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1 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Telephone Semi Finals - Dries Koekelkoren/Tom van Walle, Belgium vs. Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen, Mexico Dries Koekelkoren Tom van Walle Birth Date: August 7, 1987 (30 yrs old) Ekeren Kalmthout 198 cm (6'6") 77 kg (171 lbs.) Seasons: 7 Tournaments: 35 5th (3 times) Career Winnings: $35,588 Birth Date: May 25, 1988 (29 yrs old) Herk-de-Stad Diest 190 cm (6'3") 80 kg (178 lbs.) Tournaments: 28 5th (3 times) Career Winnings: $35,588 FIVB US$71, Thu, 10/12/2017 Winner 1 Mark Burik / Billy Kolinske, United States (32) Won 32-30, :52 Fri, 10/13/2017 Winner 2 Cole Durant / Zachery Schubert, Australia (16) Won 24-22, 20-22, :54 Sat, 10/14/2017 Winner 3 Dirk Boehle / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (24, Q8) Won 21-15, :30 Sat, 10/14/2017 Semi-Finals Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (4) Dries Koekelkoren and Tom van Walle have been playing together since They are playing in their 28th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour This is the 1st FIVB World Tour final four for a men's team from Belgium. Dries and Tom finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2017 (Vienna). Dries and Tom are currently ranked 16th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 2,392 points. Dries and Tom rank 145th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 28 and 193rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $69,775. Dries and Tom have a career (47.4%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 3-0 (100.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 3-0 (100.0%) in Qinzhou. Dries (28) ranks 375th and Tom (35) ranks 314th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Dries ($34,887) and Tom ($34,887) each ranks 289th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Dries and Tom won the bronze medal at the 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite in 2015 (Skopje, Macedonia). Dries and Tom won the silver medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz in 2016 (Vaduz, Liechtenstein). Dries and Tom won the gold medal at the CEV Austrian Masters in 2017 (Baden, Austria). Tom won the bronze medal at the CEV Serbian Masters with Ward Coucke in 2011 (Novi Sad, Serbia). Page 1 of 8

2 Lombardo Ontiveros Birth Date: November 9, 1983 (33 yrs old) Escuinapa, Sinaloa Mazatlan, Sinaloa 185 cm (6'1") 82 kg (182 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Tournaments: 57 2nd (Antalya 2016) Career Winnings: $135,675 Juan Virgen Birth Date: April 9, 1987 (30 yrs old) Santiago Ixcuintla Nayarit 197 cm (6'6") 94 kg (209 lbs.) Seasons: 15 Tournaments: 90 2nd (Antalya 2016) Career Winnings: $148,575 FIVB US$263, Thu, 10/12/2017 Winner 1 Yusuke Ishijima / Kensuke Shoji, Japan (29, Q12) Won 21-15, :35 Fri, 10/13/2017 Winner 2 Kusti Nolvak / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (20) Won 21-18, :32 Sat, 10/14/2017 Winner 3 Quincy Aye / Youssef Krou, France (12) Won 21-16, 23-25, :58 Sat, 10/14/2017 Semi-Finals Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (1) Lombardo Ontiveros and Juan Virgen have been playing together since They are playing in their 45th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Lombardo is playing in his 6th FIVB World Tour final four with one silver medal and four bronze medals. Juan is playing in his 6th FIVB World Tour final four with one silver medal and four bronze medals. Lombardo's and Juan's last Final Four was a Bronze at Olsztyn in July, Lombardo and Juan finished 9th in the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Lombardo and Juan finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), 9th in 2015 (The Hague), and 17th in 2017 (Vienna). Lombardo and Juan are currently ranked 23rd in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 2,100 points. Lombardo and Juan rank 63rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 45 and 72nd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $263,850. Lombardo and Juan have a career (57.8%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 3-0 (100.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 3-0 (100.0%) in Qinzhou. Lombardo (55) ranks 203rd and Juan (87) ranks 114th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Lombardo ($135,675) ranks 143rd and Juan ($148,075) ranks 136th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Lombardo and Juan have won 11 gold medals in the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit, two in 2012 (Mexico and Aruba), six in 2013 (Guatemala, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic), one in 2014 (Puerto Rico), and two in 2015 (Canada and the United States). Lombardo also won the gold medal in the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit with Ulises Ontiveros in 2010 (Boqueron, Puerto Rico). Juan also won 14 gold medal in the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit with Aldo Miramontes, one in 2008 (Guatemala), four in 2009 (Mexico, Mexico, Jamaica, Nicaragua), five in 2010 (Dominican Republic, El Salvador, United States, Mexico, Mexico), and four in 2011 (Guatemala, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico). Lombardo was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen lead the series 5-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/22/2017 Olsztyn Four Star Winner 3 Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen 21-12, :33 7/20/2017 Olsztyn Four Star Pool A Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen 21-18, 10-21, :47 4/20/2016 Fuzhou Open Pool G Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen 21-17, :30 2/17/2016 Kish Island Open Pool B Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen 22-20, :37 6/16/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen 21-15, :35 Page 2 of 8

