Page 1 of 4

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535

Semi Finals - Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego, Brazil vs. Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland

Alison Conte Cerutti Emanuel Fernando Scheffer Rego Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: December 7, 1985 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: April 15, 1973 (38 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 (226 lbs.) Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 18 Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 46 Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 208 Best Finish: 1st (7 times) Best Finish: 1st (71 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (4 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (70 times) Career Winnings: $295,850 Career Winnings: $2,119,235

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 16 1 4 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 US$273,600.00

Previous Beijing Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2008 Did not play Ricardo Santos - 3rd

Beijing Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/8/2011 Pool B Christian Redmann / Ben Saxton, Canada (31, Q22) Won 25-23, 21-18 0:37 Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool B Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (18) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:39 Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool B Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (15) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:29 Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 2 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (11) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:35 Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 3 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) Won 21-15, 21-7 0:31 Fri, 6/10/2011 Semi-Finals Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (19)

l Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego have been playing together since 2008. They are playing in their 16th FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour tournament together. l Alison is playing in his 21st FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with four gold, seven silver, seven bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. l Emanuel is playing in his 151st FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with 70 gold, 31 silver, 37 bronze medals and 12 4th place finishes. l Emanuel finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Ze Marco de Melo in 1996 (Atlanta), 9th with Jose Loiola in 2000 (Sydney), and won a gold medal in 2004 (Athens), and a bronze medal with Ricardo Santos in 2008 (Beijing). l Alison won the silver medal in the FIVB Swatch World Championships with Harley Marques in 2009 (Stavanger). l Emanuel has played in all seven FIVB Swatch World Championships, finishing 5th with Ze Marco de Melo in 1997 (Los Angeles), winning gold with Jose Loiola in 1999 (Marseille), finishing 5th with Tande Ramos in 2001 (Klagenfurt), and winning gold in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), finishing 17th in 2005 (Berlin), 4th in 2007 (Gstaad), and 5th with Ricardo Santos in 2009 (Stavanger). l Alison and Emanuel won their first FIVB Swatch World Tour gold medal in the last event two weeks ago in Prague, Czech Republic. l Alison and Emanuel rank 47th on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team winnings list with $273,600. l Alison (4) ranks 32nd and Emanuel (70) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual gold medals. l Alison (42) ranks 185th and Emanuel (207) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual tournaments. l Alison ($287,500) ranks 47th and Emanuel ($2,118,235) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual earnings. l Alison was named the FIVB Swatch World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009 l Emanuel was named the FIVB Swatch World Tour Best Hitter in 2006, Most Outstanding in 2006, Sportsperson in 2005 and 2010 and has been the Tour Champion with Ze Marco de Melo in 1996 and 1997, with Jose Loiola in 1999, with Tande Ramos in 2001, and with Ricardo Santos in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. He and Ricardo were also named Team of the Year in 2005, 2006, 2007.

6/10/2011 Page 2 of 4

Jefferson Bellaguarda Patrick Heuscher Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 12, 1976 (34 yrs old) Birth Date: December 22, 1976 (34 yrs old) Home Town: Salvador Home Town: Frauenfeld Resides: Salvador Resides: Zürich Height: 193 cm (6'4") Height: 194 cm (6'4") Weight: 92 kg (204 lbs.) Weight: 93 kg (206 lbs.) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 15 Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 54 Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 125 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (9 times) Best WT Finish: 3rd (2 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (3 times) Career Winnings: $132,525 Career Winnings: $441,130

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$27,200.00

Previous Beijing Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2008 Did not play Sascha Heyer - 17th

Beijing Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/8/2011 Pool C Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (14) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:34 Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool C Marcio Araujo / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:40 Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool C Josh Binstock / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (30, Q21) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:39 Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 2 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (8) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:02 Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 3 Adrian Gavira Collado / Pablo Herrera, Spain (10) Won 21-19, 14-21, 21-19 0:53 Fri, 6/10/2011 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2)

l Jefferson Bellaguarda and Patrick Heuscher are playing in their 3rd FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour tournament together. l Jefferson is playing in his 6th FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. l Patrick is playing in his 18th FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with three gold, four silver, seven bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. l Patrick won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games with Stefan Kobel in 2004 (Athens) and finished 17th with Sascha Heyer in 2008 (Beijing). l Jefferson finished 33rd in the FIVB Swatch World Championships with Paulao Moreira in 2001 (Klagenfurt) and with Juca Dultra in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro). l Patrick finished 17th in the FIVB Swatch World Championships in 2001 (Klagenfurt), 5th in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), and 17th with Stefan Kobel in 2005 (Berlin), and finished 17th in 2007 (Gstaad), and 9th with Sascha Heyer in 2009 (Stavanger). l Jefferson (51) ranks 144th and Patrick (113) ranks 30th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual tournaments. l Jefferson ($128,500) ranks 103rd and Patrick ($428,955) ranks 27th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual earnings. l Jefferson won gold medals at the Ukraine Challenger in 2002 with Juca Dultra (Kiev, Ukraine) and the CEV Satellite Lausanne in 2009 with Martin Laciga (Lausanne, Switzerland). l Patrick won gold medals with Stefan Kobel at the Greece Challenger in 2000 (Xylokastro, Greece), the Lausanne Satellite in 2000, 2003 and 2005 (Lausanne, Switzerland), and the Vaduz Satellite in 2006 and 2007 (Vaduz, Liechtenstein). l Patrick won gold medals with Sascha Heyer in the CEV Swiss Masters in 2007 (Lucerne, Switzerland) and the Spanish Masters in 2009 (Gran Canaria, Spain).

