Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006
(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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 4 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 3 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 3 5th 220 US$9,000.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/8/2006 Winner 1 Emiel Boersma / Mathijs Mast, Netherlands (30, Q15) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Thu, 6/8/2006 Winner 2 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (14) Lost 24-22, 19-21, 10-15 1:08
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 2 Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (20, Q10) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 3 Javier Bosma / Inocencio Lario, Spain (21) Won 21-18, 21-10 0:39
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 4 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (9) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:49
Sat, 6/10/2006 Contender 5 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (4) Won 21-19, 25-27, 15-11 1:15
Sat, 6/10/2006 Contender 6 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (14) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:10
Sun, 6/11/2006 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:43
Sun, 6/11/2006 Bronze Medal Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Won 25-23, 21-13 0:49
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Marques lead the series against the field 32-20 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-10
6/11/06FIVBItalian Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 3 21-15, 21-17 0:43
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 4-2
6/11/06FIVBItalian Open Bronze Medal Insfran/Marques 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 25-23, 21-13 0:49
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 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
6/10/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 5 Insfran/Marques 3 Egger/Laciga 4 21-19, 25-27, 15-11 1:15
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 3 Insfran/Marques 4 21-15, 21-13 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 3 Kais/Vesik 8 21-11, 21-12 0:34
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 4 Kais/Vesik 13 19-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:55
Lead the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 13 Insfran/Marques 3 23-21, 20-22, 19-17 1:11
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 11 Insfran/Marques 2 21-16, 21-19 0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 3 Lione/Varnier 9 21-11, 21-13 0:49
10/29/05FIVBAcapulco Open Bronze Medal Insfran/Marques 4 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 21-19, 21-19 0:55
Lead the series against # 11 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-1
6/10/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 3 Horrem/Pettersen 14 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:10
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Horrem/Pettersen 14 Insfran/Marques 3 22-24, 21-19, 15-10 1:08
Lead the series against # 16 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, Q10 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Berg/Svensson 20, Q10 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Bosma/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Insfran/Marques 3 Bosma/Lario 21 21-18, 21-10 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, 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 # 30, Q15 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 1-0
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Boersma/Mast 30, Q15 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Series tied with 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 # Q4 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 # Q5 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 # Q11 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 # Q22 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
Trail the series against # Q24 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Dahl/Gunnarsson 29, Q36 Insfran/Marques 4 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # Q34 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Brinkborg/Magnusson 30, Q13 21-16, 22-20 0:43
Lead the series against # Q38 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro, Indonesia 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro 30, Q24 21-14, 22-24, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # Q39 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 # Q55 Leite/Lyng, Norway 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Leite/Lyng Q32 21-10, 18-21, 15-8 0:45