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Semi Finals - Chaim Schalk/Ben Saxton, Canada vs. Konstantin Semenov/Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia

Chaim Schalk Ben Saxton Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 23, 1986 (29 yrs old) Birth Date: November 21, 1988 (26 yrs old) Home Town: Red Deer, Alberta Home Town: Calgary Resides: Toronto, Ontario Resides: Calgary Height: 197 cm (6'6") Height: 200 cm (6'7") Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 43 Tournaments: 72 Best Finish: 3rd (Paraná 2014) Best Finish: 3rd (Paraná 2014) Career Winnings: $122,275 Career Winnings: $143,750

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 30 0 0 1 0 3 0 11 0 7 4 3 US$238,950.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Yokohama Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/22/2015 Pool A Isaac Kapa / Christopher McHugh, Australia (17) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:30 Wed, 7/22/2015 Pool A Yuya Ageba / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (32) Won 21-10, 21-18 0:27 Thu, 7/23/2015 Pool A Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:34 Fri, 7/24/2015 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (12) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:34 Fri, 7/24/2015 Winner 2 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (10) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:51 Sat, 7/25/2015 Winner 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:36 Sun, 7/26/2015 Semi-Finals Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (19)

Chaim Schalk and Ben Saxton have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Chaim is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one bronze medal. Ben is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one bronze medal. This is Chaim's and Ben's 1st Final Four of 2015. Their last Final Four was a Bronze at Paraná in November, 2014. Chaim and Ben finished 5th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 5th in 2015 (The Hague). Ben finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Christian Redmann in 2011 (Rome). Chaim and Ben are currently ranked 10th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,880 points and 11th in winnings with $88,800. Chaim and Ben have a career 71-59 (54.6%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 22-13 (62.9%) record in 2015, an all-time record of 5-1 in Yokohama. Chaim and Ben rank 121st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 30 and 76th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $238,950. Chaim (42) ranks 237th and Ben (62) ranks 163rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Chaim ($121,475) ranks 143rd and Ben ($141,600) ranks 126th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Chaim and Ben won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit San Diego in 2012 (Chula Vista, United States). Chaim and Ben won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Trinidad and Tobago in 2014 (Courland, Trinidad and Tobago).

Page 1 of 8 Konstantin Semenov Viacheslav Krasilnikov Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: June 9, 1989 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: April 28, 1991 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Kyrgistan Home Town: Gelengzik Resides: Smolensk, Russia Resides: Gelengzik Height: 208 cm (6'10") Height: 196 cm (6'5") Weight: 85 kg (189 lbs.) Weight: 73 kg (162 lbs.) Seasons: 7 Seasons: 5 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 61 Tournaments: 23 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (Moscow 2014) Career Winnings: $211,763 Career Winnings: $118,788

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 19 1 2 0 0 3 0 6 0 3 3 US$225,575.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Yokohama Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/22/2015 Pool C Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (14) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:38 Wed, 7/22/2015 Pool C Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (3) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:34 Thu, 7/23/2015 Pool C Sean Faiga / Ariel Hilman, Israel (30, Q13) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:47 Fri, 7/24/2015 Winner 1 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (18) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:36 Fri, 7/24/2015 Winner 2 Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena, United States (13, Q1) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:35 Sat, 7/25/2015 Winner 3 Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (21) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:47 Sun, 7/26/2015 Semi-Finals Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (16)