The teams have not played each other in an FIVB event

6/10/2011 Page 3 of 4

Semi Finals - Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland

Julius Brink Jonas Reckermann Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: July 6, 1982 (28 yrs old) Birth Date: May 26, 1979 (32 yrs old) Home Town: Muenster Home Town: Rheine Resides: Kiel Resides: Köln Height: 186 cm (6'1") Height: 200 cm (6'7") Weight: 85 kg (189 lbs.) Weight: 97 kg (215 lbs.) Seasons: 12 Seasons: 10 Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 93 Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 92 Best Finish: 1st (8 times) Best Finish: 1st (6 times) Career Winnings: $557,010 Career Winnings: $587,178

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 21 4 4 6 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 US$449,000.00

Previous Beijing Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2008 Christoph Dieckmann - 19th Did not play

Beijing Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/8/2011 Pool D Sam Boehm / Isaac Kapa, Australia (29, Q18) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:39 Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool D Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (20) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:39 Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool D Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (13, Q1) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:40 Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:59 Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Won By Forfeit Fri, 6/10/2011 Semi-Finals Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (24)

l Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 21st FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour tournament together. l Julius is playing in his 36th FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with eight gold, eight silver, 11 bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes. l Jonas is playing in his 37th FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with six gold, 15 silver, eight bronze medals and seven 4th place finishes. l Julius finished 19th in the Olympic Games with Christoph Dieckmann in 2008 (Beijing). l Jonas finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Markus Dieckmann in 2004 (Athens). l Julius and Jonas are the defending FIVB Swatch World Champions, winning the gold in 2009 (Stavanger). l Julius won a bronze medal in the FIVB Swatch World Championships with Kjell Schneider in 2005 (Berlin), and finished 17th with Christoph Dieckmann in 2007 (Gstaad). l Jonas finished 9th in the FIVB Swatch World Championships in 2001 (Klagenfurt), 17th in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), and 9th with Markus Dieckmann in 2005 (Berlin), and 17th with Mischa Urbatzka in 2007 (Gstaad). l Julius and Jonas rank 18th on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team gold medal list with four. l Julius and Jonas rank 152nd on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team tournament list with 21. l Julius and Jonas rank 27th on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team winnings list with $449,000. l Julius (8) ranks 17th and Jonas (6) ranks 24th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual gold medals. l Julius (93) ranks 62nd and Jonas (92) ranks 65th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual tournaments. l Julius ($557,010) ranks 17th and Jonas ($587,177) ranks 16th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual earnings. l Julius won the gold medal at the European Championship Final in 2006 with Christoph Dieckmann (The Hague, Netherlands). l Jonas won the gold medal at the European Championships Final with Markus Dieckmann in 2002 (Basel, Switzerland) and 2004 (Timmendorfer Strand, Germany). l Julius has won six total European Confederation gold medals and Jonas has won three. l Julius and Jonas were the FIVB Swatch World Tour Champions and were named the Team of the Year in 2009. l Jonas was named the FIVB Swatch World Tour Best Blocker in 2009.

6/10/2011 Page 4 of 4

Grzegorz Fijalek Mariusz Prudel Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 5, 1987 (23 yrs old) Birth Date: January 21, 1986 (25 yrs old) Home Town: Andrychow Home Town: Rybnik Resides: Lodz Resides: Lodz Height: 186 cm (6'1") Height: 191 cm (6'3") Weight: 74 kg (164 lbs.) Weight: 77 kg (171 lbs.) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 7 Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 34 Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 37 Best Finish: 3rd (2 times) Best Finish: 3rd (Marseille 2010) Best WT Finish: 3rd (Marseille 2010) Career Winnings: $96,775 Career Winnings: $95,025

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 29 0 0 1 2 4 1 4 2 11 3 US$189,550.00 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 US$500.00 FIVB Jr/Youth 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 US$0.00 Overall 31 0 0 1 2 5 1 4 2 12 3 US$190,050.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Beijing Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/8/2011 Pool H Cheng Chen / Peng Gao, China (9) Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-7 0:53 Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool H Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (8) Won 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:52 Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool H Dmitri Barsouk / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (25, Q24) Won 24-22, 16-21, 15-9 0:48 Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 2 Brad Keenan / Casey Patterson, United States (22, Q13) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:37 Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (16) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:54 Fri, 6/10/2011 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4)

l Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel have been playing together since 2008. They are playing in their 29th FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour tournament together. l Grzegorz is playing in his 4th FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with one bronze medal and two 4th place finishes. l Mariusz is playing in his 4th FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with one bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. l Grzegorz and Mariusz rank 93rd on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team tournament list with 29. l Grzegorz and Mariusz rank 66th on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team winnings list with $189,550. l Grzegorz (29) ranks 267th and Mariusz (34) ranks 230th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual tournaments. l Grzegorz ($94,775) ranks 127th and Mariusz ($96,525) ranks 124th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual earnings. l Grzegorz and Mariusz won the gold medal at the U23 European Championships in 2008 (Espinho, Portugal). l Grzegorz won the bronze medal at the FIVB Swatch U-19 World Championships in 2005 with Michal Matyja (Saint Quay Portrieux, France).

Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann lead the head-to-head series 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 8/21/2009 Aland Open Contender 4 Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann 21-19, 21-13 0:42

6/10/2011