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Semi Finals - Daniele Lupo/, Italy vs. /, Russia

Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: August 6, 1988 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Home Town: Ortona Resides: Rome Resides: Ortona Height: 195 cm (6'5") Height: 203 cm (6'8") Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 66 Tournaments: 86 Best Finish: 1st (3 times) Best Finish: 1st (5 times) Career Winnings: $312,488 Best WT Finish: 1st (3 times) Career Winnings: $358,413

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 58 3 5 5 2 7 2 20 0 8 4 1 US$620,175.00

Previous Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2016 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th

Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sun, 8/7/2016 Pool C Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (15) Lost 21-14, 14-21, 11-15 0:48 Tue, 8/9/2016 Pool C Choaib Belhaj / Mohamed Naceur, Tunisia (22) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:35 Thu, 8/11/2016 Pool C / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Lost 13-21, 21-17, 22-24 0:55 Thu, 8/11/2016 Lucky Loser Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Won 21-12, 15-21, 15-13 0:41 Fri, 8/12/2016 Winner 1 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (12) Won 21-12, 23-21 0:40 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsouk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (23) Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:17 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (8)

Daniele and Paolo have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 58th FIVB World Tour tournament together (ranks 46th), three gold medals, $620,175 career winnings (ranks 25th). Daniele has played in 15 FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold, five silver, five bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Paolo has played in 15 FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold, five silver, five bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Daniele and Paolo have played in four Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Bronze Sochi Open 2015, Silver Vitória Open 2016, Silver Fuzhou Open 2016, Gold Sochi Open 2016). Daniele and Paolo finished 5th in the in 2012 (). Daniele and Paolo finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 17th in 2015 (The Hague). Daniele finished 33rd in the FIVB World Championships with Andrea Tomatis in 2011 (Rome). Paolo finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger) and 9th in 2011 (Rome), both with Matteo Martino. Daniele and Paolo are currently ranked 22nd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,120 points and 20th in winnings with $70,575. Daniele and Paolo have a career 204-102 (66.7%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 67-38 (63.8%) record in 2015-16. Excluding forfeits, they are 131-53 (71.2%) in two sets and 69-48 (59.0%) in three sets, including 164-23 (87.7%) when winning the 1st set and 36-78 (31.6%) when losing the 1st set. Daniele and Paolo won the gold medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2014 (Cagliari, Italy) and 2016 (Biel, Switzerland). Paolo won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2006 (Bermuda, Bermuda). Paolo won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships in 2007 (Modena, Italy) and 2008 (Brighton, England), both with Francesco Giontella. Paolo Nicolai was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2012 and Best Offensive Player in 2014.

Page 1 of 9 Viacheslav Krasilnikov Konstantin Semenov Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 28, 1991 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: June 9, 1989 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Gelengzik Home Town: Tokmak. Kyrgyzstan Resides: Gelengzik Resides: Smolensk, Russia Height: 196 cm (6'5") Height: 210 cm (6'11") Weight: 73 kg (162 lbs.) Weight: 100 kg (222 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 36 Tournaments: 74 Best Finish: 1st ( 2014) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $176,388 Career Winnings: $269,363

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 32 1 3 1 3 4 0 12 0 4 3 US$340,775.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2016 Konstantin Semenov - 9th Viacheslav Krasilnikov - 9th

Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sun, 8/7/2016 Pool E Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:38 Tue, 8/9/2016 Pool E Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (20) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:35 Thu, 8/11/2016 Pool E Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (5) Won 21-15, 14-21, 15-9 0:45 Fri, 8/12/2016 Winner 1 Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (19) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:32 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (21) Won 22-20, 22-24, 18-16 1:01 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (10)

