Final Four Notes

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Semi Finals - Nico Beeler/Alexei Strasser, Switzerland vs. Marco Caminati/Alex Ranghieri, Italy

Nico Beeler Alexei Strasser Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: March 3, 1993 (22 yrs old) Birth Date: July 29, 1987 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Jona Home Town: Zürich Resides: Jona Resides: Zürich Height: 191 cm (6'3") Height: 202 cm (6'8") Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Weight: 95 kg (211 lbs.) Seasons: 2 Seasons: 6 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 2 Tournaments: 27 Best Finish: 9th (Myslowice 2014) Best Finish: 4th (Anapa 2014) Best WT Finish: 1st event Career Winnings: $26,350 Career Winnings: $2,250

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 10000000000 US$4,500.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Lucerne Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool E Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:37 Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool E Todd Rogers / Stafford Slick, United States (12) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:46 Fri, 5/15/2015 Pool E Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (21) Won 23-21, 18-21, 15-13 1:00 Fri, 5/15/2015 Winner 1 Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (19, Q1) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:34 Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 2 Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (16) Won 21-15, 22-20 0:40 Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 3 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5) Won 21-18, 25-23 0:42 Sun, 5/17/2015 Semi-Finals Marco Caminati / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (27, Q13)

Nico Beeler and Alexei Strasser are playing in their 1st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Nico is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Alexei is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one 4th place finish. Nico has never played in an FIVB World Tour event before. Alexei's only previous FIVB World Tour final four was at Anapa in 2014 with hSebastian Chevallier. Nico and Alexei are currently ranked 17th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 350 points and 11th in winnings with $4,500 and 696th on the all- time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $4,500. Alexei (24) ranks 363rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Nico ($2,250) ranks 715th and Alexei ($25,875) ranks 299th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Alexei won the silver medal at the CEV Satellite Vaduz with Jonas Weingart in 2009 (Vaduz, Liechtenstein). Alexei won the gold medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz with Mirco Gerson in 2013 (Vaduz, Liechtenstein). Alexei won the bronze medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne with Sebastian Chevallier in 2014 (Lausanne, Switzerland).

Page 1 of 8 Marco Caminati Alex Ranghieri Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 23, 1992 (22 yrs old) Birth Date: June 18, 1987 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Cesena Home Town: Pordenone Resides: Cesena Resides: Rome Height: 191 cm (6'3") Height: 198 cm (6'6") Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Seasons: 2 Seasons: 6 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 4 Tournaments: 26 Best Finish: 9th (2 times) Best Finish: 4th (Berlin 2013) Best WT Finish: 9th (Mangaung 2014) Career Winnings: $52,300 Career Winnings: $3,650

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 10000000000 US$4,500.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Lucerne Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 5/13/2015 Qualifier 1 Sebastian Chevallier / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (Q20) Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:53 Wed, 5/13/2015 Qualifier 2 Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (22, Q4) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:43 Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool F Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (6) Won 13-21, 26-24, 15-12 1:00 Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool F Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (11) Won 24-22, 21-17 0:45 Fri, 5/15/2015 Pool F Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (22, Q4) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:37 Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 2 Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (1) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:42 Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 3 Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (21) Won 21-18, 24-22 0:45 Sun, 5/17/2015 Semi-Finals Nico Beeler / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (28)

Marco Caminati and Alex Ranghieri are playing in their 1st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Marco is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Alex is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one 4th place finish. Alex's only previous FIVB World Tour final four was a 4th place at Berlin in 2013 with Andrea Tomatis. Marco and Alex are currently ranked 17th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 350 points and 11th in winnings with $4,500 and 696th on the all- time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $4,500. Alex (26) ranks 348th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Marco ($3,650) ranks 593rd and Alex ($52,300) ranks 225th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.

