China Shanghai Jinshan Open Men s Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org 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 2009 Sets Won-Lost:... 20-7 2009 Tournaments Played:...2 2009 Best Finish:...2nd (Brasília) 2009 Winnings:...$42,000 Since 2006 Matches Won-Lost:...14-4 Since 2006 Tournaments Played:... 4 Since 2006 Best Finish:... 2nd (Brasilia 2008) Since 2006 Winnings:... $48,000 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 press@fivb.org 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 2009 Sets Won-Lost:... 20-9 2009 Tournaments Played:...2 2009 Best Finish:... 2nd or better (Shanghai) 2009 Winnings:...$27,000 Since 2005 Matches Won-Lost:...13-5 Since 2005 Tournaments Played:... 3 Since 2005 Best Finish:...2nd or better (Shanghai) Since 2005 Winnings:... $30,000
China Shanghai Jinshan Open Men s Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org 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 Sets Won-Lost:... 9-4 2009 Tournaments Played:...1 2009 Best Finish:...4th or better (Shanghai) 2009 Winnings:... $11,200
China Shanghai Jinshan Open Men s Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org 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 Kaisand Vesik competed in the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games. Kaisand Vesik are the only Estonian team to win a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal with a 2007 title at Zagreb. The Croatian title was earned after Kais and Vesik rebounded from a first-round setback to advance to the finals through the elimination. Only three other teams have accomplished that feat on the FIVB tour since 1987. Kaisand Vesik missed qualifying for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the last event in Mallorca 2004. China Shanghai Jinshan Open Results Winner 1 def. Penggen Wu / Rui Yin, China (23) 21-9, 21-15 30 minutes Winner 2 def. Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (7) 21-11, 21-13 32 Winner 3 def. Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 49 Winner 4 def. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) 21-16, 21-14 44 Semi-Finals lost to Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) 21-18, 16-21, 8-15 51 Bronze vs. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:... 7-3 2009 Sets Won-Lost:... 17-7 2009 Tournaments Played:... 2 2009 Best Finish:...4th or better (Shanghai) 2009 Winnings:... $17,200 Since 2002 Matches Won-Lost:... 161-137* Since 2002 Tournaments Played:... 67* Since 2002 Best Finish:... 1st (Zagreb 2007) Since 2002 Winnings:... $384,725* Statistics including Challenge/Satellite participation Kais/Vesik s SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 1, Lost 0) 2. def. Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SWITZERLAND, Croatia - Zagreb (6/10/2007), 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 (64), SWATCH event No. 195
Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$380,000 China Shanghai Open Sunday, May 03, 2009 Match #62: Gold Medal Match (1) Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil vs. (2) Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil Alison Cerutti Brazil Birth Date: Dec 7, 1985 (23 yrs old) Vitória 202 cm (6'8") 102 kg (224 lb) Seasons: 4 Tournaments: 20 Career Wins: 4 US$64,850.00 Harley Marques Silva Brazil Birth Date: Jul 6, 1974 (34 yrs old) Brasilia, DF 194 cm (6'4") 84 kg (185 lb) Seasons: 12 Tournaments: 96 Career Wins: 13 US$534,412.50 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 CQ Money FIVB 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 US$48,000.00 Previous Shanghai Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Did not play Benjamin Insfran - 4th 2006 Did not play Benjamin Insfran - 7th 2007 Did not play Pedro Salgado - 1st 2008 Did not play Pedro Salgado - 1st Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 4 2 540 US$21,000.00 Shanghai Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 1 Yury Bogatov / Ruslan Dayanov, Russia (32, Q23) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:35 Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 2 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (16) Won 24-26, 21-15, 15-8 0:53 Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 3 Benjamin Insfran / Hevaldo Moreira, Brazil (9, Q1) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:38 Sat, 5/2/2009 Winner 4 Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (5) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:36 Sun, 5/3/2009 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Won 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:11 Sun, 5/3/2009 Gold Medal Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) http://206.196.31.34/matchpreview.aspx?matchid=62231 5/2/2009
Match Preview Page 2 of 2 Pedro Henrique de Miranda D'Araújo da Cunha Brazil Photo: Mauricio Kaye Birth Date: Jun 10, 1983 (25 yrs old) 189 cm (6'2") 82 kg (180 lb) Seasons: 9 Tournaments: 64 Career Wins: 6 US$298,750.00 Pedro Solberg Salgado Brazil Mar 27, 1986 (23 yrs Birth Date: old) 194 cm (6'4") 89 kg (196 lb) Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 53 Career Wins: 12 US$279,450.