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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012

(4) 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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Marcio Araujo - 57th	Did not play
2003	Marcio Araujo - 5th	Did not play
2004	Marcio Araujo - 5th	Did not play
2005	Harley Marques - 9th	Did not play
2007	Bruno de Paula - Country Quota	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-8/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	6	5th	480	US$13,200.00
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

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/11/2012	Pool M	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (29, Q4)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:40
Wed, 7/11/2012	Pool M	Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (20)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:41
Thu, 7/12/2012	Pool M	Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (13)	Lost 15-21, 21-19, 15-17	0:58
Fri, 7/13/2012	Winner 2	Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (9)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:46

Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 47-31 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-5
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	5	Insfran/Schmidt	8	23-21, 21-19	0:48
7/16/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Rego	1	Insfran/Schmidt	11	21-18, 21-18	0:38
6/19/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 6	Cerutti/Rego	2	Insfran/Schmidt	11	21-15, 21-14	0:42
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 4	Cerutti/Rego	5	Insfran/Schmidt	8	21-15, 21-11	0:39
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Cerutti/Rego	3	Insfran/Schmidt	7	21-19, 24-22	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
5/6/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Insfran/Schmidt	12, Q1	35-33, 3-1 Retired	0:46
7/9/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Insfran/Schmidt	8	26-24, 21-15	0:46
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
Trail the series against # 5 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink/Reckermann	4	Insfran/Schmidt	7	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
4/22/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 5	Brink/Reckermann	2	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	22-24, 21-17, 15-11	1:04
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 # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool Q	Fuerbringer/Lucena	25	Insfran/Schmidt	8	25-23, 15-21, 24-22	1:08
8/27/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 3	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Fuerbringer/Lucena	1	21-12, 21-13	0:37
7/3/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	16, Q3	Insfran/Schmidt	7	22-20, 20-22, 15-12	1:04
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool O	Insfran/Schmidt	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	21-16, 21-16	0:40
6/11/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	1	Insfran/Schmidt	11	21-15, 15-21, 15-8	0:51
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool H	Nummerdor/Schuil	17	Insfran/Schmidt	8	21-14, 21-18	0:39
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	15	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	23-25, 22-20, 15-12	1:08
Series tied with # 9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Insfran/Schmidt	4	21-18, 21-16	0:46
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool P	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Erdmann/Matysik	26, Q10	22-20, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 10 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool O	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Araujo/Solberg	6	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	1:01
5/6/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Solberg	5	Insfran/Schmidt	12, Q1	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:57
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool N	Insfran/Schmidt	12, Q1	Araujo/Solberg	5	21-16, 17-21, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 4-0
5/5/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Insfran/Schmidt	12, Q1	Boersma/Spijkers	23	21-10, 21-15	0:36
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool Q	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Boersma/Spijkers	24	21-19, 21-17	0:43
8/28/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Semi-Finals	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Boersma/Spijkers	10	21-13, 29-27	0:54
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Boersma/Spijkers	23, Q8	21-10, 21-12	0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-3
6/11/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Plavins/Smedins	20	21-19, 21-18	0:47
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
Series tied with # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool M	Dollinger/Windscheif	13	Insfran/Schmidt	4	21-15, 19-21, 17-15	0:58
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 # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 3-0
7/16/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Benes/Kubala	15	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:55
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Benes/Kubala	11	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:05
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 3	Insfran/Schmidt	4	Benes/Kubala	12	21-9, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-4
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	30	Insfran/Schmidt	8	21-13, 21-16	0:38
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	24	Insfran/Schmidt	8	17-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:52
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Insfran/Schmidt	13	Fijalek/Prudel	4	17-21, 28-26, 15-10	1:11
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	21-18, 21-13	0:48
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 6	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Insfran/Schmidt	4	21-19, 21-18	0:52
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Fijalek/Prudel	8	19-21, 26-24, 15-10	1:10
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Fijalek/Prudel	9	13-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:03
Lead the series against # 16 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool O	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Klemperer/Koreng	6	15-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 17 Wu/Xu, China 3-0
5/5/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	12, Q1	Wu/Xu	9	22-20, 18-21, 15-10	1:03
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 # 18 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-1
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool Q	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	9	21-17, 21-14	0:37
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	19	Insfran/Schmidt	8	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 19 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool Q	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	24	23-21, 16-21, 15-8	0:52
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool H	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	41	26-24, 18-21, 15-10	1:01
Lead the series against # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 6-0
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool M	Insfran/Schmidt	4	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	21-14, 21-17	0:41
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool O	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Skarlund/Spinnangr	22	21-18, 21-9	0:36
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool Q	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Skarlund/Spinnangr	25	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:55
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	27	19-21, 21-12, 16-14	0:58
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	4	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	21-11, 28-26	0:44
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	25-23, 22-20	0:53
Lead the series against # 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Schmidt	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	29, Q4	21-19, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Qualifier 2	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q32	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool P	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q8	21-15, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 25, Q18 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, Q8 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 2-0
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Insfran/Schmidt	12, Q1	Redmann/Saxton	Q16	20-22, 21-11, 15-10	0:53
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Redmann/Saxton	31, Q14	21-12, 27-29, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-0
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool M	Insfran/Schmidt	4	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	29, Q4	21-13, 21-17	0:40
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool O	Insfran/Schmidt	6	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	27, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:44
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 # 30, Q6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
7/7/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	31	21-17, 23-21	0:46
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool N	Insfran/Schmidt	12, Q1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q15	21-14, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against Felipe/Santos, Brazil 1-0
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Country Quota	Insfran/Schmidt		Felipe/Santos		21-18, 21-16	0:41
Series tied with Goncalves/Marques, Brazil 1-1
5/1/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Country Quota	Insfran/Schmidt	12, Q1	Goncalves/Marques		18-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:00
4/24/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Country Quota	Goncalves/Marques	Q6	Insfran/Schmidt		21-16, 15-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # Q1 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool O	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Laciga/Weingart	27, Q3	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:59
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Laciga/Weingart	22	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # Q2 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 0-1
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Country Quota	Barbosa/Ferramenta	21, Q3	Insfran/Schmidt		21-19, 9-21, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # Q7 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q9	21-16, 21-17	0:37