Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil vs. Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti, Italy Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli Talita Antunes da Rocha Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: February 25, 1984 (28 yrs old) Birth Date: August 29, 1982 (29 yrs old) Home Town: Resende Home Town: Riato Grosso Do Sul Resides: Rio de Janerio Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 176 cm (5'9") Height: 181 cm (5'11") Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Weight: 64 kg (142 lbs.) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 10 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 68 Tournaments: 105 Best Finish: 1st (10 times) Best Finish: 1st (12 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (8 times) Career Winnings: $730,900 Career Winnings: $460,375 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 42 7 4 10 7 9 0 1 1 2 0 US$763,150.00 Previous Brasília Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Talita Antunes - 13th Maria Antonelli - 13th 2010 Talita Antunes - 17th Maria Antonelli - 17th 2011 Talita Antunes - 5th Maria Antonelli - 5th Brasília Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 4/17/2012 Winner 1 Merel Mooren / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (29, Q10) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:35 Tue, 4/17/2012 Winner 2 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (20) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:32 Wed, 4/18/2012 Winner 3 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (5) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:50 Wed, 4/18/2012 Winner 4 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, United States (1) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:34 Thu, 4/19/2012 Semi-Finals Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (7) Maria Antonelli and Talita Antunes have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 42nd FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Maria is playing in her 31st FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with eight gold, five silver, 10 bronze medals and seven 4th place finishes. Talita is playing in her 49th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with 12 gold, 10 silver, 12 bronze medals and 14 4th place finishes. Talita finished 4th in the Olympic Games with Renata Ribeiro in 2008 (Beijing). Maria and Talita won the bronze medal in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger) and finished 5th in 2011 (Rome). Talita finished 9th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Renata Ribeiro in 2007 (Gstaad). Maria and Talita rank 7th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team gold medal list with seven. Maria and Talita rank 51st on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 42. Maria and Talita rank 6th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $763,150. Maria (8) ranks 18th and Talita (12) ranks 9th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual gold medals. Maria (63) ranks 99th and Talita (103) ranks 29th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Maria ($454,075) ranks 18th and Talita ($728,850) ranks 8th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Talita won the bronze medal at the Under 21 Junior World Championships with Maria Clara Salgado in 2002 (Catania, Italy). Talita was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Top Rookie in 2005. Page 1 of 5 Greta Cicolari Marta Menegatti Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: August 23, 1982 (29 yrs old) Birth Date: August 16, 1990 (21 yrs old) Home Town: Bergamo Home Town: Rovigo Resides: Bergamo Resides: Rovigo Height: 180 cm (5'11") Height: 180 cm (5'11") Weight: 64 kg (142 lbs.) Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Seasons: 4 Seasons: 7 Photo:CEV Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 27 Tournaments: 38 Best Finish: 2nd (Myslowice 2011) Best Finish: 2nd (4 times) Career Winnings: $115,875 Best WT Finish: 2nd (2 times) Career Winnings: $129,825 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 26 0 1 2 3 1 1 6 5 3 3 US$229,750.00 Previous Brasília Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2011 Marta Menegatti - 13th Greta Cicolari - 13th Brasília Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 4/17/2012 Winner 1 Takemi Nishibori / Satoko Urata, Japan (26, Q12) Won 21-11, 21-6 0:35 Tue, 4/17/2012 Winner 2 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez Steiner, Spain (10) Won 20-22, 21-14, 15-6 0:45 Wed, 4/18/2012 Winner 3 Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:35 Wed, 4/18/2012 Winner 4 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:35 Thu, 4/19/2012 Contender 6 Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (9) Won 15-21, 29-27, 16-14 1:06 Thu, 4/19/2012 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (4) Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 26th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Greta is playing in her 7th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with one silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Marta is playing in her 8th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with two silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Greta and Marta finished 9th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2011 (Rome) 9th. Greta and Marta rank 99th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 26. Greta and Marta rank 49th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $229,750. Greta (27) ranks 260th and Marta (28) ranks 248th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Greta ($115,875) ranks 105th and Marta ($129,175) ranks 99th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Greta and Marta won the gold medal at the CEV European Championship Final in 2011 (Kristiansand, Norway). Marta won the silver medal at the U-19 World Championships with Gilda Lombardo in 2007 (Myslowice, Poland) and the silver medal at the Junior World Championship with Viktoria Orsi Toth in 2010 (Alanya, Turkey). Marta was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Most Improved Player in 2011. Series tied 2-2 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti 22-20, 21-14 0:36 5/19/2011 Myslowice Open Contender 6 Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54 7/8/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam Pool C Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes 21-13, 21-19 0:34 6/18/2010 Aland Open Winner 2 Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:53 Page 2 of 5 Semi Finals - Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil vs. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China Juliana Felisberta da Silva Larissa França Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: July 22, 1983 (28 yrs old) Birth Date: April 14, 1982 (30 yrs old) Home Town: Santos Home Town: Cachoeira de Itapemirim-Es Resides: Fortaleza Resides: Fortaleza Height: 177 cm (5'10") Height: 174 cm (5'9") Weight: 63 kg (140 lbs.) Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 101 Tournaments: 104 Best Finish: 1st (43 times) Best Finish: 1st (43 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (42 times) Career Winnings: $1,231,935 Career Winnings: $1,219,925 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 97 42 19 14 4 9 2 2 0 2 1 1 US$2,426,350.00 Previous Brasília Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Larissa Franca - 1st Juliana Felisberta Silva - 1st 2010 Larissa Franca - 1st Juliana Felisberta Silva - 1st 2011 Larissa Franca - 1st Juliana Felisberta Silva - 1st Brasília Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 4/17/2012 Winner 1 Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (31, Q13) Won 25-23, 21-18 0:41 Tue, 4/17/2012 Winner 2 Liliane Maestrini / Angela Vieira, Brazil (18) Won 24-22, 14-21, 15-6 0:52 Wed, 4/18/2012 Winner 3 Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (7) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:35 Wed, 4/18/2012 Contender 4 Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (14) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:33 Thu, 4/19/2012 Contender 5 Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (31, Q13) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:33 Thu, 4/19/2012 Contender 6 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, United States (1) Won 21-13, 24-26, 15-13 0:50 Thu, 4/19/2012 Semi-Finals Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca have been playing together since 2004. They are playing in their 97th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Juliana is playing in her 80th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with 42 gold, 19 silver, 14 bronze medals and four 4th place finishes. Larissa is playing in her 81st FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with 43 gold, 19 silver, 14 bronze medals and four 4th place finishes. Larissa finished 5th in the Olympic Games with Ana Paula Henkel, who substituted for an injured Juliana, in 2008 (Beijing). Juliana and Larissa won the silver medal in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2005 (Berlin) bronze in 2007 (Gstaad), silver in 2009 (Stavanger), and were crowned World Champions in 2011 (Rome). Juliana finished 9th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Jackie Silva in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro).