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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands vs. Petr Benes/Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic Reinder Nummerdor Richard Schuil Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 10, 1976 (34 yrs old) Birth Date: May 2, 1973 (38 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: 6 Seasons: 6 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 58 Tournaments: 59 Best Finish: 1st (6 times) Best Finish: 1st (6 times) Career Winnings: $328,800 Career Winnings: $331,800 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 58 6 3 2 3 11 2 15 4 6 3 1 1 US$657,600.00 Previous The Hague Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Richard Schuil - 1st Reinder Nummerdor - 1st 2010 Richard Schuil - 9th Reinder Nummerdor - 9th The Hague Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 1 Geir Eithun / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (25) Won 21-12, 21-10 0:31 Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 2 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (9) Won 10-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:43 Fri, 8/26/2011 Winner 3 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (1) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:41 Sat, 8/27/2011 Winner 4 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (5) Won 19-21, 21-9, 15-13 0:44 Sat, 8/27/2011 Semi-Finals Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (6) Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil have been playing together since 2006. They are playing in their 58th FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour tournament together. Reinder is playing in his 15th FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with six gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Richard is playing in his 15th FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with six gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Reinder and Richard finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing). Reinder and Richard finished 17th in the FIVB Swatch World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), 2009 (Stavanger), and 2011 (Rome). Reinder and Richard are currently ranked 10th on the FIVB Swatch World Tour in 2011 with 3,040 points and 10th in winnings with $87,450. Reinder and Richard rank 13th on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team gold medal list with six. Reinder and Richard rank 33rd on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team tournament list with 58. Reinder and Richard rank 14th on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team winnings list with $657,600. Reinder (6) ranks 25th and Richard (6) ranks 25th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual gold medals. Reinder (58) ranks 136th and Richard (59) ranks 133rd in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual tournaments. Reinder ($328,800) ranks 42nd and Richard ($331,800) ranks 41st 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), 2009 (Sochi, Russia), and 2010 (Berlin, Germany). Reinder was named the FIVB Swatch World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2009. Richard was named the FIVB Swatch World Tour Most Outstanding in 2009. Page 1 of 4 Petr Benes Premysl Kubala Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 27, 1974 (36 yrs old) Birth Date: December 16, 1973 (37 yrs old) Home Town: Praha Home Town: Frydek Mistek Resides: Prague Resides: Frydek Mistek Height: 197 cm (6'6") Height: 202 cm (6'8") Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Weight: 97 kg (215 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 14 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 48 Tournaments: 106 Best Finish: 4th (Brno 2006) Best Finish: 3rd (Brno 2007) Best WT Finish: 5th (2 times) Best WT Finish: 4th (Berlin 1998) Career Winnings: $95,225 Career Winnings: $158,125 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 27 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 1 9 4 US$167,050.00 Previous The Hague Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Premysl Kubala - 7th Petr Benes - 7th The Hague Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 1 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (27, Q10) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:33 Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (11) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:32 Fri, 8/26/2011 Winner 3 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia (19) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:34 Sat, 8/27/2011 Winner 4 Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:35 Sat, 8/27/2011 Contender 6 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (7) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:35 Sat, 8/27/2011 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (8) Petr Benes and Premysl Kubala have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 27th FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour tournament together. Petr is playing in his 1st FIVB Swatch World Tour final. Premysl is playing in his 2nd FIVB Swatch World Tour final four with one 4th place finish. Petr and Premysl finished 17th in the FIVB Swatch World Championships in 2011 (Rome). Premysl finished 17th in the FIVB Swatch World Championships with Michal Palinek in 1997 (Los Angeles) and finished 41st with Marek Pakosta in 1999 (Marseille). Petr and Premysl are currently ranked 12th on the FIVB Swatch World Tour in 2011 with 2,920 points and 13th in winnings with $79,200. Petr and Premysl rank 109th on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team tournament list with 27. Petr and Premysl rank 76th on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team winnings list with $167,050. Petr (42) ranks 194th and Premysl (101) ranks 48th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual tournaments. Petr ($91,975) ranks 134th and Premysl ($155,175) ranks 97th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual earnings. Premysl won bronze medals at the Slavkov Challenger with Michal Palinek in 2004 (Slavkov, Czech Republic) and at the Brno Challenger with Jaroslav Pavlas in 2007 (Brno, Czech Republic). Premysl won the silver medal at the CEV Almere Open with Petr Chromy in 2000 (Almere, Netherlands) and the bronze medal at the CEV Swiss Masters with Michal Biza in 2006 (Lucerne, Switzerland). Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil lead the series 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil 21-17, 21-8 0:32 Page 2 of 4 Semi Finals - Yaroslav Koshkarev/Konstantin Semenov, Russia vs. Pedro Cunha/Ricardo Santos, Brazil Yaroslav Koshkarev Konstantin Semenov Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 21, 1985 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: June 9, 1989 (22 yrs old) Home Town: Moscow Home Town: Kyrgistan Resides: Moscow Resides: Smolensk, Russia Height: 194 cm (6'4") Height: 208 cm (6'10") Weight: 82 kg (182 lbs.) Weight: 85 kg (189 lbs.) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 3 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 47 Tournaments: 24 Best Finish: 3rd (2 times) Best Finish: 5th (Gstaad 2011) Best WT Finish: 5th (3 times) Career Winnings: $54,675 Career Winnings: $79,375 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 US$74,000.00 Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before The Hague Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 1 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (28, Q14) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:33 Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 2 Harley Marques / Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil (12, Q2) Won 24-22, 28-26 0:47 Fri, 8/26/2011 Winner 3 Rhooney Ferramenta / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (13) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:36 Sat, 8/27/2011 Winner 4 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (8) Lost 21-19, 9-21, 13-15 0:44 Sat, 8/27/2011 Contender 6 Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (26) Won 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:51 Sat, 8/27/2011 Semi-Finals Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Yaroslav Koshkarev and Konstantin Semenov started playing together this season. They are playing in their 9th FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour tournament together. Yaroslav is playing in his 1st FIVB Swatch World Tour final four. Konstantin is playing in his 1st FIVB Swatch World Tour final four. Yaroslav and Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB Swatch World Championships in 2011 (Rome). Yaroslav and Konstantin are currently ranked 13th on the FIVB Swatch World Tour in 2011 with 2,740 points and 14th in winnings with $74,000. Yaroslav and Konstantin rank 359th on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team tournament list with nine. Yaroslav and Konstantin rank 136th on the all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour team winnings list with $74,000. Yaroslav (41) ranks 197th and Konstantin (24) ranks 324th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual tournaments. Yaroslav ($78,150) ranks 149th and Konstantin ($54,675) ranks 180th in all-time FIVB Swatch World Tour individual earnings. Yaroslav won the bronze medal at the Under 18 Junior World Championships with Ruslan Dayanov in 2002 (Xylokastro, Greece). Yaroslav won the bronze medal at the U-21 World Championships with Serguei Prokopiev in 2005 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Yaroslav won the bronze medal at the CEV Satellite Anapa with Alexander Likholetov in 2011 (Anapa, Russia).