Rio de Janeiro, August 8, 2016 - Elsa Baquerizo/Liliana Fernandez of Spain will be trying to win their second match in pool B action against Barbora Hermannova/Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic, who are trying to get their first pool-play victory.
Head to Head
Hermannova/Slukova won the only previous meeting on the FIVB World Tour in a pool play match at the Vitória Open in March, 21-10, 19-21, and 15-11 in 47 minutes.
Historically the #11 seed has won two of the three pool play meetings against the #23 seed in the Olympic Games with the lower seed pulling the upset in London (2012) in three sets. The higher seed won in straight sets in Beijing (2008) and Athens (2004). In Sydney, the #23 seed won 17-15 in a round two match.
Elsa Baquerizo/Liliana Fernandez, Spain, Seed #11, Pool B, 1-0, MAX Set Ratio, 1.4000 Point Ratio, Qualified 10th with 4,830 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Elsa: June 25, 1987 (29y1m12d), 181 cm (5'11"), 68 kg (151 lbs.), Hometown New York, 97th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 61st), $373,925 career winnings (ranks 41st)
• Liliana: January 4, 1987 (29y7m2d), 178 cm (5'10"), 74 kg (164 lbs.), Hometown Alicante, 98th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 57th), $374,925 career winnings (ranks 39th)
• Elsa and Liliana have been playing together since 2008. They are playing in their 97th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together (ranks 9th), $747,850 career winnings (ranks 11th). They have played more FIVB World Tour events together than any other women's team competing in the Rio Olympics.
• Elsa has played in nine FIVB World Tour final fours with four silver medals, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes.
• Liliana has played in nine FIVB World Tour final fours with four silver medals, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes.
• Elsa and Liliana have played in two Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Silver Sochi Open 2016, Bronze Cincinnati Open 2016).
• Elsa and Liliana finished 9th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London).
• Elsa and Liliana finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome), 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), and 9th in 2015 (The Hague).
• Elsa and Liliana are currently ranked 10th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,950 points and 8th in winnings with $102,000.
• Elsa and Liliana have a career 235-185 (56.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 64-50 (56.1%) record in 2015-16.
• Elsa and Liliana won the bronze medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championship in 2012 (The Hague, Netherlands) and the silver medal in 2013 (Klagenfurt, Austria).
• Elsa and Liliana won one other silver medal and one bronze medal on the CEV Continental Tour from 2012-2014.
• Defeated Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (14), 21-11 and 21-19 in 40 minutes
Barbora Hermannova/Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic, Seed #23, Pool B, 0-1, 0.500 Set Ratio, 0.8909 Point Ratio, Qualified from Continental Cup Finals
• Barbora: November 7, 1990 (25y8m30d), 180 cm (5'11"), 73 kg (162 lbs.), Hometown Ostrava, 66th FIVB World Tour event, two gold medals, $81,937 career winnings
• Marketa: June 28, 1988 (28y1m9d), 180 cm (5'11"), 69 kg (153 lbs.), Hometown Prague, 77th FIVB World Tour event, three gold medals, $314,500 career winnings (ranks 50th)
• Barbora and Marketa have been playing together since 2015. They are playing in their 15th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, with one gold medal and $72,350 career winnings
• Barbora has played in two FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold medals.
• Marketa has played in six FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold medals, one bronze medal and two 4th place finishes.
• Barbora and Marketa have played in one Final Four in 2015-2016 (Gold Antalya Open 2015-16).
• Marketa finished 5th in the Olympic Games with Kristyna Kolocova in 2012 (London).
• Barbora finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 33rd in 2015 (The Hague), both with Martina Bonnerova.
• Marketa finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome) 17th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), and 17th in 2015 (The Hague), all with Kristyna Kolocova.
• Barbora and Marketa are currently ranked 17th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 2,960 points and 21st in winnings with $67,775.
• Barbora and Marketa have a career 38-26 (59.4%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, all in 2015-16.
• Barbora and Marketa won the silver medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championship in 2016 (Biel, Switzerland).
• Marketa won a silver medal on the CEV Continental Tour with Kristyna Kolocova in 2011.
• Marketa was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2010.
• Lost to Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (2), 21-19, 17-21, and 11-15 in 57 minutes