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Semi Finals - Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile vs. Sebastian Fuchs/Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany

Esteban Grimalt Marco Grimalt Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: January 9, 1991 (23 yrs old) Birth Date: July 11, 1989 (25 yrs old) Home Town: Linares Home Town: Linares Resides: Santiago Resides: Santiago Height: 190 cm (6'3") Height: 195 cm (6'5") Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Seasons: 4 Seasons: 4 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 21 Tournaments: 21 Best Finish: 2nd (Paraná 2014) Best Finish: 2nd (Paraná 2014) Career Winnings: $36,438 Career Winnings: $36,438

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 21 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 3 7 2 1 US$72,875.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Mangaung Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool E Cole Durant / Casey Grice, Australia (28, Q8) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:39 Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool E Julian Horl / Daniel Hupfer, Austria (21) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:36 Thu, 12/11/2014 Pool E Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz, Germany (12) Won By Forfeit Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 2 Marco Caminati / Enrico Rossi, Italy (26, Q6) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:32 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 3 Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena, United States (2) Won 21-15, 16-21, 18-16 0:51 Sat, 12/13/2014 Semi-Finals Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (8)

Esteban Grimalt and Marco Grimalt have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 21st FIVB World Tour tournament together. Neither player has played with a different partner on the FIVB World Tour. Esteban is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one silver medal. Marco is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one silver medal. This is Esteban's and Marco's 2nd Final Four of 2014 (Silver Paraná Open). Esteban and Marco finished 33rd in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Esteban and Marco are currently ranked 6th in FIVB Season Rankings in 2014 with 4,664 points in 19 events. Esteban and Marco are currently ranked 21st in FIVB World Tour points in 2014 with 2,620 points and 30th in winnings with $56,875. Esteban and Marco rank 187th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 21 and 172nd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $72,875. Esteban (21) and Marco (21) each ranks 400th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Esteban ($36,437) and Marco ($36,437) each ranks 256th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.

Page 1 of 4 Sebastian Fuchs Thomas Kaczmarek Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: July 24, 1986 (28 yrs old) Birth Date: January 4, 1986 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Eckernforde Home Town: Myslowice, Poland Resides: Eckernforde Resides: Dortmund Height: 202 cm (6'8") Height: 191 cm (6'3") Weight: 105 kg (233 lbs.) Weight: 83 kg (184 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 23 Tournaments: 50 Best Finish: 1st (Pattaya 2003) Best Finish: 1st (Pattaya 2003) Best WT Finish: 4th (Paraná 2014) Best WT Finish: 4th (Paraná 2014) Career Winnings: $35,300 Career Winnings: $32,625

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 37 Money FIVB 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 US$34,400.00 FIVB Age Group WC 210001000000 US$0.00 FIVB C&S 100000100000 US$500.00 Overall 14 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 3 1 US$34,900.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Mangaung Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool H Martins Dauburs / Toms Smedins, Latvia (25) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:32 Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool H Daniel Dearing / Garrett May, Canada (24, Q5) Lost 24-22, 9-21, 12-15 0:49 Thu, 12/11/2014 Pool H Grant Goldschmidt / Leo Williams, South Africa (9) Lost 21-10, 24-26, 11-15 0:58 Thu, 12/11/2014 Winner 1 Jean-Baptiste Daguerre / Yannick Salvetti, France (19, Q1) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:34 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 2 Josh Binstock / Maverick Hatch, Canada (4) Won 21-16, 23-21 0:43 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 3 Sean Faiga / Ariel Hilman, Israel (18) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:38 Sat, 12/13/2014 Semi-Finals Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (5)

Sebastian Fuchs and Thomas Kaczmarek have been playing together since the middle of 2013. They are playing in their 11th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Sebastian is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one 4th place finish. Thomas is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one 4th place finish. This is Sebastian's and Thomas's 2nd Final Four of 2014 (4th Paraná Open). Sebastian and Thomas finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Sebastian and Thomas are currently ranked 38th in the FIVB Season Rankings in 2014 with 2,294 points in 16 events. Sebastian and Thomas are currently ranked 34th in FIVB World Tour points in 2014 with 1,660 points and 45th in winnings with $21,600. Sebastian and Thomas rank 331st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 11 and 260th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $34,400. Sebastian (20) ranks 412th and Thomas (43) ranks 225th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Sebastian ($35,050) ranks 260th and Thomas ($30,525) ranks 274th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Sebastian and Thomas won the gold medal at the Under 18 World Championships in 2003 (Pattaya, Thailand). Thomas won the gold medal at the CEV Satellite Kiev with Stefan Schneider in 2010 (Kiev, Ukraine). Thomas won the gold medal at the CEV Satellite Lausanne with Alexander Walkenhorst in 2011 (Lausanne, Switzerland). Thomas won the gold medal at the CEV Polish Masters with Alexander Walkenhorst in 2011 (Niechorze, Poland). Thomas won the gold medal at the CEV Varna Challenger with Alexander Walkenhorst in 2011 (Varna, Bulgaria). Thomas won the gold medal at the 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters with Alexander Walkenhorst in 2012 (Novi Sad, Serbia).

