Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by ERGO
July 17 - 22, 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: 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Marcio Araujo - 13th Did not play
2002 Marcio Araujo - 4th Did not play
2003 Marcio Araujo - 1st Did not play
2004 Marcio Araujo - 4th Did not play
2005 Harley Marques - 9th Did not play
2007 Bruno de Paula - Country Quota Did not play
2008 Franco Neto - 9th Joao Maciel - 9th
2009 Pedro Solberg - 5th Joao Maciel - Country Quota
2010 Bruno Schmidt - 17th Benjamin Insfran - 17th
2011 Marcio Araujo - 9th Joao Maciel - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 4 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/19/2012 Pool M Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (29, Q12) Won 21-11, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 7/19/2012 Pool M Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (13) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:42
Fri, 7/20/2012 Pool M Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (20) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 7/21/2012 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (7) Lost 21-23, 21-17, 12-15 1:02
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 50-27 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 7 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 2-2
7/21/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 7 Insfran/Schmidt 4 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 9 Insfran/Schmidt 4 21-18, 21-16 0:46
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Erdmann/Matysik 26, Q10 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Series tied with # 13 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 2-2
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Insfran/Schmidt 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 13 21-18, 21-13 0:42
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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-3
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-19, 21-18 0:47
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
Series tied with # 17 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool M Dollinger/Windscheif 13 Insfran/Schmidt 4 21-15, 19-21, 17-15 0:58
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Dollinger/Windscheif 23 21-18, 22-20 0:46
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, Q1 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 # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 7-0
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Insfran/Schmidt 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 By Forfeit  
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool M Insfran/Schmidt 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 21-14, 21-17 0:41
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 21-18, 21-9 0:36
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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23 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 # 25, Q8 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 # 26, Q4 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 # 27, Q7 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 # 28, Q2 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 # 29, Q12 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Insfran/Schmidt 4 Eithun/Horrem 29, Q12 21-11, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-0
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool M Insfran/Schmidt 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 29, Q4 21-13, 21-17 0:40
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 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
Trail the series against # Q5 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 # Q9 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Gabathuler/Schnider 20 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q27 Lord/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-0
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Lord/Miedzybrodzki Q32 21-17, 21-8 0:38