Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 1 Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (30, Q19) Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:09
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 2 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (14) Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Fri, 7/8/2005 Winner 3 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (6) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 13-15 0:56
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 4 Emiel Boersma / Richard Kogel, Netherlands (16) Won 21-6, 24-22 0:36
Sat, 7/9/2005 Contender 5 Martin Conde / Jose Salema, Argentina (7) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:39
Sat, 7/9/2005 Contender 6 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (4) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 7/9/2005 Semi-Finals Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 21-19, 18-21, 14-16 1:08
Sun, 7/10/2005 Bronze Medal Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (5) Lost 10-21, 16-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Marques lead the series against the field 19-14 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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
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
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 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 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 # 14 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 # 16 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 3 Boersma/Kogel 16 21-6, 24-22 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 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
Series tied with # 24 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 # 30, Q19 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 30, Q19 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:09
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q11 Nishimura/Yamamoto, Japan 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 5 Nishimura/Yamamoto 28, Q14 21-19, 21-15 0:50