Brink/Reckermann SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 2, Lost 0)

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1 Gold - Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No... Country 2 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, 2-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/4/2009 World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 14-21, 21-15, :03 5/16/2009 Rome Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 21-12, :42 Brink and Reckermann are competing together for the first-time in The pair has won two SWATCH gold medals this season with five-straight final four finishes to their credit. Brink and Reckermann became the first European team to win the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships last week 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. Only Christoph Dieckmann (US$447,060, 21st) has earned more money for FIVB events than Reckermann (US$435,528, 23rd) and Brink (US$405,360, 25th). Reckermann has earned the most podium placements among Germany players all-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with 19, including four gold, 11 silver and three bronze medals with one pending. Reckermann has the most German semi-final appearances at 25 with Brink second at 24. 1to1energy Grand Slam Results Pool B def. Grzegorz Klimek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (31, Q19) 21-17, minutes Pool B def. Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (18) 21-17, Pool B def. Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (15) 21-19, Winner 2 def. Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13) 21-19, Winner 3 def. Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (14) 17-21, 22-20, Semi-Finals def. Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (12) 26-24, Gold Medal vs. Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) 2009 Matches Won-Lost: Sets Won-Lost: Tournaments Played: Best Finish:...1st (Rome, WC Stavanger) 2009 Winnings:... $145,700 Brink/Reckermann SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 2, Lost 0) 1. def. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, BRAZIL, Italy - Rome (5/17/2009), 28-26, 20-22, (83 minutes), No vs. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, BRAZIL, Nowary - Stavanger, 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships (7/5/2009), No vs. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/12/2009), No. 235

2 Gold - Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No... Country 2 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, 2-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/4/2009 World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 14-21, 21-15, :03 5/16/2009 Rome Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 21-12, :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 won33 open and one Chalenger/Satelite 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 1,159 FIVB matches with 942 wins. Ricardo has competed in 895 matches with the second-most wins at 715. 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 Ricardo was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in Ricardo was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best offensive player in 2005, 2006 and Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outsanding player in Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in Emanuel was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour top sportsperson in In Brazil this season for four events, Emanuel and Ricardo have a 15-7 mark with two final four finishes and one bronze medal. 1to1energy Grand Slam Results Pool C def. Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (30, Q22) 18-21, 21-19, minutes Pool C lost to Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (14) 16-21, Pool C def. Michal Biza / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (19) 21-10, Winner 1 def. Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (24) 28-26, Winner 2 def. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) 21-17, Winner 3 def. Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (29) 21-17, Semi-Finals def. Adrian Gavira Collado / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11) 25-23, Gold Medal vs. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:... 1st (Brasília) 2009 SWATCH Winnings:...$94,700 Since 2002 FIVB Matches Won-Lost: * Since 2002 FIVB Tournaments Played:... 86* Since 2002 FIVB Best Finish:...1st (34 times)* Since 2002 FIVB Winnings:...$1,815,330* Statistics including Challenge/Satellite participation

