Otera Open Men’s August 16 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Match Time Court Team A Team B Round 59 11:07 1 Harley-Alison BRA [1] Samoilovs-Sorokins LAT [14] Semi-finals 60 12:37 1 Barsouk-Kolodinsky RUS [3] Ces-Cès FRA [12] Semi-finals 61 14:37 1 Loser of match #59 Loser of match #60 Bronze 62 16:07 1 Winner of match #59 Winner of match #60 Gold 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s “Final Four” Results Brazil - Brasília, April 21-26, $190,000 Russia - Moscow, July 14-19, $300,000 1. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, $30,000 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $43,500 2. /Harley Marques, Brazil, $21,000 2. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $29,500 3. Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil, $15,000 3. Jefferson Bellaguarda/Martin Laciga, Switzerland, $23,000 4. /, United States, $11,200 4. Klemperer/Koreng, Germany, $18,400 Gold - Emanuel/Ricardo def. Alison/Harley, 21-19, 22-20 (56 minutes) Gold - Brink/Reckerman ndef. Emanuel/Ricardo, 24-26, 21-18, 16-14 Bronze - Marcio Araujo/Fabio def. Dalhausser/Rogers, 19-21, 21-19, (74) 15-11 (66) Bronze –Bellaguarda/Laciga def. Klemperer/Koreng, 21-16, 21-13 (40) SWATCH MOP - Emanuel SWATCH MOP - Laciga SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 100.3 km/h SWATCH Serve - Kolodinsky, Russia, 113.7 km/h China - Shanghai, April 29-May 3, $190,000 France - Marseille, July 21-26, $300,000 1. Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, $30,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,000 2. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, $21,000 2. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $28,000 3. /, Germany, $15,000 3. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $21,000 4. Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, $11,200 4. Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands, $16,800 Gold - Alison/Harley def. Cunha/Salgado, 21-14, 21-15 (40) Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Gavira/Herrera, 21-8, 21-14 (35) Bronze - Brink/Reckermann def. Kais/Vesik, 1-17, 21-9 (37) Bronze –Brink/Reckermann def. Nummerdor/Schuil, 21-13, 23-21 (45) SWATCH MOP - Harley SWATCH MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Kais, 95.6 km/h SWATCH Serve - Yannick Salvetti, France, 96.3 km/h Italy - Rome, May 12-17, $190,000 Austria - Klagenfurt, July 28-August 2, $300,000 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $30,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,500 2. Cunha/Salgado, Brazil, $21,000 2. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $29,500 3. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $15,000 3. Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands, $23,000 4. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $11,200 4. Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, $18,400 Gold - Brink/Reckermann def. Cunha/Salgado, 28-26, 20-22, 15-13 (83) Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers vs. Alison/Harley, 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 (64) Bronze - Alison/Harley def. Emanuel/Ricardo, 21-12, 23-21 (42) Bronze - Nummerdor/Schuil def. Barsouk/Kolodinsky, 21-19, 21-17 (42) SWATCH MOP - Reckermann SWATCH MOP - Harley SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 104.2 km/h SWATCH Serve - Kolodinsky, 103.6 km/h Poland - Myslowice, May 26-31, $190,000 Poland - Stare Jablonki, August 4-9, $190,000 1. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $30,000 1. Benjamin Insfran/Salgado, Brazil, $30,000 2. Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, $21,000 2. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $21,000 3. /, United States, $15,000 3. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $15,000 4. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $11,200 4. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $11,200 Gold - Alison/Harley def. Fuerbringer/Jennings, 25-23, 21-17 (42) Gold –Benjamin/Insfran def. Brink/Dieckmann, 23-21, 21-16 (55) Bronze - Gibb/Rosenthal def. Brink/Reckermann, 21-16, 21-19 (50) Bronze - Gavira/Herrera def. Alison/Harley, 22-24, 21-18, 17-15 (63) SWATCH MOP - Harley SWATCH MOP - Salgado SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 101.1 km/h SWATCH Serve - Grzegorz Klimek, Poland, 93.8 km/h Norway - Stavanger, June 26-July 5, $500,000 Norway - Kristiansand, August 11-16, $190,000 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $60,000  Alison/Harley, Brazil, $11,200 2. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $45,000  Barsouk/Kolodinsky, Russia, $11,200 3. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $35,000  Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, $11,200 4. David KlempererEric Koreng, Germany, $28,000  Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, $11,200 Gold - Brink/Reckermann def. Alison/Harley, 21-16, 21-19 (50) Gold - to be determined Bronze - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Klemperer/Koreng, 21-11, 21-16 (42) Bronze - to be determined SWATCH MOP - Brink SWATCH MOP - to be determined SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 103.5 km/h SWATCH Serve - to be determined Switzerland - Gstaad, July 7-12, $300,000 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $43,500 2. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $29,500 3. Adrian Gavira/Pablo 29, Spain, $23,000 4. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, $18,400 Gold - Brink/Reckermann def. Emanuel/Ricardo, 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 (60) Bronze - Gavira/Herrera def. Nummerdor/Schuil, 23-21, 14-21, 15-13 (57) SWATCH MOP - Reckermann SWATCH Serve - Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, 98.3 km/h Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland For more news visit www.fivb.org FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45

To Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil vs. Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 1 Alison Cerutti 1 Harley Marques 2...... Brazil 14 Aleksandrs Samoilovs 1 Ruslans Sorokins 2...... Latvia This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour between the two teams.

· Alison and Harley are playing together for the fist-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since the fall of 2006 when the Brazilians were eliminated during the country quota playoff rounds in Vitoria and placed ninth in Acapulco. · Alison and Harley have now posted eighth SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final appearances in 2009 with six podium placements. · After finishing second in the first SWATCH event this season in Brazil, Alison and Harley have posted two firsts (Shanghai and Myslowice), two second (world championships in Norway and Austrian Grand Slam) and a third (Rome). · Harley and Pedro Salgado won nine SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including 2008 stops in Australia, China, Italy, Switzerland, Mallorca and Brazil. · Harley and Salgado won the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour point’s title. · Harley was the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player. · Harley ranks ninth in career FIVB earnings with US$626,163. · Harley has also won SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals with Para Ferreira (2002 Berlin), Franco Neto (2003 Berlin) and Benjamin Insfran (2005 Montreal and 2008 Sanya). · Alison won a 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal with Pedro Cunha in Bahrain. · Alison ranks 83rd in career FIVB earnings with US$156,600. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for five events, Alison and Harley have a 17-6 match mark with three “final four” finishes and two medals. Otera Open Results Winner 1 def. Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (32, Q20) 21-11, 21-17 34 minutes Winner 2 def. Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (16) 21-18, 21-17 41 Winner 3 def. Martins Plavins / Toms Smedins, Latvia (24, Q8) 22-20, 21-9 34 Winner 4 def. Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (12) 21-17, 21-15 42 Semi-Finals vs. Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (14) Medal Match vs. Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (3) or Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (12) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 51-11 Since 2006 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...... 55-14 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 107-32 Since 2006 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...... 14 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 11 Since 2006 Best Finish: ..... 1st (Shanghai & Myslowice2009) 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 1st (Shanghai & Myslowice) Since 2006 SWATCH Winnings:...... $231,500 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...... $225,500 Alison/Harley’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won2, Lost 3) 1. lost to Emanuel Rego/Richardo Santos, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasilia (4/26/2009), 20-22, 19-21 (56), SWATCH event No. 230 2. def. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, BRAZIL, China - Shanghai (5/3/2009), 21-14, 21-50 (40), No. 231 3. def. Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, UNITED STATES, Poland - Myslowice (5/31/2009), 25-23, 21-17 (56), No. 233 4. lost to Julius Brink/Jonas Reckerman, GERMANY, Nowary –Stavanger, 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships (7/5/2009), 16-21, 19-21 (50), No. 234 5. lost to Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, UNITED STATES, AUSTRIA - Klagenfurt (8/2/2009), 19-21, 21-12, 12-15 (64), No. 238 Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil vs. Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 1 Alison Cerutti 1 Harley Marques 2...... Brazil 14 Aleksandrs Samoilovs 1 Ruslans Sorokins 2...... Latvia This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour between the two teams.

