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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 World Series 13
July 20 - 25, 2010

(4) 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:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

149

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$958,775.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	28	0	1	1	1	7	2	9	0	4	0	3	US$239,000.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Marcio Araujo - 33rd	Did not play
2002	Marcio Araujo - 5th	Did not play
2003	Marcio Araujo - 9th	Did not play
2004	Marcio Araujo - 1st	Did not play
2006	Harley Marques - Country Quota	Did not play
2007	Bruno de Paula - 33rd	Did not play
2008	Franco Neto - 5th	Joao Maciel - 7th
2009	Pedro Solberg - Country Quota	Joao Maciel - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/6-11/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/29-7/4/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	7	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/15-21/2010	Prague Open	11	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Myslowice Open	8	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/18-23/2010	Rome Grand Slam	8	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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

Marseille Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/22/2010	Winner 1	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (29, Q4)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:49
Thu, 7/22/2010	Winner 2	Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (20)	Won 21-11, 28-26	0:44
Fri, 7/23/2010	Winner 3	Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (12)	Won 21-9, 21-12	0:35
Fri, 7/23/2010	Winner 4	Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (8)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:50
Sat, 7/24/2010	Contender 6	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (3)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:52

Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 17-3 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 2 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Wu/Xu	10	17-21, 22-20, 15-10	1:00
Lead the series against # 3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 6	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Insfran/Schmidt	4	21-19, 21-18	0:52
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Fijalek/Prudel	8	19-21, 26-24, 15-10	1:10
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Fijalek/Prudel	9	13-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:03
Trail the series against # 8 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 4	Plavins/Smedins	8	Insfran/Schmidt	4	21-19, 21-19	0:50
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool P	Plavins/Smedins	26, Q16	Insfran/Schmidt	7	21-13, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Schmidt	7, Q1	Dugrip/Salvetti	26, Q3	21-14, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool Q	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	9	21-11, 22-20	0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 3	Insfran/Schmidt	4	Benes/Kubala	12	21-9, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool P	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Jaani/Vesik	23	18-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:52
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Jaani/Vesik	25	21-16, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-0
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	4	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	21-11, 28-26	0:44
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	25-23, 22-20	0:53
Lead the series against # 21 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool P	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Dollinger/Windscheif	23	21-18, 22-20	0:46
Lead the series against # 22 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 2-0
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Bellaguarda/Laciga	22	21-19, 15-21, 16-14	1:02
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	7, Q1	Bellaguarda/Laciga	10	21-16, 13-21, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Lario/Mesa	26, Q2	21-17, 21-13	0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool Q	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Redmann/VanHuizen	24, Q4	21-17, 22-24, 16-14	1:03
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Schmidt	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	29, Q4	21-19, 21-19	0:49