Rio de Janeiro, August 10, 2016 - World Champions Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt of Brazil will be looking to rebound from a second round loss against Italy's Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri in a pool A match on day five. The Italians have control over the pool at 2-0 but need a win to avoid a possible three-way tie and automatically advance to the elimination round. The Brazilians will need a win or a loss by Canada to ensure at least a 3rd-place finish in the pool.
Head to Head
Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt have won all six meetings in FIVB World Tour competition, including four wins in 2016.
• Cerutti/Oscar Schmidt won 21-15, 18-21, and 15-11 in 46 minutes, Gstaad Major, Pool Play, 07/08/2016
• Cerutti/Oscar Schmidt won 21-19 and 21-9 in 37 minutes, Porec Major, Pool Play, 07/01/2016
• Cerutti/Oscar Schmidt won 10-21, 24-22, and 16-14 in 47 minutes, Major Hamburg, Pool Play, 06/09/2016
• Cerutti/Oscar Schmidt won 21-17 and 23-21 in 41 minutes, Vitória Open, Semi-finals, 03/19/2016
• Cerutti/Oscar Schmidt won 21-13 and 21-12 in 34 minutes, Gstaad Major, Semi-finals, 07/12/2015
• Cerutti/Oscar Schmidt won 33-31 and 23-21 in 51 minutes, Moscow Grand Slam, Pool Play, 05/27/2015
Historically the #1 seed has won all three meetings against the #12 seed in the Olympic Games in straight sets.
• Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego (1), Brazil def. Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher (12), Switzerland, 21-17, 21-12 in 34 minutes, Pool Play, London (2012).
• Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu (1), China def. Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa (12), Spain, 21-13, 21-15 in 40 minutes, Pool Play, Beijing (2008).
• Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos (1), Brazil def. Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger (12), United States, 21-17, 21-10 in 40 minutes, Pool Play, Athens (2004).
Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, Seed #1, Pool A, 1-1, 1.500 Set Ratio, 1.0538 Point Ratio, Qualified as 2015 World Championship Gold Medalists
• Alison: December 7, 1985 (30y7m30d), 203 cm (6'8"), 110 kg (244 lbs.), Hometown Espirito Santo, 100th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 73rd), 20 gold medals (ranked 6th), $1,025,450 career winnings (ranks 5th).
• Bruno: October 6, 1986 (29y10m0d), 185 cm (6'1"), 87 kg (193 lbs.), Hometown Brasilia, 99th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 75th), 11 gold medals (ranks 14th), $743,025 career winnings (ranks 12th).
• Alison and Bruno have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, nine gold medals (ranks 10th), $892,500 career winnings (ranked 7th).
• Alison has played in 54 FIVB World Tour final fours with 20 gold, 15 silver, 11 bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes.
• Bruno has played in 31 FIVB World Tour final fours with 11 gold, eight silver, four bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes.
• Alison and Bruno have played in 13 Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Moscow Grand Slam 2015, Gold The Hague World Championships 2015, Gold Gstaad Major Series 2015, Gold Yokohama Grand Slam 2015, Gold Long Beach Grand Slam 2015, Gold Olsztyn Grand Slam 2015, 4th Rio de Janeiro Open 2015, Gold Fort Lauderdale World Tour Finals 2015, Gold Vitória Open 2016, Silver Moscow Grand Slam 2016, 4th Hamburg Major Series 2016, Silver Olsztyn Grand Slam 2016, Gold Porec Major Series 2016).
• Alison won the silver medal in the Olympic Games with Emanuel Rego in 2012 (London).
• Alison and Bruno won the gold medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague).
• Alison won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championships with Harley Marques in 2009 (Stavanger), won gold in 2011 (Rome) and finished 4th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Emanuel Rego .
• Bruno finished 17th in the FIVB World Championship with Joao Maciel in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th with Benjamin Insfran in 2011 (Rome), and 5th with Pedro Solberg in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Alison and Bruno are currently ranked 10th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,140 points and 2nd in winnings with $206,000.
• Alison and Bruno have a career 145-38 (79.2%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 98-20 (83.1%) record in 2015-16.
• Alison won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games with Emanuel Rego (Guadalajara, Mexico).
• Bruno won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Pedro Solberg in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland).
• Alison and Bruno were Team of the Year and Tour Points Champions in 2015.
• Alison was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009, Best Blocker in 2011 and 2015, Best Hitter in 2011 and 2012, Best Offensive Player in 2011 and was Team of the Year and Tour Points Champion with Emanuel Rego in 2011.
• Bruno was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2010, Best Defensive Player in 2013, 2014, and 2015, Best Offensive Player in 2015, Most Outstanding in 2015, and Sportsperson in 2015.
• Alison is the heaviest men's player who has competed in any of the six Olympic Games at 110 kg (244 lbs.).
• Bruno is the nephew of Basketball Hall of Fame legend Oscar Schmidt
• Defeated Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter, Canada (24), 21-19 and 22-20 in 43 minutes
• Lost to Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst, Austria (13), 21-23, 21-16, and 13-15 in 57 minutes.
Adrian Carambula/Alex Ranghieri, Italy, Seed #12, Pool A, 2-0, 4.000 Set Ratio, 1.1948 Point Ratio, Qualified 12th with 5,090 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Adrian: March 16, 1988 (28y4m21d), 183 cm (6'0"), 84 kg (186 lbs.), Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay, 22nd FIVB World Tour event, two gold medals, $96,250 career winnings
• Alex: June 18, 1987 (29y1m19d), 198 cm (6'6"), 88 kg (195 lbs.), Hometown: Pordenone, 48th FIVB World Tour event, three gold medals, $151,800 career winnings
• Adrian and Alex have been playing together since 2015. They are playing in their 22nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, $192,500 career winnings (ranks 100th).
• Adrian has played in six FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold medals, one bronze medal and three 4th place finishes.
• Alex has played in eight FIVB World Tour final fours with three gold medals, one bronze medal and four 4th place finishes.
• Adrian and Alex have played in six Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Bronze Porec Major 2015, 4th Gstaad Major 2015, Gold Antalya Open 2016, 4th Vitória Open 2016, Gold Doha Open 2016, 4th Sochi Open 2016).
• Adrian and Alex are currently ranked 3rd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 5,060 points and 11th in winnings with $112,500.
• Adrian and Alex have a career 80-39 (67.2%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, all in 2015-16.
• Adrian and Alex won the silver medal at the 2015 European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2015 (Klagenfurt, Austria).
• Adrian and Alex won a gold medal on the CEV Continental Tour in 2015 (Milan, Italy).
• Adrian was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2015.
• Defeated Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst, Austria (13), 21-14 and 21-13 in 37 minutes
• Defeated Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter, Canada (24), 21-18, 14-21, and 15-11 in 60 minutes.