· Samoilovs placed ninth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games where he and Martin Plavins upset eventual gold medal winners Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers of the United States in the first-round.. · Samoilovs and Plavins captured the gold medal at the 2005 SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · Samoilovs and Plavins best finishes on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour fifths at a 2007 event in Roseto degli Abruzzi and 2008 on Barcelona. · Sorokins is competing full-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour for the first-time. Prior to this season, the most FIVB events played in a season was five for Sorokins, including Challenger/Satellite events. · Prior to the Otera Open, Sorokins’ best SWATCH placements have been ninths with Samoilovs. Otera Open Results Winner 1 def. Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (19) 21-13, 25-23 43 minutes Winner 2 lost to Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (3) 21-16, 16-21, 13-15 55 Contender 2 def. Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (13) 21-18, 21-19 42 Contender 3 def. Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (28, Q10) 21-16, 21-15 35 Contender 4 def. Martins Plavins / Toms Smedins, Latvia (24, Q8) 21-14, 21-15 39 Contender 5 def. Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (9) 21-18, 21-17 39 Contender 6 def. Miguel Maia / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (23, Q14) 21-18, 22-20 41 Semi-Finals vs. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Medal Match vs. Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (3) or Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (12) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 22-15 Since 2006 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...... 31-26 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 47-34 Since 2006 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...... 15 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 9 Since 2006 Best Finish: ...... 4th or better (Kristiansand) 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 4th or better (Kristiansand) Since 2006 SWATCH Winnings:...... $60,650 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...... $46,750 Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia vs. Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 3 Igor Kolodinsky 1 Dmitri Barsouk 2...... Russia 12 Kevin Ces 1 Andy Ces 2...... France Barsouk & Kolodinsky lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with the Ces brothers, 4-1 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/30/09 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Barsouk/Kolodinsky 21-16, 21-13 0:37 7/18/09 Moscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ces/Ces 21-19, 21-16 0:46 7/24/08 Gstaad Grand Slam Pool D Barsouk/Kolodinsky 21-19, 21-19 0:42 5/9/08 Prague Open Contender 2 Barsouk/Kolodinsky 21-15, 21-10 0:39 3/28/08 Adelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Barsouk/Kolodinsky 21-19, 21-16 0:43