Konstantin Semenov and Viacheslav Krasilnikov have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 19th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Konstantin is playing in his 6th FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, two silver, and one bronze medal. Viacheslav is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal. This is Konstantin's and Viacheslav's 1st Final Four of 2015. Their last Final Four was a Gold at Moscow in June, 2014. Konstantin and Viacheslav finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Konstantin finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Serguey Prokopyev in 2012 (London). Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome) and 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Yaroslav Koshkarev. Konstantin and Viacheslav are currently ranked 14th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,640 points and 16th in winnings with $70,375. Konstantin and Viacheslav have a career 59-33 (64.1%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 22-12 (64.7%) record in 2015, an all-time record of 5-1 in Yokohama. Konstantin and Viacheslav rank 44th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 211th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 19, and 81st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $225,575. Konstantin (2) ranks 48th and Viacheslav (1) ranks 70th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Konstantin (61) ranks 171st and Viacheslav (21) ranks 414th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Konstantin ($211,762) ranks 88th and Viacheslav ($118,787) ranks 144th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Konstantin won the gold medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters with Yaroslav Koshkarev in June of 2013 (Baden, Austria). Konstantin won the gold medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya with Yaroslav Koshkarev in April of 2013 (Antalya, Turkey).

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Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil vs. Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst, Austria

Alison Conte Cerutti Bruno Oscar Schmidt Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: December 7, 1985 (29 yrs old) Birth Date: October 6, 1986 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Home Town: Vila Velha, ES Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Vitória Height: 203 cm (6'8") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 106 kg (235 lbs.) Weight: 87 kg (193 lbs.) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 92 Tournaments: 94 Best Finish: 1st (17 times) Best Finish: 1st (7 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (14 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (5 times) Career Winnings: $805,050 Career Winnings: $519,775

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 18 3 2 1 2 1 0 6 0 2 0 US$435,000.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Yokohama Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/22/2015 Pool C Sean Faiga / Ariel Hilman, Israel (30, Q13) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:33 Wed, 7/22/2015 Pool C Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (19) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:34 Thu, 7/23/2015 Pool C Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (14) Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:52 Fri, 7/24/2015 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (15) Won 21-23, 21-16, 15-8 1:02 Sat, 7/25/2015 Winner 3 Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (6) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:38 Sun, 7/26/2015 Semi-Finals Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (9)

Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 18th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Alison is playing in his 45th FIVB World Tour final four with 14 gold, 13 silver, 11 bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. Bruno is playing in his 22nd FIVB World Tour final four with five gold, six silver, four bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. This is Alison's and Bruno's 4th Final Four of 2015 (4th Moscow Grand Slam, Gold The Hague World Championships, Gold Gstaad Major Series). Alison won the silver medal in the Olympic Games in 2012 with Emanuel Rego (London). Alison and Bruno won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Alison won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championships with Harley Marques in 2009 (Stavanger), won the gold medal in 2011 (Rome) and finished 4th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Emanuel Rego. Bruno Oscar finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Joao Maciel in 2009 (Stavanger), finished 9th with Benjamin Insfran in 2011 (Rome), and 5th with Pedro Salgado in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Alison and Bruno are currently ranked 2nd in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 3,880 points and 1st in winnings with $194,000. They have two wins in 2015 (The Hague World Championships, Gstaad Major Series). Alison and Bruno have a career 80-26 (75.5%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 33-8 (80.5%) record in 2015, an all-time record of 5-0 in Yokohama. Alison and Bruno rank 25th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with three, 225th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 18, and 38th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $435,000. Alison (14) ranks 12th and Bruno (5) ranks 32nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Alison (88) ranks 93rd and Bruno (87) ranks 101st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Alison ($796,700) ranks 10th and Bruno ($514,275) ranks 29th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Bruno Oscar won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Pedro Salgado in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland). Alison was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009, Best Blocker in 2011, Best Hitter in 2011 and 2012, Best Offensive Player in 2011, and he and Emanuel were the FIVB World Tour Champions and were named Team of the Year in 2011. Bruno Oscar was named the FIVB World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2013 and 2014 and Most Improved Player in 2010.