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 US$30,000.00 FIVB Junior 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$0.00 Overall 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 US$30,000.00 Previous Shanghai Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2006 Franco Neto - 2nd Roberto Lopes - 13th 2007 Franco Neto - 7th Harley Marques - 1st 2008 Franco Neto - 3rd Harley Marques - 1st Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 5 9 240 US$6,000.00 Shanghai Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 1 Sam Boehm / Christopher McHugh, Australia (31, Q12) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:34 Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (18) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:48 Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 3 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) Lost 21-19, 14-21, 11-15 0:49 Sat, 5/2/2009 Contender 4 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil (4) Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 1:01 Sat, 5/2/2009 Contender 5 Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) Won 21-13, 21-10 0:37 Sat, 5/2/2009 Contender 6 Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (5) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:44 Sun, 5/3/2009 Semi-Finals Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:51 Sun, 5/3/2009 Gold Medal Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Head to Head Results First meeting between the two teams Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 5/3/09 FIVB Shanghai Open Gold Medal http://206.196.31.34/matchpreview.aspx?matchid=62231 5/2/2009
Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$380,000 China Shanghai Open Sunday, May 03, 2009 Match #61: Bronze Medal Match (3) Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. (10) Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia Julius Brink Germany Birth Date: Jul 6, 1982 (26 yrs old) Muenster Kiel 186 cm (6'1") 85 kg (187 lb) Seasons: 10 Tournaments: 73 Career Wins: 4 US$338,110.00 Jonas Reckermann Germany Birth Date: May 26, 1979 (29 yrs old) Rheine Köln 200 cm (6'7") 97 kg (213 lb) Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 72 Career Wins: 2 US$368,277.50 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$11,200.00 Previous Shanghai Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Kjell Schneider - 7th Markus Dieckmann - 7th 2006 Christoph Dieckmann - 3rd Did not play 2007 Christoph Dieckmann - 9th Mischa Urbatzka - 17th 2008 Did not play Mischa Urbatzka - 17th Recent Results 1st Tournament Shanghai Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 1 Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (30) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:43 Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 2 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (19) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:52 Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 3 Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:37 Sat, 5/2/2009 Winner 4 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:44 Sat, 5/2/2009 Contender 6 Benjamin Insfran / Hevaldo Moreira, Brazil (9, Q1) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:41 Sun, 5/3/2009 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 14-16 1:11 Sun, 5/3/2009 Bronze Medal Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) http://206.196.31.34/matchpreview.aspx?matchid=62232 5/2/2009
Match Preview Page 2 of 2 Kristjan Kais Estonia Rivo Vesik Estonia Birth Date: Mar 3, 1976 (33 yrs old) Paikuse, Parnumaa Tartu 188 cm (6'2") 85 kg (187 lb) Seasons: 12 Tournaments: 89 Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007) US$202,112.50 Birth Date: Jul 15, 1980 (28 yrs old) Parnu Pârnu 199 cm (6'6") 93 kg (205 lb) Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 67 Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007) US$192,362.50 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 19 25 33 37 41 Money FIVB 66 1 0 0 1 7 5 12 9 12 1 11 3 1 2 US$382,225.00 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$2,500.00 Overall 67 1 0 1 1 7 5 12 9 12 1 11 3 1 2 US$384,725.00 Previous Shanghai Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Rivo Vesik - 13th Kristjan Kais - 13th 2006 Rivo Vesik - 9th Kristjan Kais - 9th 2007 Rivo Vesik - 17th Kristjan Kais - 17th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 17 9 240 US$6,000.00 FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 4 17 120 US$2,500.00 FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 13 19 US$0.00 FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 12 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 15 25 80 US$3,500.00 FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 18 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 6 7 300 US$7,000.00 FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 16 9 240 US$5,500.00 FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 21 13 180 US$3,900.00 FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 20 9 240 US$5,500.00 Shanghai Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 1 Penggen Wu / Rui Yin, China (23) Won 21-9, 21-15 0:30 Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 2 Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (7) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:32 Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 3 Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:49 Sat, 5/2/2009 Winner 4 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:44 Sun, 5/3/2009 Semi-Finals Pedro Cunha / Pedro Salgado, Brazil (2) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 8-15 0:51 Sun, 5/3/2009 Bronze Medal Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Head to Head Results Kais/Vesik lead the series 1-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 5/3/09 FIVB Shanghai Open Bronze Medal 5/2/09 FIVB Shanghai Open Winner 4 Kais/Vesik 10 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-14 0:44 http://206.196.31.34/matchpreview.aspx?matchid=62232 5/2/2009