Muscat Open Updated Saturday, March 17, Medal Match Schedule & Semi-final RSeuslts Match No. Time Court Team A Team B Round 27 15:00 1 Andreatta, T./Abbiati ITA [5] Nouh/Mazin OMA [13] Bronze 28 16:30 1 Bergmann/Harms, Y. GER [2] Raoufi R./Salemi B. IRI [1] Gold Updated match previews for the below matches can be found at http://bvbinfo.com/tournament.asp?id=3419&process=matches Match No. Time Court Team A Team B Results 25 10:00 1 Bergmann/Harms, Y. GER [2] Andreatta, T./Abbiati ITA [5] 2-1 (21-14, 16-21, 15-9), 51 minutes 26 11:00 1 Nouh/Mazin OMA [13] Raoufi R./Salemi B. IRI [1] 0-2 (19-21, 15-21), 44 minutes 2017-2018 Men s FIVB World Tour Results & Schedule Dates Site Type Gold Medal Team or Prize Money ($US) September 8-9 Montpellier, France One Star Jan Pokersnik/Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia October 11-15 Qinzhou, China Three Star Maxim Sivolap/Igor Velichko, Russia October 26-29 Aalsmeer, Netherlands One Star Marco Caminati/Enrico Rossi, Italy November 22-25 Sydney, Australia Two Star Grant O Gorman/Ben Saxton, Canada January 3-7 The Hague, Netherlands Four Star Martins Plavins/Edgars Tocs, Latvia February 1-4 Shepparton, Australia One Star Avery Drost/Chase Frishman, United States February 20-24 Kish Island, Iran Three Star Mariusz Prudel/Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland February 27-March 4 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Major Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena, United States March 6-10 Doha, Qatar Four Star Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands March 14-17 Muscat, Oman One Star $5,000 (GER or IRI) March 15-18 Aalsmeer, Netherlands One Star $5,000 April 8-11 Satun, Thailand One Star $5,000 April 18-22 Xiamen, China Four Star $150,000 April 26-29 Langkawi, Malaysia One Star $5,000 May 2-6 Huntington Beach, California, USA Four Star $150,000
Oman Oman / Men 14-17-Mar-2018 B-5 Draw Final round Round of 12 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Bergmann/Harms, Y. GER Métral/Hagenbuch SUI (17) (21) 0-2 (17-21, 13-21) A. Pourasgari/A.Vakili IRI Bergmann/Harms, Y. GER 2-1 (21-17, 18-21, 15-12) A. Pourasgari/A.Vakili IRI Bercik/Dumek CZE (25) Bergmann/Harms, Y. GER 2-1 (21-14, 16-21, 15-9) (18) Kissling G./Zandbergen SUI Kissling G./Zandbergen SUI 0-2 (17-21, 20-22) (22) 0-2 (14-21, 15-21) Andreatta, T./Abbiati ITA Andreatta, T./Abbiati ITA (28) 17-Mar 16:30 1st Place Winner of match 28 A.Salagh/A. Mirzaali IRI Nouh/Mazin OMA (19) (23) 2-0 (21-10, 21-18) Nouh/Mazin OMA Nouh/Mazin OMA 0-2 (15-21, 19-21) Lam/Kelvin HKG Müllner/Schnetzer AUT (26) 0-2 (19-21, 15-21) Raoufi R./Salemi B. IRI (20) Rosager/Trans DEN Rosager/Trans DEN 0-2 (15-21, 17-21) (24) 0-2 (19-21, 17-21) Raoufi R./Salemi B. IRI Raoufi R./Salemi B. IRI Andreatta, T./Abbiati ITA (27) 17-Mar 15:00 Nouh/Mazin OMA 3rd Place Winner of match 27 VIS, version 18.3.12.1184, 2009-2018 FIVB 17-Mar-2018 04:21 Page 1 of 1
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Bronze Medal Match - Andrea Abbiati/Tiziano Andreatta, Italy vs. Nouh Al-Jalbubi/Mazin Alhashmi, Oman Andrea Abbiati Tiziano Andreatta January 28, 1992 (26 yrs old) Trento Milan 193 cm (6'4") 85 kg (189 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Tournaments: 9 Best Finish: 5th (Alanya 2009) Best WT Finish: $1,900 February 5, 1986 (32 yrs old) Milan Cusano Milanino (MI) 188 cm (6'2") 88 kg (195 lbs.) Tournaments: 3 Best Finish: $1,900 Photo:CEV Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 US$3,800.00 Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before Muscat Matches Wed, 3/14/2018 Qualifier 1 Mohammed Al Jabri / Nasser Al Jabri, Oman (Q15) Won 21-10, 21-9 0:28 Wed, 3/14/2018 Qualifier 2 William Hoey / Liam Kopp, Canada (Q10) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:37 Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool D Martin Hansen / Mads Rosager, Denmark (12, Q8) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:51 Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool D Nouh Al-Jalbubi / Mazin Alhashmi, Oman (13) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:39 Fri, 3/16/2018 Winner 2 Gabriel Kissling / Michiel Zandbergen, Switzerland (9, Q4) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:40 Sat, 3/17/2018 Semi-Finals Philipp Bergmann / Yannick Harms, Germany (2) Lost 14-21, 21-16, 9-15 0:51 Sat, 3/17/2018 Bronze Medal Nouh Al-Jalbubi / Mazin Alhashmi, Oman (13) Andrea Abbiati and Tiziano Andreatta are playing in their 3rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament in their first season together. Andrea is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Tiziano is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Andrea and Tiziano are currently ranked 118th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 496 points and 55th in 2018 World Tour winnings with $3,800. Andrea and Tiziano rank 906th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $3,800. Andrea and Tiziano have a career 12-4 (75.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 12-4 (75.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 5-1 (83.3%) in Muscat. Andrea ($1,900) and Tiziano ($1,900) each ranks 902nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Page 1 of 4
Nouh Al-Jalbubi Photo not November 3, 1991 (26 yrs old) available Sawiq city-north Batinah Governate Sawiq city-north Batinah Governate 182 cm (6'0") 85 kg (189 lbs.) Tournaments: 1 Best Finish: 1st event Best WT Finish: 1st event $200 Mazin Alhashmi February 14, 1988 (30 yrs old) Sawiq city-north Batinah Governate Sawiq city-north Batinah Governate 189 cm (6'2") 94 kg (209 lbs.) Tournaments: 1 Best Finish: 1st event Best WT Finish: 1st event $200 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$400.00 Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before Muscat Matches Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool D Ahmed Alhousni / Haitham Alshereiqi, Oman (4) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:39 Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool D Andrea Abbiati / Tiziano Andreatta, Italy (5, Q2) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:39 Fri, 3/16/2018 Winner 1 Kelvin Lau / Pui Lam Wong, Hong Kong (7) Won 21-10, 21-18 0:35 Fri, 3/16/2018 Winner 2 Abolhamed Mirzaali / Aghamohammad Salagh, Iran (11, Q5) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:36 Sat, 3/17/2018 Semi-Finals Rahman Raoufi / Bahman Salemiinjehboroun, Iran (1) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:44 Sat, 3/17/2018 Bronze Medal Andrea Abbiati / Tiziano Andreatta, Italy (5, Q2) Nouh Al-Jalbubi and Mazin Alhashmi are playing in their 1st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Nouh is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Mazin is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Before this event, no team from Oman had finished higher than 25th in FIVB World Tour Competition (one 25th in Dubai, 2008 and one 25th last week in Doha) Nouh and Mazin are currently ranked 283rd in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 104 points and 110th in 2018 World Tour winnings with $400. Nouh and Mazin have a career 3-2 (60.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 3-2 (60.0%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 3-2 (60.0%) in Muscat. Andrea Abbiati/Tiziano Andreatta lead the series 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 3/15/2018 Oman One Star Pool D Andrea Abbiati/Tiziano Andreatta 21-18, 21-13 0:39 Page 2 of 4
