Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 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 Cape Town Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Harley Marques - 3rd Benjamin Insfran - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 4 3rd 320 US$16,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 5 7th 200 US$8,000.00
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
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/24/2005 Pool C Igor Hernandez / Farid Mussa, Venezuela (30, Q9) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:06
Thu, 11/24/2005 Pool C Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (19) Won 21-16, 21-13 1:14
Fri, 11/25/2005 Pool C Javier Bosma / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (14) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:52
Fri, 11/25/2005 Winner 2 Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (12, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Sat, 11/26/2005 Winner 3 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (4) Lost 14-21, 21-19, 13-15 1:11
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Marques trail the series against the field 19-20 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-9
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 4 21-16, 23-25, 15-13 1:23
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 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-2
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:08
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 Gibb/Metzger, United States 2-3
11/26/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Gibb/Metzger 4 Insfran/Marques 3 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 1:11
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 4 Gibb/Metzger 5 21-19, 36-34 1:20
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
Lead the series against # 5 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
10/29/05FIVBAcapulco Open Bronze Medal Insfran/Marques 4 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 21-19, 21-19 0:55
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Insfran/Marques 4 21-18, 21-16 0:45
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 3 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:58
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12, Q1 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Asahi/Watanabe 12, Q1 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 Bosma/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Insfran/Marques 3 Bosma/Garcia-Thompson 14 21-17, 21-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 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 # 18 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 # 19 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 2-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Insfran/Marques 3 Cadieux/Heese 19 21-16, 21-13 1:14
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 # 25, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 4 Ces/Dugrip 29, Q12 21-14, 21-11 0:45
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Hernandez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Insfran/Marques 3 Hernandez/Mussa 30, Q9 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:06