Rio de Janeiro, August 13, 2016 - Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena of the United States, the pool C winners, take on Austria's Alexander Huber/Robin Seidl, 3rd place in pool F, in a round of 16 match that is their third meeting in FIVB World Tour competition. The Americans have won both meetings against the Austrians, both in straight sets. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals, and the loser will be eliminated with a 9th-place finish.
Head to Head
Dalhausser/Lucena have won both meetings between the two teams on the FIVB World Tour
• Dalhausser/Lucena won 21-16 and 21-9 in 30 minutes, Fuzhou Open, Pool Play, 04/20/2016
• Dalhausser/Lucena won 24-22 and 21-16 in 37 minutes, Qatar Open, Pool Play, 11/10/2015
Historically the #3 Seed has never played the #18 Seed in the Olympic Games.
Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena, United States, Seed #3, Pool C, 3-0, 1st Place, Qualified 3rd with 6,280 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Phil: January 26, 1980 (36y6m11d), 205 cm (6'9"), 90 kg (200 lbs.), Hometown Baden, Switzerland, 98th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 80th), 34 gold medals (ranks 3rd), $1,117,900 career winnings (ranks 3rd)
• Nick: September 22, 1979 (36y10m15d), 185 cm (6'1"), 80 kg (178 lbs.), Hometown Davie, Florida, 87th FIVB World Tour event, five gold medals, $472,000 career winnings (ranks 37th)
• Phil and Nick first played together in 2005 and reunited in 2015 for a run at the Olympics. They are playing in their 18th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, five gold medals, $333,500 career winnings (ranks 53rd).
• Phil has played in 64 FIVB World Tour final fours with 34 gold, 14 silver, 12 bronze medals and four 4th place finishes.
• Nick has played in 21 FIVB World Tour final fours with five gold, nine silver, four bronze medals and three 4th place finishes.
• Phil and Nick have played in 11 Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Silver Long Beach Grand Slam 2015, Silver Sochi Open 2015, Gold Xiamen Open 2015, Silver World Tour Finals 2015, Gold Puerto Vallarta Open 2015-16, Silver Doha Open 2015-16, Gold Maceió Open 2016, Gold Fuzhou Open 2016, Bronze Cincinnati Open 2016, Gold Hamburg Major 2016, Silver Gstaad Major 2016).
• Phil won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and finished 9th in 2012 (London), both with Todd Rogers .
• Phil finished 7th in the FIVB World Championships in 2005 (Berlin) won the gold medal in 2007 (Gstaad), won the bronze medal in 2009 (Stavanger), and finished 9th in 2011 (Rome), all with Todd Rogers, and finished 9th with Sean Rosenthal in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Nick finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Brad Keenan in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th with Matt Fuerbringer in 2011 (Rome), 33rd with John Hyden in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), and 4th with Theo Brunner in 2015 (The Hague).
• Phil and Nick are currently ranked 2nd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 5,070 points and 3rd in winnings with $188,000.
• Phil and Nick have a career 91-21 (81.3%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 87-17 (83.7%) record in 2015-16.
• Phil and Nick won the gold medal at the NORCECA Continental Championships in 2015 (Turtle Beach, Trinidad and Tobago).
• Nick won a gold medal at the Norceca Continental Tour with Theo Brunner in 2013 (San Diego, United States).
• Phil was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2006, Best Blocker in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014, Best Hitter in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Best Offensive Player in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, Best Server in 2014, Best Setter in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015, Most Outstanding in 2010, 2013, 2014, Sportsperson in 2008, and was named Team of the Year and Tour Points Champion with Todd Rogers in 2010.
• Phil (205 cm) and Nick (185 cm) have the biggest difference in height at 20 cm (8"). They are tied with Emiel Boersma (205 cm)/Bram Ronnes (185 cm) of the Netherlands in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
• Defeated Choaib Belhaj/Mohamed Naceur, Tunisia (22), 21-7 and 21-13 in 30 minutes.
• Defeated Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen, Mexico (15), 21-14 and 21-17 in 40 minutes.
• Defeated Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy (10), 21-13, 17-21, and 24-22 in 60 minutes.
Alexander Huber/Robin Seidl, Austria, Seed #18, Pool F, 1-2, 3rd Place, Qualified through European Confederation (CEV) Continental Cup
• Alexander: July 25, 1985 (31y0m12d), 179 cm (5'10"), 62 kg (138 lbs.), Hometown Klagenfurt, 82nd FIVB World Tour event, $112,187 career winnings
• Robin: January 21, 1990 (26y6m16d), 190 cm (6'3"), 78 kg (173 lbs.), Hometown Velden, 62nd FIVB World Tour event, $99,137 career winnings
• Alexander and Robin have been playing together since 2009. They are playing in their 62nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together (ranks 38th), $198,275 career winnings (ranks 95th).
• Alexander has played in three FIVB World Tour final fours with one silver medal, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish.
• Robin has played in three FIVB World Tour final fours with one silver medal, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish.
• Alexander and Robin have played in one Final Four in 2015-2016 (Silver Doha, 2016).
• Alexander and Robin finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 33rd in 2015 (The Hague).
• Alexander finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Peter Gartmayer in 2009 (Stavanger).
• Alexander and Robin are currently ranked 29th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 2,390 points and 29th in winnings with $32,400.
• Alexander and Robin have a career 101-119 (45.9%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 31-37 (45.6%) record in 2015-16.
• Alexander and Robin won the silver medal at the 2014 CEV Novi Sad Masters in 2014 (Novi Sad, Serbia).
• Alexander and Robin posted a 7-0 match mark in the CEV Continental Cup and secured a Rio 2016 Olympic berth for their country with a “Golden Match” 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) win 38 minutes over Belgium’s Dries Koekelkoren and Tom van Walle
• Alexander is the shortest player entered in the Rio Olympics at 179 cm (5'10-1/2"). He is tied with Frederik Petersen of Switzerland from the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta for the shortest in all Olympic Games
• Alexander is the lightest men's player who has competed in any of the six Olympics at 62 kg (138 lbs.).
• Lost to Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain (7), 21-14, 17-21, and 13-15 in 53 minutes.
• Defeated Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson, United States (6), 21-18 and 21-18 in 41 minutes.
• Lost to Jefferson Santos Pereira/Cherif Younousse, Qatar (19), 21-18, 19-21, and 12-15 in 55 minutes.