Viacheslav and Konstantin have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 32nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, one gold medal, $340,775 career winnings (ranks 52nd). Viacheslav has played in nine FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Konstantin has played in 10 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Viacheslav and Konstantin have played in five Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Yokohama Grand Slam 2015, 4th Sochi Open 2015, 4th Xiamen Open 2016, Silver Sochi Open 2016, Bronze Hamburg Major 2016). Konstantin finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Serguey Prokopyev in 2012 (London). Viacheslav and Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome) and 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Yaroslav Koshkarev. Viacheslav and Konstantin are currently ranked 21st in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,180 points and 18th in winnings with $82,700. Viacheslav and Konstantin have a career 106-56 (65.4%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 69-35 (66.3%) record in 2015-16. Excluding forfeits, they are 74-30 (71.2%) in two sets and 27-25 (51.9%) in three sets, including 94-16 (85.5%) when winning the 1st set and 7-39 (15.2%) when losing the 1st set. Viacheslav and Konstantin won the silver medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2016 (Biel, Switzerland). Yaroslav and Konstantin Semenov won one gold medal on the CEV Continental Tour in 2013.

Series tied 3-3 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/8/2016 Sochi Open Gold Medal Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 21-15, 21-18 0:36 5/5/2016 Sochi Open Pool H Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:48 4/22/2016 Fuzhou Open Winner 2 Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:44 9/13/2015 Sochi Open Bronze Medal Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:55 7/1/2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015 Winner 1 Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:58 6/15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam Semi Finals Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov 21-19, 21-14

Page 2 of 9 Semi Finals - /, vs. /Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands

Alison Conte Cerutti Bruno Oscar Schmidt Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: December 7, 1985 (30 yrs old) Birth Date: October 6, 1986 (29 yrs old) Home Town: Espirito Santo Home Town: Brasilia Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Vitória Height: 203 cm (6'8") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 110 kg (244 lbs.) Weight: 87 kg (193 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Seasons: 12 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 104 Tournaments: 106 Best Finish: 1st (23 times) Best Finish: 1st (13 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (20 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (11 times) Career Winnings: $1,033,800 Career Winnings: $748,525

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 30 9 4 1 4 2 0 7 0 2 0 US$892,500.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result FIVB Age Group WC 2005 Did not play Vinícius de Almeida - 9th 2015 Bruno Oscar Schmidt - 4th Alison Cerutti - 4th 2016 Bruno Oscar Schmidt - 5th Alison Cerutti - 5th

Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sat, 8/6/2016 Pool A Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (24) Won 21-19, 22-20 0:43 Mon, 8/8/2016 Pool A Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (13) Lost 21-23, 21-16, 13-15 0:57 Wed, 8/10/2016 Pool A Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (12) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:45 Sat, 8/13/2016 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Won 24-22, 21-13 0:40 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Won 21-14, 12-21, 15-9 0:45 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2)

Alison and Bruno have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, nine gold medals (ranks 10th), $892,500 career winnings (ranked 7th). Alison has played in 54 FIVB World Tour final fours with 20 gold, 15 silver, 11 bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes. Bruno has played in 31 FIVB World Tour final fours with 11 gold, eight silver, four bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes. Alison and Bruno have played in 13 Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Moscow Grand Slam 2015, Gold The Hague World Championships 2015, Gold Gstaad Major Series 2015, Gold Yokohama Grand Slam 2015, Gold Long Beach Grand Slam 2015, Gold Olsztyn Grand Slam 2015, 4th Rio de Janeiro Open 2015, Gold Fort Lauderdale World Tour Finals 2015, Gold Vitória Open 2016, Silver Moscow Grand Slam 2016, 4th Hamburg Major Series 2016, Silver Olsztyn Grand Slam 2016, Gold Porec Major Series 2016). Alison won the silver medal in the Olympic Games with in 2012 (London). Alison and Bruno won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Alison won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championships with Harley Marques in 2009 (Stavanger), won gold in 2011 (Rome) and finished 4th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Emanuel Rego . Bruno finished 17th in the FIVB World Championship with Joao Maciel in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th with Benjamin Insfran in 2011 (Rome), and 5th with in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Alison and Bruno are currently ranked 10th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,140 points and 2nd in winnings with $206,000. Alison and Bruno have a career 148-38 (79.6%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 101-20 (83.5%) record in 2015-16. Excluding forfeits, they are 109-19 (85.2%) in two sets and 35-19 (64.8%) in three sets, including 124-9 (93.2%) when winning the 1st set and 20-29 (40.8%) when losing the 1st set. Alison won the gold medal at the 2011 with Emanuel Rego (, Mexico). Bruno won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Pedro Solberg in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland). Alison and Bruno were Team of the Year and Tour Points Champions in 2015. Alison was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009, Best Blocker in 2011 and 2015, Best Hitter in 2011 and 2012, Best Offensive Player in 2011 and was Team of the Year and Tour Points Champion with Emanuel Rego in 2011. Bruno was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2010, Best Defensive Player in 2013, 2014, and 2015, Best Offensive Player in 2015, Most Outstanding in 2015, and Sportsperson in 2015. Alison is the heaviest men's player who has competed in any of the six Olympic Games at 110 kg (244 lbs.). Bruno is the nephew of Basketball Hall of Fame legend Oscar Schmidt

