Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Larissa Franca/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. Natalia Dubovcova/Dominika Nestarcova, Slovak Republic Larissa França Maestrini Talita Da Rocha Antunes Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 14, 1982 (34 yrs old) Birth Date: August 29, 1982 (33 yrs old) Home Town: Fortaleza Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Fortaleza Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 174 cm (5'9") Height: 181 cm (5'11") Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Weight: 65 kg (144 lbs.) Seasons: 14 Seasons: 14 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 137 Tournaments: 153 Best Finish: 1st (58 times) Best Finish: 1st (30 times) Career Winnings: $1,731,235 Career Winnings: $1,349,725 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 22 12 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 US$768,000.00 Previous Olsztyn Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2015 Talita Antunes - 1st Larissa Franca - 1st Olsztyn Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/15/2016 Pool B Katarzyna Kociolek / Martyna Wardak, Poland (31) Won 21-9, 21-6 0:22 Thu, 6/16/2016 Pool B Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (18) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:31 Thu, 6/16/2016 Pool B Sophie van Gestel / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (15) Won By Forfeit Fri, 6/17/2016 Winner 2 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (11) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:28 Fri, 6/17/2016 Winner 3 Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (8) Won 21-13, 21-10 0:24 Sat, 6/18/2016 Semi-Finals Natalia Dubovcova / Dominika Nestarcova, Slovak Republic (23) Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 22nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Larissa is playing in her 103rd FIVB World Tour final four with 58 gold, 21 silver, 18 bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. Talita is playing in her 77th FIVB World Tour final four with 30 gold, 15 silver, 15 bronze medals and 16 4th place finishes. This is Larissa's and Talita's 4th Final Four of 2016 (Gold Vitória Open, Silver Moscow Grand Slam, Bronze Hamburg Major Series). Larissa finished 5th in the Olympic Games with Ana Paula Henkel in 2008 (Beijing) and won the bronze medal with Juliana Felisberta in 2012 (London). Talita finished 4th in the Olympic Games with Renata Ribeiro in 2008 (Beijing) and finished 9th with Maria Antonelli in 2012 (London). Talita and Larissa finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Larissa finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Ana Richa in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro) and won the silver medal in 2005 (Berlin), won the bronze medal in 2007 (Gstaad), won the silver medal in 2009 (Stavanger), and won the gold medal in 2011 (Rome), all with Juliana Felisberta. Talita finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships with Renata Ribeiro in 2007 (Gstaad), won the bronze medal in 2009 (Stavanger) and finished 5th in 2011 (Rome), both with Maria Antonelli, and finished 17th with Taiana Lima in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Larissa and Talita are currently ranked 10th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,020 points and 3rd in winnings with $123,000. They have one win in 2016 (Vitória Open). Larissa and Talita rank 5th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with 12, 161st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 22, and 9th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $768,000. Larissa and Talita have a career 123-12 (91.1%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 30-4 (88.2%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 12-0 (100.0%) in Olsztyn. Larissa (58) ranks 1st and Talita (30) ranks 7th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Larissa (137) ranks 14th and Talita (151) ranks 4th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Larissa ($1,731,235) ranks 1st and Talita ($1,347,675) ranks 4th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Talita won the bronze medal at the U21 World Championships with Maria Clara Salgado in 2002 (Catania, Italy). Page 1 of 8 Talita and Larissa were the Tour Points Champions and Team of the Year in 2015. Talita was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2005, Best Blocker in 2013, Best Hitter in 2013, 2014, and 2015, Best Offensive Player in 2013, and was Tour Point Champion and Team of the Year with Taiana Lima in 2013. Larissa was named the FIVB World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2009, 2012 and 2014, Best Hitter in 2008 and 2010, Best Offensive Player in 2015, Best Setter in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014, and Most Outstanding in 2006 and 2015. Larissa was Tour Points Champion and named Team of the Year with Juliana Felisberta in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Natalia Dubovcova Dominika Nestarcova Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: July 5, 1990 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: December 12, 1984 (31 yrs old) Home Town: Bratislava Home Town: Bratislava Resides: Bratislava Resides: Bratislava Height: 188 cm (6'2") Height: 178 cm (5'10") Weight: 75 kg (167 lbs.) Weight: 62 kg (138 lbs.) