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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016

(4) Evandro Goncalves/Pedro Solberg, Brazil

Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 17, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

210 cm (6'11")

Weight:

105 kg (231 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

127

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$691,900.00

Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 27, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

200

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,121,562.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	22	3	4	2	0	4	0	9	0	0	0	US$518,000.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005	Did not play	Tiago Santos - 4th
2015	Pedro Solberg - 9th	Evandro Goncalves - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	1	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	5	3rd	0	US$30,000.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	2	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	12	3rd	800	US$35,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	7	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	9	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	10	2nd	720	US$43,000.00

Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/9/2016	Pool D	Nico Beeler / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (29, Q14)	Lost 13-21, 18-21	0:40
Thu, 3/10/2016	Pool D	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (20)	Lost 19-21, 21-15, 11-15	1:02
Thu, 3/10/2016	Pool D	Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (13)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-8	0:56
Fri, 3/11/2016	Winner 1	Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (21)	Won 23-21, 26-28, 15-10	1:12
Fri, 3/11/2016	Winner 2	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (11)	Won 17-21, 21-12, 21-19	0:55
Sat, 3/12/2016	Winner 3	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (9)	Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-12	0:57
Sat, 3/12/2016	Semi-Finals	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (5)	Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-6	0:50
Sun, 3/13/2016	Gold Medal	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (23, Q1)	Lost 19-21, 21-23	0:45

Head to Head Results
Goncalves/Solberg lead the series against the field 40-21 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-2
10/3/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Goncalves/Solberg	5	21-17, 23-21	0:42
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-17, 21-12	0:33
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	21-18, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	20-22, 24-22, 15-13	0:55
7/4/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Goncalves/Solberg	12	21-18, 21-23, 15-12	0:54
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 3	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	14-21, 21-11, 15-10	0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Gibb/Patterson, United States 3-0
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Gibb/Patterson	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:59
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Gibb/Patterson	4	23-21, 19-21, 17-15	0:57
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Gibb/Patterson	11	27-25, 13-21, 17-15	1:03
Lead the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-0
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	21-12, 19-21, 15-6	0:50
10/4/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Bronze Medal	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-19, 21-14	0:46
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	19-21, 21-15, 16-14	0:54
Trail the series against # 6 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
2/28/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Lucena	2	Goncalves/Solberg	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Doppler/Horst	9	22-20, 19-21, 15-12	0:57
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Doppler/Horst	10	12-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against # 10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	13	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 11 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-1
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Krasilnikov/Semenov	11	17-21, 21-12, 21-19	0:55
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool H	Krasilnikov/Semenov	25	Goncalves/Solberg	9	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-1
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Gavira/Herrera	8	By Forfeit
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Gavira/Herrera	11	23-21, 15-21, 15-13	0:51
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	9	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-19, 24-22	0:41
5/31/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Gavira/Herrera	12	Goncalves/Solberg	10	21-19, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-2
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	21-18, 19-21, 15-8	0:56
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bockermann/Fluggen	28, Q6	Goncalves/Solberg	4	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Bockermann/Fluggen	26, Q4	Goncalves/Solberg	7	21-12, 17-21, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 14 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 2-1
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Carambula/Ranghieri	18	17-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:56
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 3	Carambula/Ranghieri	31, Q28	Goncalves/Solberg	9	21-16, 17-21, 16-14	0:56
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Carambula/Ranghieri	31, Q27	16-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-0
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Fijalek/Prudel	13	21-13, 21-15	0:33
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-16, 18-21, 17-15	1:02
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	12	Fijalek/Prudel	4	21-15, 21-23, 15-13	1:01
6/14/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Fijalek/Prudel	2	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-1
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Lupo/Nicolai	9	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Lupo/Nicolai	15	21-17, 22-20	0:45
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Goncalves/Solberg	10	13-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:49
Series tied with # 17 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
2/27/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 3	Goncalves/Solberg	1	Ontiveros/Virgen	9	21-18, 21-15	0:45
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool L	Ontiveros/Virgen	36	Goncalves/Solberg	12	21-18, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Rego/Santos	4	21-17, 17-21, 21-19	0:59
Trail the series against # 19 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool B	Binstock/Schachter	18	Goncalves/Solberg	2	22-24, 26-24, 15-11	1:00
Series tied with # 20 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-1
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	20	Goncalves/Solberg	4	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	1:02
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	26, Q12	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 2-0
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Felipe/Filho	21	23-21, 26-28, 15-10	1:12
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 3	Goncalves/Solberg	12	Felipe/Filho	11	21-14, 14-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 22 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-18, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-1
3/13/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Kantor/Losiak	23, Q1	Goncalves/Solberg	4	21-19, 23-21	0:45
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Kantor/Losiak	18	21-16, 21-19	0:35
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Kantor/Losiak	17	21-19, 21-19	0:43
6/14/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Gold Medal	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Kantor/Losiak	25, Q3	21-13, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 24 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-0
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	9	Krou/Rowlandson	19	13-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 25 Brunner/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	1	Brunner/Rosenthal	16	21-13, 21-12	0:31
Trail the series against # 28, Q9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-3
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-17, 21-17	0:39
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool B	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	18	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-19, 21-15	0:45
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool H	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	Goncalves/Solberg	9	25-23, 20-22, 15-10	0:58
Trail the series against # 29, Q14 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 0-2
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Beeler/Strasser	29, Q14	Goncalves/Solberg	4	21-13, 21-18	0:40
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Beeler/Strasser	31, Q22	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-19, 20-22, 15-13	0:41
Lead the series against # Q4 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 2-0
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	1	Plavins/Regza	17	22-20, 15-21, 15-12	0:55
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Plavins/Regza	29, Q7	21-18, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # Q6 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Henriquez/Villafane	11	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # Q13 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Series tied with # Q18 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 1-1
2/27/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	1	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	28, Q10	21-18, 21-16	0:38
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 1	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	16, Q3	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-19, 21-15	0:35