Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland vs. Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States Simone Kuhn Nadine Zumkehr Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: September 2, 1980 (31 yrs old) Birth Date: February 5, 1985 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Wattwil Home Town: Frutigen Resides: Lucerne Resides: Bern Height: 183 cm (6'0") Height: 172 cm (5'8") Weight: 69 kg (153 lbs.) Weight: 62 kg (138 lbs.) Seasons: 13 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 133 Tournaments: 78 Best Finish: 1st (3 times) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $192,900 Career Winnings: $402,735 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 42 2 0 0 0 4 1 15 10 9 0 US$345,600.00 Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2001 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th Did not play 2002 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play 2003 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play 2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 17th Did not play 2005 Lea Schwer - 9th Annik Skrivan - 25th 2006 Lea Schwer - 9th Annik Skrivan - 41st 2007 Lea Schwer - 17th Annik Skrivan - 37th 2008 Lea Schwer - 5th Muriel Graessli - 25th 2009 Nadine Zumkehr - 9th Simone Kuhn - 9th 2010 Nadine Zumkehr - 9th Simone Kuhn - 9th 2011 Nadine Zumkehr - 5th Simone Kuhn - 5th Gstaad Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/4/2012 Pool H Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (25) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:55 Wed, 7/4/2012 Pool H Geeske Banck / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (24, Q6) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:39 Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool H Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (9) Won 19-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:52 Fri, 7/6/2012 Winner 2 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (10) Won 21-18, 31-29 0:48 Fri, 7/6/2012 Winner 3 Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (31, Q13) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58 Sat, 7/7/2012 Semi-Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, United States (6) Simone Kuhn and Nadine Zumkehr have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 42nd FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Simone is playing in her 7th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with two gold medals, one bronze medal and three 4th place finishes. Nadine is playing in her 3rd FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with two gold medals. Simone finished 19th in the Olympic Games with Nicole Schnyder-Benoit in 2004 (Athens) and 19th with Lea Schwer in 2008 (Beijing). Simone and Nadine finished 17th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger) and 17th in 2011 (Rome). Simone finished 33rd in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2001 (Klagenfurt) and 5th in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro) with Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, and finished 13th in 2005 (Berlin) and 17th in 2007 (Gstaad) with Lea Schwer. Nadine finished 37th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Annik Skrivan in 2007 (Gstaad). Simone and Nadine are currently ranked 7th on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 2640 points and 4th in winnings with $95,000. They have one win in 2012(Rome). Simone and Nadine rank 21st on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team gold medal list with two. Simone and Nadine rank 54th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 42. Simone and Nadine rank 31st on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $345,600. Simone (2) and Nadine (2) rank 31st in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual gold medals. Simone (131) ranks 7th and Nadine (73) ranks 85th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Simone ($400,585) ranks 25th and Nadine ($191,700) ranks 65th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Simone won the gold medal at the European Championship Final with Nicole Schnyder-Benoit in 2004 (Timmendorfer Strand, Germany). This is the second consecutive event where Brazil has entered a women's team but not had a participant in the final four. This has only happened two times in FIVB SWATCH World Tour history (Phuket / Sanya 2008 and Shanghai / Myslowice / Beijing 2011). Page 1 of 8 Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: July 30, 1977 (34 yrs old) Birth Date: August 15, 1978 (33 yrs old) Home Town: Santa Monica, CA Home Town: San Jose, CA Resides: Coral Springs, FL Resides: Los Angeles, CA Height: 175 cm (5'9") Height: 188 cm (6'2") Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Seasons: 13 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 98 Tournaments: 84 Best Finish: 1st (41 times) Best Finish: 1st (42 times) Career Winnings: $1,105,045 Career Winnings: $1,052,370 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 76 38 14 6 3 6 1 6 0 1 0 US$1,916,040.00 Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2000 Holly McPeak - 2nd Did not play 2001 Kerri Walsh - 3rd Misty May-Treanor - 3rd 2002 Kerri Walsh - 1st Misty May-Treanor - 1st 2003 Kerri Walsh - 1st Misty May-Treanor - 1st 2004 Kerri Walsh - 1st Misty May-Treanor - 1st 2006 Kerri Walsh - 1st Misty May-Treanor - 1st 2007 Kerri Walsh - 1st Misty May-Treanor - 1st 2010 Nicole Branagh - 9th Did not play 2011 Kerri Walsh - 5th Misty May-Treanor - 5th Gstaad Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/4/2012 Pool F Jolien Sinnema / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (27, Q3) Won 29-27, 21-13 0:37 Wed, 7/4/2012 Pool F Natalia Dubovcova / Dominika Nestarcova, Slovak Republic (22) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:35 Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool F Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (11) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:31 Fri, 7/6/2012 Winner 2 Joana Heidrich / Romana Kayser, Switzerland (29, Q9) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:35 Fri, 7/6/2012 Winner 3 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) Won 14-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:47 Sat, 7/7/2012 Semi-Finals Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (8) Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh have been playing together since 2001. They are playing in their 76th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Misty and Kerri did not play together for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Misty missed all of 2009 because of an injury she incurred while practicing for the American television show, Dancing with the Stars. Kerri missed all of 2009 with the birth of her first son, Joseph and most of 2010 with the birth of her second son, Sundance. Misty played with Nicole Branagh for most of 2010 and Kerri played with Nicole for the last two events that season. Misty is playing in her 74th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with 41 gold, 18 silver, eight bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. Kerri is playing in her 68th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with 42 gold, 15 silver, seven bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Misty and Kerri are two-time defending Olympic gold medalists, winning in 2004 (Athens) and 2008 (Beijing). Misty finished 5th in the Olympic Games with Holly McPeak in 2000 (Sydney). Misty and Kerri finished 9th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2001 (Klagenfurt), were three-time World Champions, winning gold in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), 2005 (Berlin), and 2007 (Gstaad), and won the silver medal in 2011 (Rome). Misty and Kerri are currently ranked 5th on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 2760 points and 5th in winnings with $86,200. Misty and Kerri rank 2nd on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team gold medal list with 38. Misty and Kerri rank 14th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 76. Misty and Kerri rank 3rd on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $1,916,040. Misty (41) ranks 4th and Kerri (42) ranks 3rd in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual gold medals. Misty (98) ranks 39th and Kerri (84) ranks 63rd in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Misty ($1,105,045) ranks 5th and Kerri ($1,052,370) ranks 6th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Misty was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2007, 2008, and 2011, Best Offensive Player in 2005, 2007, and 2008, Best Setter in 2005, Most Outstanding in 2005 and 2008, Sportsperson in 2007, 2008, and 2010. Kerri was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Best Blocker in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2011, Best Hitter in 2005, 2006, and 2007, Best Offensive Player in 2007, Most Inspirational in 2011, Most Outstanding in 2007, Sportsperson in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Misty and Kerri were Tour Champions in 2002. Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh lead the series 5-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/10/2012 Beijing Grand Slam Pool D Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh 21-13, 22-20 0:38 8/17/2011 Åland Open Winner 2 Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh 21-16, 21-19 0:31 7/28/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool B Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh 21-14, 21-13 0:33 6/30/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam Pool B Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh 21-8, 21-18 0:32 6/10/2011 Beijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh 29-27, 21-12 0:37 Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Katrien Gielen/Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium vs.