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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Fort Lauderdale Major, Five Star
February 7 - 11, 2017

(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:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

149

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	41	12	4	3	4	4	0	11	0	3	0	US$1,090,500.00

Previous Fort Lauderdale Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Bruno Schmidt - 1st	Alison Cerutti - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/14-18/2016	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	1	1st	0	US$100,000.00
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	1	1st	0	US$0.00
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

Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 2/8/2017	Pool C	Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz, Germany (30, Q18)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:36
Wed, 2/8/2017	Pool C	Theo Brunner / Casey Patterson, United States (14)	Lost 14-21, 20-22	0:35
Thu, 2/9/2017	Pool C	Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (19)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:35
Thu, 2/9/2017	Winner 1	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (23)	Won 19-21, 21-15, 18-16	0:40
Fri, 2/10/2017	Winner 2	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (5)	Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:49
Fri, 2/10/2017	Winner 3	Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (1)	Lost 21-13, 17-21, 10-15	0:46

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$71,000.00
World Tour Finals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$200,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	28	6	3	2	3	3	0	9	0	2	0	0	$757,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$59,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
Total	41	12	4	3	4	4	0	11	0	3	0	0	$1,090,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Alison Cerutti												Bruno Schmidt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
7	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$116,500.00	World Championships	7	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	$66,000.00
3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$103,000.00	World Tour Finals	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$106,000.00
69	12	8	6	4	16	17	4	1	0	$738,150.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	71	8	5	4	7	9	27	6	0	0	$593,900.00
64	7	8	8	4	9	9	9	2	0	$292,050.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	58	3	4	3	3	16	12	8	2	0	$185,875.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,650.00	Challenger	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$2,600.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	Satellite	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,900.00
											U21 World Championships	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
152	28	18	15	9	28	28	14	3	0	$1,264,550.00	Total	149	17	10	7	11	30	44	16	2	0	$958,775.00

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
2014	FIVB	11	1	2	1	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	$241,000.00	47	18	72.3 %
2015	FIVB	11	6	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$445,500.00	60	12	83.3 %
2016	FIVB	9	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$306,000.00	48	8	85.7 %
2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$12,000.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	32	11	4	1	4	3	0	7	0	2	0	0	$1,004,500.00	159	40	79.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Alison Cerutti													Bruno Schmidt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$3,000.00	2006	FIVB
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00	2007	FIVB C&S	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,150.00
9	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	5	$32,500.00	2008	FIVB	10	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	3	$31,250.00
3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,600.00	2008	FIVB C&S	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,350.00
13	2	3	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	$126,700.00	2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	2	$27,275.00
11	0	3	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	$87,600.00	2010	FIVB	14	0	1	1	0	5	3	3	0	1	$58,650.00
11	5	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	$153,350.00	2011	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	3	$38,650.00
10	2	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$112,000.00	2012	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	3	$41,000.00
11	1	0	0	2	3	4	1	0	0	$64,050.00	2013	FIVB	13	2	2	2	1	2	4	0	0	0	$98,950.00
11	1	2	1	1	1	4	1	0	0	$120,500.00	2014	FIVB	11	1	2	1	1	1	4	1	0	0	$120,500.00
11	6	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	$222,750.00	2015	FIVB	11	6	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	$222,750.00
9	4	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$153,000.00	2016	FIVB	9	4	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$153,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
106	25	15	12	8	16	17	4	0	9	$1,089,800.00	Total	Total	108	15	9	4	9	20	29	9	1	12	$804,525.00

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	146	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%	4	0	191-52	78.6%
2016-2017	59	81.9%	8	11.1%	5	6.9%	67-5	93.1%	9	42.9%	5	23.8%	7	33.3%	9-12	42.9%	59-7	89.4%	17-10	63.0%	0	0	76-17	81.7%
Against the Field	53	77.9%	9	13.2%	6	8.8%	62-6	91.2%	9	33.3%	8	29.6%	10	37.0%	9-18	33.3%	106-18	85.5%	36-28	56.3%	1	0	72-23	75.8%

