Men’sBrasília Open Main Draw April 25 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Time Court Match Team A Team B Round

8:30 1 61 Cunha-Thiago BRA [11] Benjamin-Bruno BRA [7] Bronze Medal Match

10:00 1 62 Alison-Emanuel BRA [5] Rogers-Dalhausser USA [3] Gold Medal Match

BRAZIL VS. UNITED STATES MEN’S GOLD MEDAL MATCHES - Brazil leads 24-18

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. /Roberto Lopes def. Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro (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/Zé Marco 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/Para 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. /Whitmarsh, USA, United States - Los Angeles World Championships (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/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 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 def. Dax Holdren/Metzger, USA, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro World Championships (10/19/2003), 21-18, 21-15 (44), No. 147 20. Emanuel/Ricardo def. /, UNITED STATES, Croatia - Zagreb, (6/4/2006), 21-14, 21-17 (42), No. 179 21. Marcio Araujo/Fabio def. /, UNITED STATES, France - Paris (7/30/2006), 21-11, 21-17 (44), No. 187 22. Emanuel/Ricardo def. Dalhausser/Rogers, UNITED STATES, Brazil - Fortaleza (930/2007), 21-13. 21-15 (39), No. 208 23. Emanuel/Ricardo def. Dalhausser/Rogers, UNITED STATES, Germany - Berlin (6/15/2008), 25-27, 21-19, 15-13 (73), No. 216 24. Alison/Harley def. Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, UNITED STATES, Poland - Myslowice (5/31/2009), 25-23, 21-17 (56), No. 233

UNITED STATES GOLD MEDAL WINS - 24 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 Games (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. /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 - Beijing 2008 (8/22/2008), 23-21, 17-21, 15-4 (67), No. 223 18. Dalhausser/Rogers def. /Harley Marques, BRAZIL, Austria - Klagenfurt (8/2/2009), 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 (64), No. 238

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 To Gold - Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego, Brazil vs. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 5 Alison Cerutti 1 Emanuel Rego 2 ...... Brazil 3 Todd Rogers 1 Phil Dalhausser 2 ...... United States This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams

· Alison and Emanuel are playing together for the fist-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since competing in a 2008 event in Switzerland where the pair placed third in the Gstaad Grand Slam. · Alison teamed with Harley Marques in 2009 to post nine SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final appearances in 2009 with seven podium placements. · After finishing second in the first 2009 SWATCH event in Brazil, Alison and Harley have posted two firsts (Shanghai and Myslowice), two more seconds (world championships in Norway and Austrian Grand Slam) and three thirds (Rome, Krisitansand and The Hague). · Alison and Harley finished second on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour point’s list to Germany’s and . · Alison was voted the most improved player on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour. · Alison won a 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal with Pedro Cunha in Bahrain. · Alison ranks 76th in career FIVB earnings with US$181,050. · Emanuel and Ricardo have two Olympic medals, including gold in Athens. The pair claimed the bronze medal in Beijing · Emanuel and Ricardo won the gold medal at the 2003 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · Emanuel and Ricardo won the gold medal at the 2007 PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · Emanuel and Ricardo have won 33 “open” and one Challenger/Satellite FIVB gold medals, an international team record for men. · Emanuel and Ricardo are five-time SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions (2003 through 2007). · Emanuel ranks first in career men’s FIVB earnings ($2,004,435). · Emanuel has now competed in a record 1,179 FIVB matches with 956 wins. · Emanuel (70) ranks first in FIVB gold medals. · Emanuel is one of three players to compete in all four Olympic competitions. · Counting domestic and international events, Emanuel has won 125 pro Beach Volleyball titles. · Emanuel also won SWATCH FIVB World Tour point’s titlewith Ze Marco (1996 and 1997), Jose Loiola (1999) and Tande Ramos (2001). · Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outsanding player in 2006. · Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in 2006. · Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour top sportsperson in 2005. · Alison and Emanuel have posted an 11-2 match mark this season on the Brazilian domestic tour with a second and first in the last two events. Brasilia Open Results Winner 1 def. Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (28, Q5) 16-21, 21-15, 16-14 58 minutes Winner 2 def. Casey Jennings / Brad Keenan, United States (12) 21-18, 28-30, 15-13 63 Winner 3 def. Adrian Gavira Collado / Pablo Herrera, Spain (4) 12-21, 21-17, 15-11 53 Winner 4 def. Pedro Salgado / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (8) 21-13, 25-23 44 Semi-Finals def. Pedro Cunha/Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil (11) 21-13, 13-21, 15-12 54 Gold Medal vs. Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (3) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 5-0 Since 2008 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...... 11-1 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 10-4 Since 2008 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...... 2 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 1 Since 2008 Best Finish: ...... 2nd or better (Brasilia 2010) 2010 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 2nd or better (Brasilia) Since 20068 SWATCH Winnings:...... $44,000 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...... $21,000 Gold - Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego, Brazil vs. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 5 Alison Cerutti 1 Emanuel Rego 2 ...... Brazil 3 Todd Rogers 1 Phil Dalhausser 2 ...... United States This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams

· Dalhausser and Rogers captured the gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. · Dalhausser was named the most valuable player for the competition. · Dalhausser and Rogers finished first on the Beijing 2008 Olympic qualifying list by winning four events during the process. · Rogers missed qualifying for the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Sean Scott. · Dalhausser and Rogers won the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland. · Dalhausser and Rogers won 2009 SWATCH Grand Slam gold medals in Marseille and Klagenfurt. · Dalhausser and Rogers are the winners of eight FIVB gold medals and 38 American domestic tour titles since 2005. · Dalhausser and Rogers rank 13th in career team FIVB earnings (US$596,300). · Dalhausser was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best blocker in 2006, 2007 and 2008 · Dalhausser was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in 2007, 2008 and 2009 · Dalhausser was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best offensive player in 2008 and 2009. · Dalhausser was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in 2006. · Dalhausser was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour sportsperson of the year in 2008 · Rogers was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best defensive player in 2006 (tied with Martin Conde of Argentina), 2007 and 2008 · Rogers was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best setter in 2005. · Rogers was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most inspiration in 2008. Brasilia Open Results Winner 1 def. Jackson Henriquez / Farid Mussa, Venezuela (Q10, 30) 21-11, 21-10 33 minutes Winner 2 def. Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (14) 21-17, 21-17 44 Winner 3 lost to Pedro Cunha / Thiago Santos Barbosa (11) 14-21, 18-21 40 Contenders 4 def. Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (9) 21-15, 21-18 39 Contenders 5 def. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) 21-12, 21-18 44 Contenders 6 def. Pedro Salgado / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (8) 21-15, 26-24 48 Semi-Finals def. Benjamin Insfran / (Q1, 7) 21-17, 21-17 44 Medal Match vs. Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (5) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 6-1 Since 2005 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...... 135-33 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 12-2 Since 2005 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...... 26 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 1 Since 2005 SWATCH Best Finish ...... 1st (8 times) 2010 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 2nd or better (Brasilia) Since 2005 SWATCH Winnings: ...... $606,100 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...... $21,000 Dalhausser/Rogers’ SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 8, Lost 3, one pending) 1. lost to Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, BRAZIL, Croatia - Zagreb, (6/4/2006), 14-21, 17-21 (42), FIVB Event No. 179 2. def. Emanuel/Ricardo, BRAZIL, Austria - Klagenfurt (8/6/2006), 21-19, 21-17 (45), No. 188 3. def. Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUSSIA, Switzerland, Gstaad, 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships (7/29/20057), 21-16, 21-14 (46), No. 200 4. lost to Emanuel/Ricardo, BRAZIL, Brazil, Fortaleza (9/30/2007), 13-21, 15-21 (39), No. 208 5. lost to Emanuel/Ricardo, BRAZIL, Germany, Berlin (6/15/2008), 27-25, 19-21, 13-15 (73), No. 216 6. def. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NETHERLANDS, France, Paris (6/22/2008), 21-15, 21-17 (47), No. 217 7. def. Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, GERMANY, Norway, Stavanger (6/29/2008), 29-27, 21-15 (56), No. 218 8. def. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, CHINA, Russia, Moscow (7/6/2008), 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 (60), No. 219 9. def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRAZIL, China - Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (8/22/2008), 23-21, 17-21, 15-4 (67), No. 223 10. def. Adriana Gavira Collado/Pablo Herrera, SPAIN, France - Marseille (7/26/09), 21-8, 21-14 (35),, No. 237 11. def. Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, BRAZIL, Austria - Klagenfurt (8/2/2009), 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 (644), No. 238 12. vs. Alison/Emanuel, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasilia (4/25/2010), No. 244 Match Preview Page 1 of 2

SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Brasilia Open Friday, April 23, 2010 Match #62: Gold Medal Match

(5) Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego, Brazil vs. (3) Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States

Alison Cerutti Emanuel Rego Brazil Brazil Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Dec 7, 1985 (24 yrs old) Birth Date: Apr 15, 1973 (37 yrs old) Home Town: Vitória Home Town: Curitiba Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: João Pessoa/Rio de Janeiro Height: 202 cm (6'8") Height: 190 cm (6'3") Weight: 102 kg (224 lb) Weight: 80 kg (176 lb) Seasons: 5 Seasons: 17 Tournaments: 32 Tournaments: 194 Career Wins: 6 Career Wins: 70 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career FIVB WT Wins: 3 Career FIVB WT Wins: 69 Career Winnings: US$181,050.00 Career Winnings: US$2,004,435.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$44,000.00 Previous Brasilia Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Harley Marques - 2nd Ricardo Santos - 1st

