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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Yokohama Grand Slam
July 21 - 26, 2015

(13, Q1) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

121

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$697,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	2	US$103,750.00

Previous Yokohama Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	17, Q1	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	15	4th	700	US$28,000.00
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

Yokohama Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/21/2015	Qualifier 2	Grant O'Gorman / Sam Pedlow, Canada (Q16)	Won 21-18, 25-23	0:41
Wed, 7/22/2015	Pool D	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (20, Q2)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:29
Wed, 7/22/2015	Pool D	Jean-Baptiste Daguerre / Yannick Salvetti, France (29, Q10)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:33
Thu, 7/23/2015	Pool D	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (4)	Won 21-19, 12-21, 15-10	0:43
Fri, 7/24/2015	Winner 2	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (19)	Lost 21-23, 18-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Brunner/Lucena lead the series against the field 19-13 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Brunner/Lucena	17, Q1	21-18, 21-19	0:31
Series tied with # 2 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
7/5/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Bronze Medal	Goncalves/Solberg	12	Brunner/Lucena	15	22-20, 21-13	0:39
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brunner/Lucena	26	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/4/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Brunner/Lucena	15	21-17, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool D	Brunner/Lucena	13, Q1	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-19, 12-21, 15-10	0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Brunner/Lucena	3	21-9, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-2
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Patterson	8	Brunner/Lucena	26	22-20, 19-21, 16-14	1:11
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Gibb/Patterson	12	Brunner/Lucena	21, Q2	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Series tied with # 7 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Brunner/Lucena	15	Rego/Santos	7	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:52
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Rego/Santos	4	Brunner/Lucena	20, Q2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brunner/Lucena	26	Doppler/Horst	7	21-19, 21-16	0:46
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Brunner/Lucena	26	Doppler/Horst	7	21-17, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Brunner/Lucena	17, Q1	21-19, 29-27	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Bourne/Hyden	5	Brunner/Lucena	21, Q2	16-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Brunner/Lucena	15	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	13	21-18, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-0
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Brunner/Lucena	17, Q1	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-19, 22-20	0:33
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Brunner/Lucena	26	Saxton/Schalk	10	21-17, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brunner/Lucena	26	Kapa/McHugh	20	21-14, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 18 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool H	Brunner/Lucena	24, Q2	Kantor/Losiak	25, Q3	21-19, 21-16	0:31
Series tied with # 19 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-1
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Krasilnikov/Semenov	19	Brunner/Lucena	13, Q1	23-21, 21-18	0:35
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool J	Brunner/Lucena	15	Krasilnikov/Semenov	10	23-21, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool D	Brunner/Lucena	13, Q1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	20, Q2	21-17, 21-11	0:29
Trail the series against # 21 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	29, Q9	Brunner/Lucena	24, Q2	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 2-0
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool D	Brunner/Lucena	13, Q1	Daguerre/Salvetti	29, Q10	21-18, 21-13	0:33
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Qualifier 2	Brunner/Lucena	21, Q2	Daguerre/Salvetti	Q18	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
12/10/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool B	Brunner/Lucena	2	Faiga/Hilman	18	21-11, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # Q4 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Brunner/Lucena	17, Q1	Gabathuler/Gerson	8	21-13, 21-16	0:33
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Brunner/Lucena	26	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # Q7 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool H	Eithun/Horrem	8	Brunner/Lucena	24, Q2	21-16, 20-22, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # Q9 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 0-1
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Kosiak/Rudol	29, Q14	Brunner/Lucena	20, Q2	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # Q15 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Brunner/Lucena	17, Q1	Beeler/Strasser	32	21-15, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # Q16 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 1-0
7/21/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brunner/Lucena	13, Q1	O'Gorman/Pedlow	Q16	21-18, 25-23	0:41