Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 19 - 23, 2005
(5) 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 Salvador Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Harley Marques - 7th Benjamin Insfran - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 3 3rd 320 US$16,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/20/2005 Winner 1 Marvin Polte / Thorsten Schoen, Germany (28) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:39
Thu, 10/20/2005 Winner 2 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (12) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:01
Fri, 10/21/2005 Winner 3 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (4) Lost 21-16, 15-21, 15-17 1:01
Fri, 10/21/2005 Contender 4 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (2) Won 24-22, 19-21, 15-8 1:09
Sat, 10/22/2005 Contender 5 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (8) Lost 17-21, 21-14, 14-16 1:04
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Marques lead the series against the field 30-20 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 4 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 3-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 5 Heuscher/Kobel 2 24-22, 19-21, 15-8 1:09
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 # 3 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 # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 4 Insfran/Marques 5 16-21, 21-15, 17-15 1:01
5/22/05FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Egger/Laciga 6 Insfran/Marques 4 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:03
Series tied with # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-2
10/22/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Gibb/Metzger 8 Insfran/Marques 5 21-17, 14-21, 16-14 1:04
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
Series tied with # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 12 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 2-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 5 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 12 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:01
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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 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 # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 11 Insfran/Marques 2 21-16, 21-19 0:56
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 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 # 23 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
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 Polte/Schoen, Germany 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 5 Polte/Schoen 28 21-15, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 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
Series tied with # Q1 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 # Q3 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 # Q19 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Ferreira/Ferreira 21-15, 21-12 0:36