Andrea Abbiati Italy FIVB World Tour US$5,000 Oman One Star Saturday, March 17, 2018 Court #1 15:00 Match #27: Bronze Medal Match (5, Q2) Andrea Abbiati/Tiziano Andreatta, Italy vs. (13) Nouh Al-Jalbubi/Mazin Alhashmi, Oman Tiziano Andreatta Italy Feb 5, 1986 (32 yrs old) Milan Cusano Milanino (MI) 188 cm (6'2") 88 kg (194 lb) Tournaments: 3 Career Best: US$1,900.00 Photo: CEV Jan 28, 1992 (26 yrs old) Trento Milan 193 cm (6'4") 85 kg (187 lb) Seasons: 6 Tournaments: 9 Career Best: 5th (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Alanya 2009) Career FIVB WT Best: US$1,900.00 Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 US$3,800.00 Previous Muscat Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 2/20-24/2018 Kish Island Three Star 32, Q26 9 300 US$2,600.00 FIVB 11/22-25/2017 Sydney Two Star 24, Q14 9 120 US$800.00 Oman One Star Matches Wed, 3/14/2018 Qualifier 1 Mohammed Al Jabri / Nasser Al Jabri, Oman (Q15) Won 21-10, 21-9 0:28 Wed, 3/14/2018 Qualifier 2 William Hoey / Liam Kopp, Canada (Q10) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:37 Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool D Martin Hansen / Mads Rosager, Denmark (12, Q8) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:51 Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool D Nouh Al-Jalbubi / Mazin Alhashmi, Oman (13) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:39 Fri, 3/16/2018 Winner 2 Gabriel Kissling / Michiel Zandbergen, Switzerland (9, Q4) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:40 Sat, 3/17/2018 Semi-Finals Philipp Bergmann / Yannick Harms, Germany (2) Lost 14-21, 21-16, 9-15 0:51 Sat, 3/17/2018 Bronze Medal Nouh Al-Jalbubi / Mazin Alhashmi, Oman (13) Nouh Al-Jalbubi Oman Photo not available Nov 3, 1991 (26 yrs old) Sawiq city-north Batinah Governate Sawiq city-north Batinah Governate 182 cm (6'0") 85 kg (187 lb) Tournaments: 1 Career Best: First event US$200.00 Mazin Alhashmi Oman Feb 14, 1988 (30 yrs old) Sawiq city-north Batinah Governate Sawiq city-north Batinah Governate 189 cm (6'2") 94 kg (207 lb) Tournaments: 1 Career Best: First event US$200.00 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$400.00 Previous Muscat Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results 1st Tournament Oman One Star Matches Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool D Ahmed Alhousni / Haitham Alshereiqi, Oman (4) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:39 Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool D Andrea Abbiati / Tiziano Andreatta, Italy (5, Q2) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:39 Fri, 3/16/2018 Winner 1 Kelvin Lau / Pui Lam Wong, Hong Kong (7) Won 21-10, 21-18 0:35 Fri, 3/16/2018 Winner 2 Abolhamed Mirzaali / Aghamohammad Salagh, Iran (11, Q5) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:36 Sat, 3/17/2018 Semi-Finals Rahman Raoufi / Bahman Salemiinjehboroun, Iran (1) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:44 Sat, 3/17/2018 Bronze Medal Andrea Abbiati / Tiziano Andreatta, Italy (5, Q2) Head to Head Results Abbiati/Andreatta lead the series 1-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 3/17/18 FIVB Oman One Star Bronze Medal 3/15/18 FIVB Oman One Star Pool D Abbiati/Andreatta 5, Q2 Al-Jalbubi/Alhashmi 13 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Gold Medal Match - Philipp Bergmann/Yannick Harms, Germany vs. Rahman Raoufi/Bahman Salemiinjehboroun, Iran Philipp Arne Bergmann January 4, 1991 (27 yrs old) Osnabrück Osnabrück 198 cm (6'6") 95 kg (211 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Tournaments: 12 Best Finish: 5th (Myslowice 2013) Best WT Finish: $4,190 Yannick Harms January 14, 1994 (24 yrs old) Kandel Kandel 196 cm (6'5") 87 kg (193 lbs.) Seasons: 3 Best Finish: 9th (Aalsmeer 2018) $2,590 Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 US$4,380.00 Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before Muscat Matches Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool