The Hague, the Netherlands, July 3, 2015 – Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas De Freitas will go on the hunt for their first medal here in The Hague, knowing that compatriots Juliana Felisberta Da Silva and Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli hold all the experience.
Juliana/Maria have won a combined seven medals here, with the duo taking bronze in 2014. But Agatha Barbara will be confident of a win after dropping just one set in six matches in the Netherlands.
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Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta (BRA), 2nd Place Pool G, Amsterdam
• Maria Antonelli and Juliana Felisberta have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 19th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
• tournament together.
• Maria is playing in her 48th FIVB World Tour final four with 11 gold, 13 silver, 13 bronze medals and 10 4th place finishes.
• Juliana is playing in her 97th FIVB World Tour final four with 47 gold, 25 silver, 18 bronze medals and six 4th place finishes.
• This is Maria's and Juliana's 3rd Final Four of 2015 (Gold Stavanger Major Series, Silver St. Petersburg Grand Slam).
• Juliana won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games with Larissa Franca in 2012 (London).
• Maria finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Talita Rocha in 2012 (London).
• Juliana finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships with Jackie Silva in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), won the silver medal in 2005 (Berlin), won the
• bronze medal in 2007 (Gstaad), won the silver medal in 2009 (Stavanger), and won the gold medal in 2011 (Rome), all with Larissa Franca.
• Maria won the bronze medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger), finished 5th in 2011 (Rome), both with Talita Rocha, and
• finished 17th with Agatha Bednarczuk in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Maria and Juliana are currently ranked 3rd in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,820 points and 2nd in winnings with $146,000. They have one
• win in 2015 (Stavanger Major Series).
• Maria and Juliana have a 23-7 match record in 2015, an all-time record of 11-2 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 5-1 in FIVB World
• Championships.
• Maria and Juliana rank 25th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with two, 171st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team
• tournament list with 19, and 28th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $407,375.
• Maria (11) ranks 15th and Juliana (47) ranks 3rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals.
• Maria (104) ranks 40th and Juliana (129) ranks 17th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments.
• Maria ($797,712) ranks 10th and Juliana ($1,538,912) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Juliana won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Taiana Lima in 2002 (Catania, Italy).
• Juliana was named the FIVB World Tour Best Blocker in 2009 and 2010, Best Offensive Player in 2006, 2010, and 2012, Most Outstanding in
• 2009, 2010, and 2011, Sportsperson in 2011, and was FIVB World Tour Points Champion and named Team of the Year with Larissa Franca in
• 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas (BRA), 1st Place Pool F, Apeldoorn
• Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas have been playing together since 2012 but played with different partners in 2013. They are playing in their
• 27th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Agatha is playing in her 14th FIVB World Tour final four with three gold, four silver, four bronze medals and two 4th place finishes.
• Barbara is playing in her 12th FIVB World Tour final four with three gold, three silver, five bronze medals and 0 4th place finishes.
• This is Agatha's and Barbara's 4th Final Four of 2015 (Gold Prague Open, Silver Stavanger Major Series, Gold St. Petersburg Grand Slam).
• Agatha finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Sandra Pires in 2005 (Berlin) and 17th with Maria Antonelli in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Barbara won the bronze medal in the FIVB World Championships with Liliane Maestrini in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Agatha and Barbara are currently ranked 1st in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 3,560 points and 1st in winnings with $167,000. They have
• two wins in 2015 (Prague Open, St. Petersburg Grand Slam).
• Agatha and Barbara have a 32-4 match record in 2015, an all-time record of 9-3 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 6-0 in FIVB World
• Championships.
• Agatha and Barbara rank 16th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with three, 110th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team
• tournament list with 27, and 23rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $444,200.
• Agatha (3) and Barbara (3) each ranks 28th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals.
• Agatha (82) ranks 80th and Barbara (41) ranks 220th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments.
• Agatha ($344,800) ranks 42nd and Barbara ($286,000) ranks 51st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Barbara won silver medals at the U18 World Championships with Carolina Salgado in 2003 (Pattaya, Thailand) and 2004 (Termoli, Italy).
• Barbara won the gold medal at the U19 World Championships with Carolina Aragao in 2005 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France).
• Barbara won gold medals at the U21 World Championships with Carolina Aragao in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland) and with Liliane Maestrini in 2007
• (Modena, Italy).
• Barbara was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2012.
Head to Head Tied 2-2
• St. Petersburg Grand Slam, 06/21/2015, Gold Medal , Bednarczuk/Seixas won 2-0 (23-21, 21-19) (1:01)
• Stavanger Major Series, 06/13/2015, Gold Medal , Antonelli/Felisberta won 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) (0:40)
• The Hague Grand Slam, 07/19/2014, Winner 3, Antonelli/Felisberta won 2-1 (14-21, 21-16, 16-14) (0:54)
• Puerto Vallarta Open, 05/11/2014, Gold Medal , Bednarczuk/Seixas won 2-0 (21-19, 21-18) (0:39)