The Hague, the Netherlands, July 3, 2015 – Reinder Nummerdor and Christian Varenhorst will be looking for revenge when they clash with Brazil’s Evandro Gonclaves and Pedro Solberg on Saturday.
The pair met earlier in the season at the Stavanger Major and will be hoping to reverse that result against the current FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour leaders.
Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst (NED), 1st Place Pool A, The Hague
• Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst (NED), 1st Place Pool A, The Hague
• Reinder Nummerdor and Christiaan Varenhorst have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 8th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Reinder is playing in his 26th FIVB World Tour final four with 11 gold, six silver, two bronze medals and six 4th place finishes.
• Christiaan is playing in his 7th FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, one silver, one bronze medal and two 4th place finishes.
• This is Reinder's and Christiaan's 3rd Final Four of 2015 (4th Porec Major Series, Silver St. Petersburg Grand Slam).
• Reinder finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and 4th in 2012 (London), both with Richard Schuil.
• Christiaan finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Daan Spijkers in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Reinder finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), 17th in 2009 (Stavanger), 17th in 2011 (Rome), and 17th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), all with Richard Schuil.
• Reinder and Christiaan are currently ranked 3rd in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,600 points and 3rd in winnings with $104,000.
• Reinder and Christiaan have a 24-5 match record in 2015, an all-time match record of 6-0 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 6-0 in FIVB World Championships.
• Reinder and Christiaan rank 29th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with two, 484th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with eight, and 91st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $189,000.
• Reinder (11) ranks 13th and Christiaan (2) ranks 48th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals.
• Reinder (86) ranks 99th and Christiaan (48) ranks 209th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments.
• Reinder ($544,125) ranks 25th and Christiaan ($199,700) ranks 92nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Reinder is tied for the most CEV gold medals at 9 with Richard Schuil from The Netherlands and Switzerland's Martin Laciga.
• Christiaan won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Alexander Brouwer in 2008 (Brighton, England).
• Christiaan was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2012.
• Reinder was named the FIVB World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2009 and 2011.
Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg (BRA), 3rd Place Pool L, Rotterdam
• 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 3060 points and 1st in winnings with $156,000. They have one win in 2015 (Stavanger Major Series).
• Evandro and Pedro have a 21-11 match record in 2015, an all-time record of 4-2 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 4-2 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.
• Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg Lead the Head to Head 1-0
• Stavanger Major Series, 06/13/2015, Winner 3, Goncalves/Solberg won 2-1 (14-21, 21-11, 15-10) (0:41)
Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg Lead the Head to Head 1-0
Stavanger Major Series, 06/13/2015, Winner 3, Goncalves/Solberg won 2-1 (14-21, 21-11, 15-10) (0:41)