Final Four Notes

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Semi Finals - Alexander Huber/Robin Seidl, Austria vs. Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy

Alexander Huber Robin Seidl Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: July 25, 1985 (27 yrs old) Birth Date: January 21, 1990 (23 yrs old) Home Town: Klagenfurt Home Town: Velden Resides: Feldkirchen Resides: Klagenfurt Height: 180 cm (5'11") Height: 190 cm (6'3") Weight: 63 kg (140 lbs.) Weight: 78 kg (173 lbs.) Seasons: 12 Seasons: 5 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 49 Tournaments: 23 Best Finish: 1st (Cagliari 2006) Best Finish: 9th (Alanya 2010) Best WT Finish: 7th (Guarujá 2008) Best WT Finish: 13th (Brasília 2012) Career Winnings: $32,850 Career Winnings: $15,675

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 9 1 US$31,350.00

Previous Fuzhou Results Fuzhou has never hosted an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open Event

Fuzhou Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 4/23/2013 Qualifier 1 Murat Giginoglu / Selcuk Sekerci, Turkey (Q24) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:32 Tue, 4/23/2013 Qualifier 2 Philip Gabathuler / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (Q8) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 0:50 Wed, 4/24/2013 Pool A Jiaxin Wu / Penggen Wu, China (1) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:33 Wed, 4/24/2013 Pool A Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (16) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:38 Thu, 4/25/2013 Pool A Julius Brink / Sebastian Fuchs, Germany (17) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:43 Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 1 Ryan Doherty / Todd Rogers, United States (10) Won 15-21, 24-22, 15-13 0:58 Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 2 Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (9) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:39 Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 3 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (16) Won 18-21, 21-10, 15-11 0:43 Sat, 4/27/2013 Semi-Finals Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (4)

Alexander Huber and Robin Seidl have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 21st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Alexander is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour/Open final four. His previous best World Tour/Open finish was 7th in Guarujá in 2008 with Felix Blauel. Robin is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour/Open final four. His previous best World Tour/Open finish was a 13th last season in Brasília with Alexander. Alexander and Robin are only the 3rd team to reach an FIVB World Tour/Open final four as the 32nd seed. Brazil's Eduardo Bacil and Jose Loiola won the silver medal at the 1997 Brazil Open (Rio de Janeiro) and Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers from the United States won the gold medal at the 2000 Mexico Open (Rosarito). Alexander finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Peter Gartmayer in 2009 (Stavanger). Alexander and Robin rank 174th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with 21. Alexander and Robin rank 233rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $31,350. Alexander (41) ranks 216th and Robin (21) ranks 375th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Alexander ($28,725) ranks 245th and Robin ($15,675) ranks 305th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Alexander and Robin won the bronze medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite in Antalya, Turkey, played earlier this month. Alexander won the gold medal at the FIVB Cagliari Challenger with Florian Gosch in 2006 (Cagliari, Italy).

Page 1 of 8 Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (21 yrs old) Birth Date: August 6, 1988 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Roma 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: 6 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 25 Tournaments: 45 Best Finish: 2nd (Beijing 2012) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $71,350 Best WT Finish: 2nd (Beijing 2012) Career Winnings: $117,275

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 17 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 2 2 1 US$137,900.00

Previous Fuzhou Results Fuzhou has never hosted an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open Event

Fuzhou Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 4/24/2013 Pool D Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (29, Q12) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:36 Wed, 4/24/2013 Pool D Christian Garcia / Adrian Gavira, Spain (20) Won 21-14, 25-23 0:37 Thu, 4/25/2013 Pool D Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (13) Won 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:52 Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 2 Yury Bogatov / Serguey Prokopyev, Russia (30, Q4) Won 21-8, 21-14 0:30 Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 3 Pedro Salgado / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (3) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:44 Sat, 4/27/2013 Semi-Finals Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (32, Q9)

Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 17th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Daniele is playing in his 4th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one silver medal, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. Paolo is playing in his 4th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one silver medal, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. Daniele and Paolo finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). 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 rank 218th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with 17. Daniele and Paolo rank 90th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $137,900. Daniele (21) ranks 375th and Paolo (41) ranks 216th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Daniele ($71,350) ranks 166th and Paolo ($117,275) ranks 123rd in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Paolo won the silver medal at the Youth (U19) World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2006 (Bermuda, Bermuda). Paolo won the gold medals at the Junior (U21) World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2007 (Modena, Italy) and in 2008 (Brighton, Great Britain). Paolo was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2012.

Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai lead the series 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 8/4/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 21-18, 21-12 0:34

Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Alvaro Filho/Ricardo Santos, Brazil vs. Phil Dalhausser/Sean Rosenthal, United States

Ãlvaro Magliano de Morais Filho Ricardo Alex Costa Santos Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 27, 1990 (22 yrs old) Birth Date: January 6, 1975 (38 yrs old) Home Town: João Pessoa (PB) Home Town: Salvador de Bahia Height: 185 cm (6'1") Resides: João Pessoa Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Height: 200 cm (6'7") Seasons: 6 Weight: 103 kg (229 lbs.) Tournaments: 9 Seasons: 18 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Best Finish: 2nd (2 times) Tournaments: 188 Best WT Finish: 4th (Québec 2011) Best Finish: 1st (55 times) Career Winnings: $8,300 Best WT Finish: 1st (54 times) Career Winnings: $1,662,145

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 10000000000 US$4,500.00

Previous Fuzhou Results Fuzhou has never hosted an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open Event

Fuzhou Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 4/24/2013 Pool C Yury Bogatov / Serguey Prokopyev, Russia (30, Q4) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:42 Wed, 4/24/2013 Pool C Pedro Salgado / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (3) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:46 Thu, 4/25/2013 Pool C Toms Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (19) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:40 Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 2 Peng Gao / Linyin Xu, China (8) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:57 Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 3 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (11) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:43 Sat, 4/27/2013 Semi-Finals Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (2)

Alvaro Filho and Ricardo Santos are playing in their 1st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Alvaro is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour/Open final four with a previous 4th place finish in Québec in 2011 with Moises Santos. Ricardo is playing in his 120th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with 54 gold, 27 silver, 21 bronze medals and 17 4th place finishes. Ricardo won the silver medal in the Olympic Games with Ze Marco de Melo in 2000 (Sydney), won the gold medal with Emanuel Rego in 2004 (Athens) and the bronze medal with Emanuel Rego in 2008 (Beijing). Ricardo finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Ze Marco de Melo in 1999 (Marseille), won the silver medal with Jose Loiola in 2001 (Klagenfurt), won the gold medal with Emanuel Rego in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), finished 17th with Emanuel Rego in 2005 (Berlin), finished 4th with Emanuel Rego in 2007 (Gstaad), finished 5th with Emanuel Rego in 2009 (Stavanger), and won the silver medal with Marcio Araujo in 2011 (Rome). Ricardo (54) ranks 2nd in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual gold medals. Alvaro (5) ranks 917th and Ricardo (187) ranks 4th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Alvaro ($7,850) ranks 393rd and Ricardo ($1,661,145) ranks 2nd in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Alvaro won silver medals at the World (U21) Championships with Vitor Felipe in 2009 (Blackpool, Great Britain) and in 2010 (Alanya, Turkey). Ricardo was named the FIVB World Tour Best Hitter in 2005, Best Offensive Player in 2005, 2006, and 2007, Most Outstanding in 2005 and 2007, was Tour Champion with Ze Marco de Melo in 2000, was Tour Champion with Emanuel Rego in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, and named Team of the Year with Emanuel Rego in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Page 3 of 8 Phil Dalhausser Sean Rosenthal Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: January 26, 1980 (33 yrs old) Birth Date: June 19, 1980 (32 yrs old) Home Town: Baden, Switzerland Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA Resides: Ventura, CA Resides: Corona Del Mar, CA Height: 206 cm (6'9") Height: 191 cm (6'3") Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 10 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 62 Tournaments: 66 Best Finish: 1st (23 times) Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Career Winnings: $717,800 Career Winnings: $369,650

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 10000000000 US$4,500.00

Previous Fuzhou Results Fuzhou has never hosted an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open Event

Fuzhou Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 4/24/2013 Pool B Maksim Hudyakov / Alexey Pastukhov, Russia (31, Q27) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:30 Wed, 4/24/2013 Pool B Daan Spijkers / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (18) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:37 Thu, 4/25/2013 Pool B Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (15) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:32 Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 2 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (26, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:40 Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 3 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (7) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:37 Sat, 4/27/2013 Semi-Finals Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (14)

Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal are playing in their 1st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Phil is playing in his 45th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with 23 gold, seven silver, 10 bronze medals and four 4th place finishes. Sean is playing in his 16th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with four gold, five silver, three bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Phil and Todd Rogers won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and finished 9th in 2012 (London). Sean and Jake Gibb finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and 5th in 2012 (London). Phil and Todd Rogers finished 7th in the FIVB World Championships in 2005 (Berlin), was the World Champion in 2007 (Gstaad), won the bronze medal in 2009 (Stavanger), and finished 9th in 2011 (Rome). Sean and Jake Gibb finished 5th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), 9th in 2009 (Stavanger), and 17th in 2011 (Rome). Phil and Sean rank 581st on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $4,500. Phil (23) ranks 5th and Sean (4) ranks 34th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual gold medals. Phil (62) ranks 135th and Sean (66) ranks 127th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Phil ($717,800) ranks 10th and Sean ($369,650) ranks 42nd in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Phil was named the FIVB World Tour Best Blocker in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2012, Best Hitter in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, Best Offensive Player in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 Best Setter in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, Most Improved Player in 2006, Most Outstanding in 2010, Sportsperson in 2008. Phil and Todd Rogers were Team of the Year and Tour Champions in 2010. Sean was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2006 and Most Outstanding in 2012. Sean and Jake Gibb were Team of the Year and Tour Champions in 2012.

Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event

Page 4 of 8 Bronze Medal Match - Alexander Huber/Robin Seidl, Austria vs. Alvaro Filho/Ricardo Santos, Brazil

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 57 Money FIVB 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 9 1 US$31,350.00

Previous Fuzhou Results Fuzhou has never hosted an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open Event

Page 5 of 8 Álvaro Magliano de Morais Filho Ricardo Alex Costa Santos Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 27, 1990 (22 yrs old) Birth Date: January 6, 1975 (38 yrs old) Home Town: João Pessoa (PB) Home Town: Salvador de Bahia Height: 185 cm (6'1") Resides: João Pessoa Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Height: 200 cm (6'7") Seasons: 6 Weight: 103 kg (229 lbs.) Tournaments: 9 Seasons: 18 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Best Finish: 2nd (2 times) Tournaments: 188 Best WT Finish: 4th (Québec 2011) Best Finish: 1st (55 times) Career Winnings: $8,300 Best WT Finish: 1st (54 times) Career Winnings: $1,662,145

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 10000000000 US$4,500.00

Previous Fuzhou Results Fuzhou has never hosted an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open Event

Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event

Page 6 of 8 Gold Medal Match - Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy vs. Phil Dalhausser/Sean Rosenthal, United States

Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (21 yrs old) Birth Date: August 6, 1988 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Roma 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: 6 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 25 Tournaments: 45 Best Finish: 2nd (Beijing 2012) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $73,100 Best WT Finish: 2nd (Beijing 2012) Career Winnings: $119,025

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 17 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 2 2 1 US$141,400.00

Previous Fuzhou Results Fuzhou has never hosted an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open Event

Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 17th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Daniele is playing in his 4th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one silver medal, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. Paolo is playing in his 4th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one silver medal, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. Daniele and Paolo finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). 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 rank 218th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with 17. Daniele and Paolo rank 89th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $141,400. Daniele (21) ranks 375th and Paolo (41) ranks 216th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Daniele ($73,100) ranks 163rd and Paolo ($119,025) ranks 122nd in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Paolo won the silver medal at the Youth (U19) World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2006 (Bermuda, Bermuda). Paolo won the gold medals at the Junior (U21) World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2007 (Modena, Italy) and in 2008 (Brighton, Great Britain). Paolo was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2012.

Page 7 of 8 Phil Dalhausser Sean Rosenthal Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: January 26, 1980 (33 yrs old) Birth Date: June 19, 1980 (32 yrs old) Home Town: Baden, Switzerland Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA Resides: Ventura, CA Resides: Corona Del Mar, CA Height: 206 cm (6'9") Height: 191 cm (6'3") Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 10 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 62 Tournaments: 66 Best Finish: 1st (23 times) Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Career Winnings: $719,550 Career Winnings: $371,400

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 10000000000 US$8,000.00

Previous Fuzhou Results Fuzhou has never hosted an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open Event

Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal are playing in their 1st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Phil is playing in his 45th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with 23 gold, seven silver, 10 bronze medals and four 4th place finishes. Sean is playing in his 16th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with four gold, five silver, three bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Phil and Todd Rogers won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and finished 9th in 2012 (London). Sean and Jake Gibb finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and 5th in 2012 (London). Phil and Todd Rogers finished 7th in the FIVB World Championships in 2005 (Berlin), was the World Champion in 2007 (Gstaad), won the bronze medal in 2009 (Stavanger), and finished 9th in 2011 (Rome). Sean and Jake Gibb finished 5th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), 9th in 2009 (Stavanger), and 17th in 2011 (Rome). Phil and Sean rank 433rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $8,000. Phil (23) ranks 5th and Sean (4) ranks 34th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual gold medals. Phil (62) ranks 135th and Sean (66) ranks 127th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Phil ($719,550) ranks 10th and Sean ($371,400) ranks 41st in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Phil was named the FIVB World Tour Best Blocker in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2012, Best Hitter in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, Best Offensive Player in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 Best Setter in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, Most Improved Player in 2006, Most Outstanding in 2010, Sportsperson in 2008. Phil and Todd Rogers were Team of the Year and Tour Champions in 2010. Sean was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2006 and Most Outstanding in 2012. Sean and Jake Gibb were Team of the Year and Tour Champions in 2012.

Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event

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