Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam 10 presented by Volksbank
July 27 - August 1, 2010
(11, Q1) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Marcio Araujo - 13th Did not play
2002 Marcio Araujo - 4th Did not play
2003 Marcio Araujo - 1st Did not play
2004 Marcio Araujo - 4th Did not play
2005 Harley Marques - 9th Did not play
2007 Bruno de Paula - Country Quota Did not play
2008 Franco Neto - 9th Joao Maciel - 9th
2009 Pedro Solberg - 5th Joao Maciel - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 4 5th 360 US$9,100.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/27/2010 Country Quota Fabio Luiz Magalhaes / Bruno de Paula, Brazil Won 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Wed, 7/28/2010 Qualifier 1 Michael Leeb / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (Q32) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:40
Wed, 7/28/2010 Qualifier 2 Alexey Pastukhov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (Q16) Won 23-21, 21-14 0:43
Thu, 7/29/2010 Pool O Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (22) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:52
Thu, 7/29/2010 Pool O Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (27) Won 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:58
Fri, 7/30/2010 Pool O Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (6) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:48
Fri, 7/30/2010 Winner 1 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (15) Lost 25-23, 20-22, 12-15 1:08
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 28-16 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:03
4/24/10FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
6/19/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 6 Cerutti/Rego 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 21-15, 21-14 0:42
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Cerutti/Rego 5 Insfran/Schmidt 8 21-15, 21-11 0:39
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Cerutti/Rego 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-19, 24-22 0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 3-1
6/19/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Barbosa/Cunha 13 21-13, 21-19 0:41
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 # 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
Series tied with # 6 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-2
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Fijalek/Prudel 6 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 21-18, 21-13 0:48
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Insfran/Schmidt 4 21-19, 21-18 0:52
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Fijalek/Prudel 8 19-21, 26-24, 15-10 1:10
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Fijalek/Prudel 9 13-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt 21-14, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 1:04
Trail the series against # 13 Kolodinsky/Koshkarev, Russia 0-1
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Kolodinsky/Koshkarev 27 Insfran/Schmidt 11 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 23-25, 22-20, 15-12 1:08
Trail the series against # 18, Q8 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Plavins/Smedins 8 Insfran/Schmidt 4 21-19, 21-19 0:50
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 19, Q3 Jennings/Keenan, United States 1-0
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Jennings/Keenan 14 21-17, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Bogatov/Prokopiev 10 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Benes/Kubala 12 21-9, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22 21-19, 21-19 0:52
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 9 21-11, 22-20 0:49
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 2-0
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Bellaguarda/Laciga 22 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 1:02
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 # 26 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Erdmann/Matysik 26, Q10 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 27 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 3-0
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:58
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 21-11, 28-26 0:44
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 25-23, 22-20 0:53
Lead the series against # 28 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Dollinger/Windscheif 23 21-18, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 30, Q7 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 # 32 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Doppler/Mellitzer 31, Q12 21-11, 17-21, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against de Paula/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
7/27/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Magalhaes/de Paula 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # Q6 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Jaani/Vesik 23 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:52
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Jaani/Vesik 25 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q12 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 # Q16 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Pastukhov/Semenov Q16 23-21, 21-14 0:43
Lead the series against # Q18 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 10 21-8, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q32 Leeb/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Leeb/Wutzl Q32 21-13, 21-15 0:40