The series is tied between the two teams with at 1-1 with Saxton and Schalk upsetting the Brazilians in a 58-minute Rio 2016 Olympic Games pool play match August 9 (17-21, 21-18, 16-14). At the smart Major Hamburg June 10, Evandro and Pedro scored a 2-0 (21-19, 21-8) elimination win in 32 minutes over the Canadians.
MATCH PREVIEW
MATCH NOTES
• The teams have split the two previous meetings, which have all happened since June
• BRA won 21-19, 21-8 in Hamburg, the CAN won a three-set match in the Rio Olympics
• CAN has beaten a team from Brazil in each of its last two tournaments
• BRA has a chance to do what no other men’s team has been able to do this season – win consecutive titles
• Evandro is the tallest player in the competition (6’11”)
• CAN has a 41-27 match record this season, including 29-14 in pool play and 12-8 in three-set matches
• CAN has won 13 of its last 16 pool play matches entering this match
• BRA has a 40-17 match record this season, including 22-9 in pool play and 13-11 in three-set matches