Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 6, 2017
(24) Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba
 
Nivaldo Nadhir Díaz Gomez
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 24, 1994 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: La Habana
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 17
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Langkawi 2017)
Career Winnings: US$33,950.00
Sergio Reynaldo Gonzalez Bayard
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 20, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Holguin
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 21
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Langkawi 2017)
Career Winnings: US$35,650.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB1710202060411 US$67,900.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 25 9th 360 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star Q8 33rd 120 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 19 17th 120 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 23 17th 160 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/20-23/2017 Xiamen Three Star 14 5th 240 US$2,900.00
FIVB 4/15-16/2017 Langkawi One Star 1 1st 200 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/6-18/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 21 5th 0 US$0.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/29/2017 Pool A Christoph Dressler / Thomas Kunert, Austria (25) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:35
Mon, 7/31/2017 Pool A Marlon Phillip / Daneil Williams, Trinidad and Tobago (48) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:31
Wed, 8/2/2017 Pool A Saymon Barbosa / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (1) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:45
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 1 Robin Seidl / Tobias Winter, Austria (32) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:35
Fri, 8/4/2017 Winner 2 Maarten Van Garderen / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (45) Lost 13-21, 23-21, 13-15 0:52
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Sergio Gonzalez - 9th Nivaldo Diaz - 9th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Luis Reyes - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 48 9th 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 24 9th 480 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Diaz/Gonzalez lead the series against the field 11-7 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Barbosa/Filho, Brazil 1-0
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool A Diaz/Gonzalez 24 Barbosa/Filho 1 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/9/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool D Diaz/Gonzalez 21 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 23-21, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool H Diaz/Gonzalez 25 Cerutti/Schmidt 9 21-13, 21-19 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 1-2
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Liamin 7 Diaz/Gonzalez 25 24-22, 21-16 0:41
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool G Krasilnikov/Liamin 10 Diaz/Gonzalez 23 17-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:42
4/22/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Winner 2 Diaz/Gonzalez 14 Krasilnikov/Liamin 3 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Diaz/Gonzalez 48 Gavira/Herrera 18 21-19, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Diaz/Gonzalez 19 21-15, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/12/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 1 Diaz/Gonzalez 21 Doppler/Horst 13 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-0
8/11/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool D Diaz/Gonzalez 21 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-15, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 15 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 0-1
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool C Bryl/Fijalek 14 Diaz/Gonzalez 19 21-18, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool G Diaz/Gonzalez 23 Grimalt/Grimalt 26, Q4 10-21, 21-13, 15-13  
Lead the series against # 25 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
7/29/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool A Diaz/Gonzalez 24 Dressler/Kunert 25 21-18, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 26 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
6/27/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Qualifier 2 Bockermann/Fluggen 23, Q9 Diaz/Gonzalez Q8 22-20, 24-26, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 32 Seidl/Winter, Austria 1-0
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Diaz/Gonzalez 24 Seidl/Winter 32 21-16, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 34 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 1 Carambula/Ranghieri 18 Diaz/Gonzalez 23 21-16, 23-21 0:37
Trail the series against # 45 Van Garderen/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Van Garderen/Varenhorst 45 Diaz/Gonzalez 24 21-13, 21-23, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 48 Phillip/Williams, Trinidad and Tobago 1-0
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool A Diaz/Gonzalez 24 Phillip/Williams 48 21-17, 21-14 0:31