Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 7, 2005
(6) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Marcio Araujo - 13th Did not play
2002 Marcio Araujo - 4th Did not play
2003 Marcio Araujo - 1st Franco Neto - 9th
2004 Marcio Araujo - 4th Fred Souza - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 3 5th 336 US$13,750.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 3 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 3 4th 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 3, Q1 2nd 504 US$27,500.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 4 9th 400 US$13,500.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 1 Javier Bosma / Alex Ortiz, Spain (27, Q19) Lost 12-21, 21-16, 13-15 0:52
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (22) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 1:03
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (21) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 3 Thomas Kroger / Thorsten Schoen, Germany (30, Q7) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:47
Sat, 8/6/2005 Contender 4 Dain Blanton / Kevin Wong, United States (26) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 14-16 1:11
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Marques lead the series against the field 34-22 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 5 Series, 7 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-2
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Schneider 6 Insfran/Marques 3 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:56
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
Series tied with # 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
7/3/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 21-7, 21-14 0:35
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 8 Insfran/Marques 5 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-7
7/3/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 21-16, 21-19 0:47
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 4 Rego/Santos 2 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 22-20, 21-14 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-0
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 3 Heuscher/Kobel 4 By Forfeit  
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-12, 21-13 0:35
Series tied with # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Rogers/Scott 5 Insfran/Marques 3 21-13 Retired 0:21
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 2 Rogers/Scott 12 28-26, 21-17 0:52
Series tied with # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Heyer/Laciga 7 Insfran/Marques 3 23-25, 21-14, 15-13 1:10
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 5 Heyer/Laciga 9 21-17, 14-8 Retired 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Insfran/Marques 3 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 1:08
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 Insfran/Marques 5 26-24, 21-17 0:57
Series tied with # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-1
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Gibb/Metzger 15 Insfran/Marques 3 21-19, 21-14 0:48
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 4 Gibb/Metzger 38 21-15, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 19-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:10
Lead the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 14 21-17, 18-21, 3-2 Retired 1:01
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Leinemann/VanHuizen 19 20-22, 21-18, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 20 Conde/Salema, Argentina 3-1
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Insfran/Marques 3 Conde/Salema 7 21-11, 21-14 0:39
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 # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-0
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Insfran/Marques 6 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 22 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Insfran/Marques 6 Herrera/Mesa 22 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 1:03
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 4 Herrera/Mesa 16 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 21-14, 21-15 0:40
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 1:00
Trail the series against # 26 Blanton/Wong, United States 0-1
8/6/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Blanton/Wong 26 Insfran/Marques 6 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:11
Trail the series against # 27, Q19 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 0-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Bosma/Ortiz 27, Q19 Insfran/Marques 6 21-12, 16-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Gscheidle/Schnider Q16 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Dalhausser/Lucena 30, Q21 21-19, 26-24 0:53
Lead the series against # 30, Q7 Kroger/Schoen, Germany 1-0
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Insfran/Marques 6 Kroger/Schoen 30, Q7 21-15, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 31, Q9 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 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Klemperer/Koreng 14 21-14, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-1
7/10/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal Neto/Ramos 5 Insfran/Marques 3 21-10, 21-16 0:48
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
Series tied with # Q3 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 5 Cadieux/Heese 21, Q4 21-15, 21-13 0:44
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Cadieux/Heese 21 Insfran/Marques 4 22-20, 15-21, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # Q20 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Rossell/Villar 30, Q7 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q23 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 # Q27 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Ferreira/Ferreira 21-15, 21-12 0:36