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Semi Finals - /Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands vs. Jonathan Erdmann/Kay Matysik, Germany

Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 3, 1989 (23 yrs old) Birth Date: March 21, 1988 (25 yrs old) Home Town: The Hague Home Town: Nieuwegein Resides: The Hague Resides: Nieuwegein Height: 198 cm (6'6") Height: 206 cm (6'9") Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Weight: 86 kg (191 lbs.) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 6 Photo:Action Photo:FIVB Images/Matthew Tournaments: 37 Tournaments: 30 Childs Livepic Best Finish: 2nd (Brighton 2008) Best Finish: 5th (2 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (Fuzhou 2013) Best WT Finish: 5th (Fuzhou 2013) Career Winnings: $47,938 Career Winnings: $47,413

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 4 4 4 3 1 US$93,875.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2011 Robert Meeuwsen - 33rd Alexander Brouwer - 33rd

Stare Jablonki Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 7/2/2013 Pool M Leon Colina / Jackson Henriquez, Venezuela (36) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:29 Wed, 7/3/2013 Pool M Jan Hadrava / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (37) Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:47 Thu, 7/4/2013 Pool M Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (12) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:39 Fri, 7/5/2013 Winner 1 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (7) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39 Sat, 7/6/2013 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (15) Won 21-19, 24-22 0:45 Sat, 7/6/2013 Winner 3 Pedro Salgado / , (5) Won 21-17, 19-21, 21-19 0:58 Sun, 7/7/2013 Semi-Finals Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (8)

Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 24th FIVB World Tour/Open tournament together. Alexander is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour/Open final four. Robert is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour/Open final four. Neither Alexander nor Robert have played in the FIVB World Championships before 2013. Alexander and Robert are currently ranked 7th in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 2,600 points and 9th in winnings with $53,375. Alexander and Robert rank 147th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with 24. Alexander and Robert rank 130th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $93,875. Alexander (33) ranks 269th and Robert (26) ranks 324th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Alexander ($47,937) ranks 207th and Robert ($46,937) ranks 210th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Alexander and Robert won the gold medal at the CEV Satellite Vaduz in 2011 and 2012 (Vaduz, Liechtenstein). 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 Junior (U21) World Championships with Christiaan Varenhorst in 2008 (Brighton, England).

Page 1 of 5 Jonathan Erdmann Kay Matysik Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: March 12, 1988 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: June 18, 1980 (33 yrs old) Home Town: Potsdam Home Town: Resides: Berlin Resides: Berlin Height: 194 cm (6'4") Height: 191 cm (6'3") Weight: 96 kg (213 lbs.) Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 12 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 56 Tournaments: 75 Best Finish: 1st (Bermuda 2006) Best Finish: 1st (Cagliari 2005) Best WT Finish: 4th (Stare Jablonki 2011) Best WT Finish: 3rd (Marseille 2008) Career Winnings: $160,175 Career Winnings: $206,000

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 CQ Money FIVB 46 0 0 0 1 8 2 12 3 8 5 2 1 3 US$299,150.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2006 Did not play Eric Koreng - 25th 2007 Did not play Tom Gotz - 41st 2008 Did not play Stefan Uhmann - 9th 2009 Kay Matysik - 25th Jonathan Erdmann - 25th 2010 Kay Matysik - 25th Jonathan Erdmann - 25th 2011 Kay Matysik - 4th Jonathan Erdmann - 4th 2012 Did not play Alexander Walkenhorst - 9th

Stare Jablonki Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 7/2/2013 Pool H Pablo Bianchi / Facundo Del Coto, Argentina (41) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:37 Wed, 7/3/2013 Pool H Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (32) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:33 Thu, 7/4/2013 Pool H Ryan Doherty / , United States (17) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:37 Fri, 7/5/2013 Winner 1 Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (22) Won 24-22, 21-17 0:42 Sat, 7/6/2013 Winner 2 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (12) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:37 Sat, 7/6/2013 Winner 3 Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (20) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:40 Sun, 7/7/2013 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (13)

