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

(Q22) Sean Faiga/Ariel Hilman, Israel

Sean Faiga
Israel

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 12, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Moledet

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Tel Aviv 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$17,023.33

Ariel Hilman
Israel

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 27, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Beit Halevi

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$16,362.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	31	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	6	7	10	US$32,725.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	Q7	33rd	60	US$0.00
FIVB	10/21-25/2015	Antalya Open	28, Q12	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	24, Q6	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	30, Q13	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	Q14	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	Q17	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	Q16	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2015	Lucerne Open	Q3	41st	30	US$0.00
FIVB	4/21-25/2015	Fuzhou Open	22, Q2	17th	180	US$1,200.00

Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 3/8/2016	Qualifier 1	Marco Caminati / Enrico Rossi, Italy (Q11)	Won 21-17, 22-24, 15-10	0:57
Tue, 3/8/2016	Qualifier 2	Jeremy Casebeer / Derek Olson, United States (32, Q27)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Faiga/Hilman trail the series against the field 7-12 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Faiga/Hilman	30, Q13	21-16, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/22/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Faiga/Hilman	22, Q2	21-17, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool C	Krasilnikov/Semenov	19	Faiga/Hilman	30, Q13	21-18, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
4/22/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Faiga/Hilman	22, Q2	Ontiveros/Virgen	11	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	1:03
Trail the series against # 19 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-2
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Winner 3	Binstock/Schachter	2	Faiga/Hilman	15	21-14, 21-15	0:35
10/31/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Pool B	Binstock/Schachter	2	Faiga/Hilman	15	23-25, 21-16, 15-11	1:02
Trail the series against # 21 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 0-1
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Felipe/Filho	13, Q1	Faiga/Hilman	Q16	18-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 22 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-2
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool E	Faiga/Hilman	28, Q12	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
10/7/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool H	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Faiga/Hilman	24, Q6	22-20, 21-18	0:39
5/7/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Faiga/Hilman	29, Q14	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
4/21/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 2	Faiga/Hilman	22, Q2	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	Q15	21-16, 23-21	0:34
Trail the series against # 32, Q27 Casebeer/Olson, United States 0-1
3/8/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Casebeer/Olson	32, Q27	Faiga/Hilman	Q22	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # Q11 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
3/8/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Faiga/Hilman	Q22	Caminati/Rossi	Q11	21-17, 22-24, 15-10	0:57
Lead the series against # Q13 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
7/21/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Faiga/Hilman	30, Q13	Gabathuler/Gerson	Q4	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # Q18 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 0-1
2/23/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Qualifier 2	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	28, Q10	Faiga/Hilman	Q7	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # Q23 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 1-0
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool E	Faiga/Hilman	28, Q12	Daguerre/Salvetti	21	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # Q24 Gregory/Sheaf, England 0-1
7/22/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Qualifier 1	Gregory/Sheaf	Q17	Faiga/Hilman	Q16	18-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:44
Trail the series against # Q25 Eglseer/Mullner, Austria 0-1
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Qualifier 1	Eglseer/Mullner	Q16	Faiga/Hilman	Q17	21-15, 19-21, 15-6	0:47
Lead the series against # Q31 Moen/Opsahl, Norway 1-0
10/6/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Qualifier 2	Faiga/Hilman	24, Q6	Moen/Opsahl	Q11	21-6, 21-10	0:31