Page 3 of 9 Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 3, 1989 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: March 21, 1988 (28 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: 11 Seasons: 9 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 74 Tournaments: 65 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $314,050 Career Winnings: $306,338

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 59 2 5 3 3 7 0 13 0 10 7 4 3 1 US$611,725.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2016 Robert Meeuwsen - 3rd Alexander Brouwer - 3rd

Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sat, 8/6/2016 Pool B Dmitri Barsouk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (23) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:37 Mon, 8/8/2016 Pool B Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (14) Won 21-19, 17-21, 16-14 0:58 Wed, 8/10/2016 Pool B Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:39 Sat, 8/13/2016 Winner 1 Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (16) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:33 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (5) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:41 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (1)

Alexander and Robert have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 59th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together (ranks 42nd), two gold medals, $611,725 career winnings (ranks 27th). Alexander has played in 13 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold, five silver, three bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Robert has played in 13 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold, five silver, three bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Alexander and Robert have played in 10 Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Silver Fuzhou Open 2015, Silver Lucerne Open 2015, Gold Porec Major 2015, Bronze Gstaad Major 2015, 4th Long Beach Grand Slam 2015, 4th World Tour Finals 2015, Silver Puerto Vallarta Open 2015-16, Bronze Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 2016, Bronze Vitória Open 2016, Silver Hamburg Major 2016). Alexander and Robert won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and finished 17th in 2015 (The Hague). Alexander and Robert are currently ranked 9th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,190 points and 5th in winnings with $148,375. Alexander and Robert have a career 179-102 (63.7%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 89-33 (73.0%) record in 2015-16. Excluding forfeits, they are 120-52 (69.8%) in two sets and 54-47 (53.5%) in three sets, including 144-30 (82.8%) when winning the 1st set and 30-69 (30.3%) when losing the 1st set. Alexander won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Christiaan Varenhorst in 2008 (Brighton, England). Alexander and Robert won one silver medal and one bronze medal on the European (CEV) Continental Tour in 2012-15.

Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt lead the series 5-2 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/2/2016 Porec Major Winner 2 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-19, 24-22 0:41 3/12/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 3 Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen 27-25, 21-19 0:45 8/22/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam Semi Finals Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-18, 21-17 0:39 5/30/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-14, 21-14 0:33 7/24/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen 21-17, 22-20 0:41 6/21/2014 Grand Slam Winner 2 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-16, 21-13 0:35 6/13/2014 Moscow Grand Slam Pool D Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-13, 21-19 0:36

Page 4 of 9 Bronze Medal Match - Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov, Russia vs. Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands

Viacheslav Krasilnikov Konstantin Semenov Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 28, 1991 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: June 9, 1989 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Gelengzik Home Town: Tokmak. Kyrgyzstan Resides: Gelengzik Resides: Smolensk, Russia Height: 196 cm (6'5") Height: 210 cm (6'11") Weight: 73 kg (162 lbs.) Weight: 100 kg (222 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 36 Tournaments: 74 Best Finish: 1st (Moscow 2014) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $176,388 Career Winnings: $269,363

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 32 1 3 1 3 4 0 12 0 4 3 US$340,775.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2016 Konstantin Semenov - 9th Viacheslav Krasilnikov - 9th

Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sun, 8/7/2016 Pool E Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:38 Tue, 8/9/2016 Pool E Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (20) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:35 Thu, 8/11/2016 Pool E Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (5) Won 21-15, 14-21, 15-9 0:45 Fri, 8/12/2016 Winner 1 Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (19) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:32 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (21) Won 22-20, 22-24, 18-16 0:59 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (10) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 13-15 0:36 Thu, 8/18/2016 Bronze Medal Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2)

Viacheslav and Konstantin have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 32nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, one gold medal, $340,775 career winnings (ranks 52nd). Viacheslav has played in nine FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Konstantin has played in 10 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Viacheslav and Konstantin have played in five Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Yokohama Grand Slam 2015, 4th Sochi Open 2015, 4th Xiamen Open 2016, Silver Sochi Open 2016, Bronze Hamburg Major 2016). Konstantin finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Serguey Prokopyev in 2012 (London). Viacheslav and Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome) and 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Yaroslav Koshkarev. Viacheslav and Konstantin are currently ranked 21st in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,180 points and 18th in winnings with $82,700. Viacheslav and Konstantin have a career 106-57 (65.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 69-36 (65.7%) record in 2015-16. Excluding forfeits, they are 74-30 (71.2%) in two sets and 27-26 (50.9%) in three sets, including 94-17 (84.7%) when winning the 1st set and 7-39 (15.2%) when losing the 1st set. Viacheslav and Konstantin won the silver medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2016 (Biel, Switzerland). Yaroslav and Konstantin Semenov won one gold medal on the CEV Continental Tour in 2013.

Page 5 of 9 Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 3, 1989 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: March 21, 1988 (28 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: 11 Seasons: 9 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 74 Tournaments: 65 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $314,050 Career Winnings: $306,338

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 59 2 5 3 3 7 0 13 0 10 7 4 3 1 US$611,725.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2016 Robert Meeuwsen - 3rd Alexander Brouwer - 3rd

Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sat, 8/6/2016 Pool B Dmitri Barsouk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (23) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:37 Mon, 8/8/2016 Pool B Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (14) Won 21-19, 17-21, 16-14 0:58 Wed, 8/10/2016 Pool B Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:39 Sat, 8/13/2016 Winner 1 Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (16) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:33 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (5) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:41 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 23-21, 14-16 0:56 Thu, 8/18/2016 Bronze Medal Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (8)

Alexander and Robert have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 59th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together (ranks 42nd), two gold medals, $611,725 career winnings (ranks 27th). Alexander has played in 13 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold, five silver, three bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Robert has played in 13 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold, five silver, three bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Alexander and Robert have played in 10 Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Silver Fuzhou Open 2015, Silver Lucerne Open 2015, Gold Porec Major 2015, Bronze Gstaad Major 2015, 4th Long Beach Grand Slam 2015, 4th World Tour Finals 2015, Silver Puerto Vallarta Open 2015-16, Bronze Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 2016, Bronze Vitória Open 2016, Silver Hamburg Major 2016). Alexander and Robert won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and finished 17th in 2015 (The Hague). Alexander and Robert are currently ranked 9th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,190 points and 5th in winnings with $148,375. Alexander and Robert have a career 180-103 (63.6%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 90-34 (72.6%) record in 2015-16. Excluding forfeits, they are 121-52 (69.9%) in two sets and 54-48 (52.9%) in three sets, including 145-30 (82.9%) when winning the 1st set and 30-70 (30.0%) when losing the 1st set. Alexander won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Christiaan Varenhorst in 2008 (Brighton, England). Alexander and Robert won one silver medal and one bronze medal on the European (CEV) Continental Tour in 2012-15.

Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen lead the series 4-1 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 6/12/2016 Major Hamburg Semi Finals Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen 21-18, 21-16 0:34 8/21/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen 21-17, 21-17 0:37 5/16/2015 Lucerne Open Winner 3 Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen 21-17, 18-21, 18-16 0:57 6/27/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam Pool F Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen 21-17, 21-15 0:31 8/9/2013 Berlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50

Page 6 of 9 Gold Medal Match - Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy vs. Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil

Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: August 6, 1988 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Rome Home Town: Ortona Resides: Rome Resides: Ortona Height: 195 cm (6'5") Height: 203 cm (6'8") Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 66 Tournaments: 86 Best Finish: 1st (3 times) Best Finish: 1st (5 times) Career Winnings: $312,488 Best WT Finish: 1st (3 times) Career Winnings: $358,413

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 58 3 5 5 2 7 2 20 0 8 4 1 US$620,175.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2016 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th

Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sun, 8/7/2016 Pool C Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (15) Lost 21-14, 14-21, 11-15 0:48 Tue, 8/9/2016 Pool C Choaib Belhaj / Mohamed Naceur, Tunisia (22) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:35 Thu, 8/11/2016 Pool C Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Lost 13-21, 21-17, 22-24 0:55 Thu, 8/11/2016 Lucky Loser Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Won 21-12, 15-21, 15-13 0:41 Fri, 8/12/2016 Winner 1 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (12) Won 21-12, 23-21 0:40 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsouk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (23) Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:50 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (8) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:36 Thu, 8/18/2016 Gold Medal Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (1)

Daniele and Paolo have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 58th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together (ranks 46th), three gold medals, $620,175 career winnings (ranks 25th). Daniele has played in 15 FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold, five silver, five bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Paolo has played in 15 FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold, five silver, five bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Daniele and Paolo have played in four Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Bronze Sochi Open 2015, Silver Vitória Open 2016, Silver Fuzhou Open 2016, Gold Sochi Open 2016). Daniele and Paolo finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Daniele and Paolo finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 17th in 2015 (The Hague). Daniele finished 33rd in the FIVB World Championships with Andrea Tomatis in 2011 (Rome). Paolo finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger) and 9th in 2011 (Rome), both with Matteo Martino. Daniele and Paolo are currently ranked 22nd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,120 points and 20th in winnings with $70,575. Daniele and Paolo have a career 205-102 (66.8%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 68-38 (64.2%) record in 2015-16. Excluding forfeits, they are 131-53 (71.2%) in two sets and 70-48 (59.3%) in three sets, including 164-23 (87.7%) when winning the 1st set and 37-78 (32.2%) when losing the 1st set. Daniele and Paolo won the gold medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2014 (Cagliari, Italy) and 2016 (Biel, Switzerland). Paolo won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2006 (Bermuda, Bermuda). Paolo won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships in 2007 (Modena, Italy) and 2008 (Brighton, England), both with Francesco Giontella. Paolo Nicolai was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2012 and Best Offensive Player in 2014.