Recent Results 1st Tournament Brasilia Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland Won 16-21, 21-15, 16- Winner 1 0:58 4/22/2010 (28, Q5) 14 Thu, Won 21-18, 28-30, 15- Winner 2 Casey Jennings / Brad Keenan, United States (12) 1:03 4/22/2010 13 Won 12-21, 21-17, 15- Fri, 4/23/2010 Winner 3 Adrian Gavira Collado / Pablo Herrera, Spain (4) 0:53 11 Fri, 4/23/2010 Winner 4 Pedro Salgado / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (8) Won 21-13, 25-23 0:44 Gold Fri, 4/23/2010 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (3) Medal Sat, Semi- Won 21-13, 13-21, 15- Pedro Cunha / Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil (11) 0:54 4/24/2010 Finals 12

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Phil Dalhausser Todd Rogers United States United States Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Jan 26, 1980 (30 yrs old) Birth Date: Sep 30, 1973 (36 yrs old) Home Town: Baden, Switzerland Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA Resides: Ventura, CA Resides: Solvang, CA Height: 206 cm (6'9") Height: 188 cm (6'2") Weight: 91 kg (200 lb) Weight: 88 kg (194 lb) Seasons: 7 Seasons: 13 Tournaments: 29 Tournaments: 73 Career Wins: 8 Career Wins: 9 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Winnings: US$307,300.00 Career Winnings: US$453,562.50 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 26 8 3 5 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 US$606,100.00 Previous Brasilia Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Todd Rogers - 4th Phil Dalhausser - 4th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 3 1 800 US$43,500.00 FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 4 1 800 US$43,000.00 FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 4 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 World Championships 2 3 800 US$35,000.00 FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 1 4 420 US$11,200.00 Brasilia Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, Jackson Henriquez / Farid Mussa, Venezuela (30, Won 21-11, 21- Winner 1 0:33 4/22/2010 Q10) 10 Thu, Won 21-17, 21- Winner 2 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (14) 0:44 4/22/2010 17 Fri, 4/23/2010 Winner 3 Pedro Cunha / Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil (11) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:40 Contender Won 21-15, 21- Fri, 4/23/2010 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (9) 0:39 4 18 Fri, 4/23/2010 Gold Medal Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (5) Contender Won 21-12, 21- Sat, 4/24/2010 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) 0:44 5 18 Contender Won 21-15, 26- Sat, 4/24/2010 Pedro Salgado / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (8) 0:48 6 24 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (7, Won 21-17, 21- Sat, 4/24/2010 Semi-Finals 0:44 Q1) 17 Head to Head Results First meeting between the two teams Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 4/23/10 FIVB Brasilia Open Gold Medal

http://66.29.222.66/MatchPreview.aspx?matchid=69804 4/24/2010 Bronze - Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil vs. Pedro Cunha/Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 7 Benjamin Insfran 1 Bruno Oscar Schmidt 2 ...... Brazil 11 Pedro Cunha 1 Thiago Santos Barbosa 2 ...... Brazil This is the second SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams with Benjamin and Bruno winning Friday 21-17, 19-21 and 17-15 in 55 minutes

 Benjamin and Bruno are competing in their first SWATCH FIVB World Tour event together.  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 defeat 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 Olympic Games 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.  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)  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. Brasilia Open Results Country Quota def. Juca Dultra / Jose Irio Quevedo, Brazil 21-13, 21-16 39 minutes Qualifier 2 def. Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (Q17) 21-18, 21-18 46 Winner 1 def. Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (26, Q3) 21-14, 21-13 38 Winner 2 def. Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (10) 21-16, 13-21, 15-8 48 Winner 3 def. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) 15-21, 21-19, 15-9 56 Winner 4 def. Pedro Cunha / Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil (11) 21-17, 19-21, 17-15 55 Semi-Finals lost to Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (3) 17-21, 17-21 44 Medal Match vs. Pedro Cunha / Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil (11) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 6-1 2010 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 4th or better (Brasilia) 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 12-5 2010 SWATCH Winnings: ...... $11,200 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 1 Bronze - Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil vs. Pedro Cunha/Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 7 Benjamin Insfran 1 Bruno Oscar Schmidt 2 ...... Brazil 11 Pedro Cunha 1 Thiago Santos Barbosa 2 ...... Brazil This is the second SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams with Benjamin and Bruno winning Friday 21-17, 19-21 and 17-15 in 55 minutes

