Pedro Solberg and Evandro Goncalves will have a second chance to prove what they are worth in Rotterdam. The Brazilians finished only third in pool L in Rotterdam, not playing up to their level at all. In the first elimination round they are facing Polish Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel, who ended up pool D winners in Rotterdam with two wins.
•Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg (BRA), 3rd Place Pool L, Rotterdam• Evandro Goncalves and Pedro Solberg are playing in their 5th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Evandro has played in 4 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold medals and two silver medals.
• Pedro has played in 43 FIVB World Tour final fours with 15 gold, eight silver, eight bronze medals and 12 4th place finishes.
• Evandro and Pedro have played in 2 Final Fours in 2015 (Silver Moscow Grand Slam, Gold Stavanger Major Series).
• Evandro and Pedro are currently ranked 3rd in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,560 points and 1st in winnings with $131,400. They have one win in 2015 (Stavanger Major Series).
• Evandro (2) ranks 48th and Pedro (15) ranks 10th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals.
• Evandro (38) ranks 263rd and Pedro (117) ranks 35th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments.
• Evandro ($178,900) ranks 105th and Pedro ($778,962) ranks 10th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Pedro won the gold medal at the U18 World Championships in 2002 (Xylokastro, Greece) and the silver medal in 2003 (Pattaya, Thailand), both with Ian Borges.
• Pedro won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Pedro Cunha in 2003 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France), the bronze medal with Neilton Santos in 2004 (Porto Santo, Portugal), and the gold medal with Bruno Oscar Schmidt in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland).
• Pedro was named the FIVB World Tour Best Blocker in 2013, and was Tour Champion and named Team of the Year with Harley Marques in 2008.
• Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel (POL), 1st Place Pool D, Rotterdam
• Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel have been playing together since 2008. They are playing in their 67th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Grzegorz has played in 14 FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, four silver, four bronze medals and five 4th place finishes.
• Mariusz has played in 14 FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, four silver, four bronze medals and five 4th place finishes.
• Grzegorz and Mariusz have played in 1 Final Four in 2015 (Bronze Stavanger Major Series).
• Grzegorz and Mariusz finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London).
• Grzegorz and Mariusz are currently ranked 7th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,120 points and 7th in winnings with $72,000.
• Grzegorz ($385,275) ranks 46th and Mariusz ($389,150) ranks 44th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Grzegorz and Mariusz won the bronze medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2013 (Klagenfurt, Austria).
• Grzegorz and Mariusz won the gold medal at the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters in 2014 (Baden, Austria).
• Grzegorz won the bronze medal at the U19 World Championships with Michal Matyja in 2005 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France).
• Mariusz was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2011.
• Goncalves/Solberg lead the Head to Head 1-0
• Stavanger Major Series, 06/14/2015, Semi-Finals , Goncalves/Solberg won 2-0 (21-18, 21-16) (0:39)