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Alison Conte Cerutti Emanuel Fernando Scheffer Rego Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: December 7, 1985 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: April 15, 1973 (39 yrs old) Home Town: Vitória Home Town: Curitiba Resides: 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: 7 Seasons: 19 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 61 Tournaments: 223 Best Finish: 1st (12 times) Best Finish: 1st (76 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (9 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (75 times) Career Winnings: $504,350 Career Winnings: $2,327,735

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 31 6 7 7 1 4 1 3 0 1 0 US$690,600.00

Previous Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 1995 Did not play Ze Marco de Melo - 3rd 1997 Did not play Ze Marco de Melo - 1st 1999 Did not play Jose Loiola - 9th 2001 Did not play Tande Ramos - 3rd 2003 Did not play Ricardo Santos - 3rd 2004 Did not play Ricardo Santos - 4th 2005 Did not play Ricardo Santos - 17th 2007 Did not play Ricardo Santos - 5th 2008 Did not play Ricardo Santos - 1st

Berlin Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool J Sergiy Popov / Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine (32, Q32) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:35 Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool J Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (17) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:34 Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool J David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (16) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:37 Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 2 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (22) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:36 Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 3 Marcio Araujo / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (10) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54 Sat, 7/14/2012 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (8)

Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego have been playing together since 2010. They are playing in their 31st FIVB SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Alison is playing in his 32nd FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with nine gold, 10 silver, 10 bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Emanuel is playing in his 162nd FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with 75 gold, 34 silver, 40 bronze medals and 12 4th place finishes. Emanuel has played in all four and will represent Brazil in 2012 () with Alison. He finished 9th with Ze Marco de Melo in 1996 (Atlanta), 9th with Jose Loiola in 2000 (), won the gold medal in 2004 () and the bronze medal in 2008 (), both with Ricardo Santos. Alison and Emanuel are the current World Champions, winning gold in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2011 (). Alison won the silver medal in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Harley Marques in 2009 (Stavanger). Emanuel has played in all eight FIVB SWATCH 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 (), 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 tied for 1st on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 4760 points and 2nd in winnings with $185,700. They have one win in 2012 (). Alison and Emanuel rank 14th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team gold medal list with six. Alison and Emanuel rank 102nd on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 31. Alison and Emanuel rank 15th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $690,600. Alison (9) ranks 16th and Emanuel (75) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual gold medals. Alison (57) ranks 149th and Emanuel (222) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Alison ($496,000) ranks 24th and Emanuel ($2,326,735) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Alison was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009, Best Blocker in 2011, Best Hitter in 2011, and Best Offensive Player in 2011. Emanuel was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Sportsperson in 2005, 2010, and 2011, Best Hitter in 2006, Most Outstanding in 2006 and 2011, and Most Inspirational in 2011. Alison and Emanuel are the current FIVB SWATCH World Tour Champions and were named Team of the Year in 2011. Emanuel is a 10-time FIVB SWATCH 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 1 of 4 Reinder Nummerdor Richard Schuil Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 10, 1976 (35 yrs old) Birth Date: May 2, 1973 (39 yrs old) Home Town: Ijsselmuiden Home Town: Leeuwarden Resides: Uithoorn Resides: Amsterdam Height: 194 cm (6'4") Height: 202 cm (6'8") Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Weight: 95 kg (211 lbs.) Seasons: 7 Seasons: 7 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 67 Tournaments: 68 Best Finish: 1st (8 times) Best Finish: 1st (8 times) Career Winnings: $411,150 Career Winnings: $414,150

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 67 8 5 2 3 13 2 15 4 9 3 1 1 US$822,300.00

Previous Berlin Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2007 Richard Schuil - 9th Reinder Nummerdor - 9th 2008 Richard Schuil - 9th Reinder Nummerdor - 9th

Berlin Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool Q Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (25, Q18) Won 27-25, 21-14 0:37 Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool Q Serguei Prokopiev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (24, Q5) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:39 Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool Q Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (9) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:58 Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 2 / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (6) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:38 Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 3 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (9) Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-7 0:46 Sat, 7/14/2012 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1)

Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil have been playing together since 2006. They are playing in their 67th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Reinder is playing in his 19th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with eight gold, five silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Richard is playing in his 19th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with eight gold, five silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Reinder and Richard finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and will represent the Netherlands in 2012 (London). Reinder and Richard finished 17th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), 17th in 2009 (Stavanger), and 17th in 2011 (Rome). Reinder and Richard are currently ranked 5th on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 3280 points and 4th in winnings with $124,900. They have one win in 2012 (Beijing). Reinder and Richard rank 10th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team gold medal list with eight. Reinder and Richard rank 28th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 67. Reinder and Richard rank 7th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $822,300. Reinder (8) and Richard (8) rank 18th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual gold medals. Reinder (67) ranks 122nd and Richard (68) ranks 120th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Reinder ($411,150) ranks 33rd and Richard ($414,150) ranks 32nd in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Reinder and Richard won the gold medal at the European Championship Final in 2008 (Hamburg, Germany), in 2009 (Sochi, Russia), and 2010 (Berlin, Germany). Reinder was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2009 and 2011. Richard was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Most Outstanding in 2009.

Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego lead the series 5-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 6/11/2012 Moscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego 21-16, 29-27 0:47 8/4/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego 21-17, 21-18 0:32 7/7/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Pool J Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego 21-17, 21-19 0:34 6/18/2010 Open Winner 3 Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego 21-16, 21-18 0:34 5/29/2010 Myslowice Open Contender 6 Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego 23-21, 23-21 0:45

Page 2 of 4 Semi Finals - /, United States vs. Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland

Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: February 6, 1976 (36 yrs old) Birth Date: June 19, 1980 (32 yrs old) Home Town: Bountiful, UT Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA Resides: Costa Mesa, CA Resides: Corona Del Mar, CA Height: 201 cm (6'7") Height: 191 cm (6'3") Weight: 93 kg (206 lbs.) Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 9 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 67 Tournaments: 62 Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Career Winnings: $387,775 Career Winnings: $341,150

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 60 4 4 2 2 13 2 15 2 13 2 US$678,800.00

Previous Berlin Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Stein Metzger - 13th Did not play 2007 Sean Rosenthal - 17th Jake Gibb - 17th 2008 Sean Rosenthal - 9th Jake Gibb - 9th

Berlin Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool L / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (30, Q6) Won 18-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:54 Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool L Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (19) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:39 Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool L Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (14) Won By Forfeit Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 2 / , United States (2) Won 18-21, 23-21, 15-10 1:01 Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 3 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (16) Won 22-24, 21-17, 15-10 0:59 Sat, 7/14/2012 Semi-Finals Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (15)

Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal have been playing together since 2006. They are playing in their 60th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Jake is playing in his 16th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with four gold, five silver, four bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Sean is playing in his 13th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with four gold, four silver, two bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Jake and Sean finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and will represent the United States in 2012 (London). Jake and Sean finished 5th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), 9th in 2009 (Stavanger), and 17th in 2011 (Rome). Jake finished 13th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Stein Metzger in 2005 (Berlin). Jake played in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships, with Stein Metzger in 2005 (Berlin) 13th. Jake and Sean are currently tied for 1st on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 4760 points and 1st in winnings with $187,600. They have won the last two events in 2012 (Rome, Gstaad). Jake and Sean rank 19th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team gold medal list with four. Jake and Sean rank 32nd on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 60. Jake and Sean rank 16th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $678,800. Jake (4) and Sean (4) rank 34th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual gold medals. Jake (67) ranks 122nd and Sean (62) ranks 134th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Jake ($387,775) ranks 38th and Sean ($341,150) ranks 44th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Jake was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Top Rookie in 2005. Sean was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Top Rookie in 2006.

Page 3 of 4 Grzegorz Fijalek Mariusz Prudel Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 5, 1987 (24 yrs old) Birth Date: January 21, 1986 (26 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: 9 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 45 Tournaments: 49 Best Finish: 2nd (2 times) Best Finish: 2nd (2 times) Career Winnings: $177,025 Career Winnings: $180,900

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 40 0 2 1 5 6 2 5 2 13 3 US$353,550.00 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 42 0 2 1 5 7 2 5 2 14 3 US$354,050.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Berlin Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool K Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (18) Won 22-20, 17-21, 27-25 1:13 Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool K Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (31) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:38 Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool K Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Lost 22-24, 19-21 0:47 Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 2 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (21) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:39 Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 3 Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (11) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:36 Sat, 7/14/2012 Semi-Finals Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (3)

Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel have been playing together since 2008. They are playing in their 40th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. They are playing in their first final four of 2012. Grzegorz is playing in his 9th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with two silver medals, one bronze medal and five 4th place finishes. Mariusz is playing in his 9th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with two silver medals, one bronze medal and five 4th place finishes. Grzegorz and Mariusz will represent Poland in the 2012 Olympic Games (London). Grzegorz and Mariusz finished 5th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2011 (Rome). Grzegorz and Mariusz are currently ranked 25th on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 1200 points and 23rd in winnings with $36,600. Grzegorz and Mariusz rank 60th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 40. Grzegorz and Mariusz rank 37th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $353,550. Grzegorz (40) ranks 221st and Mariusz (46) ranks 185th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Grzegorz ($176,775) ranks 88th and Mariusz ($180,650) ranks 87th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Grzegorz won the bronze medal at the U19 World Championships with Michal Matyja in 2005 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France). Mariusz was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Most Improved Player in 2011

Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal lead the series 2-1 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/8/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Pool N Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel 21-11, 21-15 0:35 6/18/2010 Prague Open Winner 3 Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal 21-19, 21-19 0:44 5/6/2010 Open Contender 2 Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:53

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