Foro Italico Open Men’s Semi-final Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil vs. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 1 Alison CeruttI 1 Harley Marques 2 Brazil 2 Pedro Cunha 1* Pedro Salgado 2* Brazil *due to uniform sizing, Cunha and Salgado could switch numbers. This is the second SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR meeting between the two teams as Alison & Harley defeated the Pedros in the Shangha finale 21-14 and 21-15 in 40 minutes. On the Brazilian domestic tour, Alison and Harley have defeated the Pedros twice this season. · 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 placed on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour twice in 2009 with a second in the season opening in Brasila followed by a gold medal in Shanghai where both finals were All-Brazilian affairs. · 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 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. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for four events, Alison and Harley have a 15-5 match mark with two “final four” finishes and two medals. Alison and Harley won the season opening event in Balneário Camboriú and placed third in Santa Maria where they defeated Emanuel and Ricardo for the bronze medal. Foro Italico Open Results Winner 1 def. Jaroslav Pavlas / Miroslav Svoboda, Czech Republic (32, Q22) 21-10, 21-10 31 minutes Winner 2 def. Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17) 21-12, 21-14 35 Winner 3 def. Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (9) 21-16, 21-14 37 Winner 4 def. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) 22-20, 21-15 49 Semi-Finals vs. to be determined Medal Match vs. Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) or Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:.................................................... 15-1 Since 2006 Matches Won-Lost:......................................... 19-4 2009 Sets Won-Lost: .......................................................... 30-7 Since 2006 Tournaments Played: .......................................... 5 2009 Tournaments Played: ..................................................... 3 Since 2006 Best Finish: ...........................1st (Shanghai 2009) 2009 Best Finish:.............................................. 1st (Shanghai) Since 2006 Winnings: .................................................. $68,200 2009 Winnings: ............................................................. $62,200 Alison/Harley’sSWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 1, Lost 1) 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 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 1 of 5 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org China Shanghai Jinshan Open Men’s Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil vs. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 1 Alison CeruttI 1 Harley Marques 2 Brazil 2 Pedro Cunha 1* Pedro Salgado 2* Brazil *due to uniform sizing, Cunha and Salgado could switch numbers. This is the second SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR meeting between the two teams as Alison & Harley defeated the Pedros in the Shangha finale 21-14 and 21-15 in 40 minutes. On the Brazilian domestic tour, Alison and Harley have defeated the Pedros twice this season. · Cunha has won three SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals with three different partners - Para Ferreira, Puerto Rico 2004, Franco Neto, Marseille 2007 and Alison Cerutti, Bahrain 2008. · When Cunha won his first international Beach Volleyball title (21 years, 3 days), he became the second youngest player to win a SWATCH gold medal behind Brazilian Andre Lima (20 years, 10 months, 29 days). · Cunha as won 17 medals in 61 SWATCH events with 21 “final four” appearances. · Cunha and Anselmo Sigoli captured the U-21 title in 2001 in Le Lavandou, France. · Salgado captured three “junior” FIVB world titles, including the U-21 gold medals in 2003 (with Pedro Cunha) and 2006 (with Bruno Oscar Schmidt), and a U-18 crown in 2002 (with Ian Borges). · Salgado and Harley Marques won nine SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals together, including 2008 stops in Australia, China, Italy, Switzerland, Mallorca and Brazil. · Salgado and Harley won the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour point’s title. · When Salgado won his first international Beach Volleyball title (21 years, 1 months, 8 days), he became the fourth youngest player to win a SWATCH gold medal behind Brazilians Andre Lima (20 years, 10 months, 29 days), Pedro Cunha (21, 0, 3) and Guilherme Marques (21, 1, 3). · Salgado has won more SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals before his 23rd birthday than any other player. Emanuel Rego won four FIVB titles before his 23rd birthday. · Salgado’s mother (Isabel, one gold, six FIVB medals) and two sisters (Carolina and Maria Clara, one gold, five bronze medals) have competed on the FIVB Beach Volleyball tour. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for four events, the Pedros have a 12-6 match mark with two “final four” finishes and ond gold medal. Foro Italico Open Results Winner 1 def. Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (31, Q7) 23-21, 16-21, 15-9 62 minutes Winner 2 def. Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (18) 21-19, 21-15 43 Winner 3 def. Renato "Geor" Gomes / Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia (23) 21-18, 21-16 44 Winner 4 lost to Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) 17-21, 22-20, 12-15 68 Contender 6 def. Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (9) 21-14, 21-16 43 Semi-Finals vs. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Medal Match vs. Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) or Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) 2009 Matches Won-Lost: ...............................................................13-5 Since 2005 Matches Won-Lost:.....................................................17-4 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ....................................................................29-14 Since 2005 Tournaments Played: ...................................................... 4 2009 Tournaments Played: .................................................................3 Since 2005 Best Finish: ...............................................2nd (Shanghai) 2009 Best Finish:......................................................... 2nd (Shanghai) Since 2005 Winnings: .............................................................. $41,200 2009 Winnings:.........................................................................$38,200 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 2 of 5 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Foro Italico Open Men’s Semi-final Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil vs. to be determined Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 3 Ricardo Santos 1 Emanuel Rego 2 Brazil 4 Julius Brink 1 Jonas Reckermann 2 Germany This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams. · Emanuel and Ricardo have two Olympic medals, including gold in Athens were Emanuel was named the most outstanding player. The pair claimed the bronze medal in Beijing · Emanuel and Ricardo won the gold medal at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · Emanuel and Ricardo won the gold medal at the 2007 PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · Emanuel and Ricardo have won 33 “open” and one Challenger/Satellite FIVB gold medals, an international team record for men. · Emanuel and Ricardo are five-time SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions (2003 through 2007). · Emanuel and Ricardo rank one-two in career men’s FIVB earnings while their partnership winnings is the best-ever. · Emanuel has now competed in a record 1,140 FIVB matches with 929 wins. Ricardo has competed in 876 matches with the second- most wins at 702. · Emanuel (70) and Ricardo (50) rank 1-2 in individual international gold medals. · Emanuel is one of three players to compete in all four Olympic Beach Volleyball competitions. · Ricardo competed in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games with Ze Marco de Melo as the pair captured the silver medal. · Counting domestic and international events, Emanuel has won 124 pro Beach Volleyball titles. · Emanuel also won SWATCH FIVB World Tour championships with Ze Marco (1996 and 1997), Jose Loiola (1999) and Tande Ramos (2001). · Ricardo was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in 2005 and 2007. · Ricardo was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in 2005. · Ricardo was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best offensive player in 2005, 2006 and 2007. · Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outsanding player in 2006. · Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in 2006. · Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour top sportsperson in 2005. · In Brazil this season for four events, Emanuel and Ricardo have a 12-6 mark with two “final four” finishes and two bronze medals. Foro Italico Open Results Winner 1 def. Riccardo Lione / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (30) 21-12, 21-9 29 minutes Winner 2 def. Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (14) 21-12, 21-18 42 Winner 3 def. Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 58 Winner 4 def.