Page 7 of 9 Alison Conte Cerutti Bruno Oscar Schmidt Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: December 7, 1985 (30 yrs old) Birth Date: October 6, 1986 (29 yrs old) Home Town: Espirito Santo Home Town: Brasilia Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Vitória Height: 203 cm (6'8") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 110 kg (244 lbs.) Weight: 87 kg (193 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Seasons: 12 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 104 Tournaments: 106 Best Finish: 1st (23 times) Best Finish: 1st (13 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (20 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (11 times) Career Winnings: $1,033,800 Career Winnings: $748,525

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 30 9 4 1 4 2 0 7 0 2 0 US$892,500.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result FIVB Age Group WC 2005 Did not play Vinícius de Almeida - 9th 2015 Bruno Oscar Schmidt - 4th Alison Cerutti - 4th 2016 Bruno Oscar Schmidt - 5th Alison Cerutti - 5th

Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sat, 8/6/2016 Pool A Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (24) Won 21-19, 22-20 0:43 Mon, 8/8/2016 Pool A Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (13) Lost 21-23, 21-16, 13-15 0:57 Wed, 8/10/2016 Pool A Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (12) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:45 Sat, 8/13/2016 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Won 24-22, 21-13 0:40 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Won 21-14, 12-21, 15-9 0:45 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2) Won 21-17, 21-23, 16-14 0:56 Thu, 8/18/2016 Gold Medal Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (10)

Alison and Bruno have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, nine gold medals (ranks 10th), $892,500 career winnings (ranked 7th). Alison has played in 54 FIVB World Tour final fours with 20 gold, 15 silver, 11 bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes. Bruno has played in 31 FIVB World Tour final fours with 11 gold, eight silver, four bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes. Alison and Bruno have played in 13 Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Moscow Grand Slam 2015, Gold The Hague World Championships 2015, Gold Gstaad Major Series 2015, Gold Yokohama Grand Slam 2015, Gold Long Beach Grand Slam 2015, Gold Olsztyn Grand Slam 2015, 4th Rio de Janeiro Open 2015, Gold Fort Lauderdale World Tour Finals 2015, Gold Vitória Open 2016, Silver Moscow Grand Slam 2016, 4th Hamburg Major Series 2016, Silver Olsztyn Grand Slam 2016, Gold Porec Major Series 2016). Alison won the silver medal in the Olympic Games with Emanuel Rego in 2012 (London). Alison and Bruno won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Alison won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championships with Harley Marques in 2009 (Stavanger), won gold in 2011 (Rome) and finished 4th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Emanuel Rego . Bruno finished 17th in the FIVB World Championship with Joao Maciel in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th with Benjamin Insfran in 2011 (Rome), and 5th with Pedro Solberg in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Alison and Bruno are currently ranked 10th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,140 points and 2nd in winnings with $206,000. Alison and Bruno have a career 149-38 (79.7%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 102-20 (83.6%) record in 2015-16. Excluding forfeits, they are 109-19 (85.2%) in two sets and 36-19 (65.5%) in three sets, including 125-9 (93.3%) when winning the 1st set and 20-29 (40.8%) when losing the 1st set. Alison won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games with Emanuel Rego (Guadalajara, Mexico). Bruno won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Pedro Solberg in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland). Alison and Bruno were Team of the Year and Tour Points Champions in 2015. Alison was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009, Best Blocker in 2011 and 2015, Best Hitter in 2011 and 2012, Best Offensive Player in 2011 and was Team of the Year and Tour Points Champion with Emanuel Rego in 2011. Bruno was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2010, Best Defensive Player in 2013, 2014, and 2015, Best Offensive Player in 2015, Most Outstanding in 2015, and Sportsperson in 2015. Alison is the heaviest men's player who has competed in any of the six Olympic Games at 110 kg (244 lbs.). Bruno is the nephew of Basketball Hall of Fame legend Oscar Schmidt

Page 8 of 9 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt lead the series 5-3 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/28/2016 Moscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-19, 21-18 0:38 3/20/2016 Vitória Open Gold Medal Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-13, 21-18 0:37 3/10/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool A Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:53 10/3/2015 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals Winner 1 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 1:01 6/12/2015 Stavanger Major Series Pool A Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:47 8/3/2014 Grand Slam Gold Medal Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 21-14, 21-17 0:33 6/14/2014 Moscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:50 4/26/2014 Fuzhou Open Gold Medal Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:48

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