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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Rio Open
September 2 - 6, 2015

(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

Resides:

Manhattan Beach, CA

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 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brasilia

Resides:

Vila Velha, ES

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

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	2	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	3	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	3	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	3	1	1000	US$60,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	6	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	1	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	1	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	2	4	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	1	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	3	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	3	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	3	9	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	3	4	560	US$30,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	4, Q1	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	4	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	12, Q1	3	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	13, Q1	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	6	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	6	2	450	US$8,000.00

Rio Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/3/2015	Pool A	Marcio Araujo / Luciano Ferreira, Brazil (24, Q10)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:34
Fri, 9/4/2015	Pool A	Christoph Dressler / Thomas Kunert, Austria (13, Q4)	Won 21-14, 17-21, 17-15	0:53
Fri, 9/4/2015	Pool A	Sebastian Fuchs / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (12)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:38
Sat, 9/5/2015	Winner 1	Daniel Dearing / Garrett May, Canada (14)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:33
Sat, 9/5/2015	Winner 2	Nicolas Capogrosso / Ian Mehamed, Argentina (17)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:33
Sat, 9/5/2015	Semi-Finals	Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (10)	Lost 16-21, 21-13, 10-15	0:49
Sun, 9/6/2015	Bronze Medal	Saymon Barbosa / Guto Carvalhaes, Brazil (16, Q3)	Lost 14-21, 21-17, 8-15	0:47

Head to Head Results
Cerutti/Schmidt lead the series against the field 24-7

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-17, 21-12	0:33
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	21-18, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-2
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 # 4 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 2-0
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 # 5 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-1
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Rego/Santos	7	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:58
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Rego/Santos	6	21-12, 21-13	0:32
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-16, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-0
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
Trail the series against # 7 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
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 # 8 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
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 # 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 4-0
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-19, 21-15	0:38
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	By Forfeit
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	4, Q1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	17	21-17, 21-18	0:40
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	12, Q1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	16-21, 23-21, 15-7	0:49
Series tied with # 10 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-1
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 # 12 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Fuchs/Windscheif	12	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 13, Q4 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 # 14 Dearing/May, Canada 1-0
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Dearing/May	14	21-14, 21-14	0:33
Series tied with # 16, Q3 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 1-1
9/6/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Bronze Medal	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	16, Q3	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-14, 17-21, 15-8	0:47
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	32, Q20	21-16, 18-21, 16-14	0:57
Lead the series against # 17 Capogrosso/Mehamed, Argentina 1-0
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Capogrosso/Mehamed	17	21-17, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 21, Q6 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 1-0
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	O'Gorman/Pedlow	32, Q21	20-22, 23-21, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 24, Q10 Araujo/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
9/3/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Araujo/Ferreira	24, Q10	21-13, 21-14	0:34