3 Emanuel/Ricardo s Gold Medal Match Results (Won 34, Lost 10) 1. def. Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARGENTINA, Norway, Stavanger (7/6/2003), 16-21, 21-16, (60 minutes FIVB Event No def. Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SWITZERLAND, France, Marseille (7/20/2003), 21-18, 20-22, (60), No def. Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NORWAY, Portugal, Espinho (7/27/2003), 21-23, 21-14, (69), No def. Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SWITZERLAND, United States, Carson (9/18-21/03), 21-11, (45), No def. Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger, USA, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships (10/19/2003), 21-18, (44), No def. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SWITZERLAND, Brazil, Salvador (3/21/2004), 21-19, (43), No lost to Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRAZIL, South Africa, Cape Town (3/29/2004), 27-25, 14-21, (60), No lost to Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, SPAIN, BRAZIL, China, Lianyungang (5/23/2004), 15-21, 21-19, (66), No def. Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GERMANY, Serbia & Montenegro, Budva (5/30/2004), 21-18, (43), No def. Hoidalen/Kjemperud, NORWAY, $18,000, Portugal, Espinho (6/2-6/04), 21-12, (38), No def. Niklas Rademacher/David Klemperer, GERMANY, Norway, Stavanger (7/4/2004, 21-15, (33), No def. Franco/Tande, BRAZIL, Poland, Stare Jablonki (7/25/2004), 21-18, (46), No def. Franco/Tande, BRAZIL, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/1/2004), 17-21, 21-16, (61), No def. Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, SPAIN, Greece, Athens 2004 Olympic Games (8/25/2004), 21-16, (42), No lost to Christoph Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GERMANY, China, Shanghai (5/22/2005), 21-18, 15-21, (56), No def. Benjamin Insfran/Harley Marques, BRAZIL, Switzerlannd, Gastaad (6/19/2005), 21-19, (44), No def. Benjamin/Harley, BRAZIL, Norway, Stavanger (7/3/2005), 21-16, (48), No def. Marcio Araujo/Fábio Magalhaes, BRAZIL, Russia, St. Petersburg (7/10/2005), 21-19, 22-24, (72), No lost to C. Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/3-7/2005), 21-19, (42), No def. Egger/M. Laciga, SWITZERLAND, Greece, Athens (9/4/2005), 21-14, (43), No def. Baracetti/Conde, ARGENTINA, Argentina Satellite, Buenos Aires (10/13/2005), 21-11, (31), C/S No def. Marcio Araujo/Fábio, BRAZIL, Brazil, Salvador (10/23/2005), 19-21, 21-16, (69), No def. Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRAZIL, Mexico, Acapulco (10/29/2005), 21-12, (42), No def. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, UNITED STATES, Croatia, Zagreb (6/4/2006), 21-14, (42), No lost to Heuscher/Kobel, SWITZERLAND, Italy, Roseto degli Abruzzi (6/11/2006), 21-14, 17-21, (59), No lost to Julius Brink/C. Dieckmann, GERMANY, Portugal, Espinho (6/18/2006), 13-21, (44), No def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRAZIL, Switzerland, Gstaad (6/25/2006), 21-17, (46), No def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRAZIL, Norway, Stavanger (7/2/2006), 21-19, (51), No def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRAZIL, France, Marseille (7/9/2006), 21-15, 14-21, (58), No lost to Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRAZIL, Canada, Montreal (7/16/2006), 21-15, (43), No lost to Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, UNITED STATES, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/6/2006), 19-21, (45), No def. Cunha/Franco, BRAZIL, Poland, Stare Jablonki (8/13/2006), 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 (66), No lost to Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, UNITED STATES, Mexico, Acapulco (10/28/2006), 21-19, 16-21, (73), No lost to to Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRAZIL, Italy, Roseto degli Abruzzi (5/27/2007), 21-23, 21-16, (80), No def. Cunha/Franco, BRAZIL, Portugal, Espinho (6/17/2007), 18-21, 21-17, (69), No def. Cunha/Franco, BRAZIL, France, Paris (6/24/2007), 19-21, 21-17, (71), No def. Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, AUSTRALIA, Canada, Montreal (7/8/2008), 17-21, 21-13, (61), No def. David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, GERMANY, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/5/2007), 21-13, (44), No def. Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, GERMANY, Norway, Kristiansand (8/12/2007), 21-15, 21-9 (35), No def. Baracetti/Conde, ARGENTINA, Poland, Stare Jablonki (9/9/2007), 21-17, (38), No def. Dalhausser/Rogers, UNITED STATES, Brazil, Fortaleza (9/30/2007), 21-13, (39), No def. inocencio Lario/Adrian Gavira Collado, SPAIN, Poland, Stare Jablonki (6/8/2008), 21-18, (39), No def. Dalhausser/Rogers, UNITED STATES, Germany, Berlin (6/15/2008), 25-27, 21-19, (73), No def. Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, BRAZIL, Brazil, Brasilia (4/26/2009), 22-20, (56), No vs. Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, GERMANY, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/12/2009), No. 235 Emanuel & Ricardo FIVB Log Season Events 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Winnings... Match Record $23, $237, $260, * $328, $355, $347, $168, $83, Totals $1,815, *competed in and won a FIVB Satellite event in Argentina Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time Brink & Reckermann lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Emanuel & Ricardo, 2-0 7/4/2009 World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 14-21, 21-15, :03 5/16/2009 Rome Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 21-12, :42

