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June 22 - 26, 2005
(4) Benjamin Insfran/Harley Marques, 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
Harley Marques Silva
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Brasilia, DF
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 147
Career Wins: 16
Career Winnings: US$732,187.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB2822533421105 US$322,950.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Marcio Araujo - 57th Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - 1st
2003 Marcio Araujo - 5th Franco Neto - 1st
2004 Marcio Araujo - 5th Luizao Correa - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 5 2nd 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 5 4th 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 4 4th 280 US$12,000.00
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/22/2005 Winner 2 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (29) Won 21-13, 22-20 0:49
Thu, 6/23/2005 Winner 3 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (13) Lost 21-13, 16-21, 15-17 1:02
Fri, 6/24/2005 Contender 3 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (48) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Fri, 6/24/2005 Contender 4 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (38) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:43
Sat, 6/25/2005 Contender 5 Martin Conde / Jose Salema, Argentina (10) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:47
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Marcio Araujo - 3rd Franco Neto - 9th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Pedro Solberg - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Alison Cerutti - 2nd
2011World ChampionshipsRome Bruno Schmidt - 9th Thiago Barbosa - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 4 9th 400 US$13,500.00
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Marques lead the series against the field 16-11 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 5 21-19, 21-13 0:44
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 5 21-14, 25-27, 15-12 1:08
6/12/05FIVBCroatia Open Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 5 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:59
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 4 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:01
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 3 23-21, 20-22, 15-13 1:06
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 Insfran/Marques 5 26-24, 21-17 0:57
Lead the series against # 3 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-0
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 5 Neto/Ramos 2 21-18, 21-15 0:52
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 5 Neto/Ramos 2 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 8 Insfran/Marques 5 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/22/05FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Egger/Laciga 6 Insfran/Marques 4 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 8 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 5 Heyer/Laciga 9 21-17, 14-8 Retired 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Conde/Salema, Argentina 2-1
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Conde/Salema 10 Insfran/Marques 4 21-16, 21-14 0:47
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 5 Conde/Salema 4 21-19, 21-17 0:51
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 4 Conde/Salema 15 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 13 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Schneider 13 Insfran/Marques 4 13-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:02
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 5 Brink/Schneider 12 21-13, 21-16 0:55
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Insfran/Marques 4 Brink/Schneider 14 21-19, 30-32, 15-11 1:18
Lead the series against # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 4 Herrera/Mesa 16 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 4 Kais/Vesik 13 19-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:55
Series tied with # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-1
3/28/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Bronze Medal Insfran/Marques 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 21-11, 21-15 0:41
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 4 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 Insfran/Marques 3 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 29 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 4 Hernandez/Papaleo 29 21-13, 22-20 0:49
Lead the series against # 38 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 4 Gibb/Metzger 38 21-15, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 42 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 5 Canet/Hamel 28 21-15, 27-25 0:51
Lead the series against # 45 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 4 Morikawa/Shiratori 29, Q13 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 48 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Insfran/Marques 4 Brenha/Maia 48 21-18, 21-17 0:45