Jonathan Erdmann and Kay Matysik have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 46th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Jonathan is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one 4th place finish. Kay is playing in his 3rd FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. This is Jonathan's and Kay's 1st Final Four of 2013. Their last Final Four was a 4th Place Finish in Stare Jablonki 2011. Jonathan and Kay finished 9th in the in 2012 (). Jonathan and Kay finished 33rd in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger) and 9th in 2011 (). Jonathan and Kay are currently ranked 8th in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 2,550 points and 8th in winnings with $54,700. Jonathan and Kay rank 49th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with 46. Jonathan and Kay rank 46th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $299,150. Jonathan (51) ranks 174th and Kay (73) ranks 118th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Jonathan ($160,175) ranks 104th and Kay ($203,125) ranks 77th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Jonathan and Kay won the silver medal at the CEV European Championship Final in 2011 (Kristiansand, Norway). Jonathan won the gold medal at the U19 World Championships with Marvin Klass in 2006 (Bermuda, Bermuda). Jonathan won the bronze medal at the U21 World Championships with Stefan Windscheif in 2007 (Modena, Italy). Kay won gold medals at the CEV Austrian Masters in 2008 (St. Pölten, Austria), at the Swiss Masters in 2008 (Lucerne, Switzerland), and at the Dutch Masters in 2008 (The Hague, Netherlands), all with Stefan Uhmann. Kay won the silver medal at the European Championship with Stefan Uhmann in 2008 (Hamburg, Germany).

Jonathan Erdmann/Kay Matysik lead the series 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 10/7/2011 Agadir Open Contender 2 Jonathan Erdmann/Kay Matysik 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53

Page 2 of 5 Semi Finals - Alvaro Filho/Ricardo Santos, Brazil vs. Alison Cerutti/, Brazil

Álvaro Magliano de Morais Filho Ricardo Alex Costa Santos Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 27, 1990 (22 yrs old) Birth Date: January 6, 1975 (38 yrs old) Home Town: João Pessoa (PB) Home Town: Salvador de Bahia Height: 185 cm (6'1") Resides: João Pessoa Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Height: 200 cm (6'7") Seasons: 6 Weight: 103 kg (229 lbs.) Tournaments: 14 Seasons: 18 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Best Finish: 2nd (2 times) Tournaments: 193 Best WT Finish: 3rd ( 2013) Best Finish: 1st (55 times) Career Winnings: $43,300 Best WT Finish: 1st (54 times) Career Winnings: $1,697,145

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 US$74,500.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2004 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 1st 2005 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 3rd 2006 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 1st 2007 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 1st 2008 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 1st 2009 Did not play Franco Neto - 9th 2010 Did not play Marcio Araujo - 3rd 2011 Did not play Pedro Cunha - 5th 2012 Did not play Vitor Felipe - 9th

Stare Jablonki Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 7/2/2013 Pool K Alexey Kuleshov / Dmitriy Yakovlev, Kazakhstan (39) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:31 Wed, 7/3/2013 Pool K Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (34) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:35 Thu, 7/4/2013 Pool K Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (15) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 12-15 0:53 Fri, 7/5/2013 Winner 1 Sergiy Popov / Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine (45) Won 21-9, 21-18 0:35 Sat, 7/6/2013 Winner 2 / , United States (3) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:40 Sat, 7/6/2013 Winner 3 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (44) Won 21-9, 21-18 0:38 Sun, 7/7/2013 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2)

Alvaro Filho and Ricardo Santos have been playing together since the beginning of 2013. They are playing in their 6th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Alvaro is playing in his 4th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one bronze medal and two 4th place finishes. Ricardo is playing in his 122nd FIVB World Tour/Open final four with 54 gold, 27 silver, 22 bronze medals and 18 4th place finishes. This is Alvaro's and Ricardo's 3rd Final Four of 2013 (4th Fuzhou Open, Bronze Shanghai Grand Slam). Ricardo won the silver medal in the Olympic Games with Ze Marco de Melo in 2000 (), won the gold medal with Emanuel Rego in 2004 () and the bronze medal with Emanuel Rego in 2008 (). Ricardo finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Ze Marco de Melo in 1999 (Marseille), won the silver medal with Jose Loiola in 2001 (), won the gold medal with Emanuel Rego in 2003 (), finished 17th with Emanuel Rego in 2005 (Berlin), finished 4th with Emanuel Rego in 2007 (Gstaad), finished 5th with Emanuel Rego in 2009 (Stavanger), and won the silver medal with Marcio Araujo in 2011 (Rome). Alvaro and Ricardo are currently ranked 3rd in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 3,050 points and 4th in winnings with $74,500. Alvaro and Ricardo rank 535th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with six. Alvaro and Ricardo rank 149th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $74,500. Ricardo (54) ranks 2nd in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual gold medals. Alvaro (10) ranks 616th and Ricardo (192) ranks 4th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Alvaro ($42,850) ranks 218th and Ricardo ($1,696,145) ranks 2nd in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Alvaro won silver medals at the U21 World Championships with Vitor Felipe in 2009 (Blackpool, Great Britain) and in 2010 (Alanya, Turkey). Ricardo was named the FIVB World Tour Best Hitter in 2005, Best Offensive Player in 2005, 2006, and 2007, Most Outstanding in 2005 and 2007, was Tour Champion with Ze Marco de Melo in 2000, was Tour Champion with Emanuel Rego in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, and named Team of the Year with Emanuel Rego in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Page 3 of 5 Alison Conte Cerutti Emanuel Fernando Scheffer Rego Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: December 7, 1985 (27 yrs old) Birth Date: April 15, 1973 (40 yrs old) Home Town: Vitória Home Town: Curitiba Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: João Pessoa/Rio de Janeiro Height: 203 cm (6'8") Height: 190 cm (6'3") Weight: 106 kg (235 lbs.) Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 20 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 67 Tournaments: 229 Best Finish: 1st (13 times) Best Finish: 1st (77 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (10 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (76 times) Career Winnings: $551,700 Career Winnings: $2,375,085