4 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam Sunday, July 12, 2009 Match #72: Gold Medal Match (2) Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. (3) Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil Julius Brink Germany Jonas Reckermann Germany Jul 6, 1982 (27 yrs old) Muenster Kiel 186 cm (6'1") 85 kg (187 lb) Seasons: 10 Tournaments: 77 Career Wins: 6 US$405, May 26, 1979 (30 yrs old) Rheine Köln 200 cm (6'7") 97 kg (213 lb) Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 76 Career Wins: 4 US$435, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$145, Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2001 Rudiger Strosik - 41st Markus Dieckmann - 57th 2002 Kjell Schneider - 17th Markus Dieckmann - 17th 2003 Kjell Schneider - Country Quota Markus Dieckmann - 2nd 2004 Kjell Schneider - Country Quota Markus Dieckmann - 2nd 2005 Kjell Schneider - 9th Mischa Urbatzka - 13th 2006 Christoph Dieckmann - 3rd Did not play 2007 Christoph Dieckmann - 17th Mischa Urbatzka - 17th 2008 Christoph Dieckmann - 5th Mischa Urbatzka - 5th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 World Championships US$60, FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open US$11, FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open US$30, FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open US$15, Gstaad Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool B Grzegorz Klimek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (31, Q19) Won 21-17, :50 Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool B Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (18) Won 21-17, :45 Fri, 7/10/2009 Pool B Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (15) Won 21-19, :43 Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13) Won 21-19, :45 Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 3 Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (14) Won 17-21, 22-20, :00 Sun, 7/12/2009 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (12) Won 26-24, :56 Sun, 7/12/2009 Gold Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2001 France Grand Slam Rudiger Strosik - 41st Markus Dieckmann - 13th 2002 France Grand Slam Did not play Markus Dieckmann - 9th 2002 Austria Grand Slam Did not play Markus Dieckmann - 9th 2003 Germany Grand Slam Kjell Schneider - 41st Markus Dieckmann - 4th 2003 France Grand Slam Kjell Schneider - 41st Markus Dieckmann - 5th 2003 Austria Grand Slam Kjell Schneider - Country Quota Markus Dieckmann - 5th 2003 United States Grand Slam Kjell Schneider - Country Quota Markus Dieckmann - 5th 2004 Germany Grand Slam Kjell Schneider - 25th Markus Dieckmann - 1st 2004 France Grand Slam Kjell Schneider - 25th Markus Dieckmann - 7th 2004 Austria Grand Slam Kjell Schneider - 25th Markus Dieckmann - 9th 2005 Norway Grand Slam Kjell Schneider - 17th Markus Dieckmann - 4th 2005 France Grand Slam Kjell Schneider - 3rd Eric Koreng - 9th 2005 Austria Grand Slam Kjell Schneider - 9th Markus Dieckmann - 5th 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 3rd Did not play 2006 Norway Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 5th Did not play 2006 Paris Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 4th Did not play 2006 Austria Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 5th Did not play 2007 Paris Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 4th Mischa Urbatzka - 9th 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 5th Mischa Urbatzka - 9th 2007 Berlin Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 4th Mischa Urbatzka - 9th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 9th Mischa Urbatzka - 5th 2008 Berlin Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 4th Mischa Urbatzka - 5th 2008 Paris Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 9th Mischa Urbatzka - 9th 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 3rd Mischa Urbatzka - 2nd 2008 Moscow Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 4th Mischa Urbatzka - 9th 2008 Gstaad Grand Slam Christoph Dieckmann - 5th Mischa Urbatzka - 5th 2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Did not play Mischa Urbatzka - 5th 7/12/2009

5 Match Preview Page 2 of 2 Emanuel Rego Brazil Apr 15, 1973 (36 yrs old) Curitiba João Pessoa/Rio de Janeiro 190 cm (6'3") 80 kg (176 lb) Seasons: 16 Tournaments: 190 Career Wins: 70 Career FIVB WT Wins: 69 US$1,973, Ricardo Alex Costa Santos Brazil Jan 6, 1975 (34 yrs old) Salvador de Bahia João Pessoa 200 cm (6'7") 103 kg (227 lb) Seasons: 14 Tournaments: 147 Career Wins: 50 Career FIVB WT Wins: 49 US$1,368, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$1,813, FIVB C&S US$2, Overall US$1,815, Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2001 Tande Ramos - 3rd Jose Loiola - 4th 2002 Tande Ramos - 5th Jose Loiola - 9th 2003 Ricardo Santos - 9th Emanuel Rego - 9th 2004 Ricardo Santos - 3rd Emanuel Rego - 3rd 2005 Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2006 Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2007 Ricardo Santos - 4th Emanuel Rego - 4th 2008 Alison Cerutti - 3rd Did not play Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 World Championships US$18, FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open US$6, FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open US$11, FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open US$30, FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games US$0.00 FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$23, Gstaad Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool C Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (30, Q22) Won 18-21, 21-19, :53 Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool C Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (14) Lost 16-21, :39 Fri, 7/10/2009 Pool C Michal Biza / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (19) Won 21-10, :32 Fri, 7/10/2009 Winner 1 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (24) Won 28-26, :46 Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Won 21-17, :54 Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 3 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (29) Won 21-17, :39 Sun, 7/12/2009 Semi-Finals Adrian Gavira Collado / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11) Won 25-23, :50 Sun, 7/12/2009 Gold Medal Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 1994 Brazil Open Aloizio Claudino - 4th Did not play 1995 Brazil Open Ze Marco de Melo - 2nd Did not play 1995 French Open Ze Marco de Melo - 2nd Did not play 1996 Brazil Open Ze Marco de Melo - 2nd Did not play 1996 French Open Ze Marco de Melo - 1st Did not play 1996 Portugal Open Ze Marco de Melo - 9th Did not play 1997 Portugal Open Ze Marco de Melo - 13th Did not play 1998 Portugal Grand Slam Jose Loiola - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 33rd 2000 U.S. Grand Slam Jose Loiola - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 2nd 2001 France Grand Slam Tande Ramos - 2nd Jose Loiola - 7th 2002 France Grand Slam Tande Ramos - 3rd Jose Loiola - 1st 2002 Austria Grand Slam Tande Ramos - 9th Jose Loiola - 1st 2003 Germany Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 3rd Emanuel Rego - 3rd 2003 France Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2003 Austria Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 5th Emanuel Rego - 5th 2003 United States Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2004 Germany Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 4th Emanuel Rego - 4th 2004 France Grand Slam Pedro Brazao - 17th Did not play 2004 Austria Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2005 Norway Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2005 France Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 9th Emanuel Rego - 9th 2005 Austria Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 2nd Emanuel Rego - 2nd 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2006 Norway Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2006 Paris Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 3rd Emanuel Rego - 3rd 2006 Austria Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 2nd Emanuel Rego - 2nd 2007 Paris Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 25th Emanuel Rego - 25th 2007 Berlin Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 5th Emanuel Rego - 5th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2008 Berlin Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st 2008 Paris Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 9th Emanuel Rego - 9th 2008 Moscow Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 5th Emanuel Rego - 5th 2008 Gstaad Grand Slam Alison Cerutti - 3rd Did not play 2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Ricardo Santos - 3rd Emanuel Rego - 3rd Head to Head Results Brink/Reckermann lead the series 2-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 7/12/09 FIVB Gstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal 7/4/09 FIVB World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Rego/Santos , 21-15, :03 5/16/09 FIVB Rome Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 4 Rego/Santos , :42 7/12/2009

6 Bronze - Adriana Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain vs. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No... Country 11 Pablo Herrera 1 Adrian Gavira Collado 2...Spain 12 Reinder Nummerdor 1 Richard Schuil 2...Netherlands This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams Gavira and Herrera have improved their SWATCH FIVB World Tour finishes for each event starting with a ninth in Rome, a seventh in Myslowice and a fifth in Stavanger. Gavira and Herrera have a 10-5 mark on the European tour this season with a gold medal finish in Baden, Austria, where they defeated Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann of Germany in the finals 13-21, and in 62 minutes. Herrera is a two-time Beach Volleyball Olympians with a silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games with Javier Bosma after losing the finale to Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos of Brazil and in 43 minutes. Herrera and Raul Mesa placed ninth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Herrera has won two SWATCH FIVB World Tour events, including a 2004 title with Bosma in Lianyungang, China, and a 2008 crown with Mesa in Kristiansand, Norway. Herrera and Mesa won the Gold medal at the 2002 SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. Herrera and Mesa won the silver medal at the 2001 SWATCHFIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Le Lavandou, France. Herrera and Mesa won the gold medal winners at the 2005 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. Gavira and Francisco Marco were second at a 2006 FIVB Challenger in Cyprus. Gavira and Alejandro Fernandez were second at the 2007 SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Modena, Italy. Gavira and Inocencio Lario placed second at the 2008 Polish SWATCH stop in Stare Jablonki after losing the final to Emanuel and Ricardo and in 39 minutes. 1to1energy Grand Slam Results Pool F def. Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (22, Q10) 18-21, 21-14, minutes Pool F def. Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (27, Q24) 21-12, Pool F def. Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (6) 23-21, Winner 2 def. Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (18) 21-17, Winner 3 def. Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) 21-19, 16-21, Semi-Finals vs. Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Medal Match vs. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) or Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (12) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:...4th or better (Gstaad) 2009 SWATCH Winnings:... $50,000

7 Bronze - Adriana Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain vs. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No... Country 11 Pablo Herrera 1 Adrian Gavira Collado 2...Spain 12 Reinder Nummerdor 1 Richard Schuil 2...Netherlands This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams Nummerdor and Schull placed fifth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Schuil was a three-time Dutch Volleyball Olympian with a 1996 gold medal in Atlanta. Nummerdor was a two-time Dutch Volleyball Olympian and played with Schuil on the 2000 and 2004 teams that placed fifth in Sydney and Athens. Nummerdor and Schull were the first Dutch men s team and players to win SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals at the 2007 Bahrain, and 2008 Croatia and Dubai stops. Nummerdor and Schull were gold medal winners at the 2008 European Championships in Hamburg, Germany. Overall,Nummerdor and Schul have won five European tour gold medals with 11 podium placements and 12 final four finishes in 14 events. In addition to the Hamburg title, Nummerdor and Schull won other European tour titles in Gran Canaria, Blackpool and Sochi. Nummerdor and Schuil have posted a 26-2 record for five events on the 2008 European tour with a 17-match winning streak. Nummerdor and Schuil have not competed on the European tour this season as the pair has compiled a record the past three season on the continental circuit. 1to1energy Grand Slam Results Pool E def. Penggen Wu / Rui Yin, China (21) 21-17, minutes Pool E lost to Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (28, Q15) 24-22, 16-21, Pool E def. David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) 24-26, 21-15, Winner 1 def. Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (32, Q17) 18-21, 21-15, Winner 2 def. Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (30, Q22) 21-17, Winner 3 def. Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (9) 13-21, 21-19, Semi-Finals lost to Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) 24-26, Bronze Medal vs. Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) over Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11) 2008 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Tournaments Played: SWATCH Best Finish:... 4th or better (Gstaad) 2008 SWATCH Winnings:...$39,000 Since 2006 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: Since 2006 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...32 Since 2006 Best Finish:... 1st (Bahrain 2007, Zagreb 2008) Since 2006 SWATCH Winnings:...$380,200 Nummerdor/Schuil SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 3, Lost 3) 1. def. Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, BRAZIL, Bahrain - Manama (5/12/2007), 17-21, 21-19, (68), FIVB Event No lost to Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRAZIL, Norway, Stavanger (7/1/2007), 21-14, (55), No def. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, CHINA, Croatia - Zagreb (5/25/2008), 17-21, 21-17, (50), No lost to Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, UNITED STATES, France, Paris (6/22/2008), 15-21, (47), No lost to Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRAZIL, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/27/2008), 16-21, 24-22, (71), No def. Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, GERMANY, United Arab Emirates - Dubai (10/11/2008), 12-21, 21-16, (58), No. 227