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	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	1
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	11	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	0	68	15	0	0	39	14	9	5	2	3	6	3	127	40
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	12	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	32	8
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Total	0	0	3	0	97	18	0	0	60	18	16	7	3	4	12	4	191	52

Head to Head Results
Cerutti/Schmidt lead the series against the field 48-14 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 3-3
2/10/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Lucena	1	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	13-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:46
8/15/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	21-14, 12-21, 15-9	0:45
6/12/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-16, 21-15	0:35
10/4/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Dalhausser/Lucena	10	21-13, 21-15	0:38
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Dalhausser/Lucena	10	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:56
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Dalhausser/Lucena	24	21-16, 20-22, 15-13	1:15
Lead the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 5-3
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
6/19/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	21-19, 21-15	0:37
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-12, 21-19	0:33
7/12/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:44
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-17, 21-19	0:38
8/3/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-14, 21-17	0:35
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	21-9, 21-19	0:35
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	13-21, 23-21, 15-7	0:53
Lead the series against # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 7-0
2/10/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Kantor/Losiak	5	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:49
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Kantor/Losiak	1	30-28, 21-17	0:42
5/28/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Kantor/Losiak	17	21-19, 21-14	0:37
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Kantor/Losiak	17	21-18, 26-24	0:43
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Kantor/Losiak	8	23-21, 21-19	0:39
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-19, 21-15	0:33
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Kantor/Losiak	16	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-0
8/13/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Gavira/Herrera	7	24-22, 21-13	0:40
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Gavira/Herrera	7	25-23, 21-19	0:45
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Cerutti/Schmidt	12, Q1	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-10, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 8-1
9/18/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Saxton/Schalk	4	21-15, 21-18	0:39
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Saxton/Schalk	5	21-19, 21-16	0:35
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Saxton/Schalk	8	26-24, 17-21, 15-12	0:56
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Saxton/Schalk	7	21-16, 21-19	0:44
8/30/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Saxton/Schalk	10	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:48
7/26/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-15, 21-15	0:34
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-16, 34-32	0:46
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Saxton/Schalk	19	19-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:51
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Saxton/Schalk	19	21-12, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 6-3
8/18/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Lupo/Nicolai	10	21-19, 21-17	0:44
5/28/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-19, 21-18	0:38
3/20/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-13, 21-18	0:37
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Lupo/Nicolai	16	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:53
10/3/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Lupo/Nicolai	9	20-22, 21-19, 15-10	1:01
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	16	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:47
8/3/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-14, 21-17	0:33
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Cerutti/Schmidt	13, Q1	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:50
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Brunner/Patterson, United States 0-1
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool C	Brunner/Patterson	14	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	21-14, 22-20	0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Doppler/Horst, Austria 7-2
8/8/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	13	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	23-21, 16-21, 15-13	0:57
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Doppler/Horst	15	21-13, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
9/29/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Doppler/Horst	6	21-18, 7-3 Retired	0:31
7/26/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Doppler/Horst	9	21-14, 21-18	0:38
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Doppler/Horst	22	21-19, 21-14	0:37
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Doppler/Horst	7	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	21-23, 21-19, 15-13	1:12
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Doppler/Horst	9	21-14, 21-19	0:39
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	4, Q1	Doppler/Horst	24	21-17, 21-14	0:33
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Cerutti/Schmidt	4	Doppler/Horst	20	21-17, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 3-1
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Bockermann/Fluggen	19	21-15, 21-19	0:35
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Bockermann/Fluggen	16	30-28, 21-17	0:44
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Semi-Finals	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:49
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Bockermann/Fluggen	28, Q6	21-17, 21-13	0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-0
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	19-21, 21-15, 18-16	0:40
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Dressler/Kunert	13, Q4	21-14, 17-21, 17-15	0:53
Lead the series against # 30, Q18 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 1-0
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	30, Q18	21-14, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q11 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Faiga/Hilman	30, Q13	21-16, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # Q15 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Finsters/Tocs	32, Q19	21-17, 21-18	0:37