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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 PAF Open
August 17 - 22, 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:

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 Åland Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Bruno de Paula - 17th	Did not play
2009	Franco Neto - 17th	Joao Maciel - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/10-15/2010	Kristiansand Open	11, Q1	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	13	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	11, Q1	17th	160	US$5,100.00
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

Aland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/19/2010	Winner 1	Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (25)	Won 21-19, 21-9	0:44
Thu, 8/19/2010	Winner 2	Casey Jennings / Kevin Wong, United States (24, Q1)	Won 21-18, 23-25, 15-9	1:11
Fri, 8/20/2010	Winner 3	Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1)	Lost 15-21, 21-11 Retired	0:48
Sat, 8/21/2010	Contender 4	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (14)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:39
Sat, 8/21/2010	Contender 5	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5)	Lost 18-21, 21-14, 9-15	0:56

Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 19-11 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Insfran/Schmidt	8	15-21, 21-11 Retired	0:48
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Insfran/Schmidt	8	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	1:03
4/24/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	3	Insfran/Schmidt	7, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:44
Series tied with # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
6/13/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	3	Insfran/Schmidt	7	21-17, 21-16	0:49
4/23/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Insfran/Schmidt	7, Q1	Brink/Reckermann	2	15-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/6/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Country Quota	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Insfran/Schmidt		21-14, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 2-0
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Wu/Xu	6	12-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:04
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Wu/Xu	10	17-21, 22-20, 15-10	1:00
Series tied with # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
8/21/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 5	Gavira/Herrera	5	Insfran/Schmidt	8	21-18, 14-21, 15-9	0:56
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 6 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-3
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20, Q7	Insfran/Schmidt	13	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:03
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 # 7, Q4 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Boersma/Spijkers	23, Q8	21-10, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Insfran/Schmidt	13	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q11	21-18, 21-17	0:54
Lead the series against # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
8/21/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Schmidt	8	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	14	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Jaani/Vesik	12	23-21, 21-16	0:43
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
Trail the series against # 19 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool P	Bogatov/Prokopiev	10	Insfran/Schmidt	7	21-16, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Gabathuler/Schnider	20	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Series tied with # 23, Q2 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-1
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Redmann/VanHuizen	22	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	22-20, 26-24	0:53
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 # 24, Q1 Jennings/Wong, United States 1-0
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Jennings/Wong	24, Q1	21-18, 23-25, 15-9	1:11
Lead the series against # 25 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Bockermann/Urbatzka	25	21-19, 21-9	0:44
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Pastukhov/Semenov	Q16	23-21, 21-14	0:43
Lead the series against # 30, Q19 Reader/Schalk, Canada 1-0
8/11/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 3	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Reader/Schalk	Q17	21-19, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # Q7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool P	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	10	21-8, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # Q32 Likholetov/Romashkin, Russia 1-0
8/11/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Likholetov/Romashkin	Q33	21-15, 21-18	0:39