Page 3 of 8 Clemens Doppler Alexander Horst Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 6, 1980 (34 yrs old) Birth Date: December 20, 1982 (32 yrs old) Home Town: Vienna Home Town: Vienna Resides: Vienna Resides: Vienna Height: 200 cm (6'7") Height: 186 cm (6'1") Weight: 87 kg (193 lbs.) Weight: 85 kg (189 lbs.) Seasons: 18 Seasons: 13 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 147 Tournaments: 98 Best Finish: 2nd (Stare Jablonki 2012) Best Finish: 2nd (Stare Jablonki 2012) Career Winnings: $413,033 Career Winnings: $304,475

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 19 25 33 41 Money FIVB 30 0 1 0 2 5 1 6 0 7 1 3 2 1 US$291,900.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Yokohama Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/22/2015 Pool H Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Turkey (24) Won 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50 Thu, 7/23/2015 Pool H Jackson Henriquez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (25) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:46 Thu, 7/23/2015 Pool H Hitoshi Murakami / Takumi Takahashi, Japan (8) Lost By Forfeit Fri, 7/24/2015 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (4) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:50 Sat, 7/25/2015 Winner 3 Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Turkey (24) Won 21-11, 14-21, 15-11 0:49 Sun, 7/26/2015 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (3)

Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst have been playing together since 2012. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Clemens is playing in his 7th FIVB World Tour final four with one silver medal, one bronze medal and four 4th place finishes. Alexander is playing in his 8th FIVB World Tour final four with one silver medal, one bronze medal and five 4th place finishes. This is Clemens's and Alexander's 2nd Final Four of 2015 (4th St. Petersburg Grand Slam). Clemens and Alexander finished 19th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Clemens finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Peter Gartmayer in 2008 (Beijing). Alexander finished 5th in the Olympic Games with Florian Gosch in 2008 (Beijing). Clemens and Alexander finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 17th in 2015 (The Hague). Clemens finished 33rd in the FIVB World Championships with Dietmar Maderbock in 2001 (Klagenfurt), 17th in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro) and 25th in 2005 (Berlin), both with Nikolas Berger25th, 9th with Peter Gartmayer in 2007 (Gstaad), 17th in 2009 (Stavanger) and 9th in 2011 (Rome), both with Matthias Mellitzer. Alexander finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), and 9th in 2009 (Stavanger), both with Florian Gosch, 17th with Daniel Mullner in 2011 (Rome). Clemens and Alexander are currently ranked 5th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 3,200 points and 7th in winnings with $111,000. Clemens and Alexander have a career 74-62 (54.4%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 21-15 (58.3%) record in 2015, an all-time record of 4- 1 in Yokohama. Clemens and Alexander rank 121st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 30 and 55th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $291,900. Clemens (143) ranks 17th and Alexander (97) ranks 73rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Clemens ($412,682) ranks 40th and Alexander ($304,000) ranks 61st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Clemens and Alexander won the gold medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters in 2013 (Novi Sad, Serbia). Clemens and Alexander won the bronze medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2014 (Cagliari, Italy). Clemens won the gold medal at the European Championships with Nikolas Berger in 2003 (Alanya, Turkey) and with Peter Gartmayer in 2007 (Valencia, Spain), and the silver medal with Matthias Mellitzer in 2010 (Berlin, Germany). Alexander won the silver medal at the European Championship Final with Florian Gosch in 2009 (Sochi, Russia).

Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt lead the series 4-1 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 6/29/2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015 Pool C Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-19, 21-14 0:37 6/19/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 1:12 8/2/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-14, 21-19 0:39 7/12/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-17, 21-14 0:33 6/26/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam Pool D Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-17, 21-19 0:35

Page 4 of 8 Bronze Medal Match - Konstantin Semenov/Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia vs. Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst, Austria

Konstantin Semenov Viacheslav Krasilnikov Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: June 9, 1989 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: April 28, 1991 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Kyrgistan Home Town: Gelengzik Resides: Smolensk, Russia Resides: Gelengzik Height: 208 cm (6'10") Height: 196 cm (6'5") Weight: 85 kg (189 lbs.) Weight: 73 kg (162 lbs.) Seasons: 7 Seasons: 5 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 61 Tournaments: 23 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (Moscow 2014) Career Winnings: $211,763 Career Winnings: $118,788