8 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam Sunday, July 12, 2009 Match #71: Bronze Medal Match (12) Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands vs. (11) Adrian Gavira Collado/Pablo Herrera, Spain Reinder Nummerdor Netherlands Sep 10, 1976 (32 yrs old) Ijsselmuiden Uithoorn 194 cm (6'4") 88 kg (194 lb) Seasons: 4 Tournaments: 32 Career Wins: 3 US$190, Richard Schuil Netherlands May 2, 1973 (36 yrs old) Leeuwarden Amsterdam 202 cm (6'8") 95 kg (209 lb) Seasons: 4 Tournaments: 32 Career Wins: 3 US$190, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$380, Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2007 Richard Schuil - 17th Reinder Nummerdor - 17th 2008 Richard Schuil - 2nd Reinder Nummerdor - 2nd Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 World Championships US$7, FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open US$6, FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open US$7, FIVB 10/27-11/1/2008 Manama Open US$5, FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open US$28, FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 5 5 US$0.00 FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam US$29, Gstaad Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool E Penggen Wu / Rui Yin, China (21) Won 21-17, :39 Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool E Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (28, Q15) Lost 24-22, 16-21, :57 Fri, 7/10/2009 Pool E David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) Won 24-26, 21-15, :05 Fri, 7/10/2009 Winner 1 Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (32, Q17) Won 18-21, 21-15, :54 Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 2 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (30, Q22) Won 21-17, :32 Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 3 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (9) Won 13-21, 21-19, :00 Sun, 7/12/2009 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) Lost 24-26, :56 Sun, 7/12/2009 Bronze Medal Adrian Gavira Collado / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11) Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2006 Paris Grand Slam Richard Schuil - 9th Reinder Nummerdor - 9th 2006 Austria Grand Slam Richard Schuil - 41st Reinder Nummerdor - 41st 2007 Paris Grand Slam Richard Schuil - 25th Reinder Nummerdor - 25th 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Richard Schuil - 2nd Reinder Nummerdor - 2nd 2007 Berlin Grand Slam Richard Schuil - 9th Reinder Nummerdor - 9th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Richard Schuil - 3rd Reinder Nummerdor - 3rd 2008 Berlin Grand Slam Richard Schuil - 9th Reinder Nummerdor - 9th 2008 Paris Grand Slam Richard Schuil - 2nd Reinder Nummerdor - 2nd 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Richard Schuil - 5th Reinder Nummerdor - 5th 2008 Gstaad Grand Slam Richard Schuil - 2nd Reinder Nummerdor - 2nd 7/12/2009

9 Match Preview Page 2 of 2 Adrián Gavira Collado Spain Sep 17, 1987 (21 yrs old) Cadiz Tenerife 193 cm (6'4") 90 kg (198 lb) Seasons: 5 Tournaments: 29 Career Best: 2nd (3 times) Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Stare Jablonki 2008) US$61, Pablo Herrera Allepuz Spain Jun 29, 1982 (27 yrs old) Castellon de la Plana Castellon de la Plana 193 cm (6'4") 85 kg (187 lb) Seasons: 9 Tournaments: 70 Career Wins: 3 Career FIVB WT Wins: 2 US$213, Team Career Summary Tour Played Money FIVB US$50, Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Did not play Raul Mesa - 25th 2007 Did not play Raul Mesa - 9th 2008 Did not play Raul Mesa - 9th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 World Championships US$18, FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open US$7, FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open US$6, Gstaad Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool F Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (22, Q10) Won 18-21, 21-14, :53 Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool F Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (27, Q24) Won 21-12, :37 Fri, 7/10/2009 Pool F Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (6) Won 23-21, :46 Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (18) Won 21-17, :41 Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) Won 21-19, 16-21, :56 Sun, 7/12/2009 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Lost 23-25, :50 Sun, 7/12/2009 Bronze Medal Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (12) Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2003 United States Grand Slam Did not play Javier Bosma - 17th 2004 Germany Grand Slam Did not play Javier Bosma - 17th 2004 France Grand Slam Did not play Javier Bosma - 7th 2005 Norway Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 9th 2005 France Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 13th 2005 Austria Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 25th 2006 Norway Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 17th 2006 Paris Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 41st 2006 Austria Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 5th 2007 Paris Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 5th 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 9th 2007 Berlin Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 17th 2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 9th 2008 Berlin Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 3rd 2008 Paris Grand Slam Inocencio Lario - 17th Raul Mesa - 17th 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Inocencio Lario - 25th Raul Mesa - 17th 2008 Moscow Grand Slam Inocencio Lario - 25th Raul Mesa - 5th 2008 Gstaad Grand Slam Did not play Raul Mesa - 9th 2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Inocencio Lario - 17th Did not play Head to Head Results First meeting between the two teams Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 7/12/09 FIVB Gstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal 7/12/2009