Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 18 - 23, 2010
(8) Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Schmidt, 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
Bruno Oscar Schmidt
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Brasilia
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 149
Career Wins: 17
Career FIVB WT Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$958,775.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB2801117290403 US$239,000.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Hevaldo Moreira - Country Quota Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 7 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open 7, Q1 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool Q Emiel Boersma / Joppe Paulides, Netherlands (25, Q10) Won 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:58
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool Q Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (24, Q4) Won 21-17, 22-24, 16-14 1:03
Fri, 5/21/2010 Pool Q Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (9) Won 21-11, 22-20 0:49
Sat, 5/22/2010 Winner 2 Thiago Barbosa / Pedro Cunha, Brazil (17, Q9) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 12-4 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
4/24/10FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 Brink/Reckermann 2 15-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Marques/Solberg 5 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-13, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Cerutti/Rego 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-19, 24-22 0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 9 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 9 21-11, 22-20 0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 10 21-16, 13-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 17, Q9 Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 2-1
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Barbosa/Cunha 17, Q9 Insfran/Schmidt 8 21-18, 21-15 0:43
4/25/10FIVBBrasilia Open Bronze Medal Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 Barbosa/Cunha 11 21-18, 21-12 0:43
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 4 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 Barbosa/Cunha 11 21-17, 19-21, 17-15 0:55
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Redmann/VanHuizen 24, Q4 21-17, 22-24, 16-14 1:03
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Boersma/Paulides 25, Q10 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 26 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Wu/Xu 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # 27, Q3 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Lario/Mesa 26, Q2 21-17, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # Q5 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 Dugrip/Salvetti 26, Q3 21-14, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q25 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 2 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 Miramontes/Virgen Q17 21-18, 21-18 0:46