• First meeting between the two teams
• BRA has a chance to do what no other men’s team has been able to do this season – win consecutive titles
• Going back to the middle of the 2015 season, BRA has beaten seven of the last eight teams from the United States it has played
• Evandro is the tallest player in the competition (6’11”)
• USA is the only team in the competition that did not also compete in the Rio Olympics
• Hyden is the oldest player to win an FIVB tournament, winning in Berlin in 2014 when he was 41 years, 8 ½ months old
• Hyden has played the most seasons (16) on the FIVB Tour of any player competing in Toronto while Bourne has played the least (5)
• BRA has a 40-16 match record this season, including 22-8 in pool play and 13-10 in three-set matches
• This year USA has a 47-34 match record, including 29-19 in pool play and 17-17 in three-set matches