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 19 1 2 0 0 3 0 6 0 3 3 US$225,575.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Konstantin Semenov and Viacheslav Krasilnikov have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 19th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Konstantin is playing in his 6th FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, two silver, and one bronze medal. Viacheslav is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal. This is Konstantin's and Viacheslav's 1st Final Four of 2015. Their last Final Four was a Gold at Moscow in June, 2014. Konstantin and Viacheslav finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Konstantin finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Serguey Prokopyev in 2012 (London). Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome) and 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Yaroslav Koshkarev. Konstantin and Viacheslav are currently ranked 14th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,640 points and 16th in winnings with $70,375. Konstantin and Viacheslav have a career 59-34 (63.4%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 22-13 (62.9%) record in 2015, an all-time record of 5-2 in Yokohama. Konstantin and Viacheslav rank 44th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 211th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 19, and 81st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $225,575. Konstantin (2) ranks 48th and Viacheslav (1) ranks 70th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Konstantin (61) ranks 171st and Viacheslav (21) ranks 414th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Konstantin ($211,762) ranks 88th and Viacheslav ($118,787) ranks 144th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Konstantin won the gold medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters with Yaroslav Koshkarev in June of 2013 (Baden, Austria). Konstantin won the gold medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya with Yaroslav Koshkarev in April of 2013 (Antalya, Turkey).

Page 5 of 8 Clemens Doppler Alexander Horst Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 6, 1980 (34 yrs old) Birth Date: December 20, 1982 (32 yrs old) Home Town: Vienna Home Town: Vienna Resides: Vienna Resides: Vienna Height: 200 cm (6'7") Height: 186 cm (6'1") Weight: 87 kg (193 lbs.) Weight: 85 kg (189 lbs.) Seasons: 18 Seasons: 13 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 147 Tournaments: 98 Best Finish: 2nd (Stare Jablonki 2012) Best Finish: 2nd (Stare Jablonki 2012) Career Winnings: $413,033 Career Winnings: $304,475

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 19 25 33 41 Money FIVB 30 0 1 0 2 5 1 6 0 7 1 3 2 1 US$291,900.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst have been playing together since 2012. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Clemens is playing in his 7th FIVB World Tour final four with one silver medal, one bronze medal and four 4th place finishes. Alexander is playing in his 8th FIVB World Tour final four with one silver medal, one bronze medal and five 4th place finishes. This is Clemens's and Alexander's 2nd Final Four of 2015 (4th St. Petersburg Grand Slam). Clemens and Alexander finished 19th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Clemens finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Peter Gartmayer in 2008 (Beijing). Alexander finished 5th in the Olympic Games with Florian Gosch in 2008 (Beijing). Clemens and Alexander finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 17th in 2015 (The Hague). Clemens finished 33rd in the FIVB World Championships with Dietmar Maderbock in 2001 (Klagenfurt), 17th in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro) and 25th in 2005 (Berlin), both with Nikolas Berger25th, 9th with Peter Gartmayer in 2007 (Gstaad), 17th in 2009 (Stavanger) and 9th in 2011 (Rome), both with Matthias Mellitzer. Alexander finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), and 9th in 2009 (Stavanger), both with Florian Gosch, 17th with Daniel Mullner in 2011 (Rome). Clemens and Alexander are currently ranked 5th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 3,200 points and 7th in winnings with $111,000. Clemens and Alexander have a career 74-63 (54.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 21-16 (56.8%) record in 2015, an all-time record of 4- 2 in Yokohama. Clemens and Alexander rank 121st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 30 and 55th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $291,900. Clemens (143) ranks 17th and Alexander (97) ranks 73rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Clemens ($412,682) ranks 40th and Alexander ($304,000) ranks 61st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Clemens and Alexander won the gold medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters in 2013 (Novi Sad, Serbia). Clemens and Alexander won the bronze medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2014 (Cagliari, Italy). Clemens won the gold medal at the European Championships with Nikolas Berger in 2003 (Alanya, Turkey) and with Peter Gartmayer in 2007 (Valencia, Spain), and the silver medal with Matthias Mellitzer in 2010 (Berlin, Germany). Alexander won the silver medal at the European Championship Final with Florian Gosch in 2009 (Sochi, Russia).

