Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 18, 2016
(1) Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt, Brazil
 
Alison Conte Cerutti
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 7, 1985 (38 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 (38 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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB41124344011030 US$1,090,500.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005 Did not play Vinícius de Almeida - 9th
2015 Bruno Schmidt - 4th Alison Cerutti - 4th
2016 Bruno Schmidt - 5th Alison Cerutti - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-10/2016 Gstaad Major 1 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2016 Porec Major 1 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2016 Poland Grand Slam 2 2nd 720 US$43,000.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2016 Major Hamburg 1 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 1 2nd 720 US$43,000.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 1 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 1 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 9/29-10/4/2015 2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale 2 1st 0 US$100,000.00
FIVB 9/2-6/2015 Rio Open 1 4th 350 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 1 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 2 1st 800 US$57,000.00
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/6/2016 Pool A Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (24) Won 21-19, 22-20 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alison CeruttiTotal261500.5771132
 1261500.5771132
 20000000
Bruno SchmidtTotal191300.6840702
 1191300.6840702
 20000000
Mon, 8/8/2016 Pool A Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (13) Lost 21-23, 21-16, 13-15 0:57
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alison CeruttiTotal171200.7067126
 1171200.7067126
 20000000
 30000000
Bruno SchmidtTotal432100.48801301
 1432100.48801301
 20000000
 30000000
Wed, 8/10/2016 Pool A Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (12) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:45
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alison CeruttiTotal261400.5382101
 1261400.5382101
 20000000
Bruno SchmidtTotal211500.71401522
 1211500.71401522
 20000000
Sat, 8/13/2016 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Won 24-22, 21-13 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alison CeruttiTotal322300.7196020
 1322300.7196020
 20000000
Bruno SchmidtTotal5501.0000414
 15501.0000414
 20000000
Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Won 21-14, 12-21, 15-9 0:45
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alison CeruttiTotal342000.5886103
 1342000.5886103
 20000000
 30000000
Bruno SchmidtTotal20900.4500941
 120900.4500941
 20000000
 30000000
Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2) Won 21-17, 21-23, 16-14 0:56
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alison CeruttiTotal271300.48112004
 1271300.48112004
 20000000
 30000000
Bruno SchmidtTotal291600.55201305
 1291600.55201305
 20000000
 30000000
Thu, 8/18/2016 Gold Medal Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (10) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alison Cerutti1629700.599344716
Bruno Schmidt1377900.577061715
Total29917600.58934651431
Opponents30715600.5082658830
Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Harley Marques - 2nd Joao Maciel - 17th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Emanuel Rego - 1st Benjamin Insfran - 9th
2012Olympic GamesLondon Emanuel Rego - 2nd Did not play
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Emanuel Rego - 4th Pedro Solberg - 5th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Bruno Schmidt - 1st Alison Cerutti - 1st
2015World Tour FinalsFort Lauderdale Bruno Schmidt - 1st Alison Cerutti - 1st
2016World Tour FinalsToronto Bruno Schmidt - 1st Alison Cerutti - 1st
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Bruno Schmidt - 9th Alison Cerutti - 9th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Alvaro Filho - 9th Evandro Goncalves - 17th
2019World Tour FinalsRome Alvaro Filho - 17th Evandro Goncalves - 5th
2021Olympic GamesTokyo Alvaro Filho - 5th Evandro Goncalves - 9th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Guto Carvalhaes - 5th Saymon Barbosa - 5th
Head to Head Results
Cerutti/Schmidt lead the series against the field 79-20 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 6-2
8/16/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 21-17, 21-23, 16-14 0:56
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 21-19, 24-22 0:41
3/12/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 27-25, 21-19 0:45
8/22/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 21-18, 21-17 0:39
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 # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 3-2
8/15/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 21-14, 12-21, 15-9 0:45
6/12/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-16, 21-15 0:35
10/4/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 10 21-13, 21-15 0:38
9/30/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Dalhausser/Lucena 10 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:56
8/23/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 24 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 1:15
Lead the series against # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 3-1
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Goncalves/Solberg 10 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:49
10/3/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Goncalves/Solberg 5 21-17, 23-21 0:42
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Goncalves/Solberg 2 21-17, 21-12 0:33
5/30/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Goncalves/Solberg 10 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
5/29/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Nummerdor/Varenhorst 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-19, 7-21, 17-15 0:48
10/2/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 21-13, 21-16 0:34
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 # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 6-0
6/19/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Gibb/Patterson 3 21-16, 18-21, 18-16 0:51
8/30/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Gibb/Patterson 6 21-10, 21-15 0:34
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Gibb/Patterson 6 21-16, 21-16 0:38
