersma in Kristiansand, Norway.  The Milner Open is only Spijkers third appearance in a SWATCH Main Draw as he teamed with Niels van de Sande to place 17th last season in an FIVB event at Shanghai, China.  Spijkers started the 2010 season playing with Jon Stiekema as the pair failed to qualify for SWATCH FIVB World Tour Main Draws in China, Poland, the Czech Republic and France with a 2-4 record.  Spijkers and Stiekema placed fifth earlier this season at the European Challenger/Satellite event in Lausanne, Switzerland.  Spijkers competed in youth and junior FIVB world championships in 2004, 2005 and 2006 with three different partners.  At the 2004 world finals for players under the age of 18, Spijkers placed fifth in Italy with Marco Daalmeijer. Milner Open Results Winner1 def.RhooneyFerramenta/MoisesSantos,Brazil(23,Q17) 18-21,21-16,15-5 60minutes Winner2 def.MartinsPlavins/JanisSmedins,Latvia(7) 14-21,21-13,16-14 52 Winner 3 def. Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2) 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 51 Winner 4 def. Matteo Ingrosso / Matteo Martino, Italy (22) 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 54 Semi-Finals lost to Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (8) 13-21, 27-29 54 Bronze Medal vs. Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (1) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 11-5 2010 SWATCH Best Finish:...... 4th or better (The Hague) 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: ...... 23-15 2010 SWATCH Winnings: ...... $20,000 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 3 Match Preview Page 1 of 2

SWATCH FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Milner Open Saturday, August 28, 2010 Match #61: Bronze Medal Match

(1) Matt Fuerbringer/Nick Lucena, United States vs. (10) Emiel Boersma/Daan Spijkers, Netherlands

Matt Fuerbringer Nick Lucena United States United States Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Jan 29, 1974 (36 yrs old) Birth Date: Sep 22, 1979 (30 yrs old) Home Town: Costa Mesa, CA Home Town: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Resides: Redondo Beach, CA Resides: Santa Barbara, CA Height: 202 cm (6'8") Height: 180 cm (6'1") Weight: 93 kg (205 lb) Weight: 79 kg (174 lb) Seasons: 7 Seasons: 5 Tournaments: 46 Tournaments: 20 Career Best: 2nd (2 times) Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Klagenfurt Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Winnings: US$143,350.00 2010) Career Winnings: US$61,000.00

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 9 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 US$95,750.00

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 4 7 300 US$7,600.00 FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 12 2 720 US$29,500.00 FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 13, Q4 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 16, Q3 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 6/8-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 22, Q6 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 20, Q4 13 180 US$4,250.00 FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 23 9 240 US$6,000.00 FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open 14 17 120 US$2,800.00 The Hague Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 1 Martin Lebl / Mike Placek, Czech Republic (32, Q35) Won 23-21, 21-15 0:35 Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsouk / Andrey Maryshev, Russia (16) Won 26-24, 23-21 0:49 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 3 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (8) Lost 12-21, 13-21 0:37 Fri, 8/27/2010 Contender 4 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-8 0:43 Sat, 8/28/2010 Contender 5 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (13) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:37 Sat, 8/28/2010 Contender 6 Matteo Ingrosso / Matteo Martino, Italy (22) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:37 Sat, 8/28/2010 Semi-Finals Casey Jennings / Kevin Wong, United States (21, Q1) Lost 16-21, 22-24 0:44 Sat, 8/28/2010 Bronze Medal Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (10)

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Emiel Boersma Daan Spijkers Netherlands Netherlands Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Aug 25, 1980 (30 yrs old) Birth Date: Mar 6, 1987 (23 yrs old) Home Town: Amsterdam Home Town: Tilburg Resides: Amsterdam Resides: The Hague Height: 205 cm (6'9") Height: 187 cm (6'2") Weight: 85 kg (187 lb) Weight: 85 kg (187 lb) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 7 Tournaments: 90 Tournaments: 26 Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Atlantida Career Best: 5th (3 times) Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Beach 2006) Career FIVB WT Best: 9th Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Stavanger (Kristiansand 2008) 2010) Career Winnings: US$131,487.50 Career Winnings: US$13,617.99