3 Semi Finals - Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba vs. Maxim Sivolap/Igor Velichko, Russia Nivaldo Nadhir Diaz Gomez Birth Date: March 24, 1994 (23 yrs old) 200 cm (6'7") 81 kg (180 lbs.) Seasons: 4 Tournaments: 10 1st (Langkawi 2017) Career Winnings: $22,200 Sergio Reynaldo Gonzalez Bayard Birth Date: June 20, 1990 (27 yrs old) Holguin 192 cm (6'4") 89 kg (198 lbs.) Tournaments: 11 1st (Langkawi 2017) Career Winnings: $22,200 Tour Played Money FIVB US$44, Thu, 10/12/2017 Winner 1 Murat Giginoglu / Hasan Mermer, Turkey (30, Q2) Won 21-13, :33 Fri, 10/13/2017 Winner 2 Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Aliaksandr Kavalenka, Belarus (14) Won 15-21, 21-16, :41 Sat, 10/14/2017 Winner 3 Julio Nascimento / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (6) Won 21-18, :30 Sat, 10/14/2017 Semi-Finals Maxim Sivolap / Igor Velichko, Russia (15) Nivaldo Diaz and Sergio Gonzalez have been playing together since They are playing in their 10th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Nivaldo is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal. Sergio is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal. Nivaldo's and Sergio's last Final Four was a Gold at Langkawi in April, Nivaldo and Sergio finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Nivaldo and Sergio finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague) and 9th in 2017 (Vienna). Nivaldo and Sergio are currently ranked 18th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 2,210 points. Nivaldo and Sergio rank 50th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 419th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 10, and 268th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $43,000. Nivaldo and Sergio have a career (69.4%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 3-0 (100.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 3-0 (100.0%) in Qinzhou. Nivaldo (1) and Sergio (1) each ranks 82nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Nivaldo (10) and Sergio (10) each ranks 752nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Nivaldo ($21,500) and Sergio ($21,500) each ranks 362nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Nivaldo and Sergio have won nine gold medals on the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit, three in 2014 (Guatemala, Mexico, Guatemala), two in 2015 (Cayman Islands, Cuba), three in 2016 (Mexico, Mexico, Cuba), and one in 2017 (Cuba). Sergio won four gold medals on the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit with Karell Pena (Boca Chica, Dominican Republic 2009; Guatemala City, Guatemala 2010; Chiapas, Mexico 2012; Varadero, Cuba 2012). Sergio won two gold medals on the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit with Yoandri Kindelan Alvarez (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2010 and Chiapas, Mexico 2010). Sergio won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cuba with Yaismel Borrel in 2011 (Varadero, Cuba). Page 3 of 8

4 Maxim Sivolap Igor Velichko Birth Date: August 1, 1995 (22 yrs old) Vladivostok Obninsk 188 cm (6'2") 86 kg (191 lbs.) Tournaments: 9 5th (2 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (Kish Island 2017) Career Winnings: $5,300 Birth Date: June 19, 1996 (21 yrs old) s. Poltavka, Omskiy reg. Obninsk 191 cm (6'3") 91 kg (202 lbs.) Seasons: 4 Tournaments: 9 5th (2 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (Kish Island 2017) Career Winnings: $5,300 FIVB US$10, Thu, 10/12/2017 Winner 1 Likejiang Ha / Lei Li, China (18) Won 21-12, :30 Fri, 10/13/2017 Winner 2 Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (2) Won 21-18, :31 Sat, 10/14/2017 Winner 3 Nils Ehlers / Lorenz Schumann, Germany (26) Won 21-18, 14-21, :44 Sat, 10/14/2017 Semi-Finals Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (3) Maxim Sivolap and Igor Velichko have been playing together since They are playing in their 8th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Maxim is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Igor is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Maxim and Igor are currently ranked 47th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 1,156 points. Maxim and Igor rank 542nd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with eight and 536th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $10,600. Maxim and Igor have a career 8-10 (44.4%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 3-0 (100.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 3-0 (100.0%) in Qinzhou. Maxim (8) and Igor (8) each ranks 860th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Maxim ($5,300) and Igor ($5,300) each ranks 591st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Maxim and Igor won the silver medal at the CEV Ljubljana Masters in 2017 (Ljubljana, Slovenia). Maxim and Igor won the gold medal at the CEV Mersin Satellite in 2017 (Mersin, Turkey). Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio Gonzalez lead the series 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 6/2/2017 Moscow Three Star Pool C Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio Gonzalez 21-18, :30 Page 4 of 8

