Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow Grand Slam
July 12 - 17, 2011
(11) Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Schmidt, Brazil
 
Benjamin Insfran
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1972 (53 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 (39 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
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2010
  • Best Defensive Player 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Best Offensive Player 2015
  • Most Outstanding 2015, 2016
  • Sportsperson 2015, 2016
  • Team of the Year 2015 (with Alison Cerutti)
  • Tour Champion 2015 (with Alison Cerutti)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB2801117290403 US$239,000.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Franco Neto - 5th Did not play
2009 Pedro Solberg - 5th Joao Maciel - 9th
2010 Bruno Schmidt - 9th Benjamin Insfran - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 7 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 8 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 11, Q1 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 8 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 8 7th 300 US$7,600.00
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$9,100.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/14/2011 Pool O Thiago Barbosa / Harley Marques, Brazil (22, Q8) Won 19-21, 31-29, 15-10 1:04
Thu, 7/14/2011 Pool O Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (27) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:38
Fri, 7/15/2011 Pool O David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (6) Won 15-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:50
Sat, 7/16/2011 Winner 2 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (15) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
Sat, 7/16/2011 Winner 3 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000010000 $11,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1700013070400 $134,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1001104210000 $93,600.00
Total2801117290400 $239,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Benjamin Insfran Bruno Schmidt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games2100001000 $0.00
3001002000 $27,250.00 World Championships7100022200 $66,000.00
           World Tour Finals3200010000 $106,000.00
4921131215410 $236,525.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam718547927600 $593,900.00
979986279620 $435,262.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open5834331612820 $185,875.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1000010000 $1,500.00
2200000000 $5,000.00 Challenger3000111000 $2,600.00
           Satellite2110000000 $2,900.00
           U21 World Championships2100001000 $0.00
152131010939271030 $704,037.50 Total149171071130441620 $958,775.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2010FIVB1401104130301 $117,300.00 512567.1 %
2011FIVB600001130100 $52,900.00 201262.5 %
TotalFIVB2001105260401 $170,200.00 713765.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Benjamin Insfran  Bruno Schmidt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1997FIVB          
2000000002 $0.00 1998FIVB          
1000010000 $3,000.00 1999FIVB          
1100000000 $2,000.00 1999FIVB C&S          
13231121102 $76,000.00 2000FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 2001FIVB          
10130121011 $50,162.50 2002FIVB          
10311121100 $86,750.00 2003FIVB          
12102261000 $75,000.00 2004FIVB          
14122333000 $103,425.00 2005FIVB          
           2005FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
11002031104 $36,550.00 2006FIVB          
           2006FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
10000010207 $8,000.00 2007FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
1100000000 $3,000.00 2007FIVB C&S3100011000 $3,150.00
17101045015 $58,850.00 2008FIVB10010122103 $31,250.00
           2008FIVB C&S2010100000 $2,350.00
13100052113 $51,250.00 2009FIVB10000024202 $27,275.00
14011053301 $58,650.00 2010FIVB14011053301 $58,650.00
6000023100 $26,450.00 2011FIVB6000023100 $26,450.00
1371210108362110327 $639,087.50 TotalTotal4823121214716 $150,125.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall61 68.5% 18 20.2% 10 11.2% 79-10 88.8% 16 31.4% 12 23.5% 23 45.1% 16-35 31.4% 61-23 72.6% 34-22 60.7% 12 96-47 67.1%
2010-201146 67.6% 13 19.1% 9 13.2% 59-9 86.8% 12 30.8% 6 15.4% 21 53.8% 12-27 30.8% 46-21 68.7% 25-15 62.5% 01 71-37 65.7%
Against the Field33 70.2% 7 14.9% 7 14.9% 40-7 85.1% 14 35.9% 5 12.8% 20 51.3% 14-25 35.9% 66-36 64.7% 42-24 63.6% 02 54-32 62.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021001100000032
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3240369008140101005127
Challenge/Four Star/Open315000002081110014218
Total639038100029231211019647
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 42-27 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-4
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 1 Insfran/Schmidt 11 21-18, 21-18 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 4 Insfran/Schmidt 7 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:55
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Brink/Reckermann 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 22-24, 21-17, 15-11 1:04
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-17, 21-16 0:49
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 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-2
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:41
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt 21-14, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-4
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Insfran/Schmidt 8 26-24, 21-15 0:46
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 15-21, 21-11 Retired 0:48
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
Trail the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-4
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 30 Insfran/Schmidt 8 21-13, 21-16 0:38
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Fijalek/Prudel 24 Insfran/Schmidt 8 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:52
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Insfran/Schmidt 13 Fijalek/Prudel 4 17-21, 28-26, 15-10 1:11
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
Lead the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11 Klemperer/Koreng 6 15-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 7 Wu/Xu, China 2-0
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Wu/Xu 6 12-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:04
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Wu/Xu 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:00
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Nummerdor/Schuil 17 Insfran/Schmidt 8 21-14, 21-18 0:39
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 23-25, 22-20, 15-12 1:08
Series tied with # 12 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-1
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 9 21-17, 21-14 0:37
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 Insfran/Schmidt 8 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 13 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-3
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Insfran/Schmidt 13 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:03
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 # 14 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 # 15 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 3-0
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Benes/Kubala 15 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Benes/Kubala 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:05
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Benes/Kubala 12 21-9, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 17, Q5 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 # 20, Q10 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 # 22, Q8 Barbosa/Marques, Brazil 1-0
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11 Barbosa/Marques 22, Q8 19-21, 31-29, 15-10 1:04
Lead the series against # 23, Q6 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Laciga/Weingart 22 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 24 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Fuerbringer/Lucena 25 Insfran/Schmidt 8 25-23, 15-21, 24-22 1:08
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 21-12, 21-13 0:37
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 25 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 6 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Hoyer/Soderberg 15 21-14, 23-21 0:50
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Insfran/Schmidt 13 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q11 21-18, 21-17 0:54
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Lario/Mesa, Spain 3-0
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11 Lario/Mesa 27 22-20, 21-15 0:38
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Insfran/Schmidt 8 Lario/Mesa 32 15-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:00
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Lario/Mesa 26, Q2 21-17, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q17 Barsuk/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Insfran/Schmidt 8 Barsuk/Yutvalin 25, Q24 23-21, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q2 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-0
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Doppler/Mellitzer 24 21-19, 21-16 0:50
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 # 31 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 3-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Boersma/Spijkers 24 21-19, 21-17 0:43
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Schmidt 8 Boersma/Spijkers 10 21-13, 29-27 0:54
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Boersma/Spijkers 23, Q8 21-10, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 32 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 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Bockermann/Urbatzka 25 21-19, 21-9 0:44
Lead the series against # Q7 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 4-0
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q10 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:47
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Jaani/Vesik 12 23-21, 21-16 0:43
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 # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q8 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # Q11 Horst/Mullner, Austria 0-1
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Horst/Mullner 26, Q12 Insfran/Schmidt 7 19-21, 26-24, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # Q12 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q13 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Redmann/Saxton 31, Q14 21-12, 27-29, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # Q15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # Q16 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Insfran/Schmidt 8 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 41 26-24, 18-21, 15-10 1:01
Lead the series against # Q19 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Gogtepe/Sekerci Q16 21-13, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # Q20 Chen/Gao, China 1-0
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Insfran/Schmidt 8 Chen/Gao 9 21-18, 21-15 0:38