China Shanghai Jinshan Open Men’s Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Gold 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 This is the first SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR meeting between the two teams. On the Brazilian domestic tour, Alison and Harley have defeated the Pedros twice. · 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 placed second in the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour season opener in Brasila after losing the finale to Olympic medal winners Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos · 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. China Shanghai Jinshan Open Results Winner 1 def. Yury Bogatov / Ruslan Dayanov, Russia (32, Q23) 21-13, 21-17 35 minutes Winner 2 def. Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (16) 24-26, 21-15, 15-8 53 Winner 3 def. Benjamin Insfran / Hevaldo Moreira, Brazil (9, Q1) 21-12, 21-16 38 Winner 4 def. Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (5) 21-12, 21-16 36 Semi-Finals def. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 71 Gold vs. Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) or Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:................................................... 10-1 Since 2006 Matches Won-Lost: .........................................14-4 2009 Sets Won-Lost:.......................................................... 20-7 Since 2006 Tournaments Played:........................................... 4 2009 Tournaments Played:......................................................2 Since 2006 Best Finish:............................. 2nd (Brasilia 2008) 2009 Best Finish:.................................................2nd (Brasília) Since 2006 Winnings:................................................... $48,000 2009 Winnings:..............................................................$42,000 Alison/Harley’sSWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 0, Lost 1) 1. lost to Emanuel Rego/Richardo Santos, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasilia (4/26/2009), 20-2, 19-21 (56), SWATCH event No. 230 China Shanghai Jinshan Open Men’s Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Gold - 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 This is the first SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR meeting between the two teams. On the Brazilian domestic tour, Alison and Harley have defeated the Pedros twice. · 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 16 medals in 60 SWATCH events with 20 “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 of nine SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, 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. China Shanghai Jinshan Open Results Winner 1 def. Sam Boehm / Christopher McHugh, Australia (31, Q12) 21-14, 21-14 34 minutes Winner 2 def. Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (18) 23-21, 21-16 48 Winner 3 lost to Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) 21-19, 14-21, 11-15 49 Contender 4 def. Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil (4) 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 61 Contender 5 def. Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) 21-13, 21-10 37 Contender 6 def. Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (5) 21-18, 22-20 44 Semi-Finals vs. Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 51 gOLD vs. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:..................................................... 9-3 Since 2005 Matches Won-Lost: .........................................13-5 2009 Sets Won-Lost:.......................................................... 20-9 Since 2005 Tournaments Played:........................................... 3 2009 Tournaments Played:......................................................2 Since 2005 Best Finish:....................2nd or better (Shanghai) 2009 Best Finish:.............................. 2nd or better (Shanghai) Since 2005 Winnings:................................................... $30,000 2009 Winnings:..............................................................$27,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open Men’s Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Bronze - Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 3 Julius Brink 1 Jonas Reckermann 2 Germany 10 Kristjan Kais 1 Rivo Vesik 2 Estonia Kais and Vesik lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams 1-0. Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/3/09 Shanghai Open Bronze Medal 5/2/09 Shanghai Open Winner 4 Kais/Vesik 21-16, 21-14 0:44 · Brink competed in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Christoph Dieckmann. · 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 2004 European continental Championships at Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. China Shanghai Jinshan Open Results Winner 1 def. Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (30) 21-12, 21-16 43 minutes Winner 2 def. Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (19) 21-17, 21-18 52 Winner 3 def. Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) 21-12, 21-12 37 Winner 4 lost to Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) 16-21, 14-21 44 Contender 6 def. Benjamin Insfran / Hevaldo Moreira, Brazil (9, Q1) 21-17, 21-14 41 Semi-Finals lost to Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) 21-17, 17-21, 14-16 71 Bronze vs. Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) or Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:..................................................... 4-2 2009 Best Finish: ...............................4th or better (Shanghai) 2009 Sets Won-Lost:............................................................ 9-4 2009 Winnings: ............................................................. $11,200 2009 Tournaments Played:......................................................1 China Shanghai Jinshan Open Men’s Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Bronze - Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 3 Julius Brink 1 Jonas Reckermann 2 Germany 10 Kristjan Kais 1 Rivo Vesik 2 Estonia