5 Bronze Medal Match - Dries Koekelkoren/Tom van Walle, Belgium vs. Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba Dries Koekelkoren Tom van Walle Birth Date: August 7, 1987 (30 yrs old) Ekeren Kalmthout 198 cm (6'6") 77 kg (171 lbs.) Seasons: 7 Tournaments: 35 5th (3 times) Career Winnings: $34,888 Birth Date: May 25, 1988 (29 yrs old) Herk-de-Stad Diest 190 cm (6'3") 80 kg (178 lbs.) Tournaments: 28 5th (3 times) Career Winnings: $34,888 FIVB US$69, Thu, 10/12/2017 Winner 1 Mark Burik / Billy Kolinske, United States (32) Won 32-30, :52 Fri, 10/13/2017 Winner 2 Cole Durant / Zachery Schubert, Australia (16) Won 24-22, 20-22, :54 Sat, 10/14/2017 Winner 3 Dirk Boehle / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (24, Q8) Won 21-15, :30 Sat, 10/14/2017 Semi-Finals Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (4) Lost 13-21, :36 Sun, 10/15/2017 Bronze Medal Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (3) Dries Koekelkoren and Tom van Walle have been playing together since They are playing in their 28th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour This is the 1st FIVB World Tour final four for a men's team from Belgium. Dries and Tom finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2017 (Vienna). Dries and Tom are currently ranked 16th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 2,392 points. Dries and Tom rank 145th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 28 and 193rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $69,775. Dries and Tom have a career (46.9%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 3-1 (75.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 3-1 (75.0%) in Qinzhou. Dries (28) ranks 375th and Tom (35) ranks 314th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Dries ($34,887) and Tom ($34,887) each ranks 289th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Dries and Tom won the bronze medal at the 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite in 2015 (Skopje, Macedonia). Dries and Tom won the silver medal at the CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz in 2016 (Vaduz, Liechtenstein). Dries and Tom won the gold medal at the CEV Austrian Masters in 2017 (Baden, Austria). Tom won the bronze medal at the CEV Serbian Masters with Ward Coucke in 2011 (Novi Sad, Serbia). Page 5 of 8

6 Nivaldo Nadhir Diaz Gomez Birth Date: March 24, 1994 (23 yrs old) 200 cm (6'7") 81 kg (180 lbs.) Seasons: 4 Tournaments: 10 1st (Langkawi 2017) Career Winnings: $21,500 Sergio Reynaldo Gonzalez Bayard Birth Date: June 20, 1990 (27 yrs old) Holguin 192 cm (6'4") 89 kg (198 lbs.) Tournaments: 11 1st (Langkawi 2017) Career Winnings: $21,500 Tour Played Money FIVB US$43, Thu, 10/12/2017 Winner 1 Murat Giginoglu / Hasan Mermer, Turkey (30, Q2) Won 21-13, :33 Fri, 10/13/2017 Winner 2 Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Aliaksandr Kavalenka, Belarus (14) Won 15-21, 21-16, :41 Sat, 10/14/2017 Winner 3 Julio Nascimento / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (6) Won 21-18, :30 Sat, 10/14/2017 Semi-Finals Maxim Sivolap / Igor Velichko, Russia (15) Lost 18-21, 21-16, :40 Sun, 10/15/2017 Bronze Medal Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (1) Nivaldo Diaz and Sergio Gonzalez have been playing together since They are playing in their 10th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Nivaldo is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal. Sergio is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal. Nivaldo's and Sergio's last Final Four was a Gold at Langkawi in April, Nivaldo and Sergio finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Nivaldo and Sergio finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague) and 9th in 2017 (Vienna). Nivaldo and Sergio are currently ranked 18th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 2,210 points. Nivaldo and Sergio rank 50th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 419th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 10, and 268th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $43,000. Nivaldo and Sergio have a career (67.6%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 3-1 (75.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 3-1 (75.0%) in Qinzhou. Nivaldo (1) and Sergio (1) each ranks 82nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Nivaldo (10) and Sergio (10) each ranks 752nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Nivaldo ($21,500) and Sergio ($21,500) each ranks 362nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Nivaldo and Sergio have won nine gold medals on the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit, three in 2014 (Guatemala, Mexico, Guatemala), two in 2015 (Cayman Islands, Cuba), three in 2016 (Mexico, Mexico, Cuba), and one in 2017 (Cuba). Sergio won four gold medals on the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit with Karell Pena (Boca Chica, Dominican Republic 2009; Guatemala City, Guatemala 2010; Chiapas, Mexico 2012; Varadero, Cuba 2012). Sergio won two gold medals on the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit with Yoandri Kindelan Alvarez (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2010 and Chiapas, Mexico 2010). Sergio won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cuba with Yaismel Borrel in 2011 (Varadero, Cuba). Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event Page 6 of 8

