Men s World Series 13 Medal Match July 25 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Telephone

Men s World Series 13 Medal Match July 25 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Time Court Match Team A Team B Round 14:00 1 61 Gosch-Horst AUT [6] Fijalek-Prudel POL [3] Bronze Medal Match 16:30 1 62 Plavins-Smedins LAT [8] Wu-Xu CHN [2] Gold Medal Match 2010 Men s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule Dates Site... Gold Medal Teams or Prize Money (US dollars) April 20-25 Brasília, Brazil... Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States May 3-8 Shanghai, China...Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil May 18-23 Rome, Italy Grand Slam... Dalhausser/Rogers, United States May 25-30 Myslowice, Poland... Dalhausser/Rogers, United States June 8-14 Moscow, Russia Grand Slam...Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China June 15-20 Prague, Czech Republic... Dalhausser/Rogers, United States June 29-July 4 Stavanger, Norway Grand Slam... David Klemperer/Eric Koreng July 6-11 Gstaad, Switzerland Grand Slam... Dalhausser/Rogers, United States July 20-25 Marseille, France...$190,000 July 27-August 1 Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam...$300,000 August 3-8 Stare Jablonki, Poland Grand Slam...$300,000 August 10-15 Kristiansand, Norway...$190,000 August 17-22 Aland, Finland...$190,000 August 24-29 The Hague, Netherlands...$190,000 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men s Final Four Results Brazil - Brasília, April 20-25, $190,000 1. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, $30,000 2. Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego, Brazil, $21,000 3. Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, $15,000 4. Pedro Cunha/Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil, $11,200 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Alison/Emanuel, 21-15, 21-12 (38 minutes) Bronze - Benjamin/Bruno def. Cunha/Thiago, 21-18, 21-12 (43) MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Iver Horrem, Norway, 86.5 km/h Czech Republic - Prague, June 15-20, $190,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $30,000 2. Alison/Emanuel, Brazil, $21,000 3. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $15,000 4. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, $11,200 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Alison/Emanuel, 21-15, 14-21, 15-11 (55) Bronze - Brink/Reckermann def. Wu/XU, 25-27, 21-9, 15-10 (66) MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 107.0 km/h China - Shanghai, May 3-8, $190,000 1. Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, $30,000 2. Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, $21,000 3. Alison/Emanuel, Brazil, $15,000 4. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $11,200 Gold - Harley/Salgado def. Brink/Reckermann, 21-15, 13-21, 17-15 (62) Bronze - Alison/Emanuel def. Dalhausser/Rogers, 21-16, 12-21, 15-13 (50) MOP - Harley SWATCH Serve - Pablo Herrera, Spain, 99.1 km/h Italy - Rome, May 17-23, $300,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,500 2. Alison/Emanuel, Brazil, $29,500 3. Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain, $23,000 4. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $18,400 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Alison/Emanuel, 23-21, 21-11 (47) Bronze - Gavira/Herrera def. Brink/Reckermann, 21-17, 21-17 (47) MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Eric Koreng, Germany, 105.4 km/h Poland - Myslowice, May 25-30, $190,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $30,000 2. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $21,000 3. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $15,000 4. Alison/Emanuel, Brazil, $11,200 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Gavira/Herrera, 21-15, 21-13 (36) Bronze - Brink/Reckermann def. Alison/Emanuel, 21-18, 21-14 (44) MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Serguei Prokopiev, Russia, 105.5 km/h Russia - Moscow, June 8-14, $300,000 1. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, $43,500 2. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $29,500 3. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $23,000 4. Casey Jennings/Brad Keenan, United States, $18,400 Gold Wu/Xu def. Dalhausser/Rogers, 21-17, 17-21, 17-15 (57) Bronze Brink/Reckermann def. Jennings/Keenan, 21-17, 21-17 (44) MOP Xu SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 108.7 km/h Norway - Stavanger, June 28-July 4, $300,000 1. David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, $43,500 2. Tarjei Skarlund/Martin Spinnangr, Norway, $29,500 3. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $23,000 4. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $18,400 Gold - Klemperer/Koreng def. Skarlund/Spinnangr, 21-16, 21-14 (41) Bronze - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Gavira/Herrera, 21-17, 21-16 (40) MOP - Koreng SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 103.7 km/h Switzerland - Gstaad, July 6-11, $300,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,500 2. David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, $29,500 3. Marcio Araujo/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, $23,000 4. Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland, $18,400 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Klemperer/Koreng, 21-18, 21-13 (45) Bronze - Marcio Araujo/Ricardo def. Fijalek/Prudel, 21-16, 21-15 (43) MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Jonathan Erdmann, Germany, 92.4 km/h France - Marseille, July 20-25, $190,000 Wu/Xu, China, $21,000 Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins, Latvia, $21,000 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland, $11,200 Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria, $11,200 Gold - Wu/Xu vs. Plavins/Smedins Bronze - Fijalek/Prudel vs. Gosch/Horst MOP - To be determined SWATCH Serve - To be determined Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45 For more news visit www.fivb.org