· Cunha and Thiago are playing in their first-ever SWATCH FIVB World Tour event together. · Cunha has won three SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals with three different partners - Para Ferreira, Puerto Rico 2004, Franco Neto, Marseille 2007 and Alison Cerutti, Bahrain 2008. · When Cunha won his first international Beach Volleyball title (21 years, 3 days), he became the second youngest player to win a SWATCH gold medal behind Brazilian Andre Lima (20 years, 10 months, 29 days). · Cunha as won 18 medals in his first 63 SWATCH events with 212 “final four” appearances. · Cunha ranks 35th in all-time SWATCH FIVB World Tour earnings with $322,900. · Cunha and Anselmo Sigoli captured the U-21 title in 2001 in Le Lavandou, France. · Cunha and Pedro Salgado won the U-21 title in 2003 in Saint Quay Portrieux, France. · The Brasilia Open is Thiago 17th SWATCH FIVB World Tour with his best previous finish being a ninth last October in the 2009 season finale with Benjamin Insfran in Sanya, China. · Thiago and Ricardo Brandao placed second in a 2007 FIVB satellite event in Milan, Itay. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for six events, Cunha and Thiago have a 28-2 match mark with two titles along with a second and third. Brasilia Open Results Winner 1 def. Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (22) 21-15, 21-9 23 Winner 2 def. Fabio Luiz Magalhães / Harley Marques, Brazil (6) 21-13, 27-25 49 Winner 3 def. Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (3) 21-14, 21-18 40 Winner 4 lost to Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (Q1, 7) 17-21, 21-19, 15-17 55 Conteders 6 def. Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17) 15-21, 21-16, 15-5 49 Semi-Finals lost to Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego (5) 13-21, 21-13, 12-15 54 Medal Match vs. Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (Q1, 7) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 4-2 2010 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 4th or better (Brasilia) 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 10-5 2010 SWATCH Winnings: ...... $11,200 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 1 Match Preview Page 1 of 2

SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Brasilia Open Sunday, April 25, 2010 Match #61: Bronze Medal Match

(11) Pedro Cunha/Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil vs. (7, Q1) Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil

Pedro Henrique de Miranda D'Araújo Thiago Santos Barbosa da Cunha Brazil Brazil Personal Info Birth Date: Dec 10, 1982 (27 yrs old) Personal Info Birth Date: Jun 10, 1983 (26 yrs old) Home Town: Itaboraí (RJ) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Resides: João Pessoa Height: 198 cm (6'6") Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 189 cm (6'2") Weight: 90 kg (198 lb) Weight: 85 kg (187 lb) Seasons: 5 Seasons: 10 Tournaments: 20 Tournaments: 68 Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Milan Photo: FIVB 2007) Career Wins: 6 Photo: Mauricio Kaye Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Sanya Career FIVB WT Wins: 3 2009) Career Winnings: US$322,900.00 Career Winnings: US$14,568.70 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$11,200.00 Previous Brasilia Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Pedro Salgado - 9th Jan Ferreira - Country Quota

Recent Results 1st Tournament Brasilia Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 4/22/2010 Winner 1 Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (22) Won 21-15, 21-9 0:41 Thu, 4/22/2010 Winner 2 Fabio Luiz Magalhães / Harley Marques, Brazil (6) Won 21-13, 27-25 0:49 Fri, 4/23/2010 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (3) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:40 Fri, 4/23/2010 Winner 4 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (7, Q1) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 15-17 0:55 Sat, 4/24/2010 Contender 6 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:49 Sat, 4/24/2010 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (5) Lost 13-21, 21-13, 12-15 0:54 Sun, 4/25/2010 Bronze Medal Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (7, Q1)

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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: 29 Tournaments: 118 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$559,587.50 Career Winnings: US$70,625.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$11,200.00 Previous Brasilia Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Hevaldo Moreira - 25th Joao Maciel - 13th

Recent Results 1st Tournament Brasilia Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 4/20/2010 Country Quota Juca Dultra / Jose Irio Quevedo, Brazil Won 21-13, 21-16 0:39 Wed, 4/21/2010 Qualifier 2 Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (Q17) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:46 Thu, 4/22/2010 Winner 1 Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (26, Q3) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:38 Thu, 4/22/2010 Winner 2 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (10) Won 21-16, 13-21, 15-8 0:48 Fri, 4/23/2010 Winner 3 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:56 Fri, 4/23/2010 Winner 4 Pedro Cunha / Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil (11) Won 21-17, 19-21, 17-15 0:55 Sat, 4/24/2010 Semi-Finals Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (3) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:44 Sun, 4/25/2010 Bronze Medal Pedro Cunha / Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil (11) Head to Head Results Insfran/Schmidt lead the series 1-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 4/25/10 FIVB Brasilia Open Bronze Medal 4/23/10 FIVB Brasilia Open Winner 4 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 Cunha/Santos Barbosa 11 21-17, 19-21, 17-15 0:55

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