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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023

(33) Jorge Alayo/Noslen Diaz, Cuba

Jorge Luis Alayo Moliner
Cuba

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 6, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Villa Clara

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Quintana Roo 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$89,250.00

Noslen Diaz Amaro
Cuba

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 13, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Havana

Height:

207 cm (6'9")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Quintana Roo 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$89,250.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	21	1	4	1	2	3	0	6	0	2	1	1	0	US$178,500.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	6, Q1	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	12, Q2	4th	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	20, Q8	9th	460	US$2,500.00

Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 10/6/2023	Pool I	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (16)	Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-9	0:45
Sun, 10/8/2023	Pool I	Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Lanci, Brazil (9)	Lost 20-22, 21-19, 12-15	0:56
Mon, 10/9/2023	Pool I	Isaias Aguirre / Ricardo Galindo, Mexico (40)	Won 21-18, 21-11	0:31
Wed, 10/11/2023	Winner 1	Daniele Lupo / Enrico Rossi, Italy (25)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:37

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	World Championships	Rome	Noslen Diaz - 17th	Jorge Alayo - 17th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Noslen Diaz - 17th	Jorge Alayo - 17th
2025	World Championships	Adelaide	Noslen Diaz - 9th	Jorge Alayo - 9th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	39	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	33	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	6	9th	800	US$11,000.00

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	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	8	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	$105,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	3	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$48,500.00
Total	21	1	4	1	2	3	0	6	0	4	0	0	$178,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jorge Alayo												Noslen Diaz
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	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,500.00
8	1	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$52,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	8	1	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$52,500.00
9	0	3	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	$24,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	3	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	$24,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
23	1	4	1	2	4	7	4	0	0	$89,250.00	Total	21	1	4	1	2	3	6	4	0	0	$89,250.00

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
2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$18,000.00	13	10	56.5 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00	15	12	55.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jorge Alayo													Noslen Diaz
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2019	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
4	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	$9,000.00	2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	$9,000.00
7	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	$12,500.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	$12,500.00

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	38	70.4%	8	14.8%	8	14.8%	46-8	85.2%	19	39.6%	6	12.5%	23	47.9%	19-29	39.6%	38-23	62.3%	27-14	65.9%	3	0	68-37	64.8%
2022-2023	8	53.3%	5	33.3%	2	13.3%	13-2	86.7%	2	16.7%	2	16.7%	8	66.7%	2-10	16.7%	8-8	50.0%	7-4	63.6%	0	0	15-12	55.6%
Against the Field	17	65.4%	4	15.4%	5	19.2%	21-5	80.8%	15	38.5%	6	15.4%	18	46.2%	15-24	38.5%	34-30	53.1%	38-22	63.3%	3	0	39-26	60.0%

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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	1	8	7	0	0	10	4	2	1	1	0	1	1	23	14
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	5	1	13	5	2	0	11	4	3	2	0	2	0	3	34	17
Total	0	0	6	2	31	14	2	0	22	12	5	3	1	2	1	4	68	37

Head to Head Results
Alayo/Diaz trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Benesh/Partain, United States 0-1
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool A	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	Alayo/Diaz	12, Q2	21-14, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 1-0
6/12/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool J	Alayo/Diaz	39	Ehlers/Wickler	15	18-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	14	Alayo/Diaz	39	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 0-1
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool I	Goncalves/Lanci	9	Alayo/Diaz	33	22-20, 19-21, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 13 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-0
4/8/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Winner 2	Alayo/Diaz	12, Q2	Felipe/Lima	10	21-19, 21-11	0:36
Series tied with # 15 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-1
4/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Immers/van de Velde	4	Alayo/Diaz	6, Q1	21-23, 21-18, 15-9	0:50
4/8/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Winner 1	Alayo/Diaz	12, Q2	Immers/van de Velde	2	21-18, 17-21, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 16 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-0
10/6/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool I	Alayo/Diaz	33	Perusic/Schweiner	16	21-17, 15-21, 15-9	0:45
Trail the series against # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	4	Alayo/Diaz	20, Q8	32-30, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 22 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 0-1
4/9/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Semi-Finals	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	5	Alayo/Diaz	12, Q2	24-22, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 0-1
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool F	Hodges/Schubert	7	Alayo/Diaz	6, Q1	15-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:44
Series tied with # 25 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 1-1
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Lupo/Rossi	25	Alayo/Diaz	33	21-16, 21-15	0:37
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool E	Alayo/Diaz	20, Q8	Lupo/Rossi	5	21-18, 23-21	0:36
Trail the series against # 27 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-1
4/9/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Bronze Medal	Berntsen/Mol	9	Alayo/Diaz	12, Q2	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 32 Burnett/McHugh, Australia 0-2
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool E	Burnett/McHugh	8	Alayo/Diaz	20, Q8	21-19, 17-21, 15-11	0:46
6/11/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool J	Burnett/McHugh	10	Alayo/Diaz	39	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 40 Aguirre/Galindo, Mexico 1-0
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool I	Alayo/Diaz	33	Aguirre/Galindo	40	21-18, 21-11	0:31