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Page 2 of 4 Semi Finals - Youssef Krou/Edouard Rowlandson, France vs. Reinder Nummerdor/Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands

Youssef Krou Edouard Rowlandson Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: June 19, 1989 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: July 20, 1988 (26 yrs old) Home Town: Cannes Home Town: LeTouquet Resides: Montpellier Resides: Montpellier Height: 192 cm (6'4") Height: 190 cm (6'3") Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Weight: 89 kg (198 lbs.) Seasons: 1 Seasons: 3 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 8 Tournaments: 17 Best Finish: 1st (Xiamen 2014) Best Finish: 1st (Xiamen 2014) Career Winnings: $16,250 Career Winnings: $25,450

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 US$32,500.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Mangaung Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool C Casey Augoustides / Colin Pocock, South Africa (30) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:32 Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool C Jean-Baptiste Daguerre / Yannick Salvetti, France (19, Q1) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:40 Thu, 12/11/2014 Pool C Peter Eglseer / Daniel Mullner, Austria (14) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:48 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 2 Jeremy Casebeer / Will Montgomery, United States (20, Q2) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:36 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 3 Daniel Dearing / Garrett May, Canada (24, Q5) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:35 Sat, 12/13/2014 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)

Youssef Krou and Edouard Rowlandson are playing in their 8th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament in their first season together. Youssef is playing in his 3rd FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal and one bronze medal. Edouard is playing in his 3rd FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal and one bronze medal. This is Youssef's and Edouard's 3rd Final Four of 2014 (Gold Xiamen Open, Bronze Doha Open). Youssef and Edouard are currently ranked 20th in the FIVB Season Rankings in 2014 with 3,248 points in 18 events. Youssef and Edouard are currently ranked 31st in FIVB World Tour points in 2014 with 1,890 points and 38th in winnings with $32,500. They have one win in 2014 (Xiamen Open). Youssef and Edouard rank 40th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 476th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with eight, and 265th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $32,500. Youssef (1) and Edouard (1) each ranks 65th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Youssef (8) ranks 756th and Edouard (17) ranks 457th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Youssef ($16,250) ranks 348th and Edouard ($25,450) ranks 299th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Youssef and Edouard won the silver medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters in 2014 (Baku, Azerbaijan).

Page 3 of 4 Reinder Nummerdor Christiaan Varenhorst Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 10, 1976 (38 yrs old) Birth Date: May 6, 1990 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Ijsselmuiden Home Town: The Hague Resides: Uithoorn Resides: The Hague Height: 194 cm (6'4") Height: 211 cm (6'11") Weight: 87 kg (193 lbs.) Weight: 106 kg (235 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 81 Tournaments: 48 Best Finish: 1st (10 times) Best Finish: 1st (São Paulo 2014) Career Winnings: $488,875 Career Winnings: $144,450

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 US$78,500.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Mangaung Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool A Iman Karaminezhad / Abolhamed Mirzaali, Iran (32, Q12) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:34 Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool A Christoph Dressler / Thomas Kunert, Austria (17) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:39 Thu, 12/11/2014 Pool A Chris Gregory / Jake Sheaf, England (16) Won 15-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:42 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 2 Peter Eglseer / Daniel Mullner, Austria (14) Won 11-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:46 Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 3 Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupanis, Greece (7) Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-12 0:45 Sat, 12/13/2014 Semi-Finals Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (3)

Reinder Nummerdor and Christiaan Varenhorst are playing in their 3rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament in their first season together. Reinder is playing in his 23rd FIVB World Tour final four with 10 gold, five silver, two bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. Christiaan is playing in his 4th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. This is Reinder's and Christiaan's 2nd Final Four of 2014 (Gold São Paulo Grand Slam). Reinder finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and 4th in 2012 (London), both with . Reinder finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), 17th in 2009 (Stavanger), 17th in 2011 (Rome), and 17th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), all with Richard Schuil. Christiaan finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Daan Spijkers in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Reinder and Christiaan are currently ranked 50th in the FIVB Season Rankings in 2014 with 1,950 points in four events. Reinder and Christiaan are currently ranked 36th in FIVB World Tour points in 2014 with 1,630 points and 24th in winnings with $78,500. They have one win in 2014 (São Paulo Grand Slam). Reinder and Christiaan rank 40th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 943rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with three and 164th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $78,500. Reinder (10) ranks 15th and Christiaan (1) ranks 65th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Reinder (81) ranks 108th and Christiaan (43) ranks 225th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Reinder ($488,875) ranks 31st and Christiaan ($144,450) ranks 120th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Reinder and Christiaan won the gold medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters in 2014 (Baku, Azerbaijan). Reinder won the gold medal at the European Championship Final with Richard Schuil in 2008 (Hamburg, Germany), 2009 (Sochi, Russia), and 2010 (Berlin, Germany). Christiaan and Reinder won the gold medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters in 2014 (Baku, Azerbaijan). Christiaan won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Alexander Brouwer in 2008 (Brighton, England). Reinder was named the FIVB World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2009 and 2011. Christiaan was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2012.

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