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 US$20,000.00 Previous The Hague Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Joppe Paulides - 9th Niels van de Sande - 41st Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 7, Q4 17 120 US$2,800.00 FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 23, Q8 9 240 US$6,000.00 The Hague Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 1 Rhooney Ferramenta / Moises Santos, Brazil (23, Q17) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-5 1:00 Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 2 Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (7) Won 14-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:52 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 3 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 0:51 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 4 Matteo Ingrosso / Matteo Martino, Italy (22) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54 Sat, 8/28/2010 Semi-Finals Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (8) Lost 13-21, 27-29 0:54 Sat, 8/28/2010 Bronze Medal Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (1) Head to Head Results First meeting between the two teams Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 8/28/10 FIVB The Hague Open Bronze Medal

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SWATCH FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Milner Open Sunday, August 29, 2010 Match #62: Gold Medal Match

(21, Q1) Casey Jennings/Kevin Wong, United States vs. (8) Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil

Casey Jennings Kevin Wong United States United States Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Jul 10, 1975 (35 yrs old) Birth Date: Sep 12, 1972 (37 yrs old) Home Town: Las Vegas, NV Home Town: Honolulu, HI Resides: Hermosa Beach, CA Resides: Honolulu, HI Height: 190 cm (6'3") Height: 200 cm (6'7") Weight: 86 kg (189 lb) Weight: 88 kg (194 lb) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 13 Tournaments: 44 Tournaments: 89 Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Myslowice Career Wins: 2 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB 2009) Career Winnings: US$287,100.00 Career Winnings: US$131,285.00

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 US$27,000.00

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 24, Q1 9 240 US$6,000.00 The Hague Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 8/25/2010 Qualifier 2 Richard Kogel / Tim Oude Elferink, Netherlands (Q33) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:45 Wed, 8/25/2010 Qualifier 3 Rhooney Ferramenta / Moises Santos, Brazil (23, Q17) Lost 14-21, 21-14, 13-15 0:54 Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 1 Peng Gao / Jian Li, China (12, Q2) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:29 Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 2 Sam Boehm / Isaac Kapa, Australia (28, Q9) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:36 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 3 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (13) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:39 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 4 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (8) Won 27-29, 21-18, 15-12 1:06 Sat, 8/28/2010 Semi-Finals Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (1) Won 21-16, 24-22 0:44 Sun, 8/29/2010 Gold Medal Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (8)

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Benjamin Insfran Bruno Oscar Schmidt Brazil Brazil Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Apr 14, 1972 (38 yrs Birth Date: Oct 6, 1986 (23 yrs old) old) Home Town: Brasilia Home Town: Porto Murtinho-MS Resides: Vitória Resides: St-Lambert Height: 185 cm (6'1") Height: 196 cm (6'5") Weight: 85 kg (187 lb) Weight: 88 kg (194 lb) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 14 Tournaments: 42 Tournaments: 131 Career Wins: 2 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Wins: 12 Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Kristiansand Career FIVB WT Wins: 10 2008) Career Winnings: US$612,637.50 Career Winnings: US$123,675.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 CQ Money FIVB 14 0 0 1 0 4 1 3 0 3 0 1 US$117,300.00 Previous The Hague Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Franco Neto - 5th Joao Maciel - 17th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 8 7 300 US$7,600.00 FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 11, Q1 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 13 17 160 US$5,100.00 FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 11, Q1 17 160 US$5,100.00 FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 4 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam CQ US$0.00 FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 7 17 160 US$5,100.00 FIVB 6/15-20/2010 Prague Open 11 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 6/8-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 7 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 8 9 240 US$6,000.00 FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 7 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open 7, Q1 3 480 US$15,000.00 The Hague Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 1 Rodin Merx / Joppe Paulides, Netherlands (25) Won 21-12, 21-9 0:28 Thu, 8/26/2010 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (24) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:50 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 3 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (1) Won 21-12, 21-13 0:37 Fri, 8/27/2010 Winner 4 Casey Jennings / Kevin Wong, United States (21, Q1) Lost 29-27, 18-21, 12-15 1:06 Sat, 8/28/2010 Contender 6 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (15) Won 21-14, 23-21 0:50 Sat, 8/28/2010 Semi-Finals Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (10) Won 21-13, 29-27 0:54 Sun, 8/29/2010 Gold Medal Casey Jennings / Kevin Wong, United States (21, Q1) Head to Head Results Series tied 1-1 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 8/29/10 FIVB The Hague Open Gold Medal 8/27/10 FIVB The Hague Open Winner 4 Jennings/Wong 21, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 27-29, 21-18, 15-12 1:06 8/19/10 FIVB Aland Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Jennings/Wong 24, Q1 21-18, 23-25, 15-9 1:11

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