Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Itapema Four Star
May 16 - 20, 2018
(14) 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 Itapema Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/9-13/2018 Lucerne Three Star 3 17th 240 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2018 Mersin Three Star 3 3rd 480 US$5,000.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 26, Q7 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/11-15/2017 Qinzhou Three Star 3 3rd 360 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 24 9th 480 US$11,000.00
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
Itapema Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/17/2018 Pool C Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (19) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:35
Thu, 5/17/2018 Pool C Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (3) Lost 10-21, 15-21 0:26
Fri, 5/18/2018 Winner 1 Grant O'Gorman / Ben Saxton, Canada (10) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:32
Fri, 5/18/2018 Winner 2 Evandro Goncalves / Andre Loyola, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Diaz/Gonzalez lead the series against the field 9-6 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Goncalves/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Goncalves/Loyola 1 Diaz/Gonzalez 14 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Diaz/Gonzalez 19 21-15, 21-15 0:29
Trail the series against # 3 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool C Kantor/Losiak 3 Diaz/Gonzalez 14 21-10, 21-15 0:26
Lead the series against # 4 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 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Diaz/Gonzalez 48 Gavira/Herrera 18 21-19, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 10 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Diaz/Gonzalez 14 O'Gorman/Saxton 10 21-17, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 13 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
5/6/18FIVBMersin Three Star Semi-Finals Perusic/Schweiner 4 Diaz/Gonzalez 3 22-20, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
5/5/18FIVBMersin Three Star Winner 2 Diaz/Gonzalez 3 Tijan/Younousse 1 19-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
10/15/17FIVBQinzhou Three Star Bronze Medal Diaz/Gonzalez 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 1 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 2-0
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool C Diaz/Gonzalez 14 Beeler/Krattiger 19 25-23, 21-17 0:35
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool H Diaz/Gonzalez 25 Beeler/Krattiger 8 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 0-1
5/11/18FIVBLucerne Three Star Pool C Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 19 Diaz/Gonzalez 3 21-14, 19-21, 15-9 0:44