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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Rio de Janeiro Four Star
May 17 - 21, 2017

(2) 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:

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 (38 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

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 Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005	Did not play	Vinícius de Almeida - 9th
2015	Bruno Schmidt - 4th	Alison Cerutti - 4th
2016	Bruno Schmidt - 1st	Alison Cerutti - 1st
2016	Bruno Schmidt - 5th	Alison Cerutti - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/7-11/2017	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	3	5th	480	US$12,000.00
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

Rio de Janeiro Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/18/2017	Pool B	Sean Faiga / Ariel Hilman, Israel (31, Q12)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:37
Thu, 5/18/2017	Pool B	Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (18)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:35
Fri, 5/19/2017	Winner 2	Kacper Kujawiak / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (21)	Won 21-11, 21-18	0:33
Sat, 5/20/2017	Winner 3	Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (11)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:37
Sat, 5/20/2017	Semi-Finals	Theo Brunner / Casey Patterson, United States (13)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:33
Sun, 5/21/2017	Gold Medal	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (6)	Won 25-23, 21-12	0:40

Head to Head Results
Cerutti/Schmidt lead the series against the field 62-11 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 6-2
8/16/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-17, 21-23, 16-14	0:56
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-19, 24-22	0:41
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	27-25, 21-19	0:45
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	21-18, 21-17	0:39
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	21-14, 21-14	0:33
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	21-17, 22-20	0:41
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	12, Q1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	21-16, 21-13	0:35
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Cerutti/Schmidt	13, Q1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 8-0
5/21/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Kantor/Losiak	6	25-23, 21-12	0:40
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 # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 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
Lead the series against # 11 Crabb/Gibb, United States 1-0
5/20/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Crabb/Gibb	11	21-19, 21-15	0:37
Series tied with # 13 Brunner/Patterson, United States 1-1
5/20/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Brunner/Patterson	13	21-16, 21-14	0:33
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 # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
9/16/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Ontiveros/Virgen	8	21-15, 21-17	0:33
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Ontiveros/Virgen	15	21-23, 21-14, 15-8	0:47
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Ontiveros/Virgen	17	21-15, 21-19	0:39
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Ontiveros/Virgen	29, Q8	Cerutti/Schmidt	4, Q1	14-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # 18 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 9-0
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Carambula/Ranghieri	18	21-16, 21-18	0:35
9/14/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Carambula/Ranghieri	9	21-18, 21-15	0:36
8/10/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Carambula/Ranghieri	12	21-19, 21-16	0:45
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Carambula/Ranghieri	16	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Carambula/Ranghieri	16	21-19, 21-9	0:37
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Carambula/Ranghieri	17	10-21, 24-22, 16-14	0:47
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Carambula/Ranghieri	9	21-17, 23-21	0:41
7/12/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Carambula/Ranghieri	29, Q9	21-13, 21-12	0:34
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Carambula/Ranghieri	31, Q27	33-31, 23-21	0:51
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 Kujawiak/Prudel, Poland 1-0
5/19/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Kujawiak/Prudel	21	21-11, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 26, Q4 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 # 31, Q12 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 2-0
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Faiga/Hilman	31, Q12	21-17, 21-19	0:37
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 # Q5 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 # Q15 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