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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 (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 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	1	0	US$100,000.00
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	1	1	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2016	Gstaad Major	1	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2016	Porec Major	1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2016	Poland Grand Slam	2	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2016	Major Hamburg	1	4	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	1	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	1	1	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	1	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	2	1	0	US$100,000.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	1	4	350	US$4,500.00
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

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

Head to Head Results
Cerutti/Schmidt lead the series against the field 48-14

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