Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Espinho Four Star
July 3 - 8, 2018
(15) 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 Espinho Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 23 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 19 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 14 9th 400 US$4,000.00
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
Espinho Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/6/2018 Pool B Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (18) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:30
Fri, 7/6/2018 Pool B Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (2) Lost 21-19, 21-23, 13-15 0:53
Sat, 7/7/2018 Winner 1 Marco Caminati / Enrico Rossi, Italy (17) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:33
Sat, 7/7/2018 Winner 2 Martins Plavins / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (10) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Diaz/Gonzalez lead the series against the field 10-7 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool B Felipe/Goncalves 2 Diaz/Gonzalez 15 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 Cerutti/Loyola 5 Diaz/Gonzalez 23 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:51
Series tied with # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Diaz/Gonzalez 23 21-15, 21-17 0:33
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 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 # 9 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-0
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Diaz/Gonzalez 19 Mol/Sorum 14 24-22, 15-21, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # 10 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 0-1
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Plavins/Tocs 10 Diaz/Gonzalez 15 21-19, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 17 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 1 Diaz/Gonzalez 15 Caminati/Rossi 17 21-17, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool B Diaz/Gonzalez 15 Grimalt/Grimalt 18 21-15, 21-14 0:30
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool G Diaz/Gonzalez 23 Grimalt/Grimalt 26, Q4 10-21, 21-13, 15-13  
Trail the series against # 19, Q1 Thole/Wickler, Germany 0-1
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Thole/Wickler 30, Q19 Diaz/Gonzalez 19 21-15, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 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
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 Basta/Kolaric, Serbia 0-1
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool C Basta/Kolaric 30, Q25 Diaz/Gonzalez 3 21-19, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 30, Q14 Dressler/Seidl, Austria 1-0
4/18/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Qualifier 2 Diaz/Gonzalez 26, Q7 Dressler/Seidl Q10 21-18, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 32 Garcia/Mesa, Spain 1-0
4/15/17FIVBLangkawi One Star Winner 2 Diaz/Gonzalez 1 Garcia/Mesa 8 21-18, 21-18 0:41