Men s World Series 13 Medal Match July 25 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Series Results Xu & Wu versus Plavins & Smedins - Sunday s match is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams. Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time Fijalek & Prudel lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Gosch & Horst, 1-0 5/19/2010 Rome Grand Slam Pool L Fijalek/Prudel 10-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:58 Wu & Xu s SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 1, Lost 6) 1. lost to Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRAZIL, Austria - Adelaide (3/30/08), 21-23, 12-21 (46 minutes), FIVB event No. 209 2. lost to Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRAZIL, China - Shanghai (5/3/08), 16-21, 16-21 (44), No. 210 3. lost to Reindeer Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NETHERLANDS, Croatia - Zagreb (5/25/08), 21-17, 17-21, 11-15 (50), No. 213 4. lost to Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, UNITED STATES, Russia - Moscow (7/6/08), 21-16, 19-21, 11-15 (60), No. 219 5. lost to Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRAZIL, France - Marseille (7/20/09), 16-21, 16-21 (46), No. 220 6. lost to Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NETHERLANDS, China - Sanya (10/31/2009), 13-21, 14-21 (35), No. 243 7. def. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, UNITED STATES, Russia - Moscow (6/14/10), 21-17, 17-21, 17-15 (57), No. 248 8. vs. Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins, LATVIA, France - Marseille (7/25/2010), No. 252 Plavins & Smedins SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won -, Lost 0) 1. vs. Penggen Wu/Linyin xu, LATVIA, France - Marseille (7/25/2010), No. 252 2010 MEN S SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR - COUNTRY MEDALS & FINALS 4s Including Open & Grand Slam stops through July 11, 2010 Country Gold Silver Bronze...Medals 4ths... Final 4s Brazil 1 3 3...7 2...9 United States 5 1 1...7 2...9 Germany 1 2 3...6 1...7 Spain 0 1 1...2 1...3 China* 1 0 0...2 1...3 Norway 0 1 0...1 0...1 Latvia* 0 0 0...1 0...1 Poland* 0 0 0...0 1...2 Austria* 0 0 0...0 0...1 Totals 8 8 8...26 8...36 *China and Latvia are guaranteed Marseille medals. Austria and Poland have secured final four finishes Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45 For more news visit www.fivb.org

Gold - Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins, Latvia vs. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 8 Martins Plavins 1 Janis Smedins 2 Latvia 2 Penggen Wu 1 Linyin Xu 2 China This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams. Plavins and Smedins are the second Latvian team to appear in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final in the 24-year history of the international Beach Volleyball circuit. Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Ruslans Sorokins were the first Latvian men s or women s team to reach a SWATCH FIVB World Tour final four and the first to play in a gold medal match at the 2009 Norwegian event in Kristiansand. Plavins and Smedins placed fourth last weekend at a European Challenger/Satellite event in Bulgaria. Plavins placed ninth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games where he and Aleksandrs Samoilovs upset eventual gold medal winners Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers of the United States in the first-round.. Plavins and Samoilovs captured the gold medal at the 2005 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Plavins and Samoilovs best finishes on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour fifths at a 2007 event in Roseto degli Abruzzi and 2008 on Barcelona. Prior to the World Series 13, Smedins best SWATCH placements was an ninth with Plavins at the Norwegian Grand Slam earlier this month in Stavanger. Smedins will turn 23 next Saturday. Smedins and his older brother (Toms) placed third at the 2004 FIVB under 18 world championships in Termoli, Italy. The Smedins placed fourth at the 2006 FIVB under 21 world championships in Myslowice, Poland. World Series 13 Results Winner 1 def. Gianluca Casadei / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (25) 21-14, 22-20 48 minutes Winner 2 def. Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (24) 23-21, 21-13 37 Winner 3 def. Adrian Gavira Collado / Pablo Herrera, Spain (1) 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 51 Winner 4 def. Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (4) 21-19, 21-19 50 Semi-Finals def. Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (6) 21-14, 21-19 46 Gold Medal vs. Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...13-4 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...26-9 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...3 2010 SWATCH Best Finish:... 2nd or better (Marseille) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...$34,100 Since 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...17-10 Since 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...5 Since 2009 SWATCH Best Finish:...2nd or better (Marseille 2010) Since 2009 SWATCH Winnings:... $43,200

