Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 1, 2015 – Polish pair Michal Kadziola and Jakub Szalankiewicz will have to knock out former champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos if they want to progress further in the Netherlands 2015, FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.
The Brazilians are the team in form though and won all three pool matches to remain in Amsterdam.
Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos (BRA), 1st Place Pool G, Amsterdam
• Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos have played together 2002 through 2010 before reuniting in 2014. They are playing in their 94th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Emanuel has played in 170 FIVB World Tour final fours with 76 gold, 37 silver, 41 bronze medals and 16 4th place finishes.
• Ricardo has played in 126 FIVB World Tour final fours with 55 gold, 30 silver, 23 bronze medals and 18 4th place finishes.
• Emanuel’s and Ricardo’s last Final Four was a Silver at São Paulo in September, 2014.
• Emanuel and Ricardo won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in 2004 (Athens) and the bronze medal in 2008 (Beijing).
• Emanuel and Ricardo are tied with the most Olympic medals with 3 (one each gold, silver, bronze).
• Emanuel finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Ze Marco de Melo in 1996 (Atlanta), finished 9th with Jose Loiola in 2000 (Sydney), and won the silver medal with Alison Cerutti in 2012 (London).
• Ricardo won the silver medal in the Olympic Games with Ze Marco de Melo in 2000 (Sydney) and finished 5th with Pedro Cunha in 2012 (London).
• Emanuel and Ricardo are currently ranked 7th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,200 points and 9th in winnings with $69,000.
• Emanuel and Ricardo rank 1st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with 33.
• Emanuel and Ricardo rank 8th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 94.
• Emanuel and Ricardo rank 1st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $1,966,530.
• Emanuel (76) ranks 1st and Ricardo (55) ranks 2nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals.
• Emanuel (249) ranks 1st and Ricardo (212) ranks 2nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments.
• Emanuel ($2,534,772) ranks 1st and Ricardo ($1,852,782) ranks 2nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Emanuel and Ricardo were Tour Champions and named Team of the Year in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.
• Emanuel was named the FIVB World Tour Best Hitter in 2006, Most Inspirational in 2011and 2012, Most Outstanding in 2006 and 2011, Sportsperson in 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014, and was Tour Champion with Ze Marco de Melo in 1996 and 1997, with Jose Loiola in 1999, with Tande Ramos in 2001, and with Alison Cerutti in 2011.
• Ricardo was named the FIVB World Tour Best Hitter in 2005, Best Offensive Player in 2005, 2006, and 2007, Most Outstanding in 2005 and 2007, and Tour Champion with Ze Marco de Melo in 2000.
Michal Kadziola and Jakub Szalankiewicz (POL), 3rd Place Pool A, The Hague
• Michal Kadziola and Jakub Szalankiewicz have been playing together since 2006. They are playing in their 68th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Michal has played in 1 FIVB World Tour final four with one 4th place finish.
• Jakub has played in 1 FIVB World Tour final four with one 4th place finish.
• Michal’s and Jakub’s last Final Four was a 4th Place Finish at Shanghai in May, 2013.
• Michal and Jakub are currently ranked 49th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 400 points and 42nd in winnings with $7,000.
• Michal and Jakub won the gold medal at the U19 World Championships in 2007 (Myslowice, Poland).
• Michal and Jakub won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships in 2009 (Blackpool, England).
• Rego/Santos lead the Head to Head 1-0
• Moscow Grand Slam, 07/17/2009, Winner 1, Rego/Santos won 2-1 (16-21, 21-17, 15-9) (1:01)