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-0
8/13/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Gavira/Herrera 7 24-22, 21-13 0:40
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Gavira/Herrera 7 25-23, 21-19 0:45
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Cerutti/Schmidt 12, Q1 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-10, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-1
6/12/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Bronze Medal Krasilnikov/Semenov 12 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 15-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:49
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 19 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 5-3
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
6/19/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Gold Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 21-19, 21-15 0:37
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-12, 21-19 0:33
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:44
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-17, 21-19 0:38
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-14, 21-17 0:35
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-9, 21-19 0:35
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 13-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:53
Lead the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 6-3
8/18/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Lupo/Nicolai 10 21-19, 21-17 0:44
5/28/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-19, 21-18 0:38
3/20/16FIVBVitória Open Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-13, 21-18 0:37
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
10/3/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 1:01
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
Lead the series against # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 6-0
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Kantor/Losiak 1 30-28, 21-17 0:42
5/28/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Kantor/Losiak 17 21-19, 21-14 0:37
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Kantor/Losiak 17 21-18, 26-24 0:43
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Kantor/Losiak 8 23-21, 21-19 0:39
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-19, 21-15 0:33
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Kantor/Losiak 16 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 7-0
8/10/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Carambula/Ranghieri 12 21-19, 21-16 0:45
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Carambula/Ranghieri 16 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:46
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Carambula/Ranghieri 16 21-19, 21-9 0:37
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Carambula/Ranghieri 17 10-21, 24-22, 16-14 0:47
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Carambula/Ranghieri 9 21-17, 23-21 0:41
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Carambula/Ranghieri 29, Q9 21-13, 21-12 0:34
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 31, Q27 33-31, 23-21 0:51
Lead the series against # 13 Doppler/Horst, Austria 7-2
8/8/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool A Doppler/Horst 13 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 23-21, 16-21, 15-13 0:57
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Doppler/Horst 15 21-13, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
9/29/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Doppler/Horst 6 21-18, 7-3 Retired 0:31
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Doppler/Horst 9 21-14, 21-18 0:38
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 # 14 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-1
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Bockermann/Fluggen 16 30-28, 21-17 0:44
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Semi-Finals Bockermann/Fluggen 10 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:49
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Bockermann/Fluggen 28, Q6 21-17, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-1
6/11/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Ontiveros/Virgen 15 21-23, 21-14, 15-8 0:47
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Ontiveros/Virgen 17 21-15, 21-19 0:39
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 # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 7-1
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Saxton/Schalk 5 21-19, 21-16 0:35
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Saxton/Schalk 8 26-24, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
10/2/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Saxton/Schalk 7 21-16, 21-19 0:44
8/30/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Saxton/Schalk 10 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:48
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-15, 21-15 0:34
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 # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-2
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Fijalek/Prudel 17 21-15, 21-17 0:33
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool A Fijalek/Prudel 17 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 17-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:51
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Fijalek/Prudel 15 21-23, 21-16, 15-8 1:02
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Fijalek/Prudel 14 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-18, 21-18 0:40
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 4 Fijalek/Prudel 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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 # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 15 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 23 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 2-0
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q13 20-22, 21-17, 15-10 0:47
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q10 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 24 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 5-0
8/6/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Binstock/Schachter 24 21-19, 22-20 0:43
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Binstock/Schachter 16 21-14, 21-14 0:36
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Binstock/Schachter 16 21-17, 21-19 0:39
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