Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy vs. Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov, Russia Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: August 6, 1988 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Rome Home Town: Ortona Resides: Rome Resides: Ortona Height: 195 cm (6'5") Height: 203 cm (6'8") Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 66 Tournaments: 86 Best Finish: 1st (3 times) Best Finish: 1st (5 times) Career Winnings: $312,488 Best WT Finish: 1st (3 times) Career Winnings: $358,413 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 58 3 5 5 2 7 2 20 0 8 4 1 US$620,175.00 Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2016 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sun, 8/7/2016 Pool C Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (15) Lost 21-14, 14-21, 11-15 0:48 Tue, 8/9/2016 Pool C Choaib Belhaj / Mohamed Naceur, Tunisia (22) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:35 Thu, 8/11/2016 Pool C Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Lost 13-21, 21-17, 22-24 0:55 Thu, 8/11/2016 Lucky Loser Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Won 21-12, 15-21, 15-13 0:41 Fri, 8/12/2016 Winner 1 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (12) Won 21-12, 23-21 0:40 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsouk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (23) Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:17 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (8) Daniele and Paolo have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 58th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together (ranks 46th), three gold medals, $620,175 career winnings (ranks 25th). Daniele has played in 15 FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold, five silver, five bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Paolo has played in 15 FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold, five silver, five bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Daniele and Paolo have played in four Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Bronze Sochi Open 2015, Silver Vitória Open 2016, Silver Fuzhou Open 2016, Gold Sochi Open 2016). Daniele and Paolo finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Daniele and Paolo finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 17th in 2015 (The Hague). Daniele finished 33rd in the FIVB World Championships with Andrea Tomatis in 2011 (Rome). Paolo finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger) and 9th in 2011 (Rome), both with Matteo Martino. Daniele and Paolo are currently ranked 22nd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,120 points and 20th in winnings with $70,575. Daniele and Paolo have a career 204-102 (66.7%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 67-38 (63.8%) record in 2015-16. Excluding forfeits, they are 131-53 (71.2%) in two sets and 69-48 (59.0%) in three sets, including 164-23 (87.7%) when winning the 1st set and 36-78 (31.6%) when losing the 1st set. Daniele and Paolo won the gold medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2014 (Cagliari, Italy) and 2016 (Biel, Switzerland). Paolo won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2006 (Bermuda, Bermuda). Paolo won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships in 2007 (Modena, Italy) and 2008 (Brighton, England), both with Francesco Giontella. Paolo Nicolai was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2012 and Best Offensive Player in 2014. Page 1 of 9 Viacheslav Krasilnikov Konstantin Semenov Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 28, 1991 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: June 9, 1989 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Gelengzik Home Town: Tokmak. Kyrgyzstan Resides: Gelengzik Resides: Smolensk, Russia Height: 196 cm (6'5") Height: 210 cm (6'11") Weight: 73 kg (162 lbs.) Weight: 100 kg (222 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 36 Tournaments: 74 Best Finish: 1st (Moscow 2014) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $176,388 Career Winnings: $269,363 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 32 1 3 1 3 4 0 12 0 4 3 US$340,775.00 Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2016 Konstantin Semenov - 9th Viacheslav Krasilnikov - 9th Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sun, 8/7/2016 Pool E Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:38 Tue, 8/9/2016 Pool E Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (20) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:35 Thu, 8/11/2016 Pool E Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (5) Won 21-15, 14-21, 15-9 0:45 Fri, 8/12/2016 Winner 1 Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (19) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:32 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (21) Won 22-20, 22-24, 18-16 1:01 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (10) Viacheslav and Konstantin have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 32nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, one gold medal, $340,775 career winnings (ranks 52nd). Viacheslav has played in nine FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Konstantin has played in 10 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Viacheslav and Konstantin have played in five Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Yokohama Grand Slam 2015, 4th Sochi Open 2015, 4th Xiamen Open 2016, Silver Sochi Open 2016, Bronze Hamburg Major 2016). Konstantin finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Serguey Prokopyev in 2012 (London). Viacheslav and Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome) and 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Yaroslav Koshkarev. Viacheslav and Konstantin are currently ranked 21st in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,180 points and 18th in winnings with $82,700. Viacheslav and Konstantin have a career 106-56 (65.4%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 69-35 (66.3%) record in 2015-16. Excluding forfeits, they are 74-30 (71.2%) in two sets and 27-25 (51.9%) in three sets, including 94-16 (85.5%) when winning the 1st set and 7-39 (15.2%) when losing the 1st set. Viacheslav and Konstantin won the silver medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2016 (Biel, Switzerland). Yaroslav and Konstantin Semenov won one gold medal on the CEV Continental Tour in 2013. Series tied 3-3 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/8/2016 Sochi Open Gold Medal Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 21-15, 21-18 0:36 5/5/2016 Sochi Open Pool H Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:48 4/22/2016 Fuzhou Open Winner 2 Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:44 9/13/2015 Sochi Open Bronze Medal Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:55 7/1/2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015 Winner 1 Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:58 6/15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam Semi Finals Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov 21-19, 21-14 Page 2 of 9 Semi Finals - Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil vs. Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands Alison Conte Cerutti Bruno Oscar Schmidt Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: December 7, 1985 (30 yrs old) Birth Date: October 6, 1986 (29 yrs old) Home Town: Espirito Santo Home Town: Brasilia Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Vitória Height: 203 cm (6'8") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 110 kg (244 lbs.) Weight: 87 kg (193 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Seasons: 12 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 104 Tournaments: 106 Best Finish: 1st (23 times) Best Finish: 1st (13 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (20 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (11 times) Career Winnings: $1,033,800 Career Winnings: $748,525 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 30 9 4 1 4 2 0 7 0 2 0 US$892,500.00 Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result FIVB Age Group WC 2005 Did not play Vinícius de Almeida - 9th 2015 Bruno Oscar Schmidt - 4th Alison Cerutti - 4th 2016 Bruno Oscar Schmidt - 5th Alison Cerutti - 5th Rio de Janeiro Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sat, 8/6/2016 Pool A Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (24) Won 21-19, 22-20 0:43 Mon, 8/8/2016 Pool A Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (13) Lost 21-23, 21-16, 13-15 0:57 Wed, 8/10/2016 Pool A Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (12) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:45 Sat, 8/13/2016 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Won 24-22, 21-13 0:40 Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Won 21-14, 12-21, 15-9 0:45 Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2) Alison and Bruno have been playing together since 2014.