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Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands vs. Murat Giginoglu/Volkan Gogtepe, Turkey

Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 3, 1989 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: March 21, 1988 (27 yrs old) Home Town: The Hague Home Town: Nieuwegein Resides: The Hague Resides: The Hague Height: 198 cm (6'6") Height: 206 cm (6'9") Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Weight: 87 kg (193 lbs.) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 55 Tournaments: 46 Best Finish: 1st (Stare Jablonki 2013) Best Finish: 1st (Stare Jablonki 2013) Career Winnings: $151,113 Career Winnings: $143,400

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 40 1 2 0 1 3 0 10 0 8 6 4 3 1 US$285,850.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Lucerne Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool H Daniel Dearing / Garrett May, Canada (25, Q10) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:36 Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool H Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (24) Won 21-16, 25-23 0:35 Fri, 5/15/2015 Pool H Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (9) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:36 Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 2 Kristo Kollo / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (26) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:32 Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 3 Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (3) Won 21-17, 18-21, 18-16 0:57 Sun, 5/17/2015 Semi-Finals Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Turkey (10)

Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 40th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Alexander is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal, two silver medals and one 4th place finish. Robert is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal, two silver medals and one 4th place finish. This is Alexander's and Robert's 2nd Final Four of 2015 (Silver Fuzhou Open). Alexander and Robert won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Alexander and Robert are currently ranked 1st in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 800 points and 1st in winnings with $12,500. Alexander and Robert rank 41st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 69th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 40, and 55th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $285,850. Alexander (1) and Robert (1) each ranks 66th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Alexander (51) ranks 193rd and Robert (42) ranks 233rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Alexander ($151,112) ranks 115th and Robert ($142,925) ranks 121st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Alexander and Robert won the silver medal at the 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters in 2012 (Varna, Bulgaria). Alexander won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Christiaan Varenhorst in 2008 (Brighton, England).

Page 3 of 8 Murat Giginoglu Volkan Gögtepe Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: October 15, 1987 (27 yrs old) Birth Date: March 22, 1987 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Sinop Home Town: Artyin Resides: Ankara Resides: Artyin Height: 198 cm (6'6") Height: 186 cm (6'1") Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Seasons: 5 Seasons: 5 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 19 Tournaments: 21 Best Finish: 4th (Chennai 2010) Best Finish: 2nd (Chennai 2010) Best WT Finish: 5th (2 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (2 times) Career Winnings: $18,388 Career Winnings: $21,438

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 US$26,875.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Lucerne Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool G Jian Li / Jiaxin Wu, China (23) Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:50 Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool G Kristo Kollo / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (26) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:34 Fri, 5/15/2015 Pool G Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (7) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:32 Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 2 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (9) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:40 Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 3 Jackson Henriquez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (18) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:39 Sun, 5/17/2015 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (8)

Murat Giginoglu and Volkan Gogtepe have been playing together since September of 2014. They are playing in their 4th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Murat is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Volkan is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Murat and Volkan are currently ranked 17th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 350 points and 11th in winnings with $4,500. Murat and Volkan rank 787th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with four and 293rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $26,875. Murat (18) ranks 445th and Volkan (20) ranks 416th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Murat ($17,187) ranks 345th and Volkan ($19,237) ranks 331st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Murat and Volkan won the bronze medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters in 2014 (Baku, Azerbaijan). Volkan won the silver medal at the CEV Satellite Cyprus with Selcuk Sekerci in 2010 (Geroskipou, Cyprus). Volkan won the silver medal at the Chennai Challenger with Selcuk Sekerci in 2010 (Chennai, India). Volkan won the silver medal at the CEV Serbian Masters with Selcuk Sekerci in 2011 (Novi Sad, Serbia).

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Page 4 of 8 Bronze Medal Match - Nico Beeler/Alexei Strasser, Switzerland vs. Murat Giginoglu/Volkan Gogtepe, Turkey

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 10000000000 US$4,500.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Nico Beeler and Alexei Strasser are playing in their 1st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Nico is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Alexei is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one 4th place finish. Nico has never played in an FIVB World Tour event before. Alexei's only previous FIVB World Tour final four was at Anapa in 2014 with hSebastian Chevallier. Nico and Alexei are currently ranked 18th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 350 points and 12th in winnings with $4,500. Nico and Alexei rank 697th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $4,500. Alexei (24) ranks 363rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Nico ($2,250) ranks 715th and Alexei ($25,875) ranks 299th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Alexei won the silver medal at the CEV Satellite Vaduz with Jonas Weingart in 2009 (Vaduz, Liechtenstein). Alexei won the gold medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz with Mirco Gerson in 2013 (Vaduz, Liechtenstein). Alexei won the bronze medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne with Sebastian Chevallier in 2014 (Lausanne, Switzerland).

