Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 5, 2015
(15) Theo Brunner/Nick Lucena, United States
 
Theo Brunner
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 17, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Ridgefield, CT
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 95
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$272,162.50
Nick Lucena
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 22, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Davie, FL
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 121
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$697,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB90011202012 US$103,750.00
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Did not play Matt Fuerbringer - 3rd
2011 Did not play Matt Fuerbringer - 9th
2013 Did not play John Hyden - 33rd
2014 Todd Rogers - 33rd Ryan Doherty - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 26 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 24, Q2 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 21, Q2 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 20, Q2 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/21-25/2015 Fuzhou Open 3 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 2 5th 300 US$3,375.00
Netherlands World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/27/2015 Pool J Alexey Kuleshov / Dmitriy Yakovlev, Kazakhstan (34) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:30
Mon, 6/29/2015 Pool J Wessel Keemink / Sven Vismans, Netherlands (39) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Tue, 6/30/2015 Pool J Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (10) Won 23-21, 21-13 0:39
Wed, 7/1/2015 Winner 1 Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (13) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Thu, 7/2/2015 Winner 2 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (7) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:52
Thu, 7/2/2015 Winner 3 Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (27) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Sat, 7/4/2015 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:38
Sun, 7/5/2015 Bronze Medal Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (12) Lost 20-22, 13-21 0:39
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Brad Keenan - 17th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Matt Fuerbringer - 9th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play John Hyden - 33rd
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Casey Patterson - 17th Phil Dalhausser - 5th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Phil Dalhausser - 5th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Chaim Schalk - 4th Did not play
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Trevor Crabb - 4th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 15 4th 700 US$28,000.00
Head to Head Results
Brunner/Lucena lead the series against the field 19-9 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/4/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Brunner/Lucena 15 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Series tied with # 7 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Brunner/Lucena 15 Rego/Santos 7 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:52
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Rego/Santos 4 Brunner/Lucena 20, Q2 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 9 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Bourne/Hyden 5 Brunner/Lucena 21, Q2 16-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:41
Lead the series against # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Brunner/Lucena 15 Krasilnikov/Semenov 10 23-21, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 0-1
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Felipe/Filho 13, Q1 Brunner/Lucena 20, Q2 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 12 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
7/5/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Bronze Medal Goncalves/Solberg 12 Brunner/Lucena 15 22-20, 21-13 0:39
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Brunner/Lucena 26 Goncalves/Solberg 2 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Brunner/Lucena 15 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 13 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 14 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-2
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gibb/Patterson 8 Brunner/Lucena 26 22-20, 19-21, 16-14 1:11
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Gibb/Patterson 12 Brunner/Lucena 21, Q2 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Brunner/Lucena 26 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 17 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-0
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Brunner/Lucena 26 Saxton/Schalk 10 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
12/12/14FIVBMangaung Open Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Brunner/Lucena 2 21-15, 16-21, 18-16 0:51
Trail the series against # 20 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Brunner/Lucena 3 21-9, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool H Brunner/Lucena 24, Q2 Binstock/Schachter 9 20-22, 21-14, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brunner/Lucena 26 Doppler/Horst 7 21-19, 21-16 0:46
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Brunner/Lucena 26 Doppler/Horst 7 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 23 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 3 Brunner/Lucena 26 Kapa/McHugh 20 21-14, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 27 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 3 Brunner/Lucena 15 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 34 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Brunner/Lucena 15 Kuleshov/Yakovlev 34 21-10, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 36 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Brunner/Lucena 21, Q2 Ontiveros/Virgen 28, Q9 27-25, 21-17 0:45
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Brunner/Lucena 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 11 21-19, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 39 Keemink/Vismans, Netherlands 1-0
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Brunner/Lucena 15 Keemink/Vismans 39 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 41 Goldschmidt/Williams, South Africa 4-0
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Qualifier 1 Brunner/Lucena 24, Q2 Goldschmidt/Williams Q31 21-14, 21-14 0:26
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Qualifier 1 Brunner/Lucena 21, Q2 Goldschmidt/Williams Q31 21-15, 21-18 0:31
5/26/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brunner/Lucena 20, Q2 Goldschmidt/Williams Q31 21-10, 21-10 0:23
12/12/14FIVBMangaung Open Winner 2 Brunner/Lucena 2 Goldschmidt/Williams 9 21-17, 21-10 0:29