GOLD - Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil Team MEN Uniform Uniform ............. Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country ............ Seed 1 Julius Brink 1 Jonas Reckermann 2 Germany 3 Ricardo Santos 1 Emanuel Rego 2 Brazil Brink & Reckermann lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Emanuel & Ricardo, 3-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/12/09 Gstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Brink/Reckermann 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 1:00 7/4/09 World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:03 5/16/09 Rome Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 21-12, 21-19 0:42 · Brink and Reckermann are competing together for the first-time in 2009. The pair has won three SWATCH gold medals this season with six-straight “final four” finishes to their credit.The Germans have won their last 21 FIVB matches with the record being 22-straight wins by Emanuel Rego and Jose Loiola in 1999. · By winning the semi-final match at the Grand Slam Moscow 2009, Brink and Reckermann are the No. 1-ranked team on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour ahead of Alison Cerutti and Harley Marques of Brazil · By winning the Swiss Grand Slam July 12, Brink and Reckermann became the first German team to win back-to-back SWATCH FIVB World Tour events with the first being in Stavanger for the world championships. · Brink and Reckermann became the first European team to win the SWATCH FIVB World Championships by winning the 2009 event on July 5 in Stavanger, Norway, by defeating top-seeded Alison Cerutti and Harley Marques of Brazil in the finals. · Brink and Reckermann won a European tour event this season in Berlin after placing second in the first two stops in Gran Canaria, Spain, and Baden, Austria. The Germans have a 15-2 European tour match mark with a pair of semi-final wins over compatriots David Klemperer and Eric Koreng in Baden and Berlin. · Brink and Christoph Dieckmann placed 19th at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. · Brink won a gold medal with Christoph Dieckmann at the 2006 European continental Championships in The Hague, · Netherlands. · Brink and Christoph Dieckmann captured three SWATCH FIVB World Tour and five European Tour gold medals. · Brink and Kjell Schneider captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at a 2005 stop in Espinho, Portugal. · Brink and Schneider also placed third at the 2005 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Berlin and the Paris Grand Slam stop. · Reckermann placed ninth at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games with Markus Dieckmann. · Brink and Markus Dieckmann captured two SWATCH FIVB World Tour and two European Tour gold medals. · Reckermann won a gold medal with Markus Dieckmann at the 2002 AND 2004 European continental Championships at Basel, Switzerland, and Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, respectively. · Reckermann ranks 21st in career FIVB earnings (US$451,728) to lead all German players followed by Christoph Dieckmann (US$447,060, 22nd) and Brink (US$421,560, 24th). · Reckermann has earned the most podium placements among Germany players all-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with 19, including five gold, 11 silver and three bronze medals. · Reckermann has the most German semi-final appearances at 25 with Brink second at 24. Grand Slam Moscow 2009 Results Pool A def. Roman Arkaev / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (32) 21-13, 21-9 36 minutes Pool A def. Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (17) 21-18, 21-16 46 Pool A def. Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (16) 21-17, 21-17 39 Winner 2 def. Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (21) 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 66 Winner 3 def. Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (22, Q8) 25-27, 22-20, 15-12 81 Semi-Finals vs. Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (19, Q7) 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 68 Medal Match vs. Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...............................................36-6 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ........ 1st (Rome, WC Stavanger, Gstaad) 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:....................................................70-24 2009 Winnings:....................................................................... $189,200 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played:.................................................6 Brink/Reckermann SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 3, Lost 0) 1. def. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, BRAZIL, Italy - Rome (5/17/2009), 28-26, 20-22, 15-13 (83 minutes), No. 232 2. def. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, BRAZIL, Nowary - Stavanger, 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships (7/5/2009), No. 234 3. def. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/12/2009), 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 (60) , No. 235 4. vs. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, Russia - Moscow (7/19/2009), No. 236 GOLD - Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil Team MEN Uniform Uniform ............. Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country ............ Seed 1 Julius Brink 1 Jonas Reckermann 2 Germany 3 Ricardo Santos 1 Emanuel Rego 2 Brazil Brink & Reckermann lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Emanuel & Ricardo, 3-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/12/09 Gstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Brink/Reckermann 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 1:00 7/4/09 World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:03 5/16/09 Rome Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 21-12, 21-19 0:42 · 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 1,167 FIVB matches with 948 wins. Ricardo has competed in 903 matches with the second-most wins at 721. · Emanuel (70) and Ricardo (50) rank 1-2 in individual FIVB 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 15-7 mark with two “final four” finishes and one bronze medal. Grand Slam Moscow 2009 Results Pool C def. Michal Biza / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (30) 21-18, 21-16 36 minutes Pool C lost to Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (19, Q7) 19-21, 21-18, 11-15 53 Pool C def. Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (14) 21-19, 21-10 35 Winner 1 def. Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (27, Q6) 16-21, 21-17, 15-9 61 Winner 2 def. Adrian Gavira Collado / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) 21-14, 21-14 33 Winner 3 def. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (2) 21-16, 21-15 45 Semi-Finals def. David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) 24-22, 24-26, 15-9 76 Gold Medal vs. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:..................................29-8 Since 2002 FIVB Matches Won-Lost:......................... 442-98* 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:.......................................62-23 Since 2002 FIVB Tournaments Played: ............................ 87* 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...................................6 Since 2002 FIVB Best Finish: ..........................1st (34 times)* 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ............................... 1st (Brasília) Since 2002 FIVB Winnings: ..................................$1,844,830* 2009 SWATCH Winnings:..........................................$124,200 Statistics including Challenge/Satellite participation Emanuel/Ricardo’s Gold Medal Match Results (Won 34, Lost 11 1. def. Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARGENTINA, Norway,Stavanger (7/6/2003), 16-21, 21-16, 15-12 (60 minutes FIVB Event No. 141 2. def. Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SWITZERLAND, France, Marseille (7/20/2003), 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 (60), No. 142 3. def. Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NORWAY, Portugal, Espinho (7/27/2003), 21-23, 21-14, 20-18 (69), No. 143 4. def. Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SWITZERLAND, United States, Carson (9/18-21/03), 21-11, 21-18 (45), No. 146 5. def. Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger, USA, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships (10/19/2003), 21- 18, 21-15 (44), No. 147 6. def. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SWITZERLAND, Brazil, Salvador (3/21/2004), 21-19, 21-18 (43), No. 148 7. lost to Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRAZIL, South Africa, Cape Town (3/29/2004), 27-25, 14-21, 15-12 (60), No. 149 8. lost to Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, SPAIN, BRAZIL, China, Lianyungang (5/23/2004), 15-21, 21-19, 21-19 (66), No. 150 9. def. Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GERMANY, Serbia & Montenegro, Budva (5/30/2004), 21-18, 21-19 (43), No.