Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 5, 2015
(3) Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt, Brazil
 
Alison Conte Cerutti
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 7, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Vitoria
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 110 kg (242 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 28
Career FIVB WT Wins: 25
Career Winnings: US$1,264,550.00
Bruno Oscar Schmidt
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Brasilia
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 149
Career Wins: 17
Career FIVB WT Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$958,775.00
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2009
  • Best Blocker 2011, 2015
  • Best Hitter 2011, 2012, 2016
  • Best Offensive Player 2011
  • Team of the Year 2011 (with Emanuel Rego), 2015 (with Bruno Schmidt)
  • Tour Champion 2011 (with Emanuel Rego), 2015 (with Bruno Schmidt)
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2010
  • Best Defensive Player 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Best Offensive Player 2015
  • Most Outstanding 2015, 2016
  • Sportsperson 2015, 2016
  • Team of the Year 2015 (with Alison Cerutti)
  • Tour Champion 2015 (with Alison Cerutti)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB41124344011030 US$1,090,500.00
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Harley Marques - 3rd Joao Maciel - 17th
2010 Did not play Benjamin Insfran - 2nd
2011 Did not play Joao Maciel - Country Quota
2013 Emanuel Rego - 5th Pedro Solberg - 1st
2014 Bruno Schmidt - 4th Alison Cerutti - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 6 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 1 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 1 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 2 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 1 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/20-24/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 3 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/3/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 3 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 3 9th 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 3 4th 560 US$30,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 4, Q1 2nd 720 US$43,000.00
Netherlands World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/27/2015 Pool C Joshua Court / Damien Schumann, Australia (46) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Sun, 6/28/2015 Pool C Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (27) Won 23-25, 21-14, 15-11 0:54
Mon, 6/29/2015 Pool C Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (22) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:37
Wed, 7/1/2015 Winner 1 Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (32) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Thu, 7/2/2015 Winner 2 Isaac Kapa / Christopher McHugh, Australia (23) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:41
Thu, 7/2/2015 Winner 3 Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (14) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Sat, 7/4/2015 Semi-Finals Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena, United States (15) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Sun, 7/5/2015 Gold Medal Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1) Won 12-21, 21-14, 22-20 0:54
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Harley Marques - 2nd Joao Maciel - 17th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Emanuel Rego - 1st Benjamin Insfran - 9th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Emanuel Rego - 4th Pedro Solberg - 5th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Bruno Schmidt - 1st Alison Cerutti - 1st
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Bruno Schmidt - 9th Alison Cerutti - 9th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Alvaro Filho - 9th Evandro Goncalves - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Guto Carvalhaes - 5th Saymon Barbosa - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 3 1st 1000 US$60,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 5 9th 480 US$11,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games110000000000 $0.00
World Championships210000010000 $71,000.00
World Tour Finals220000000000 $200,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2863233090200 $757,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open721110010100 $59,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star100001000000 $3,000.00
Total411243440110300 $1,090,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Alison Cerutti Bruno Schmidt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3110010000 $0.00 Olympic Games2100001000 $0.00
7210112000 $116,500.00 World Championships7100022200 $66,000.00
3200000100 $103,000.00 World Tour Finals3200010000 $106,000.00
69128641617410 $738,150.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam718547927600 $593,900.00
64788499920 $292,050.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5834331612820 $185,875.00
2100010000 $6,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1000010000 $1,500.00
3201000000 $6,650.00 Challenger3000111000 $2,600.00
1100000000 $1,700.00 Satellite2110000000 $2,900.00
           U21 World Championships2100001000 $0.00
152281815928281430 $1,264,550.00 Total149171071130441620 $958,775.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2014FIVB1112111040100 $241,000.00 471872.3 %
2015FIVB510010020100 $113,000.00 21775.0 %
TotalFIVB1622121060200 $354,000.00 682573.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Alison Cerutti  Bruno Schmidt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2005FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
2000001001 $3,000.00 2006FIVB          
           2006FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
3000000003 $0.00 2007FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
1001000000 $1,750.00 2007FIVB C&S3100011000 $3,150.00
9101011005 $32,500.00 2008FIVB10010122103 $31,250.00
3300000000 $6,600.00 2008FIVB C&S2010100000 $2,350.00
13233131000 $126,700.00 2009FIVB10000024202 $27,275.00
11033121100 $87,600.00 2010FIVB14011053301 $58,650.00
11512012000 $153,350.00 2011FIVB11000124103 $38,650.00
10241030000 $112,000.00 2012FIVB10000133003 $41,000.00
11100234100 $64,050.00 2013FIVB13222124000 $98,950.00
11121114100 $120,500.00 2014FIVB11121114100 $120,500.00
5100102100 $56,500.00 2015FIVB5100102100 $56,500.00
9016131261416409 $764,550.00 TotalTotal92674718289112 $479,275.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall146 82.5% 17 9.6% 14 7.9% 163-14 92.1% 24 38.7% 13 21.0% 25 40.3% 24-38 38.7% 146-25 85.4% 41-27 60.3% 40 191-52 78.6%
2014-201580 84.2% 8 8.4% 7 7.4% 88-7 92.6% 15 39.5% 7 18.4% 16 42.1% 15-23 39.5% 80-16 83.3% 23-14 62.2% 40 107-30 78.1%
Against the Field72 82.8% 8 9.2% 7 8.0% 80-7 92.0% 15 36.6% 8 19.5% 18 43.9% 15-26 36.6% 144-28 83.7% 46-30 60.5% 40 99-29 77.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021002010001061
World Championships0000600041100010121