Gold - Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins, Latvia vs. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 8 Martins Plavins 1 Janis Smedins 2 Latvia 2 Penggen Wu 1 Linyin Xu 2 China This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams. Wu and Xu posted 13th-, ninth- and ninth-place finishes in their first three events in 2010 before winning China s first-ever men s SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal last month in Moscow. Wu and Xu entered Marseille after posting a 25th in their last SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Gstaad, Switzerland. It was their lowest finish since placing 25th at the 2006 Gstaad event. Wu and Xu played in only one event in 2009 due to the Chinese National Games as the pair placed second in the season finale in Sanya, China, where they dropped the finale to Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil of The Netherlands. Wu and Xu last event together prior to the Sanya Open was at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games where they place ninth after being eliminated 21-15 and 21-18 in 41 minutes by David Klemperer and Eric Koreng of Germany. Wu and Xu are the only Chinese men s team to medal on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since the start of the international circuit in 1987. Wu and Xu are the only Chinese men s team to play in a SWATCH gold medal match with five appearances together in 2008 in Australia, China, Croatia, Russia and France. Wu and Xu claimed China s first-ever men s medal by capturing the bronze at the 2006 Poland stop with a third-place win over Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes of Brazil. Wu and Xu rank 19th on the all-time FIVB earnings list with US$532,300. For his FIVB careers, Wu is competing in his 65th SWATCH stop with $279,575 in earnings to rank 45th. Xu is playing in his 74th international event with $300,225 in winnings to rank 42nd all-time. Xu tied with Russia s Dmitri Barsouk as the SWATCH FIVB World Tour s most improved players in 2007. World Series 13 Results Winner 1 Georgios Kotsilianos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (31, Q24) 21-18, 21-11 34 minutes Winner 2 Jonathan Erdmann / Marcus Popp, Germany (15) 21-19, 15-21, 15-10 48 Winner 3 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (23, Q1) 23-21, 21-11 43 Winner 4 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (6) 15-21, 21-18, 15-8 56 Semi-Finals def. Mariusz Prudel / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (3) Gold Medal vs. Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (8) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...27-13 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...61-33 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...8 2010 SWATCH Best Finish:... 1st (Moscow) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:...$105,450 Since 2005 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...167-88 Since 2005 SWATCH Tournaments Played:... 49 Since 2005 SWATCH Best Finish:... 1st (Moscow 2010) Since 2005 SWATCH Winnings:... $532,300

Bronze - Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria vs. vs. Grezegorz Fijalek/Mariuz Prudel, Poland Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 6 Florian Gosch 1 Alexander Horst 2 Austria 3 Mariusz Prudel 1 Grzegorz Fijalek 2 Poland Fijalek & Prudel lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Gosch & Horst, 1-0 Gosch and Horst are in the midst of their fourth full-season together on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour event. Gosch and Horst placed fifth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The pairs first event together was in October 2006 at a Mexican event in Acapulco where the Austrians qualified for the Main Draw, but had to forfeit both of their money round matches due to injuries. Gosch and Horst have now qualified for three SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-finals with the last being in the first event after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were the Austrians placed fourth. Gosch and Horst secured a bronze medal at the 2007 SWATCH stop on the Finnish Isle of Aland. Gosch and Horst rank 51st in FIVB team earnings with US$248,250. Gosch has been playing full-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since 2003. Gosch was a 2004 Olympian when he replaced Clemens Doppler as Nikolas Berger s partner in Athens. Gosch and Alexander Huber won a 2006 FIVB Challenger event Cagliari, Italy. Gosch ranks 84th in FIVB earnings with $164,375. Horst has been playing full-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since 2007. Horst ranks 96th in FIVB earnings with $128,475. Prior to playing with Gosch, Horst teamed with Sebastian Goettlinger to place ninth in the Austrian Grand Slam in 2006. World Series 13 Results Winner 1 def. Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (27, Q10) 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 60 minutes Winner 2 def. Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22) 19-21, 21-18, 20-18 73 Winner 3 def. Andrey Maryshev / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (30, Q21) 29-27, 21-16 59 Winner 4 lost to Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2) 21-15, 18-21, 8-15 56 Contender 6 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22) 21-19, 21-18 46 Semi-Finals lost. Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (8) 14-21, 19-21 46 Bronze Medal vs. Mariusz Prudel / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (3) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:... 20-15 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:... 46-36 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played:... 8 2010 SWATCH Best Finish:...4th or better (Marseille) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:... $53,500 Since 2006 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:... 100-95 Since 2006 SWATCH Tournaments Played:... 45 Since 2006 SWATCH Best Finish:...3rd (Aland) 2007 Since 2006 SWATCH Winnings:...$248,250

Bronze - Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria vs. vs. Grezegorz Fijalek/Mariuz Prudel, Poland Team MEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 6 Florian Gosch 1 Alexander Horst 2 Austria 3 Mariusz Prudel 1 Grzegorz Fijalek 2 Poland Fijalek & Prudel lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Gosch & Horst, 1-0 Fijalek and Prudel are currently having the best-season ever by a men s or women s Polish Beach Volleyball team on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with three fifth-place finishes in Brasilia, Rome and Myslowice before a fourth two weeks ago in Gstaad. The World Series 13 marks Fijalek and Prudel s third semi-final appearance at a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event. Earlier this month at the Norwegian Grand Slam in Stavanger, Fijalek and Prudel placed 25th by losing all three of their pool play matches. It was their worst SWATCH FIVB World Tour finish. Fijalek and Prudel placed fourth at the Bahrain Open 2008. Fijalek and Prudel were the first Polish team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour final four since the start of the men s international Beach Volleyball circuit in 1987. Fijalek and Prudel rank 74th on the FIVB earnings list ($140,350). Fijalek and Prudel placed fifth at the FIVB junior worlld championships for players under the age of 21 in Poland. Fijalek placed third at the FIVB youth world championships in 2005 in France with Michal Matyja. Prudel ($71,925) and Fijalek ($70,175) rank 146th and 151th on the FIVB earnings list, respectively. On the European tour the past three seasons, Fijalek and Prudel competed in 18 events with a career-best placement of fifth at the 2009 European Championships in Sochi, Russia. Fijalek and Prudel posted a 25-31 mark on the European tour in 2007, 2008 and 2009. World Series 13 Results Winner 1 lost to Andrey Maryshev / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (30, Q21) 17-21, 24-26 49 minutes Contender 1 def. Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (19, Q15) 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 50 Contender 2 def. Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (20) 11-21, 21-17, 15-13 47 Contender 3 def. Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (11) 22-20, 21-19 53 Contender 4 def. Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (23, Q1) 21-17, 21-16 40 Contender 5 def. Andrey Maryshev / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (30, Q21) 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 53 Contender 6 def. Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (4) 21-19, 21-18 52 Semi-finals lost to Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2) 21-19, 16-21, 13-15 61 Bronze Medal vs. Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (8) or Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (6) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:... 29-18 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:... 65-49 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played:... 9 2010 SWATCH Best Finish:... 4th (Gstaad) 2010 SWATCH Winnings:... $81,300 Since 2008 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...62-50 Since 2008 SWATCH Tournaments Played:...24 Since 2008 SWATCH Best Finish...4th (twice) Since 2008 SWATCH Winnings:...$140,350 *includes FIVB Challenger/Satellite event

Match Preview http://66.29.222.66/matchpreview.aspx?matchid=74281 Page 1 of 2 7/24/2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour US$380,000 World Series 13 Sunday, July 25, 2010 Match #62: Gold Medal Match (8) Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins, Latvia vs. (2) Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China Martins Plavins Latvia Janis Smedins Latvia May 8, 1985 (25 yrs old) Riga Jul 31, 1987 (22 yrs old) Kuldiga Riga Kuldiga 190 cm (6'3") 87 kg (191 lb) 191 cm (6'3") 84 kg (185 lb) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 57 Career Wins: 2 Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times) Tournaments: 35 Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007) Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Stavanger 2010) US$95,671.65 US$30,646.65 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 US$43,200.00 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$2,643.30 Overall 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 US$45,843.30 Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2006 