Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
May 8 - 13, 2012
(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 Beijing Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Bruno Schmidt - 9th Benjamin Insfran - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 12, Q1 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 11 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool Q Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (25) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool Q Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (24) Won 23-21, 16-21, 15-8 0:52
Fri, 5/11/2012 Pool Q Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (9) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Sat, 5/12/2012 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (5) Lost 21-23, 19-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 48-22 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
5/6/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 35-33, 3-1 Retired 0:46
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 # 3 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 # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Gavira/Herrera 5 Insfran/Schmidt 8 21-18, 14-21, 15-9 0:56
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-5
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 5 Insfran/Schmidt 8 23-21, 21-19 0:48
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
Series tied with # 6, Q1 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
5/6/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Bronze Medal Araujo/Solberg 5 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool N Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Araujo/Solberg 5 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 9 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Li/Zhou 9 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 3-0
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Wu/Xu 9 22-20, 18-21, 15-10 1:03
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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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
Series tied with # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 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 # 18 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 4-0
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Boersma/Spijkers 23 21-10, 21-15 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 19, 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
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool N Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Chevallier/Heyer 21 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24 23-21, 16-21, 15-8 0:52
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 # 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 4-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Skarlund/Spinnangr 25 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
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 # 26 "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 # 28, Q22 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 # 31, Q23 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q32 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with Goncalves/Marques, Brazil 1-1
5/1/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Country Quota Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Goncalves/Marques 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:00
4/24/12FIVBSilesia Open Country Quota Goncalves/Marques Q6 Insfran/Schmidt 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 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
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q9 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 # Q11 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 2-0
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Redmann/Saxton Q16 20-22, 21-11, 15-10 0:53
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 # Q12 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 # Q13 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 # Q14 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 # Q16 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool N Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q15 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q17 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Gogtepe/Sekerci Q16 21-13, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # Q18 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 # Q28 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