The Hague, the Netherlands, July 4, 2015 – Theodore Brunner and Nick Lucena will be hoping to repeat the resurrection that saw them win bronze at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour St Petersburg Grand Slam last month as they clash with Evandro Gonclaves and Pedro Solberg at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015.
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 is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour final four with two gold medals and two silver medals.
• Pedro is playing in his 44th FIVB World Tour final four with 15 gold, eight silver, eight bronze medals and 12 4th place finishes.
• This is Evandro's and Pedro's 3rd Final Four of 2015 (Silver Moscow Grand Slam, Gold Stavanger Major Series).
• Evandro finished 5th in the FIVB World Championships with Vitor Felipe in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Pedro finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Harley Marques in 2007 (Gstaad), 17th with Pedro Cunha in 2009 (Stavanger), 5th with Rhooney Ferramenta in 2011 (Rome), and 5th with Bruno Oscar Schmidt in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Evandro and Pedro are currently ranked 1st in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 3,060 points and 1st in winnings with $156,000. They have one win in 2015 (Stavanger Major Series).
• Evandro and Pedro have a career 21-12 match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 21-12 record in 2015, an all-time record of 4-3 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 4-3 in FIVB World Championships.
• Evandro and Pedro rank 43rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 688th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with five, and 104th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $156,000.
• 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 ($189,400) ranks 101st and Pedro ($789,462) ranks 9th 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.
Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena (USA), 1st Place Pool J, Amsterdam
• 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 career 31-11 match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 27-10 record in 2015, an all-time record of 6-1 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 6-1 in FIVB 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.
Brunner/Lucena Lead the Head to Head 1-0
St. Petersburg Grand Slam, 06/19/2015, Winner 2, Brunner/Lucena won 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) (0:39)