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 67 Tournaments: 63 Best Finish: 3rd (2 times) Best Finish: 3rd (2 times) Career Winnings: $164,425 Career Winnings: $164,425 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 63 0 0 2 0 4 0 7 0 23 7 8 11 US$328,850.00 Previous Olsztyn Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2015 Dominika Nestarcova - 17th Natalia Dubovcova - 17th Olsztyn Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/15/2016 Pool G Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (10) Lost 15-21, 23-25 0:37 Wed, 6/15/2016 Pool G Juliana Felisberta / Taiana Lima, Brazil (7) Won 22-20, 22-20 0:37 Thu, 6/16/2016 Pool G Irene Hester Pollock / Caitlin Ledoux, United States (26, Q5) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:34 Fri, 6/17/2016 Winner 1 Monika Brzostek / Kinga Kolosinska, Poland (1) Won 25-27, 21-16, 15-11 0:56 Fri, 6/17/2016 Winner 2 Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (4) Won 21-18, 15-21, 16-14 0:47 Fri, 6/17/2016 Winner 3 Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (6) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:36 Sat, 6/18/2016 Semi-Finals Talita Antunes / Larissa Franca, Brazil (2) Natalia Dubovcova and Dominika Nestarcova have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 63rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Natalia is playing in her 3rd FIVB World Tour final four with two bronze medals. Dominika is playing in her 3rd FIVB World Tour final four with two bronze medals. This is Natalia's and Dominika's 1st Final Four of 2016. Their last Final Four was a Bronze at Long Beach in July, 2014. Natalia and Dominika finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 17th in 2015 (The Hague). Natalia and Dominika are currently ranked 25th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 2,060 points and 21st in winnings with $42,600. Natalia and Dominika rank 30th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 63, and 47th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $328,850. Natalia and Dominika have a career 106-122 (46.5%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 22-19 (53.7%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 5-5 (50.0%) in Olsztyn. Natalia (63) and Dominika (63) each ranks 134th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Natalia ($164,425) and Dominika ($164,425) each ranks 111th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Natalia and Dominika won the bronze medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters in 2014 (Biel, Switzerland). Larissa Franca/Talita Antunes lead the series 2-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/28/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Pool A Larissa Franca/Talita Antunes 21-18, 21-16 0:32 7/30/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Larissa Franca/Talita Antunes 21-23, 21-15, 15-10 0:43 Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany vs. Eduarda Lisboa/Elize Maia, Brazil Laura Ludwig Kira Walkenhorst Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: January 13, 1986 (30 yrs old) Birth Date: November 18, 1990 (25 yrs old) Home Town: Berlin Home Town: Essen Resides: Hamburg Resides: Hamburg Height: 181 cm (5'11") Height: 184 cm (6'0") Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Weight: 75 kg (167 lbs.) Seasons: 13 Seasons: 6 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 129 Tournaments: 41 Best Finish: 1st (6 times) Best Finish: 1st (6 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (5 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (5 times) Career Winnings: $727,988 Career Winnings: $302,388 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 33 5 3 3 2 7 0 7 0 4 1 US$575,275.00 Previous Olsztyn Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2015 Kira Walkenhorst - 9th Laura Ludwig - 9th Olsztyn Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/15/2016 Pool C Jagoda Gruszczynska / Dorota Strag, Poland (30) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:29 Wed, 6/15/2016 Pool C Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (19, Q3) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:38 Thu, 6/16/2016 Pool C Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (14) Won 11-5 Retired 0:08 Fri, 6/17/2016 Winner 2 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (17) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:31 Fri, 6/17/2016 Winner 3 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (10) Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-8 0:40 Sat, 6/18/2016 Semi-Finals Eduarda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (9, Q1) Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst have been playing together since 2013.