Alison/Bruno vs. Nummerdor/Varenhorst rematch in Moscow

Moscow, Russia, May 28, 2016 – It will be another rematch of the two pairs that played in the gold medal match at the 2015 FIVB World Championships as Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt of Brazil and Reinder Nummerdor/Christiaan Varenhorst of The Netherlands won two matches each here Saturday at the US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam.

With victories over teams from Italy and Poland Saturday at the Vodny Stadium Beach Sports Centre, the top-seeded and reigning FIVB world champions Alison and Bruno advanced to their 11th FIVB World Tour gold medal match in 25 international starts together.  The Brazilians have placed fifth and fourth in their last two starts in the Russian capital.

The fifth-seeded Nummerdor and Varenhorst will be participating in their fifth international finale in 18 FIVB World Tour starts together after eliminating tandems from The Netherlands and the United States in their first Moscow Grand Slam together.  The pair missed the 2015 Russian stop due to a leg injury for Nummerdor.

Sunday’s meeting will be the third between the two teams on the FIVB World Tour with the first confrontation being last July 5 when Alison and Bruno scored a 2-1 (12-21, 21-14, 22-20) gold medal match win in 54 minutes at the FIVB World Championships in The Hague.  Almost three months later at the SWATCH World Tour Finals in the United States, the Brazilians posted a 2-0 …

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