Earlier on Sunday, third seeds Nadir Diaz Gomez Nivaldo and Bayard Sergio Reynaldo Gonzalez of Cuba rallied past top seeds Dries Koekelkoren and Tom van Walle of Belgium 16-21, 21-16 and 15-11 to take home the bronze medal, the first medal for them at any World Tour event.
After winning the second set, Nivaldo and Gonzalez continued their momentum in the tiebreaker as they roared to a 5-1 cushion. Koekelkoren/van Walle answered with a 5-0 burst to overtake the lead at 6-5 and improved it to 11-9.
Then it came into the showtime of Gonzalez, who stopped ice Koekelkoren three times in a row to make it 13-11. Following a kill of Nivaldo, Gonzalez made a splendid diving save that landed on the Belgians' court to be the match winner.
"This medal is very important for us, because the people in Cuba love volleyball so much," said Nivaldo. "And this is the last tournament of the season, it's great to go home with a medal."
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