Page 5 of 8 Murat Giginoglu Volkan Gögtepe Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: October 15, 1987 (27 yrs old) Birth Date: March 22, 1987 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Sinop Home Town: Artyin Resides: Ankara Resides: Artyin Height: 198 cm (6'6") Height: 186 cm (6'1") Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Seasons: 5 Seasons: 5 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 19 Tournaments: 21 Best Finish: 4th (Chennai 2010) Best Finish: 2nd (Chennai 2010) Best WT Finish: 5th (2 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (2 times) Career Winnings: $18,388 Career Winnings: $21,438

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 US$26,875.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Murat Giginoglu and Volkan Gogtepe have been playing together since September of 2014. They are playing in their 4th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Murat is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Volkan is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. No team from Turkey has ever finished in the top 4 of an FIVB World Tour event before. Murat and Volkan are currently ranked 18th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 350 points and 12th in winnings with $4,500. Murat and Volkan rank 787th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with four and 293rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $26,875. Murat (18) ranks 445th and Volkan (20) ranks 416th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Murat ($17,187) ranks 345th and Volkan ($19,237) ranks 331st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Murat and Volkan won the bronze medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters in 2014 (Baku, Azerbaijan). Volkan won the silver medal at the CEV Satellite Cyprus with Selcuk Sekerci in 2010 (Geroskipou, Cyprus). Volkan won the silver medal at the Chennai Challenger with Selcuk Sekerci in 2010 (Chennai, India). Volkan won the silver medal at the CEV Serbian Masters with Selcuk Sekerci in 2011 (Novi Sad, Serbia).

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Page 6 of 8 Gold Medal Match - Marco Caminati/Alex Ranghieri, Italy vs. Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands

Marco Caminati Alex Ranghieri Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 23, 1992 (22 yrs old) Birth Date: June 18, 1987 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Cesena Home Town: Pordenone Resides: Cesena Resides: Rome Height: 191 cm (6'3") Height: 198 cm (6'6") Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Seasons: 2 Seasons: 6 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 4 Tournaments: 26 Best Finish: 9th (2 times) Best Finish: 4th (Berlin 2013) Best WT Finish: 9th (Mangaung 2014) Career Winnings: $54,050 Career Winnings: $5,400

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 10000000000 US$8,000.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Marco Caminati and Alex Ranghieri are playing in their 1st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Marco is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Alex is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one 4th place finish. Marco and Alex are tied for 3rd with the lowest seed to make an FIVB World Tour gold medal match - Eduardo Bacil/Jose Loiola (BRA) 32nd seed, Rio de Janeiro 1997 (silver), Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers (USA) 32nd seed, Rosarito 2000 (gold), Tri Bourne/John Hyden (USA) 27th seed, Berlin 2014 (gold) Alex's only previous FIVB World Tour final four was a 4th place at Berlin in 2013 with Andrea Tomatis. Marco and Alex are currently ranked 12th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 450 points and 3rd in winnings with $8,000. Marco and Alex rank 519th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $8,000. Alex (26) ranks 348th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Marco ($5,400) ranks 523rd and Alex ($54,050) ranks 221st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.

Page 7 of 8 Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 3, 1989 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: March 21, 1988 (27 yrs old) Home Town: The Hague Home Town: Nieuwegein Resides: The Hague Resides: The Hague Height: 198 cm (6'6") Height: 206 cm (6'9") Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Weight: 87 kg (193 lbs.) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 55 Tournaments: 46 Best Finish: 1st (Stare Jablonki 2013) Best Finish: 1st (Stare Jablonki 2013) Career Winnings: $152,863 Career Winnings: $145,150

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 40 1 2 0 1 3 0 10 0 8 6 4 3 1 US$289,350.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 40th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Alexander is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal, two silver medals and one 4th place finish. Robert is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal, two silver medals and one 4th place finish. This is Alexander's and Robert's 2nd Final Four of 2015 (Silver Fuzhou Open). Alexander and Robert won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Alexander and Robert are currently ranked 1st in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 900 points and 1st in winnings with $16,000. Alexander and Robert rank 41st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 69th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 40, and 53rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $289,350. Alexander (1) and Robert (1) each ranks 66th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Alexander (51) ranks 193rd and Robert (42) ranks 233rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Alexander ($152,862) ranks 115th and Robert ($144,675) ranks 121st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Alexander and Robert won the silver medal at the 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters in 2012 (Varna, Bulgaria). Alexander won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Christiaan Varenhorst in 2008 (Brighton, England).

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