Alison Ceruti’s and Bruno Schmidt‘s break up has created a domino effect in Brazilian beach volleyball. Now, Evandro Gonçalves and Andre Stein are also no more, as Stein has decided to partner up with Alison. The duo was Brazil’s best team at the moment and current World and World Tour Champions.
Evandro told Globo.com that he was caught by surprise by Stein’s announcement:
“He made the choice by himself. We were in a very good moment, growing constantly. This has made me very, very sad at him. We were reaping good fruits with our staff and sponsors. At the time we were about to give everything back to them, this happens. But that is now in the past, and I must go on.”
Evandro then announced he will partner up with Vitor Felipe, who used to be Gustavo Carvalho’s partner. Gustavo was also caught by surprise:
“I was caught by surprise. I didn’t expect this change and I think that a lot more partnerships will be done now that Alison and Bruno have split up. I will have to think about a new partner as well now.”
Meanwhile, Pedro Solberg‘s former partner George Wanderley has also been left peerless after Pedro announced he would be partnering up with Bruno:
“No one expected that an Olympic champion duo would split up. It’s hard for me to deal with the news, and now I have to rush to find a new partner, as we have a lot of competitions about to happen.”
Trouble following it all? Here is a recap of all the changes so far:
Former Duos
Alison/Bruno
Pedro/George
Evandro/Andre
Vitor/Gustavo
New Duos
Alison/Andre
Bruno/Pedro
Evando/Vitor
Currently Without a Partner
George
Gustavo
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