Alison up for the cup ahead of semifinal clash

The Hague, the Netherlands, July 3, 2015 - Alison Cerutti will be looking to repeat his FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2011 run at The Netherlands 2015, this time with Bruno Oscar Schmidt. Standing in their way will be Theodore Brunner and Nick Lucena of USA.

The teams have never met before, and with Brunner/Lucena only forming in 2014, experience could be a factor.

• Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 16th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. 

• Alison is playing in his 43rd FIVB World Tour final four with 12 gold, 13 silver, 11 bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. 

• Bruno is playing in his 20th FIVB World Tour final four with three gold, six silver, four bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. 

• This is Alison's and Bruno's 2nd Final Four of 2015 (4th Moscow Grand Slam). 

• Alison won the silver medal in the Olympic Games in 2012 with Emanuel Rego (London). 

• Alison won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championships with Harley Marques in 2009 (Stavanger) and won the gold medal in 2011 (Rome) and finished 4th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Emanuel Rego. 

• Bruno Oscar finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Joao Maciel in 2009 (Stavanger), finished 9th with Benjamin Insfran in 2011 (Rome), and 5th with Pedro Salgado in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). 

• Alison and Bruno are currently ranked 9th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,220 points and 6th in winnings with $81,000. 

• Alison and Bruno have a 19-7 match record in 2015, an all-time record of 11-2 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 6-0 in World Championships. 

• Alison and Bruno rank 43rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 256th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 16, and 49th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $322,000. 

• Alison (12) ranks 12th and Bruno (3) ranks 38th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. 

• Alison (86) ranks 99th and Bruno (85) ranks 104th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. 

• Alison ($740,200) ranks 11th and Bruno ($457,775) ranks 33rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. 

• Bruno Oscar won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Pedro Salgado in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland). 

• Alison was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009, Best Blocker in 2011, Best Hitter in 2011 and 2012, Best Offensive Player in 2011, and he and Emanuel were the FIVB World Tour Champions and were named Team of the Year in 2011. 

• Bruno Oscar was named the FIVB World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2013 and 2014 and Most Improved Player in 2010.

• Theo Brunner and Nick Lucena have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 7th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. 

• Theo is playing in his 4th FIVB World Tour final four with two bronze medals and one 4th place finish. 

• Nick is playing in his 10th FIVB World Tour final four with four silver medals, three bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. 

• This is Theo's and Nick's 2nd Final Four of 2015 (Bronze St. Petersburg Grand Slam). 

• Nick finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Brad Keenan in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th with Matt Fuerbringer in 2011 (Rome), and 33rd with John Hyden in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). 

• Theo and Nick are currently ranked 10th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,200 points and 7th in winnings with $78,375. 

• Theo and Nick have a 27-9 match record in 2015, an all-time record of 6-0 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 6-0 in World Championships. 

• Theo and Nick rank 536th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with seven and 167th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $81,750. 

• Theo (16) ranks 486th and Nick (69) ranks 142nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. 

• Theo ($79,162) ranks 191st and Nick ($297,500) ranks 59th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. 

• Theo and Nick won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit San Diego in 2013 (San Diego, United States). 

• Theo won gold medals at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands in 2014 (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) and Varadero in 2014 (Varadero, Cuba), both with Todd Rogers.