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Page 6 of 8 Gold Medal Match - Chaim Schalk/Ben Saxton, Canada vs. Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 30 0 0 1 0 3 0 11 0 7 4 3 US$257,950.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Chaim Schalk and Ben Saxton have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Chaim is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one bronze medal. Ben is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one bronze medal. This is Chaim's and Ben's 1st Final Four of 2015. Their last Final Four was a Bronze at Paraná in November, 2014. Chaim and Ben finished 5th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 5th in 2015 (The Hague). Ben finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Christian Redmann in 2011 (Rome). Chaim and Ben are currently ranked 8th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 3,040 points and 8th in winnings with $107,800. Chaim and Ben have a career 72-59 (55.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 23-13 (63.9%) record in 2015, an all-time record of 6-1 in Yokohama. Chaim and Ben rank 121st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 30 and 67th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $257,950. Chaim (42) ranks 237th and Ben (62) ranks 163rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Chaim ($130,975) ranks 131st and Ben ($151,100) ranks 123rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Chaim and Ben won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit San Diego in 2012 (Chula Vista, United States). Chaim and Ben won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Trinidad and Tobago in 2014 (Courland, Trinidad and Tobago).

Page 7 of 8 Alison Conte Cerutti Bruno Oscar Schmidt Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: December 7, 1985 (29 yrs old) Birth Date: October 6, 1986 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Home Town: Vila Velha, ES Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Vitória Height: 203 cm (6'8") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 106 kg (235 lbs.) Weight: 87 kg (193 lbs.) Photo:FIVB Seasons: 10 Photo:FIVB Seasons: 11 Tournaments: 92 Tournaments: 94 Best Finish: 1st (17 times) Best Finish: 1st (7 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (14 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (5 times) Career Winnings: $814,550 Career Winnings: $529,275

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 18 3 2 1 2 1 0 6 0 2 0 US$454,000.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 18th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Alison is playing in his 45th FIVB World Tour final four with 14 gold, 13 silver, 11 bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. Bruno is playing in his 22nd FIVB World Tour final four with five gold, six silver, four bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. This is Alison's and Bruno's 4th Final Four of 2015 (4th Moscow Grand Slam, Gold The Hague World Championships, Gold Gstaad Major Series). Alison won the silver medal in the Olympic Games in 2012 with Emanuel Rego (London). Alison and Bruno won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Alison won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championships with Harley Marques in 2009 (Stavanger), won the gold medal in 2011 (Rome) and finished 4th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Emanuel Rego. Bruno Oscar finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Joao Maciel in 2009 (Stavanger), finished 9th with Benjamin Insfran in 2011 (Rome), and 5th with Pedro Salgado in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Alison and Bruno are currently ranked 1st in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 4,040 points and 1st in winnings with $213,000. They have two wins in 2015 (The Hague World Championships, Gstaad Major Series). Alison and Bruno have a career 81-26 (75.7%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 34-8 (81.0%) record in 2015, an all-time record of 6-0 in Yokohama. Alison and Bruno rank 25th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with three, 225th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 18, and 36th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $454,000. Alison (14) ranks 12th and Bruno (5) ranks 32nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Alison (88) ranks 93rd and Bruno (87) ranks 101st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Alison ($806,200) ranks 10th and Bruno ($523,775) ranks 28th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Bruno Oscar won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Pedro Salgado in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland). Alison was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009, Best Blocker in 2011, Best Hitter in 2011 and 2012, Best Offensive Player in 2011, and he and Emanuel were the FIVB World Tour Champions and were named Team of the Year in 2011. Bruno Oscar was named the FIVB World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2013 and 2014 and Most Improved Player in 2010.

Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt lead the series 2-1 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 6/5/2015 Porec Major Series Pool A Chaim Schalk/Ben Saxton 21-16, 34-32 0:46 8/21/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:51 7/24/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-12, 21-17 0:36

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