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US$7,000 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cuba
April 27 - 29, 2018

(1) Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba

Nivaldo Nadhir Díaz Gomez
Cuba

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 24, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

La Habana

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career NORCECA Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$50,475.00

Sergio Reynaldo Gonzalez Bayard
Cuba

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 20, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Holguin

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career NORCECA Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$65,400.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	17	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	6	0	4	1	1	US$67,900.00
NORCECA	14	9	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$32,650.00
Overall	31	10	3	3	0	2	1	0	6	0	4	1	1	US$100,550.00

Previous Varadero Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	Did not play	Yaimel Borrell - 1st
2012	Did not play	Karell Pina - 1st
2013	Yendris Castillo - 6th	Karell Pina - 4th
2014	Sergio Gonzalez - 2nd	Nivaldo Diaz - 2nd
2015	Sergio Gonzalez - 1st	Nivaldo Diaz - 1st
2016	Sergio Gonzalez - 1st	Nivaldo Diaz - 1st
2017	Sergio Gonzalez - 1st	Nivaldo Diaz - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
NORCECA	7/14-16/2017	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cuba	1	1st	200	US$2,000.00
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$22,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$8,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	$20,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$17,900.00
Total	17	1	0	2	0	2	0	6	0	4	1	0	$67,900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nivaldo Diaz												Sergio Gonzalez
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$11,000.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$12,700.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	$10,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	$10,000.00
6	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	$8,950.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	$8,950.00
17	1	0	2	0	2	6	4	1	0	$33,950.00	Total	20	1	0	2	0	2	6	4	1	0	$35,650.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %
2017	FIVB	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	$28,400.00	15	8	65.2 %
2018	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$7,000.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	11	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	2	1	1	$46,400.00	28	14	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nivaldo Diaz													Sergio Gonzalez
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2009	NORCECA	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,850.00
											2010	NORCECA	7	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,300.00
											2011	NORCECA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
											2012	NORCECA	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00	2013	NORCECA	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$1,475.00
5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,975.00	2014	NORCECA	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,975.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00	2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00
3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,300.00	2015	NORCECA	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,300.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,550.00	2016	NORCECA	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,550.00
7	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	$14,200.00	2017	FIVB	7	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	$14,200.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2017	NORCECA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00	2018	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2018	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
26	10	3	2	0	4	3	2	1	1	$39,725.00	Total	Total	42	17	9	4	1	4	3	2	1	1	$50,200.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set				2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Lost 2-0	Overall	Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2017-2018	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	0	5	7	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	12
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	10	3	1	2	2	0	1	0	17	8
Total	0	0	2	1	19	11	0	0	16	12	1	2	2	0	1	0	41	26

Head to Head Results
Diaz/Gonzalez lead the series against the field 1-0 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 9 Escobar/Vargas, El Salvador 1-0
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool A	Diaz/Gonzalez	48	Escobar/Vargas	25	21-11, 22-20	0:38