7 Gold Medal Match - Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen, Mexico vs. Maxim Sivolap/Igor Velichko, Russia Lombardo Ontiveros Birth Date: November 9, 1983 (33 yrs old) Escuinapa, Sinaloa Mazatlan, Sinaloa 185 cm (6'1") 82 kg (182 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Tournaments: 57 2nd (Antalya 2016) Career Winnings: $136,175 Juan Virgen Birth Date: April 9, 1987 (30 yrs old) Santiago Ixcuintla Nayarit 197 cm (6'6") 94 kg (209 lbs.) Seasons: 15 Tournaments: 90 2nd (Antalya 2016) Career Winnings: $149,075 FIVB US$264, Thu, 10/12/2017 Winner 1 Yusuke Ishijima / Kensuke Shoji, Japan (29, Q12) Won 21-15, :35 Fri, 10/13/2017 Winner 2 Kusti Nolvak / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (20) Won 21-18, :32 Sat, 10/14/2017 Winner 3 Quincy Aye / Youssef Krou, France (12) Won 21-16, 23-25, :58 Sat, 10/14/2017 Semi-Finals Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (1) Won 21-13, :36 Sun, 10/15/2017 Gold Medal Maxim Sivolap / Igor Velichko, Russia (15) Lombardo Ontiveros and Juan Virgen have been playing together since They are playing in their 45th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Lombardo is playing in his 6th FIVB World Tour final four with one silver medal and four bronze medals. Juan is playing in his 6th FIVB World Tour final four with one silver medal and four bronze medals. Lombardo's and Juan's last Final Four was a Bronze at Olsztyn in July, Lombardo and Juan finished 9th in the Olympic Games in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Lombardo and Juan finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), 9th in 2015 (The Hague), and 17th in 2017 (Vienna). Lombardo and Juan are currently ranked 23rd in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 2,100 points. Lombardo and Juan rank 63rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 45, and 69th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $264,850. Lombardo and Juan have a career (58.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 4-0 (100.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 4-0 (100.0%) in Qinzhou. Lombardo (55) ranks 203rd and Juan (87) ranks 114th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Lombardo ($136,175) ranks 142nd and Juan ($148,575) ranks 136th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Lombardo and Juan have won 11 gold medals in the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit, two in 2012 (Mexico and Aruba), six in 2013 (Guatemala, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic), one in 2014 (Puerto Rico), and two in 2015 (Canada and the United States). Lombardo also won the gold medal in the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit with Ulises Ontiveros in 2010 (Boqueron, Puerto Rico). Juan also won 14 gold medal in the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit with Aldo Miramontes, one in 2008 (Guatemala), four in 2009 (Mexico, Mexico, Jamaica, Nicaragua), five in 2010 (Dominican Republic, El Salvador, United States, Mexico, Mexico), and four in 2011 (Guatemala, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico). Lombardo was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in Page 7 of 8

8 Maxim Sivolap Igor Velichko Birth Date: August 1, 1995 (22 yrs old) Vladivostok Obninsk 188 cm (6'2") 86 kg (191 lbs.) Tournaments: 9 5th (2 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (Kish Island 2017) Career Winnings: $5,800 Birth Date: June 19, 1996 (21 yrs old) s. Poltavka, Omskiy reg. Obninsk 191 cm (6'3") 91 kg (202 lbs.) Seasons: 4 Tournaments: 9 5th (2 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (Kish Island 2017) Career Winnings: $5,800 FIVB US$11, Thu, 10/12/2017 Winner 1 Likejiang Ha / Lei Li, China (18) Won 21-12, :30 Fri, 10/13/2017 Winner 2 Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (2) Won 21-18, :31 Sat, 10/14/2017 Winner 3 Nils Ehlers / Lorenz Schumann, Germany (26) Won 21-18, 14-21, :44 Sat, 10/14/2017 Semi-Finals Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (3) Won 21-18, 16-21, :40 Sun, 10/15/2017 Gold Medal Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (4) Maxim Sivolap and Igor Velichko have been playing together since They are playing in their 8th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Maxim is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Igor is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Maxim and Igor are currently ranked 47th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 1,156 points. Maxim and Igor rank 542nd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with eight and 520th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $11,600. Maxim and Igor have a career 9-10 (47.4%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 4-0 (100.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 4-0 (100.0%) in Qinzhou. Maxim (8) and Igor (8) each ranks 860th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Maxim ($5,800) and Igor ($5,800) each ranks 576th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Maxim and Igor won the silver medal at the CEV Ljubljana Masters in 2017 (Ljubljana, Slovenia). Maxim and Igor won the gold medal at the CEV Mersin Satellite in 2017 (Mersin, Turkey). Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event Page 8 of 8