Rio de Janeiro, August 11, 2016 - Reinder Nummerdor/Christiaan Varenhorst of the Netherlands and Russia's Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov are both trying to stay unbeaten in pool E as they wrap up the morning session on day six. Both teams have already secured a spot in the elimination stage.
Head to Head
Nummerdor/Varenhorst have won two of the three meetings between the two teams on the FIVB World Tour, but Krasilnikov/Semenov won the last match in August, 2015.
• Krasilnikov/Semenov won 24-22, 17-21, and 15-12 in 58 minutes, Long Beach Grand Slam, Round of 16, 08/21/2015
• Nummerdor/Varenhorst won 21-17, 22-24, and 15-12 in 61 minutes, FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015, Round of 16, 07/02/2015
• Nummerdor/Varenhorst won 21-14 and 21-17 in 29 minutes, Stare Jablonki Grand Slam, Round of 16, 08/23/2014
Historically the #5 seed has won all three matches against the #8 seed in the Olympic Games
• Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil (5), Netherlands def. Jonathan Erdmann/Kay Matysik (8), Germany, 21-9, 21-16 in 34 minutes, Pool Play, London (2012).
• Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil (5), Netherlands def. David Klemperer/Eric Koreng (8), Germany, 21-16, 21-16 in 43 minutes, Pool Play, Beijing (2008).
• Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel (5), Switzerland def. Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard (8), United States, 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 in 55 minutes, Pool Play, Athens (2004).
Reinder Nummerdor/Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands, Seed #5, Pool E, 2-0, 4.000 Set Ratio, 1.2763 Point Ratio, 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 84-39 (68.3%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 68-36 (65.4%) 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.
Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov, Russia, Seed #8, Pool E, 2-0, MAX Set Ratio, 1.4483 Point Ratio, Qualified 9th with 5,230 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Viacheslav: April 28, 1991 (25y3m9d), 196 cm (6'5"), 73 kg (162 lbs.), Hometown Gelengzik, 34th FIVB World Tour event, one gold medal, $176,387 career winnings
• Konstantin: June 9, 1989 (27y1m28d), 210 cm (6'11"), 100 kg (222 lbs.), Hometown Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan, 74th FIVB World Tour event, two gold medals, $269,362 career winnings (ranks 77th)
• Viacheslav and Konstantin have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 32nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, one gold medal, $340,775 career winnings (ranks 52nd).
• Viacheslav has played in nine FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes.
• Konstantin has played in 10 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes.
• Viacheslav and Konstantin have played in five Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Yokohama Grand Slam 2015, 4th Sochi Open 2015, 4th Xiamen Open 2016, Silver Sochi Open 2016, Bronze Hamburg Major 2016).
• Konstantin finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Serguey Prokopyev in 2012 (London).
• Viacheslav and Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague).
• Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome) and 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Yaroslav Koshkarev.
• Viacheslav and Konstantin are currently ranked 21st in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,180 points and 18th in winnings with $82,700.
• Viacheslav and Konstantin have a career 103-56 (64.8%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 66-35 (65.3%) record in 2015-16.
• Viacheslav and Konstantin won the silver medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2016 (Biel, Switzerland).
• Yaroslav and Konstantin Semenov won one gold medal on the CEV Continental Tour in 2013.
• Defeated Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17), 21-14 and 21-13 in 36 minutes.
• Defeated Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile (20), 21-17 and 21-14 in 35 minutes.