World Tour Finals0000510020200020111
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0030681500391495236312740
Challenge/Four Star/Open000014100122321121328
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000020001100000031
Total003097180060181673412419152
Head to Head Results
Cerutti/Schmidt lead the series against the field 44-16 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 4 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
7/5/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 12-21, 21-14, 22-20 0:54
Lead the series against # 2 Doherty/Mayer, United States 1-0
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Doherty/Mayer 22, Q1 24-22, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 4 Fijalek/Prudel 13 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 5 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-3
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 16 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:47
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-14, 21-17 0:33
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:50
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Series tied with # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-3
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
5/31/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Erdmann/Matysik 9 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 21-19, 21-17 0:39
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Erdmann/Matysik 6 21-17, 21-18 0:38
7/19/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Erdmann/Matysik 7 22-20, 21-19 0:38
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 Erdmann/Matysik 12 21-15, 21-19 0:38
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Erdmann/Matysik 11 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Series tied with # 9 Bourne/Hyden, United States 2-2
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Bourne/Hyden 6 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-19, 21-15 0:34
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Bourne/Hyden 23, Q3 Cerutti/Schmidt 4 21-18, 21-19 0:35
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 Bourne/Hyden 29, Q9 15-21, 21-13, 20-18 0:54
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Bourne/Hyden 27, Q11 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 1-0
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Felipe/Filho 13, Q1 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:53
Trail the series against # 12 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/30/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Goncalves/Solberg 10 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Series tied with # 13 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 17 21-8, 24-22 0:33
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 20 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 14 Gibb/Patterson, United States 3-0
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Gibb/Patterson 14 21-12, 21-17 0:36
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Gibb/Patterson 13 15-21, 26-24, 15-11 0:55
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 Gibb/Patterson 13 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Brunner/Lucena, United States 1-0
7/4/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Brunner/Lucena 15 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Series tied with # 16 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-1
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 14 21-14, 21-12 0:33
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Cerutti/Schmidt 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-16, 34-32 0:46
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 19 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:51
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 19 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Cerutti/Schmidt 12, Q1 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-10, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-1
5/30/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-14, 21-14 0:33
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-17, 22-20 0:41
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 12, Q1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 21-16, 21-13 0:35
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-0
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Binstock/Schachter 17 21-16, 21-17 0:39
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Binstock/Schachter 15 21-13, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 4-1
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Doppler/Horst 22 21-19, 21-14 0:37
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 7 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 1:12
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Doppler/Horst 9 21-14, 21-19 0:39
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 Doppler/Horst 24 21-17, 21-14 0:33
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 4 Doppler/Horst 20 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 23 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Kapa/McHugh 23 21-15, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 4-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 21-19, 21-15 0:38
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 14 By Forfeit  
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 17 21-17, 21-18 0:40
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 12, Q1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 16-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:49
Lead the series against # 26 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-0
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19 22-20, 21-14 0:40
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 20 21-13, 21-13 0:33
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 11 14-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 27 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27 23-25, 21-14, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 29 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Huber/Seidl 17 21-19, 21-9 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Krou/Rowlandson, France 3-0
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Krou/Rowlandson 32 21-17, 21-14 0:40
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Krou/Rowlandson 11 21-12, 21-16 0:43
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Krou/Rowlandson 18 21-18, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 33 Haddock/Rodriguez, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Haddock/Rodriguez 27, Q4 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 36 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Ontiveros/Virgen 29, Q8 Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 38 Azaad/Bianchi, Argentina 1-0
6/11/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 Azaad/Bianchi Q16 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 46 Court/Schumann, Australia 1-0
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Court/Schumann 46 21-17, 21-18 0:36