Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 31 - September 4, 2005
(3) 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 Athens Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Marcio Araujo - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 3 1st 400 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 6 9th 224 US$8,600.00
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
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/1/2005 Winner 1 Agustin Correa / Jesus Ruiz Nunez, Spain (30, Q16) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Thu, 9/1/2005 Winner 2 Mariano Baracetti / Pedro Depiaggio, Argentina (19) Won 23-25, 23-21, 15-7 1:05
Fri, 9/2/2005 Winner 3 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (6) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 0:58
Fri, 9/2/2005 Winner 4 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (7) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:48
Sat, 9/3/2005 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:44
Sun, 9/4/2005 Bronze Medal Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (7) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:59
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Marques lead the series against the field 25-14 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-2
8/28/05FIVBCanada Open Gold Medal Insfran/Marques 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 15-21, 21-17, 18-16 1:11
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 4 Insfran/Marques 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 1:05
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
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-8
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 2 Insfran/Marques 3 21-15, 21-13 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 3 Berger/Doppler 6 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
9/4/05FIVBGreece Open Bronze Medal Insfran/Marques 3 Schacht/Slack 7 24-22, 21-19 0:59
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 4 Insfran/Marques 3 Schacht/Slack 7 21-18, 21-16 0:48
Series tied with # 8 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 1-1
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 3 Bosma/Ortiz 11 21-19, 21-17 1:03
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 # 11 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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Insfran/Marques 4 Brenha/Maia 48 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Baracetti/Depiaggio 19 23-25, 23-21, 15-7 1:05
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22 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
Series tied with # 26 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 # 28, Q9 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 # 30, Q16 Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Correa/Ruiz Nunez 30, Q16 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-0
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 3 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:58
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 5 Canet/Hamel 28 21-15, 27-25 0:51
Trail the series against # Q15 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 30, Q20 Insfran/Marques 3 11-21, 27-25, 15-11 0:57