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 41st Toms Smedins - 25th 2007 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th Did not play 2008 Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 9th Did not play 2009 Janis Smedins - 17th Martins Plavins - 17th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB C&S 7/14-18/2010 CEV Challenger Varna 2 4 140 1,800.00 FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 22, Q10 17 160 US$5,100.00 FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 26, Q16 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 34, Q14 17 160 US$4,000.00 Marseille Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 1 Gianluca Casadei / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (25) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:48 Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 2 Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (24) Won 23-21, 21-13 0:37 Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 3 Adrian Gavira Collado / Pablo Herrera, Spain (1) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51 Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 4 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (4) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:50 Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (6) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:46 Sun, 7/25/2010 Gold Medal Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2)

Match Preview http://66.29.222.66/matchpreview.aspx?matchid=74281 Page 2 of 2 7/24/2010 Penggen Wu China Linyin Xu China May 7, 1982 (28 yrs old) Nanjing Mar 20, 1986 (24 yrs old) Hebei Nanjing 198 cm (6'6") Shanghai 202 cm (6'7") 88 kg (194 lb) 80 kg (176 lb) Seasons: 7 Tournaments: 65 Seasons: 9 Tournaments: 74 Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Moscow 2010) US$279,575.00 Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Moscow 2010) US$300,225.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 49 1 6 2 2 11 4 13 3 2 2 1 1 US$532,300.00 Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2006 Linyin Xu - 9th Penggen Wu - 9th 2007 Linyin Xu - 9th Penggen Wu - 9th 2008 Linyin Xu - 2nd Penggen Wu - 2nd 2009 Rui Yin - 33rd Jialu Li - 17th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 4 25 80 US$3,500.00 FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 4 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 6/15-20/2010 Prague Open 5 4 420 US$11,200.00 FIVB 6/8-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 13 1 800 US$43,500.00 FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 19 9 240 US$6,000.00 FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 26 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 10 13 180 US$4,250.00 FIVB 10/26-31/2009 Sanya Open 9 2 540 US$21,000.00 Marseille Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 1 Georgios Kotsilianos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (31, Q24) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:34 Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 2 Jonathan Erdmann / Marcus Popp, Germany (15) Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-10 0:48 Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 3 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (23, Q1) Won 23-21, 21-11 0:43 Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 4 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (6) Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:56 Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (3) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:01 Sun, 7/25/2010 Gold Medal Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (8) Head to Head Results First meeting between the two teams Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 7/25/10 FIVB Marseille Open Gold Medal

Match Preview http://66.29.222.66/matchpreview.aspx?matchid=74282 Page 1 of 2 7/24/2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour US$380,000 World Series 13 Sunday, July 25, 2010 Match #61: Bronze Medal Match (6) Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria vs. (3) Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland Florian Gosch Austria Alexander Horst Austria Aug 16, 1980 (29 yrs old) Leoben Dec 20, 1982 (27 yrs old) Vienna Vienna 196 cm (6'5") Vienna 185 cm (6'1") 94 kg (207 lb) 86 kg (189 lb) Seasons: 12 Tournaments: 103 Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 52 Photo: eurobeachtour.com Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006) Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Aland 2007) US$164,375.00 Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Aland 2007) US$128,475.