The Hague, the Netherlands, July 4, 2015 – Reinder Nummerdor and Christin Varenhorst will met Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt for the first time when they battle for gold at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in The Hague on Sunday.
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 2,900 points and 3rd in winnings with $131,000.
• Reinder and Christiaan have a career 41-8 match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 25-5 record in 2015, an all-time record of 7-0 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 7-0 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 83rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $216,000.
• 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 ($557,625) ranks 24th and Christiaan ($213,200) ranks 85th 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.
Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA), 1st Place Pool C, Apeldoorn
• Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 16th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Alison is playing in his 43rd FIVB World Tour final four with 12 gold, 13 silver, 11 bronze medals and six 4th place finishes.
• Bruno is playing in his 20th FIVB World Tour final four with three gold, six silver, four bronze medals and six 4th place finishes.
• This is Alison's and Bruno's 2nd Final Four of 2015 (4th Moscow Grand Slam).
• Alison won the silver medal in the Olympic Games in 2012 with Emanuel Rego (London).
• Alison won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championships with Harley Marques in 2009 (Stavanger) and won the gold medal in 2011 (Rome) and finished 4th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Emanuel Rego.
• Bruno Oscar finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Joao Maciel in 2009 (Stavanger), finished 9th with Benjamin Insfran in 2011 (Rome), and 5th with Pedro Salgado in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Alison and Bruno are currently ranked 5th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,420 points and 6th in winnings with $98,000.
• Alison and Bruno have a career 67-25 match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 20-7 record in 2015, an all-time record of 12-2 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 7-0 in FIVB World Championships.
• Alison and Bruno rank 43rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 256th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 16, and 44th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $339,000.
• Alison (12) ranks 12th and Bruno (3) ranks 38th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals.
• Alison (86) ranks 99th and Bruno (85) ranks 104th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments.
• Alison ($748,700) ranks 11th and Bruno ($466,275) ranks 32nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Bruno Oscar won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Pedro Salgado in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland).
• Alison was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009, Best Blocker in 2011, Best Hitter in 2011 and 2012, Best Offensive Player in 2011, and he and Emanuel were the FIVB World Tour Champions and were named Team of the Year in 2011.
• Bruno Oscar was named the FIVB World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2013 and 2014 and Most Improved Player in 2010.
First Meeting Between the Two Teams