Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Nick Lucena/Phil Dalhausser, United States vs. Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia Nick Lucena Phil Dalhausser Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 22, 1979 (36 yrs old) Birth Date: January 26, 1980 (36 yrs old) Home Town: Davie, FL Home Town: Baden, Switzerland Resides: Davie, FL Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA Height: 185 cm (6'1") Height: 205 cm (6'9") Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Seasons: 13 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 86 Tournaments: 97 Best Finish: 1st (5 times) Best Finish: 1st (34 times) Career Winnings: $462,500 Career Winnings: $1,108,400 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 17 5 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 US$314,500.00 Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2006 Did not play Todd Rogers - 17th 2007 Did not play Todd Rogers - 1st 2009 Brad Keenan - 33rd Todd Rogers - 5th 2010 Matt Fuerbringer - 5th Todd Rogers - 1st 2011 Matt Fuerbringer - 9th Todd Rogers - 2nd 2012 Matt Fuerbringer - 5th Todd Rogers - 4th 2013 John Hyden - 41st Sean Rosenthal - 5th 2014 Ryan Doherty - 3rd Sean Rosenthal - 1st 2015 Theo Brunner - 9th Did not play Gstaad Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool B Daniel Bergerud / Svein Solhaug, Norway (31, Q13) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:28 Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool B Saymon Barbosa / Gustavo Carvalhaes, Brazil (18, Q1) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:33 Fri, 7/8/2016 Pool B Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (15) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:33 Sat, 7/9/2016 Winner 1 Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (29, Q8) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:32 Sat, 7/9/2016 Winner 2 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (9) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:37 Sat, 7/9/2016 Winner 3 Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (19) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:32 Sun, 7/10/2016 Semi-Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (6) Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena first played together in 2005 before reuniting in 2015. They are playing in their 17th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Nick is playing in his 21st FIVB World Tour final four with five gold, eight silver, four bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Phil is playing in his 64th FIVB World Tour final four with 34 gold, 13 silver, 12 bronze medals and four 4th place finishes. This is Nick's and Phil's 7th Final Four of 2016 (Gold Puerto Vallarta Open, Silver Doha Open, Gold Maceió Open, Gold Fuzhou Open, Bronze Cincinnati Open, Gold Hamburg Major Series). Nick and Phil have qualified for the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Phil won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and finished 9th in 2012 (London), both with Todd Rogers. Nick finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Brad Keenan in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th with Matt Fuerbringer in 2011 (Rome), 33rd with John Hyden in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), and 4th with Theo Brunner in 2015 (The Hague). Phil finished 7th in the FIVB World Championships in 2005 (Berlin), was World Champion in 2007 (Gstaad), won the bronze medal in 2009 (Stavanger), and finished 9th in 2011 (Rome), all with Todd Rogers and finished 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) with Sean Rosenthal. Nick and Phil are currently ranked 2nd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,910 points and 2nd in winnings with $169,000. They have four wins in 2016 (Puerto Vallarta Open, Maceió Open, Fuzhou Open, Hamburg Major Series). Nick and Phil rank 19th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with five, 261st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with Page 1 of 13 17, and 58th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $314,500. Nick and Phil have a career 87-20 (81.3%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 54-9 (85.7%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 5-1 (83.3%) in Gstaad. Nick (5) ranks 35th and Phil (34) ranks 3rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Nick (86) ranks 109th and Phil (97) ranks 80th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Nick ($462,500) ranks 38th and Phil ($1,108,400) ranks 3rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Phil and Nick won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Trinidad and Tobago in 2015 (Turtle Beach, Trinidad and Tobago). Nick and Theo Brunner won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit San Diego in 2013 (San Diego, United States). Phil was named the FIVB World Tour Best Blocker in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014 Best Hitter in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, Best Offensive Player in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012, Best Server in 2014, Best Setter in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015, Most Improved Player in 2006, Most Outstanding in 2010, 2013, and 2014, and Sportsperson in 2008. Phil and Todd Rogers were Team of the Year and Tour Champions in 2010. Page 2 of 13 Aleksandrs Samoilovs Janis Smedins Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 6, 1985 (31 yrs old) Birth Date: July 31, 1987 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Jurmala Home Town: Kuldiga Resides: Riga Resides: Kuldiga Height: 196 cm (6'5") Height: 191 cm (6'3") Weight: 96 kg (213 lbs.) Weight: 84 kg (186 lbs.) Seasons: 14 Seasons: 14 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 141 Tournaments: 107 Best Finish: 1st (10 times) Best Finish: 1st (9 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (8 times) Career Winnings: $482,213 Career Winnings: $560,388 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 45 8 5 2 4 9 0 12 0 3 1 US$706,675.00 Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2007 Martins Plavins - 37th Did not play 2008 Martins Plavins - 17th Did not play 2009 Ruslans Sorokins - 25th Did not play 2010 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Martins Plavins - 17th 2011 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Martins Plavins - 17th 2012 Ruslans Sorokins - 9th Did not play 2013 Janis Smedins - 5th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th 2014 Janis Smedins - 25th Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th 2015 Janis Smedins - 2nd Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 2nd Gstaad Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool F Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (27) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:35 Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool F Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (22) Lost 25-23, 19-21, 13-15 0:48 Fri, 7/8/2016 Pool F Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (11) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:47 Sat, 7/9/2016 Winner 1 Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (13) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:34 Sat, 7/9/2016 Winner 2 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (3) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:36 Sat, 7/9/2016 Winner 3 Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (5) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:40 Sun, 7/10/2016 Semi-Finals Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (2) Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 45th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Aleksandrs is playing in his 21st FIVB World Tour final four with eight gold, six silver, two bronze medals and four 4th place finishes. Janis is playing in his 24th FIVB World Tour final four with nine gold, six silver, three bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. This is Aleksandrs's and Janis's 5th Final Four of 2016 (4th Fuzhou Open, Gold Antalya Open, Gold Olsztyn Grand Slam, 4th Porec Major Series). Aleksandrs and Janis have qualified for the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Aleksandrs finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Martins Plavins in 2008 (Beijing) and finished 9th with Ruslans Sorokins in 2012 (London). Janis won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games with Martins Plavins in 2012 (London). Aleksandrs and Janis finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Aleksandrs finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2007 (Gstaad), finished 9th in 2009 (Stavanger) and 17th in 2011 (Rome), both with Ruslans Sorokins, and finished 17th in 2015 (The Hague) with Martins Plavins. Janis finished 4th in the FIVB World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2011 (Rome). Aleksandrs and Janis are currently ranked 5th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,390 points and 3rd in winnings with $152,875. They have two wins in 2016 (Antalya Open, Olsztyn Grand Slam). Aleksandrs and Janis rank 12th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with eight, 59th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 45, and 19th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $706,675. Aleksandrs and Janis have a career 195-65 (75.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 44-17 (72.1%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 14-8 (63.6%) in Gstaad. Aleksandrs (8) ranks 24th and Janis (9) ranks 20th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Aleksandrs (134) ranks 25th and Janis (96) ranks 84th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Aleksandrs ($557,587) ranks 26th and Janis ($477,487) ranks 35th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.