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Final Four Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands vs. Cherif Younousse/Ahmed Tijan, Qatar Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 3, 1989 (28 yrs old) Birth Date: March 21, 1988 (29 yrs old) Home Town: Leiden Home Town: Nieuwegein Resides: The Hague Resides: The Hague Height: 198 cm (6'6") Height: 207 cm (6'9") Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Weight: 92 kg (204 lbs.) Seasons: 13 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 84 Tournaments: 75 Best Finish: 1st (3 times) Best Finish: 1st (3 times) Career Winnings: $349,800 Career Winnings: $342,088 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 69 3 5 5 3 10 0 16 0 11 7 4 3 1 US$683,225.00 Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before Doha Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 3/7/2018 Pool H Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (24, Q3) Won 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 0:53 Wed, 3/7/2018 Pool H Billy Allen / Ryan Doherty, United States (25, Q4) Lost 19-21, 21-10, 14-16 0:39 Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 1 Mariusz Prudel / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (20) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:33 Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 2 Theo Brunner / John Hyden, United States (10) Won 27-25, 21-17 0:38 Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 3 Saymon Barbosa / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (22) Won 19-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:05 Fri, 3/9/2018 Semi-Finals Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (8) Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 69th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Alexander is playing in his 17th FIVB World Tour final four with three gold, five silver, five bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Robert is playing in his 17th FIVB World Tour final four with three gold, five silver, five bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. This is Alexander's and Robert's 2nd Final Four of 2018 (Bronze The Hague Four Star). Alexander and Robert won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Alexander and Robert won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), finished 17th in 2015 (The Hague) and 17th in 2017 (Vienna). Alexander and Robert are currently ranked 4th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 3,720 points and 5th in 2018 World Tour winnings with $30,000. Alexander and Robert rank 27th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with three, 33rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 69, and 22nd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $683,225. Alexander and Robert have a career 211-118 (64.1%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 12-5 (70.6%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 4-1 (80.0%) in Doha. Alexander (3) and Robert (3) each ranks 42nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Alexander (80) ranks 131st and Robert (71) ranks 162nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Alexander ($349,800) ranks 59th and Robert ($341,612) ranks 61st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Alexander and Robert won the gold medal at the CEV Masters Pelhrimov in 2018 (Pelhrimov, Czech Republic). Alexander and Robert won the bronze medal at the European Championship Final in 2017 (Jurmala, Latvia). Alexander won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Christiaan Varenhorst in 2008 (Brighton, England). Alexander was named the FIVB World Tour Best Hitter in 2017. Page 1 of 4 Cherif Younousse Ahmed Tijan Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 22, 1995 (22 yrs old) Birth Date: April 28, 1995 (22 yrs old) Home Town: Doha Home Town: Banjul, Gambia Resides: Doha Resides: Doha Height: 195 cm (6'5") Height: 186 cm (6'1") Weight: 76 kg (169 lbs.) Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Seasons: 5 Seasons: 4 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 27 Tournaments: 21 Best Finish: 1st (Kish Island 2016) Best Finish: 2nd (2 times) Career Winnings: $41,900 Career Winnings: $14,100 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 41 49 Money FIVB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 US$14,000.00 FIVB Age Group WC 1000000000001 US$0.00 Overall 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 US$14,000.00 Previous Doha Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2014 Ahmed Tijan - 41st Cherif Younousse - 41st 2016 Jefferson Santos Pereira - 17th Assam Mahmoud - 17th 2016 Jefferson Santos Pereira - 25th Julio Nascimento - 17th Doha Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 3/7/2018 Pool H Billy Allen / Ryan Doherty, United States (25, Q4) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 8-15 0:40 Wed, 3/7/2018 Pool H Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (24, Q3) Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-10 0:47 Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 1 Sam Pedlow / Sam Schachter, Canada (11) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:33 Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 2 Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (19) Won 18-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:50 Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 3 Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (12) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:47 Fri, 3/9/2018 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (9) Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan first played together in 2014 before reuniting this season. They are playing in their 4th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Cherif is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal. Ahmed is playing in his 3rd FIVB World Tour final four with two silver medals. This is Cherif's and Ahmed's 1st Final Four of 2018. Cherif and Ahmed are the only team from Qatar to finish higher than 17th in an FIVB World Tour event held in Qatar. Cherif finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Jefferson Santos Pereira in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Cherif finished 5th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague) and 9th in 2017 (Vienna), both with Jefferson Santos Pereira 9th. Cherif and Ahmed are currently ranked 65th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 960 points and 19th in 2018 World Tour winnings with $14,000. Cherif and Ahmed rank 902nd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with four and 484th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $14,000. Cherif and Ahmed have a career 7-5 (58.3%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 7-4 (63.6%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 4-2 (66.7%) in Doha. Cherif (1) ranks 84th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Cherif (26) ranks 404th and Ahmed (20) ranks 481st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Cherif ($41,900) ranks 276th and Ahmed ($14,100) ranks 427th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event Page 2 of 4 Semi Finals - Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena, United States vs. Oleg Stoyanovskiy/Igor Velichko, Russia Phil Dalhausser Nick Lucena Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: January 26, 1980 (38 yrs old) Birth Date: September 22, 1979 (38 yrs old) Home Town: Baden, Switzerland Home Town: Davie, FL Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA Resides: Davie, FL Height: 205 cm (6'9") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Seasons: 15 Seasons: 13 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 109 Tournaments: 98 Best Finish: 1st (38 times) Best Finish: 1st (9 times) Career Winnings: $1,268,900 Career Winnings: $623,000 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 29 9 6 2 0 7 0 1 0 1 2 US$635,500.00 Previous Doha Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2016 Nick Lucena - 2nd Phil Dalhausser - 2nd Doha Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 3/7/2018 Pool A Ahmed Nassir / Benlouaer Ziad, Qatar (32) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:28 Wed, 3/7/2018 Pool A Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (16) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:31 Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 1 Grant O'Gorman / Ben Saxton, Canada (14) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:37 Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 2 Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Nikita Liamin, Russia (4) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:35 Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 3 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (2) Won 37-35, 13-21, 9-6 Retired 1:04 Fri, 3/9/2018 Semi-Finals Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Igor Velichko, Russia (15) Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena first together in 2005 before reuniting in 2015. They are playing in their 29th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Phil is playing in his 71st FIVB World Tour final four with 38 gold, 15 silver, 13 bronze medals and four 4th place finishes. Nick is playing in his 28th FIVB World Tour final four with nine gold, 10 silver, five bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. This is Phil's and Nick's 2nd Final Four of 2018 (Gold Fort Lauderdale Major). Nick and Phil finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
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