Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 3 - 8, 2012
(6) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Marcio Araujo - 2nd Did not play
2003 Marcio Araujo - 1st Did not play
2004 Marcio Araujo - 4th Did not play
2005 Harley Marques - 2nd Did not play
2006 Harley Marques - Country Quota Did not play
2008 Franco Neto - 9th Joao Maciel - 9th
2009 Pedro Solberg - 9th Joao Maciel - Country Quota
2010 Bruno Schmidt - Country Quota Benjamin Insfran - Country Quota
2011 Bruno Schmidt - 9th Benjamin Insfran - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 11 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool O Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (27, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool O Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (22, Q5) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:58
Fri, 7/6/2012 Pool O Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (11) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Sat, 7/7/2012 Winner 2 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (31) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:46
Sat, 7/7/2012 Winner 3 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (13) Lost 21-23, 23-21, 10-15 1:02
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 33-24 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 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 # 2 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
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 # 8 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 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 # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 21-16, 21-16 0:40
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Insfran/Schmidt 11 21-15, 15-21, 15-8 0:51
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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Insfran/Schmidt 6 23-21, 21-23, 15-10 1:02
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 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 # 16 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 # 17 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 # 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q32 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20, Q3 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 # 21 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 # 22, Q5 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-0
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22, Q5 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 0-1
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Country Quota Barbosa/Ferramenta 21, Q3 Insfran/Schmidt 21-19, 9-21, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 24 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11 Laciga/Weingart 27, Q3 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Laciga/Weingart 22 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:44
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 31 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31 21-17, 23-21 0:46
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 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11 Araujo/Solberg 6 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 1:01
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
Lead the series against Felipe/Santos, Brazil 1-0
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Country Quota Insfran/Schmidt Felipe/Santos 21-18, 21-16 0:41
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 # Q9 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Bockermann/Urbatzka 25 21-19, 21-9 0:44