 The silver medalists at the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland, Dmitri “Bars” Barsouk and Igor “Bazooka” Kolodinsky are playing in their 35 SWATCH FIVB World Tour event.  Barsouk and Kolodinsky placed ninth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.  Barsouk and Kolodinsky captured Russia’s only SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal by winning the 2008 Klagenfurt title.  Barsouk and Kolodinsky posted a second, three thirds and three fourths in 2007 for the best-ever season for a Russian team on the SWATCH tour.  Barsouk and Kolodinsky have compiled a 4-6 match record for three European tour events this season with a seventh and two ninths.  Barsouk and Kolodinsky have played in 10 European tour events since 2006 with a 24-21 record and a bronze medal to their credit.  Barsouk is playing in his 87th FIVB event with $291,810 in winnings to rank 40th all-time.  Prior to finishing fourth in the 2007 Shanghai season opener, Barsouk best placement in an “open” SWATCH event was a 2006 seventh with Roman Arkaev in Croatia.  Barsouk and Vladimir Kostioukov captured a 2001 FIVB Satellite event in Beirut.  Barsouk was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour’smost improved player in 2007.  Kolodinsky is competing in his 42nd FIVB event with $217,700 in earnings to rank 59th all-time.  Nicknamed “Bazooka” by Brazilian Emanuel Rego, Kolodinsky set the SWATCH serve record with a 114.0 km/h reading at the 2008 event in Roseto.  Kolodinsky was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour’srookie of the year in 2007.  Prior to Barsouk and Kolodinsky’s fourth in the Shanghai 2007 SWATCH stop, the last time a Russian men’s team reached a SWATCH ‘final four” was September 2001 in Mallorca when Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev placed fourth.  Ermishin and Kouchnerev, who competed in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, captured Russia’s first SWATCH medal when the pair claimed a bronze in June 2000 at Tenerife. Otera Open Results Winner 1 def. Ahren Cadieux / Martin Reader, Canada (30, Q4) 25-23, 21-13 49 minutes Winner 2 def. Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (14) 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 55 Winner 3 def. Joao Maciel / , Brazil (6) 17-21, 21-19, 15-9 55 Winner 4 def. Miguel Maia / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (23, Q14) 21-17, 21-16 38 Semi-Finals vs. Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (12) Medal Match vs. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) or Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (14) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 29-16 Since 2006 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...... 129-64 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 64-46 Since 2006 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...... 35 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 9 Since 2006 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 1st (Klagenfurt 2008) 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 4th (Klagenfurt) Since 2006 SWATCH Winnings:...... $433,400 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...... $86,500 Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia vs. Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No...... Country 3 Igor Kolodinsky 1 Dmitri Barsouk 2...... Russia 12 Kevin Ces 1 Andy Ces 2...... France Barsouk & Kolodinsky lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with the Ces brothers, 4-1 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/30/09 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Barsouk/Kolodinsky 21-16, 21-13 0:37 7/18/09 Moscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ces/Ces 21-19, 21-16 0:46 7/24/08 Gstaad Grand Slam Pool D Barsouk/Kolodinsky 21-19, 21-19 0:42 5/9/08 Prague Open Contender 2 Barsouk/Kolodinsky 21-15, 21-10 0:39 3/28/08 Adelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Barsouk/Kolodinsky 21-19, 21-16 0:43

· The Ces brothers became the first French men’s team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour “final four” since June 1996 when the brothers placed fourth at the 2008 Dubai stop in October. · Prior to the Dubai Open, the Ces brothers’ best SWATCH placement was a fifth at the 2008 Mallorca stop. · With a semi-final appearance in Bahrain last November, the Ces brothers were the first French team to compete in back-to-back SWATCH FIVB World Tour “final fours”. · The Ces brothers rank 66th on the all-time SWATCH FIVB World Tour earnings list (US$167,750) as the French pair became the fourth team from their country to top the $100,00 mark. · Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud were the last French men’s team to post a “final four” finish on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour at a June 1996 event in Marseille by placing fourth in the Mediterranean port city. · Jodard and Penigaud’s last SWATCH medal for France was at a 1994 FIVB event in Puerto Rico. · Two-time Olympians for France, Jodard and Penigaud earned 10 SWATCH semi-final appearances with four medals and one title in 1991 at Almeira, Spain. · In their last six events on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour, the Ces brothers have posted a 23-12 match mark with finishes of ninth, fifth, ninth, fourth, second and seventh. · The Ces brothers posted a 13-8 match mark for four European tour events in 2008 with a silver medal finish at the Lucerne event in May. Overall, the Ces boys are 16-10 for five European events. Otero Open Results Winner 1 def. Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (21) 22-20, 21-17 45 minutes Winner 2 def. Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (5) 21-12, 21-17 39 Winner 3 def. Michal Biza / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (20) 21-19, 25-23 51 Winner 4 lost to Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) 17-21, 15-21 42 Contender 6 def. Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) 16-21, 23-21, 15-13 58 Semi-Finals vs. Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (3) Medal Match vs. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) or Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (14) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 16-16 Since 2007 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...... 78-76 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...... 34-36 Since 2007 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...... 39 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...... 8 Since 2007 SWATCH Best Finish...... 2nd (Bahrain 2008) 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ...... 4th or better (Kristiansand) Since 2007 SWATCH Winnings...... $167,750 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...... $56,650 Match Preview Page 1 of 2

SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Otera Open Sunday, August 16, 2009 Match #59: Semi-Finals

(1) Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil vs. (14) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia

Alison Cerutti Harley Marques Silva Brazil Brazil Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Dec 7, 1985 (23 yrs old) Birth Date: Jul 6, 1974 (35 yrs old) Home Town: Vitória Home Town: Brasilia, DF Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 202 cm (6'8") Height: 194 cm (6'4") Weight: 102 kg (224 lb) Weight: 84 kg (185 lb) Seasons: 4 Seasons: 12 Tournaments: 29 Tournaments: 105 Career Wins: 6 Career Wins: 15 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career FIVB WT Wins: 3 Career Winnings: US$626,162.50 Career Winnings: US$156,600.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 CQ Money FIVB 13 2 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 US$231,500.00 Previous Kristiansand Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2007 Bernardo Romano - Country Quota Pedro Salgado - 5th 2008 Did not play Pedro Salgado - 5th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 2 4 420 US$11,200.00 FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 2 2 720 US$29,500.00 FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 2 5 480 US$11,400.00 FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 2 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 1 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 World Championships 1 2 900 US$45,000.00 FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 1 1 600 US$30,000.00 FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 1 3 480 US$15,000.00 FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 1 1 600 US$30,000.00 FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 4 2 540 US$21,000.00 Kristiansand Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 1 Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (32, Q20) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:34 Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 2 Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (16) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:41 Fri, 8/14/2009 Winner 3 Martins Plavins / Toms Smedins, Latvia (24, Q8) Won 22-20, 21-9 0:34 Sat, 8/15/2009 Winner 4 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (12) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:42 Sun, 8/16/2009 Semi-Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (14)

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Aleksandrs Samoilovs Ruslans Sorokins Latvia Latvia Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Apr 6, 1985 (24 yrs old) Birth Date: Mar 11, 1982 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Riga Home Town: Kiga Resides: Riga Resides: Ropazu papastr. Height: 195 cm (6'5") Height: 196 cm (6'5") Weight: 95 kg (209 lb) Weight: 96 kg (211 lb) Seasons: 7 Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 57 Tournaments: 28 Career Wins: 2 Career Best: 2nd (3 times) Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times) Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (3 times) Career Winnings: US$93,325.00 Career Winnings: US$35,175.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 3 1 2 US$60,650.00 Previous Kristiansand Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2007 Martins Plavins - 13th Did not play 2008 Ruslans Sorokins - 13th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 13th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 17 17 120 US$2,800.00 FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 26, Q7 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 29 17 160 US$4,000.00 FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam Q3 33 40 US$0.00 FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 20, Q4 25 80 US$3,500.00 FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 World Championships 31 9 400 US$11,000.00 FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 25, Q4 13 180 US$4,250.00 FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 21 25 60 US$2,000.00 FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 11 17 120 US$2,500.00 FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 12 9 240 US$5,500.00 FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 19 13 180 US$3,900.00 Kristiansand Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 1 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (19) Won 21-13, 25-23 0:43 Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (3) Lost 21-16, 16-21, 13-15 0:55 Fri, 8/14/2009 Contender 2 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (13) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:42 Fri, 8/14/2009 Contender 3 Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (28, Q10) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:35 Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 4 Martins Plavins / Toms Smedins, Latvia (24, Q8) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:39 Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 5 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (9) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:39 Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 6 Miguel Maia / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (23, Q14) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:41 Sun, 8/16/2009 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Head to Head Results First meeting between the two teams Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 8/16/09 FIVB Kristiansand Open Semi-Finals

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SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Otera Open Sunday, August 16, 2009 Match #60: Semi-Finals

(12) Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France vs. (3) Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia

Andy Cès Kevin Cès France France Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Jul 3, 1982 (27 yrs old) Birth Date: Jul 21, 1980 (29 yrs old) Home Town: Savigny sur orge Home Town: Savigny-sur-Orge Resides: Narbonne Resides: La Grande Motte Height: 196 cm (6'5") Height: 194 cm (6'4") Weight: 88 kg (194 lb) Weight: 89 kg (196 lb) Seasons: 4 Seasons: 13 Tournaments: 44 Tournaments: 103 Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Manama 2008) Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Winnings: US$84,225.00 2004) Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Manama 2008) Career Winnings: US$124,187.50 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 39 0 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 8 12 5 2 US$167,750.00 Previous Kristiansand Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2007 Kevin Ces - 25th Andy Ces - 25th 2008 Kevin Ces - 9th Andy Ces - 9th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 15 13 180 US$4,250.00 FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20 17 160 US$5,100.00 FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 9 17 160 US$4,000.00 FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 12 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 17 160 US$5,100.00 FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 World Championships 11 9 400 US$11,000.00 FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 7 17 120 US$2,800.00 FIVB 11/11-15/2008 Sanya Open 2 7 300 US$7,000.00 FIVB 10/27-11/1/2008 Manama Open 2 2 540 US$19,500.00 FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 5 4 420 US$10,500.00 FIVB 9/16-21/2008 Guarajà Open 8 9 240 US$5,500.00 FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 20 5 360 US$8,500.00 FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 20 9 240 US$5,500.00 Kristiansand Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (21) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:45 Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 2 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (5) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:39 Fri, 8/14/2009 Winner 3 Michal Biza / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (20) Won 21-19, 25-23 0:51 Sat, 8/15/2009 Winner 4 Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:42 Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 6 Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) Won 16-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:58 Sun, 8/16/2009 Semi-Finals Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (3)

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Dmitri Barsouk Igor Kolodinsky Russia Russia Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Jan 20, 1980 (29 yrs old) Birth Date: Jul 7, 1983 (26 yrs old) Home Town: Krasnodar Home Town: Magdeburg, Germany Resides: Armavir Resides: Belgorod Height: 190 cm (6'3") Height: 194 cm (6'6") Weight: 80 kg (176 lb) Weight: 85 kg (187 lb) Seasons: 11 Seasons: 5 Tournaments: 87 Tournaments: 42 Career Wins: 2 Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Klagenfurt Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Klagenfurt 2008) 2008) Career Winnings: US$217,700.00 Career Winnings: US$291,810.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 35 1 3 3 5 7 1 9 2 3 0 US$433,400.00 Previous Kristiansand Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2007 Igor Kolodinsky - 4th Dmitri Barsouk - 4th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 13 4 560 US$18,400.00 FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 9 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 14 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 World Championships 9 17 200 US$7,000.00 FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00 FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00 FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 6 7 300 US$7,600.00 FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 6 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 9 9 US$0.00 Kristiansand Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 1 Ahren Cadieux / Martin Reader, Canada (30, Q4) Won 25-23, 21-13 0:49 Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (14) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55 Fri, 8/14/2009 Winner 3 Joao Maciel / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (6) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55 Sat, 8/15/2009 Winner 4 Miguel Maia / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (23, Q14) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:38 Sun, 8/16/2009 Semi-Finals Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (12) Head to Head Results Barsouk/Kolodinsky lead the series 4-1 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 8/16/09 FIVB Kristiansand Open Semi-Finals 7/30/09 FIVB Klagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Barsouk/Kolodinsky 13 Ces/Ces 20 21-16, 21-13 0:37 7/18/09 FIVB Moscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ces/Ces 12 Barsouk/Kolodinsky 9 21-19, 21-16 0:46 7/24/08 FIVB Gstaad Grand Slam Pool D Barsouk/Kolodinsky 4 Ces/Ces 20 21-19, 21-19 0:42 5/9/08 FIVB Prague Open Contender 2 Barsouk/Kolodinsky 4 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 21-15, 21-10 0:39 3/28/08 FIVB Adelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Barsouk/Kolodinsky 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:43

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