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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Agatha Bednarczuk/Barbara Seixas, Brazil vs. Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil Ágatha Bednarczuk Bárbara Figueiredo Seixas Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: June 22, 1983 (31 yrs old) Birth Date: March 8, 1987 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Curitiba (PR) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 182 cm (6'0") Height: 178 cm (5'10") Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Weight: 67 kg (149 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 10 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 77 Tournaments: 42 Best Finish: 1st (Puerto Vallarta 2014) Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Career Winnings: $263,550 Best WT Finish: 1st (Puerto Vallarta 2014) Career Winnings: $204,750 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 41 CQ Money FIVB 22 1 1 3 0 6 0 4 0 0 2 1 3 US$281,700.00 Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before Prague Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/21/2015 Pool B Lenka Hajeckova / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (31) Won 21-8, 21-17 0:32 Thu, 5/21/2015 Pool B Nina Grawender / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (18) Won By Forfeit Fri, 5/22/2015 Pool B Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (15) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:37 Sat, 5/23/2015 Winner 2 Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (22, Q1) Won 27-25, 17-21, 15-9 0:58 Sat, 5/23/2015 Winner 3 Jennifer Fopma / Summer Ross, United States (23) Won 21-18, 23-21 0:43 Sun, 5/24/2015 Semi-Finals Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (4) Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas have been playing together since 2012 but played with different partners in 2013. They are playing in their 22nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Agatha is playing in her 11th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold, three silver, four bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Barbara is playing in her 9th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold, two silver, and five bronze medals. This is Agatha's and Barbara's 1st Final Four of 2015. Their last Final Four was a Bronze at Klagenfurt in August, 2014. Agatha finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Sandra Pires in 2005 (Berlin) and 17th with Maria Antonelli in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Barbara won the bronze medal in the FIVB World Championships with Liliane Maestrini in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Agatha and Barbara are currently ranked 27th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 350 points and 15th in winnings with $4,500. Agatha and Barbara rank 38th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 142nd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 22, and 49th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $281,700. Agatha (1) and Barbara (1) each ranks 50th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Agatha (77) ranks 89th and Barbara (36) ranks 233rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Agatha ($263,550) ranks 51st and Barbara ($204,750) ranks 78th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Barbara won silver medals at the U18 World Championships with Carolina Salgado in 2003 (Pattaya, Thailand) and 2004 (Termoli, Italy). Barbara won the gold medal at the U19 World Championships with Carolina Aragao in 2005 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France). Barbara won gold medals at the U21 World Championships with Carolina Aragao in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland) and with Liliane Maestrini in 2007 (Modena, Italy). Barbara was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2012. Page 1 of 8 Carolina Salgado Collet Solberg Maria Clara Salgado Rufino Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: August 6, 1987 (27 yrs old) Birth Date: May 6, 1983 (32 yrs old) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 178 cm (5'10") Height: 176 cm (5'9") Weight: 67 kg (149 lbs.) Weight: 62 kg (138 lbs.) Seasons: 13 Seasons: 16 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 134 Tournaments: 145 Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Best Finish: 1st (3 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (2 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $476,300 Career Winnings: $498,900 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 CQ Money FIVB 126 2 4 11 5 18 3 38 5 9 2 3 25 US$948,100.00 FIVB Age Group WC 1001000000000 US$0.00 Overall 127 2 4 12 5 18 3 38 5 9 2 3 25 US$948,100.00 Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before Prague Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/21/2015 Pool D Rimke Braakman / Jolien Sinnema, Netherlands (29, Q19) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:34 Thu, 5/21/2015 Pool D Carolina Horta / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (20) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:58 Fri, 5/22/2015 Pool D Martina Bonnerova / Barbora Hermannova, Czech Republic (13) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:41 Sat, 5/23/2015 Winner 2 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (1) Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:59 Sat, 5/23/2015 Winner 3 Angela Lobato / Paula Soria, Spain (26, Q4) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:39 Sun, 5/24/2015 Semi-Finals Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (2) Carolina Salgado and Maria Clara Salgado have been playing together since 2004. Maria Clara played with three different partners in 2012 while Carolina was taking maternity leave. They are playing in their 126th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Carolina is playing in her 23rd FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, four silver, 11 bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. Maria Clara is playing in her 23rd FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, four silver, 11 bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. This is Carolina's and Maria Clara's 1st Final Four of 2015. Their last Final Four was a Silver at Paraná in November, 2014. Carolina and Maria Clara finished 5th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), 9th in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th in 2011 (Rome), and 17th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Carolina and Maria Clara are currently ranked 27th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 350 points and 15th in winnings with $4,500. Carolina and Maria Clara rank 24th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with two, 2nd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 126, and 6th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $948,100. Carolina (2) and Maria Clara (2) each ranks 32nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Carolina (127) ranks 16th and Maria Clara (141) ranks 8th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Carolina ($476,300) ranks 21st and Maria Clara ($496,850) ranks 20th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Carolina and Maria Clara won the bronze medal at the U21 World Championships in 2003 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France) Carolina won silver medals at the U18 World Championships in 2003 (Pattaya, Thailand) and 2004 (Termoli, Italy), both with Barbara Seixas. Carolina won gold medals at the U21 World Championships with Taiana Lima in 2004 (Porto Santo, Portugal) and with Camilla Saldanha in 2005 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Maria Clara won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Shaylyn Bede in 2001 (Le Lavandou, France) and the bronze medal with Talita Antunes in 2002 (Catania, Italy). Maria Clara was named the FIVB World Tour Best Server in 2008 and 2009. Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Eduarda Lisboa/Elize Maia, Brazil vs. Heather Bansley/Sarah Pavan, Canada Eduarda Santos Lisboa Elize Maia Secomandi Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: August 1, 1998 (16 yrs old) Birth Date: October 20, 1984 (30 yrs old) Home Town: Espinosa Home Town: Vitória Resides: Belém Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 182 cm (6'0") Height: 184 cm (6'0") Weight: 78 kg (173 lbs.) Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Seasons: 4 Seasons: 7 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 11 Tournaments: 10 Best Finish: 1st (3 times) Best Finish: 5th (2 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (2 times) Career Winnings: $12,213 Career Winnings: $7,188 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 20000100000 US$7,875.00 Previous Prague Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2014 Did not play Fernanda Alves - 25th Prague Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 5/20/2015 Qualifier 1 Eliska Galova / Sarka Nakladalova, Czech Republic (Q31) Won 21-17, 21-10 0:32 Wed, 5/20/2015 Qualifier 2 Melinda Adelin / Ophelie Lusson, France (Q18) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:34 Thu, 5/21/2015 Pool H Monika Brzostek / Kinga Kolosinska, Poland (9) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:50 Thu, 5/21/2015 Pool H Jamie Broder / Kristina Valjas, Canada (8) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:32 Fri, 5/22/2015 Pool H Ieva Dumbauskaite / Monika Povilaityte, Lithuania (25) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-9 0:42 Sat, 5/23/2015 Winner 2 Nina Betschart / Nicole Eiholzer, Switzerland (32, Q28) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:33 Sat, 5/23/2015 Winner 3 Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (3) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50 Sun, 5/24/2015 Semi-Finals Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (7) Eduarda Lisboa and Elize Maia are playing in their 2nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.