B Ali Al Shibli / Majid Alshibli, Oman (15) Won 21-12, 21-10 0:27 Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool B Daniel Mullner / Florian Schnetzer, Austria (10) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:39 Fri, 3/16/2018 Winner 2 Abbas Pourasgari / Arash Vakili, Iran (3) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:00 Sat, 3/17/2018 Semi-Finals Andrea Abbiati / Tiziano Andreatta, Italy (5, Q2) Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:51 Sat, 3/17/2018 Gold Medal Rahman Raoufi / Bahman Salemiinjehboroun, Iran (1) Philipp Bergmann and Yannick Harms have been playing together since 2015. They are playing in their 8th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Philipp is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Yannick is playing in his 1st FIVB World Tour final four. Philipp and Yannick are currently ranked 76th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 824 points and 51st in 2018 World Tour winnings with $4,380. Philipp and Yannick rank 548th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with eight and 838th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $4,380. Philipp and Yannick have a career 7-8 (46.7%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 7-5 (58.3%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 4-0 (100.0%) in Muscat. Philipp (9) ranks 818th and Yannick (11) ranks 716th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Philipp ($4,190) ranks 646th and Yannick ($2,590) ranks 782nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Philipp won the gold medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Stuttgart with Malte Stiel in 2014 (Stuttgart, Germany). Page 3 of 4
Rahman Raoufi April 9, 1978 (39 yrs old) Gonbad Kavoos Teheran 185 cm (6'1") 72 kg (160 lbs.) Seasons: 5 Best Finish: 3rd (Agadir 2017) $5,900 Bahman Salemiinjehboroun January 15, 1989 (29 yrs old) Gonbad-e Kavus Gonbad-e Kavus 190 cm (6'3") 77 kg (171 lbs.) Seasons: 5 Best Finish: 3rd (Agadir 2017) $5,300 Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 37 41 Money FIVB 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 US$9,800.00 Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before Muscat Matches Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool A Ameer Al Farsi / Hood Aljalboubi, Oman (16) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:34 Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool A Gabriel Kissling / Michiel Zandbergen, Switzerland (9, Q4) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:35 Fri, 3/16/2018 Winner 2 Martin Hansen / Mads Rosager, Denmark (12, Q8) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:44 Sat, 3/17/2018 Semi-Finals Nouh Al-Jalbubi / Mazin Alhashmi, Oman (13) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:44 Sat, 3/17/2018 Gold Medal Philipp Bergmann / Yannick Harms, Germany (2) Rahman Raoufi and Bahman Salemiinjehboroun have been playing together since 2015. They are playing in their 10th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Rahman is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one bronze medal. Bahman is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour final four with one bronze medal. This is Rahman's and Bahman's 1st Final Four of 2018. Their last Final Four was a Bronze at Agadir in July, 2017. Rahman and Bahman finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships in 2017 (Vienna). Rahman and Bahman are currently ranked 44th in the FIVB World Tour Rankings with 1,392 points and 72nd in 2018 World Tour winnings with $2,000. Rahman and Bahman rank 428th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 10 and 563rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $9,800. Rahman and Bahman have a career 11-13 (45.8%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 4-2 (66.7%) record in 2018, and an all-time record of 4-0 (100.0%) in Muscat. Rahman (10) ranks 763rd and Bahman (11) ranks 716th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Rahman ($4,900) ranks 609th and Bahman ($5,300) ranks 599th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Rahman and Bahman won the gold medal at the AVC Songkhla Open in 2014 (Songkhla, Thailand). Rahman and Bahman won bronze medals at the AVC Thailand Songkhla Open in 2015 (Songkhla, Thailand) and the AVC Jogjakarta Open in 2015 (Jakarta, Indonesia). Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event Page 4 of 4
Philipp Arne Bergmann Germany FIVB World Tour US$5,000 Oman One Star Saturday, March 17, 2018 Court #1 16:30 Match #28: Gold Medal Match (2) Philipp Bergmann/Yannick Harms, Germany vs. (1) Rahman Raoufi/Bahman Salemiinjehboroun, Iran Yannick Harms Germany Jan 4, 1991 (27 yrs old) Osnabrück Osnabrück 198 cm (6'6") 95 kg (209 lb) Seasons: 7 Tournaments: 12 Career Best: 5th (FIVB U23 World Championships Myslowice 2013) Career FIVB WT Best: US$4,190.00 Jan 14, 1994 (24 yrs old) Kandel Kandel 196 cm (6'5") 87 kg (191 lb) Seasons: 4 Career Best: 9th (FIVB Aalsmeer 2018) US$2,590.00 Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 US$4,380.00 Previous Muscat Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 29, Q26 25 240 US$2,000.00 FIVB 10/25-29/2017 Aalsmeer One Star 6, Q1 9 60 US$180.00 FIVB 10/11-15/2017 Qinzhou Three Star 17 17 120 US$1,500.00 FIVB 9/7-9/2017 Montpellier One Star Q1 17 40 US$0.00 Oman One Star Matches Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool B Ali Al Shibli / Majid Alshibli, Oman (15) Won 21-12, 21-10 0:27 Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool B Daniel Mullner / Florian Schnetzer, Austria (10) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:39 Fri, 3/16/2018 Winner 2 Abbas Pourasgari / Arash Vakili, Iran (3) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:00 Sat, 3/17/2018 Semi-Finals Andrea Abbiati / Tiziano Andreatta, Italy (5, Q2) Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:51 Sat, 3/17/2018 Gold Medal Rahman Raoufi / Bahman Salemiinjehboroun, Iran (1) Rahman Raoufi Iran Bahman Salemiinjehboroun Iran Apr 9, 1978 (39 yrs old) Gonbad Kavoos Teheran 185 cm (6'1") 72 kg (158 lb) Seasons: 5 Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Agadir 2017) US$5,900.00 Jan 15, 1989 (29 yrs old) Gonbad-e Kavus Gonbad-e Kavus 190 cm (6'3") 77 kg (169 lb) Seasons: 5 Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Agadir 2017) US$5,300.00 Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 37 41 Money FIVB 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 US$9,800.00 Previous Muscat Results Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 2/20-24/2018 Kish Island Three Star 1 25 180 US$1,300.00 FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 36 37 80 US$3,400.00 FIVB 7/21-23/2017 Agadir One Star 2 3 120 US$1,200.00 FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star Q12 41 24 US$0.00 Oman One Star Matches Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool A Ameer Al Farsi / Hood Aljalboubi, Oman (16) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:34 Thu, 3/15/2018 Pool A Gabriel Kissling / Michiel Zandbergen, Switzerland (9, Q4) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:35 Fri, 3/16/2018 Winner 2 Martin Hansen / Mads Rosager, Denmark (12, Q8) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:44 Sat, 3/17/2018 Semi-Finals Nouh Al-Jalbubi / Mazin Alhashmi, Oman (13) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:44 Sat, 3/17/2018 Gold Medal Philipp Bergmann / Yannick Harms, Germany (2) Head to Head Results First meeting between the two teams Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 3/17/18 FIVB Oman One Star Gold Medal