Rio de Janeiro, August 12, 2016 - Pool C 2nd place, Mexico's Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen take on Reinder Nummerdor/Christiaan Varenhorst of the Netherlands, 2nd place pool E, in a round of 16 match that is their third meeting on the FIVB World Tour. The Dutch have won both previous meetings. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals, and the loser will be eliminated with a 9th-place finish.
Head to Head
Nummerdor/Varenhorst have won both meetings between the two teams on the FIVB World Tour
• Nummerdor/Varenhorst won 26-24, 22-24, and 17-15 in 56 minutes, Gstaad Major, Round of 16, 07/09/2016
• Nummerdor/Varenhorst won 21-15 and 21-17 in 32 minutes, Major Hamburg, Pool Play, 06/09/2016
Historically the #15 seed has won the only match against the #5 seed in the Olympic Games.
• Renato "Geor" Gomes/Jorge "Gia" Terceiro (15), Georgia def. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil (5), Netherlands, 21-19, 21-19 in 51 minutes, Quarterfinals, Beijing (2008).
Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen, Mexico, Seed #15, Pool C, 2-1, 2nd Place, Qualified 17th with 4,670 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Lombardo: November 9, 1983 (32y8m28d), 185 cm (6'1"), 82 kg (182 lbs.), Hometown Escuinapa, Sinaloa, 45th FIVB World Tour event, $101,625 career winnings
• Juan: April 9, 1987 (29y3m28d), 197 cm (6'6"), 94 kg (209 lbs.), Hometown Santiago Ixcuintla, 77th FIVB World Tour event, $114,025 career winnings
• Lombardo and Juan have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 35th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, $195,750 career winnings (ranks 98th). They have won all four men's FIVB World Tour medals for Mexico.
• Lombardo has played in four FIVB World Tour final fours with one silver medal and three bronze medals.
• Juan has played in four FIVB World Tour final fours with one silver medal and three bronze medals.
• Lombardo and Juan have played in three Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Silver Antalya Open 2015-16, Bronze Xiamen Open 2016, Bronze Fortaleza Open 2016).
• Lombardo and Juan finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 9th in 2015 (The Hague).
• Lombardo and Juan are currently ranked 6th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,430 points and 16th in winnings with $91,125.
• Lombardo and Juan have a career 94-65 (59.1%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 77-45 (63.1%) record in 2015-16.
• Lombardo and Juan won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Canada).
• Lomarbo and Juan won the bronze medal at the NORCECA Continental Championships in 2015 (Turtle Beach, Trinidad and Tobago).
• Lomarbo and Juan won 11 gold, one silver, and two bronze medals on the NORCECA Continental Tour from 2012-15.
• Lombardo and Ulises Ontiveros won one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals on the NORCECA Continental Tour from 2010-11.
• Juan and Aldo Miramontes won 14 gold medal and five silver medals on the NORCECA Continental Tour from 2008-12.
• Juan ranks 1st all-time in NORCECA Continental Tour gold medals with 25 and Lombardo ranks fourth with 12. Cuba's Sergio Gonzalez has 15 and Aldo Miramontes has 14.
• Lombardo was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2015.
• Defeated Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy (10), 14-21, 21-14, and 15-11 in 48 minutes.
• Lost to Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena, United States (3), 14-21 and 17-21 in 40 minutes.
• Defeated Choaib Belhaj/Mohamed Naceur, Tunisia (22), 21-10 and 21-10 in 31 minutes.
Reinder Nummerdor/Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands, Seed #5, Pool E, 2-1, 2nd Place, Qualified 5th with 5,960 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Reinder: September 10, 1976 (39y10m27d), 194 cm (6'4"), 87 kg (193 lbs.), Hometown IJsselmuiden, 101st FIVB World Tour event (ranks 69th), 12 gold medals (ranks 13th), $643,687 career winnings (ranks 19th)
• Christiaan: May 6, 1990 (26y3m0d), 212 cm (6'11-1/2"), 106 kg (235 lbs.), Hometown Valthermond, 63rd FIVB World Tour event, three gold medals, $299,262 career winnings (ranks 68th)
• Reinder and Christiaan have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 23rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, three gold medals, $388,125 career winnings (ranks 48th).
• Reinder has played in 27 FIVB World Tour final fours with 12 gold, seven silver, two bronze medals and six 4th place finishes.
• Christiaan has played in eight FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold, two silver, one bronze medal and two 4th place finishes.
• Reinder and Christiaan have played in four Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Porec Major 2015, Silver St. Petersburg Grand Slam 2015, Silver World Championships 2015, Gold Moscow Grand Slam 2016).
• Reinder finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and 4th in 2012 (London), both with Richard Schuil.
• Reinder and Christiaan won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague).
• Reinder finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad) 17th in 2009 (Stavanger) 17th in 2011 (Rome) and 17th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), all with Richard Schuil.
• Christiaan finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Daan Spijkers in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Reinder and Christiaan are currently ranked 17th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,380 points and 10th in winnings with $120,125.
• Reinder and Christiaan have a career 84-40 (67.7%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 68-37 (64.8%) record in 2015-16.
• Reinder and Christiaan won the bronze medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2015 (Klagenfurt, Austria) and one other gold medal on the CEV Continental Tour in 2014.
• Reinder won the gold medal at the CEV Continental Championships in 2008 (Hamburg, Germany), 2009 (Sochi, Russia) and 2010 (Berlin, Germany) along with four other gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals on the CEV Continenal Tour from 2006-11, all with Richard Schuill and one bronze medal with Jon Stiekema in 2011.
• Reinder is tied with Switzerland's Martin Laciga and Germany's Julius Brink for the most CEV Continental Tour gold medals with eight.
• Christiaan won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Alexander Brouwer in 2008 (Brighton, England).
• Reinder was named the FIVB World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2009 and 2011.
• Christiaan was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2012 and Best Hitter in 2015.
• Christiaan is the tallest player to compete in any of the six Olympic games at 212 cm (6'11-1/2").
• Defeated Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile (20), 21-16 and 21-13 in 39 minutes.
• Defeated Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17), 21-17, 19-21, and 15-9 in 47 minutes.
• Lost to Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov, Russia (8), 15-21, 21-14, and 9-15 in 48 minutes.