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 37 7 8 7 2 6 1 4 0 1 0 US$785,300.00 Previous Stare Jablonki Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2004 Did not play Ricardo Santos - 1st 2005 Did not play Ricardo Santos - 3rd 2006 Did not play Ricardo Santos - 1st 2007 Did not play Ricardo Santos - 1st 2008 Bernardo Romano - 33rd Ricardo Santos - 1st 2009 Harley Marques - 4th Did not play 2010 Emanuel Rego - 5th Alison Cerutti - 5th 2011 Emanuel Rego - 3rd Alison Cerutti - 3rd 2012 Emanuel Rego - 5th Alison Cerutti - 5th Stare Jablonki Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 7/2/2013 Pool B Jaroslaw Lech / Damian Wojtasik, Poland (47) Won 21-15, 13-21, 15-9 Wed, 7/3/2013 Pool B Matteo Cecchini / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (26) Won By Forfeit Thu, 7/4/2013 Pool B Janis Peda / Martins Plavins, Latvia (23) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:32 Fri, 7/5/2013 Winner 1 Ryan Doherty / Todd Rogers, United States (17) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:32 Sat, 7/6/2013 Winner 2 Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (18) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48 Sat, 7/6/2013 Winner 3 Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (40) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:34 Sun, 7/7/2013 Semi-Finals Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (10) Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego have been playing together since 2010. They are playing in their 37th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Alison is playing in his 35th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with 10 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Emanuel is playing in his 165th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with 76 gold, 35 silver, 40 bronze medals and 13 4th place finishes. This is Alison's and Emanuel's 2nd Final Four of 2013 (4th Rome Grand Slam). Alison and Emanuel won the silver medal in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Emanuel has played in all five Olympic Games. Besides 2012, he finished 9th with Ze Marco de Melo in 1996 (Atlanta), 9th with Jose Loiola in 2000 (Sydney), won the gold medal in 2004 (Athens) and the bronze medal in 2008 (Beijing), both with Ricardo Santos. Alison and Emanuel are the current World Champions, winning gold in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome). Alison won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championships with Harley Marques in 2009 (Stavanger). Emanuel has played in all eight FIVB World Championships, besides the gold in 2011 with Alison, he finished 5th with Ze Marco de Melo in 1997 (Los Angeles), was the World Champion with Jose Loiola in 1999 (Marseille), finished 5th with Tande Ramos in 2001 (Klagenfurt), was World Champion in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), finished 17th in 2005 (Berlin), finished 4th in 2007 (Gstaad), and 5th in 2009 (Stavanger), all with Ricardo Santos. Alison and Emanuel are currently ranked 14th in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 2,140 points and 7th in winnings with $56,400. Alison and Emanuel rank 12th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team gold medal list with seven. Alison and Emanuel rank 81st on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with 37. Alison and Emanuel rank 11th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $785,300. Alison (10) ranks 14th and Emanuel (76) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual gold medals. Alison (63) ranks 137th and Emanuel (228) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Alison ($543,350) ranks 21st and Emanuel ($2,374,085) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Alison was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009, Best Blocker in 2011, Best Hitter in 2011 and 2012, and Best Offensive Player in 2011. Emanuel was named the FIVB World Tour Sportsperson in 2005, 2010, 2011, and 2012, Best Hitter in 2006, Most Outstanding in 2006 and 2011, and Most Inspirational in 2011 and 2012. Alison and Emanuel are the current FIVB World Tour Champions and were named Team of the Year in 2011. Emanuel is a 10-time FIVB World Tour Champion, besides last season with Alison, he won the points championship 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. Emanuel and Ricardo were also named Team of the Year in 2005 (the inaugural season for the award), 2006, and 2007. Page 4 of 5 Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event

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