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 45 0 0 1 1 2 3 11 5 15 4 1 1 US$248,250.00 Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2003 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Did not play 2004 Bernhard Strauss - 33rd Did not play 2006 Bernhard Strauss - 17th Did not play 2007 Alexander Horst - 13th Florian Gosch - 13th 2008 Alexander Horst - 13th Florian Gosch - 13th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 18 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 20 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 6/15-20/2010 Prague Open 15 17 120 US$2,800.00 FIVB 6/8-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 14 17 160 US$5,100.00 FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 13 17 120 US$2,800.00 FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 14 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 12 7 300 US$7,600.00 FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 13 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 16 13 180 US$4,250.00 FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 7 17 120 US$2,800.00 FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 13 7 300 US$7,600.00 FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 9 9 320 US$8,000.00 Marseille Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 1 Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (27, Q10) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:00 Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 2 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22) Won 19-21, 21-18, 20-18 1:13 Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 3 Andrey Maryshev / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (30, Q21) Won 29-27, 21-16 0:59 Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 4 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2) Lost 21-15, 18-21, 8-15 0:56 Sat, 7/24/2010 Contender 6 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:46 Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (8) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:46 Sun, 7/25/2010 Bronze Medal Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (3)

Match Preview http://66.29.222.66/matchpreview.aspx?matchid=74282 Page 2 of 2 7/24/2010 Grzegorz Fijalek Poland Nov 5, 1987 (22 yrs old) Andrychow Lodz 186 cm (6'1") 74 kg (163 lb) Seasons: 7 Tournaments: 28 Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Junior Saint Quay Portrieux 2005) Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times) US$70,175.00 Mariusz Prudel Poland Jan 21, 1986 (24 yrs old) Rybnik Lodz 191 cm (6'3") 77 kg (169 lb) Seasons: 6 Tournaments: 31 Career Best: 4th (2 times) US$71,925.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 23 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 2 10 1 US$139,850.00 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 US$500.00 FIVB Junior 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 US$0.00 Overall 25 0 0 0 2 4 1 3 2 11 1 US$140,350.00 Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2006 Did not play Tomasz Sinczak - 57th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 7 4 560 US$18,400.00 FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 8 25 80 US$3,500.00 FIVB 6/15-20/2010 Prague Open 8 9 240 US$6,000.00 FIVB 6/8-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 12 9 320 US$8,000.00 FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 9 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 19 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 17 17 120 US$2,800.00 FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open 17 5 360 US$9,100.00 FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 14 17 120 US$2,800.00 FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 21, Q3 9 240 US$6,000.00 FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 9 7 300 US$7,600.00 FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 27, Q9 17 160 US$5,100.00 Marseille Open Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 1 Andrey Maryshev / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (30, Q21) Lost 17-21, 24-26 0:49 Thu, 7/22/2010 Contender 1 Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (19, Q15) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:50 Fri, 7/23/2010 Contender 2 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (20) Won 11-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47 Fri, 7/23/2010 Contender 3 Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (11) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:53 Fri, 7/23/2010 Contender 4 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (23, Q1) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:40 Sat, 7/24/2010 Contender 5 Andrey Maryshev / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (30, Q21) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:53 Sat, 7/24/2010 Contender 6 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (4) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:52 Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2) Lost 21-19, 16-21, 13-15 1:01 Sun, 7/25/2010 Bronze Medal Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (6) Head to Head Results Fijalek/Prudel lead the series 1-0 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 7/25/10 FIVB Marseille Open Bronze Medal 5/19/10 FIVB Rome Grand Slam Pool L Fijalek/Prudel 19 Gosch/Horst 14 10-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:58 Overall Head to Head Results Fijalek/Prudel lead the series 3-2 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time 7/25/10 FIVB Marseille Open Bronze Medal 5/19/10 FIVB Rome Grand Slam Pool L Fijalek/Prudel 19 Gosch/Horst 14 10-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:58 9/11/09 CEV English Masters Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 6 Fijalek/Prudel 9 21-14, 21-15 0:47 6/5/09 CEV Austrian Masters Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gosch/Horst 5 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 1:19 9/20/08 CEV Russian Masters Final Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gosch/Horst 6 21-18, 21-17 0:39 5/11/08 CEV Austrian Masters Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 6 Fijalek/Prudel 11 25-27, 21-9, 15-9 1:12