Nivaldo Diaz and Sergio Gonzalez already booked an excellent result with finishing second in pool A in The Hague. The Cubans are participating in their first World Championships. Their opponents from Spain, Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira, finished 5th in the previous three World Championships.
Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera (ESP), 2nd Place Pool G, Amsterdam
• Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 66th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Adrian has played in 17 FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, five silver, six bronze medals and five 4th place finishes.
• Pablo has played in 21 FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold, five silver, seven bronze medals and six 4th place finishes.
• Adrian and Pablo have played in 1 Final Fours in 2015 (Gold Moscow Grand Slam).
• Adrian and Pablo finished 9th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London).
• Pablo won the silver medal in the Olympic Games with Javier Bosma in 2004 (Athens), and finished 9th with Raul Mesa in 2008 (Beijing).
• Adrian and Pablo are currently ranked 2nd in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,580 points and 3rd in winnings with $102,375. They have one win in 2015 (Moscow Grand Slam).
• Adrian ($426,437) ranks 37th and Pablo ($577,587) ranks 23rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Adrian and Pablo won the gold medal at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2013 (Klagenfurt, Austria).
• Adrian won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Alejandro Fernandez in 2007 (Modena, Italy).
• Pablo won the gold medal at the European Championship Final with Raul Mesa in 2005 (Moscow, Russia).
• Pablo won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Raul Mesa in 2001 (Le Lavandou, France).
• Pablo won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Raul Mesa in 2002 (Catania, Italy).
• Adrian was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2008.
• Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez (CUB), 2nd Place Pool A, The Hague
• Nivaldo Diaz and Sergio Gonzalez are playing in their 1st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Nivaldo and Sergio are currently ranked 48th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 400 points and 41st in winnings with $7,000.
• Nivaldo and Sergio won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Guatemala City in 2014 (Guatemala City, Guatemala), Huixquilucan in 2014 (Huixquilucan, Mexico), Antigua in 2014 (Antigua, Guatemala), and Cayman Islands in 2015 (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands).
• Sergio won the gold medal at the Boca Chica in 2009 (Boca Chica, Dominican Republic) Guatemala in 2010 (Guatemala City, Guatemala), Chiapas in 2012 (Chiapas, Mexico), and Varadero in 2012 (Varadero, Cuba), all with Karell Pena
• Sergio won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Puerto Vallarta n 2010 (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) and Chiapas in 2010 (Chiapas, Mexico), both with Yoandri Kindelan Alvarez
• Sergio won the gold medal at the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cuba with Yaismel Borrel in 2011 (Varadero, Cuba).
• First Meeting Between the Two Teams