Canada looking for first win against Austria to wrap up day five

Rio de Janeiro, August 10, 2016 – Canada’s Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter will be looking for their first win in pool A against Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst of Austria in a pool A match that wraps up day five in Rio.  A loss by Canada will send them packing with a 19th-place finish, while a win will put both teams at 1-2 and their fate will depend on the result of the Italy and Brazil match.  A win by Austria will give them two wins in the pool, and their fate will also depend on the results of the Italy vs. Brazil match.

Head to Head

Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst and Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter have split their two meetings on the FIVB World Tour, with the Swiss winning the last match in 2015.

• Doppler/Horst won 21-18 and 22-20 in 43 minutes, Long Beach Grand Slam, Round of 16, 08/21/2015

• Binstock/Schachter won 20-22, 21-18, and 15-11 in 50 minutes, São Paulo Grand Slam, Pool Play, 09/24/2014

Historically the #24 seed has won two of the three meetings in the Olympic Games.

• Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst (24), Austria def. Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai (13), Italy, 21-18, 21-17 in 41 minutes, Pool Play, London (2012).

• Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst (24), Austria def. Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik (13), Estonia, 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 in 52 minutes, Pool Play, Beijing (2008).

• Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack (13), Australia def. Bjorn Maaseide/Iver Horrem (24), Norway, 21-18, 21-17 in 45 minutes, Pool Play, Athens (2004).

Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst, Austria, Seed #13, Pool A, 1-1, 0.667 Set Ratio, 0.8351 Point Ratio, Qualified 13th with 5,020 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period

• Clemens: September 6, 1980 (35y11m0d), 200 cm (6’7″), 87 kg (193 lbs.), Hometown Steyr, 156th FIVB World Tour event, $477,282 career winnings (ranks 36th)

• Alexander: December 20, 1982 (33y7m17d), 186 cm (6’1″), 85 kg (189 lbs.), Hometown Vienna, 110th FIVB World Tour event, $368,600 career winnings (ranks 52nd)

• Clemens and Alexander have been playing together since 2012. They are playing in their 43rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, $421,100 career winnings (ranks 43rd).

• Clemens has played in eight FIVB World Tour final fours with two silver medals, two bronze medals and four 4th place finishes.

• Alexander has played in nine FIVB World Tour final fours with two silver medals, two bronze medals and five 4th place finishes.

• Clemens and Alexander have played in three Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th St. Petersburg Grand Slam 2015, Bronze Yokohama Grand Slam 2015, Silver Porec Major 2016).

• Clemens and Alexander finished 19th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London).

• Clemens …

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