Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
July 1 - 6, 2008
(19, Q2) Benjamin Insfran/Franco Neto, Brazil
 
Benjamin Insfran
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Porto Murtinho-MS
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$704,037.50
Franco José Vieira Neto
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 11, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 172
Career Wins: 16
Career Winnings: US$971,885.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB120010414011 US$96,100.00
Previous Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 22 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 19 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 7 7th 300 US$7,000.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/2/2008 Qualifier 2 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (Q15) Won 21-19, 21-13  
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool C Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (14) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 1:03
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool C Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (3) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:59
Fri, 7/4/2008 Pool C Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (30) Won 21-17, 25-23 0:48
Fri, 7/4/2008 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (17) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Sat, 7/5/2008 Winner 2 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (7) Won 15-21, 21-12, 15-11 1:03
Sat, 7/5/2008 Winner 3 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (4) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 8-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Neto lead the series against the field 10-9 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Insfran/Neto 19 21-10, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 22-20, 21-19 0:59
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Insfran/Neto 22 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Wu/Xu 4 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 1:01
Trail the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Insfran/Neto 7 28-30, 27-25, 19-17 1:33
Lead the series against # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Insfran/Neto 22 Marques/Solberg 6 21-18, 24-26, 15-12 1:10
Lead the series against # 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 7 15-21, 21-12, 15-11 1:03
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Insfran/Neto 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 22-20, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Barsuk/Kolodinsky 14 Insfran/Neto 19 21-15, 24-22 0:55
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Insfran/Neto 22 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # 14 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Araujo/Magalhaes 14 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 1:03
Trail the series against # 16 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 11 Insfran/Neto 7 21-18, 21-17 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Heuscher/Heyer 17 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 30 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 30 21-17, 25-23 0:48
Trail the series against # Q4 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Li/Zhou 30, Q6 Insfran/Neto 19 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 1:11
Lead the series against # Q7 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Neto 22 Dugrip/Gagliano 25, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # Q11 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Insfran/Neto 22 Ces/Ces 27, Q12 21-18, 24-22 0:50
Lead the series against # Q12 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Insfran/Neto 7 Goranson/Hoidalen 26, Q6 21-14, 21-18 0:51
Lead the series against # Q15 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q15 21-19, 21-13