Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Volkswagen Open de Portugal
June 14 - 18, 2006
(1) Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
Emanuel Fernando Scheffer Rego
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 15, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Curitiba
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 256
Career Wins: 77
Career FIVB WT Wins: 76
Career Winnings: US$2,562,272.50
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Salvador, Brazil
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 103 kg (227 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 238
Career Wins: 56
Career FIVB WT Wins: 55
Career Winnings: US$1,921,182.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB100331312812017041 US$2,019,530.00
FIVB C&S11000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall101341312812017041 US$2,021,530.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Ze Marco de Melo - 2nd Did not play
1996 Ze Marco de Melo - 9th Did not play
1997 Ze Marco de Melo - 13th Did not play
1998 Jose Loiola - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 33rd
1999 Jose Loiola - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 3rd
2000 Jose Loiola - 2nd Ze Marco de Melo - 1st
2001 Tande Ramos - 3rd Jose Loiola - 1st
2002 Tande Ramos - 9th Jose Loiola - 3rd
2003 Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st
2004 Ricardo Santos - 1st Emanuel Rego - 1st
2005 Ricardo Santos - 9th Emanuel Rego - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 1 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 1 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 1 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 1 9th 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 1 1st 400 US$32,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 1 1st 400 US$32,000.00
FIVB C&S 10/12-16/2005 Argentina Satellite 1 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 2 1st 400 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 1 3rd 320 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 3 2nd 504 US$27,500.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 2 9th 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 2 3rd 320 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 1 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 1 1st 400 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 2 1st 560 US$41,500.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 1 17th 200 US$7,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 1 1st 400 US$32,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/15/2006 Winner 1 Ricardo Fonseca / Rui Guedes, Portugal (32) Won 21-12, 21-8 0:30
Thu, 6/15/2006 Winner 2 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (17) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 6/16/2006 Winner 3 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (8) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 6/16/2006 Winner 4 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (4) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:45
Sat, 6/17/2006 Semi-Finals Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (7) Won 21-11, 33-31 0:51
Sun, 6/18/2006 Gold Medal Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (4) Lost 13-21, 17-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Rego/Santos lead the series against the field 57-9 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 4-2
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Rego/Santos 1 21-17, 21-14 0:40
10/23/05FIVBBrazil Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:09
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 21-15, 21-14 0:39
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Rego/Santos 1 23-21, 21-14 0:47
7/10/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-19, 22-24, 18-16 1:12
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 18-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 3 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 4-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 5 21-11, 10-21, 15-13 1:00
10/29/05FIVBAcapulco Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 21-12, 21-19 0:42
8/28/05FIVBCanada Open Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 21-14, 21-19 0:47
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
6/18/06FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 4 Rego/Santos 1 21-13, 21-17 0:44
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-17, 21-16 0:45
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Brink/Dieckmann 6 Rego/Santos 1 19-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Schacht/Slack, Australia 6-2
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 7 Rego/Santos 2 21-16, 21-18 0:51
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 8 27-25, 17-21, 15-8 1:08
7/23/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 2 Schacht/Slack 17 21-11, 21-19 0:47
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 8 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:14
8/17/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 13 21-17, 21-17 0:44
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 17 30-32, 21-17, 15-12 1:14
7/27/03FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 16 23-21, 21-16 0:48
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool A Schacht/Slack 16 Rego/Santos 1 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 By Forfeit  
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Kais/Vesik 15 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 7 Lione/Varnier, Italy 3-0
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 7 21-11, 33-31 0:51
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 9 21-15, 21-14 0:43
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 6-1
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Baracetti/Conde 8 By Forfeit  
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Baracetti/Conde 8 21-19, 21-19 0:44
10/16/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Baracetti/Conde 2 21-11, 21-12 0:31
6/27/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Bronze Medal Baracetti/Conde 14 Rego/Santos 1 21-12, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
3/20/04FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Baracetti/Conde 11 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:01
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Baracetti/Conde 7 31-29, 21-17 0:57
7/6/03FIVBNorway Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 5 Baracetti/Conde 2 16-21, 21-16, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 9 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 4-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-14, 21-17 0:39
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 10 21-13, 21-19 0:37
10/18/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 13 By Forfeit  
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 3-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Horrem/Pettersen 16 21-15, 21-15 0:38
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 2 Horrem/Pettersen 13 29-27, 17-21, 15-12 1:12
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Rego/Santos 2 Horrem/Pettersen 10 21-10, 21-18 0:42
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Horrem/Pettersen 18 Rego/Santos 1 21-16, 22-20 0:47
Lead the series against # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 21-18, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 23-21, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Wu/Xu, China 2-0
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Wu/Xu 17 21-14, 21-18 0:39
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Wu/Xu 9 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
Series tied with # 19 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Heyer/Laciga 7 Rego/Santos 2 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:54
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 1 Heyer/Laciga 13 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
10/16/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 4 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 32 Fonseca/Guedes, Portugal 1-0
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Fonseca/Guedes 32 21-12, 21-8 0:30
Lead the series against Insfran/Marques, Brazil 10-0
6/11/06FIVBItalian Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 3 21-15, 21-17 0:43
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 4 21-16, 23-25, 15-13 1:23
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 2 Insfran/Marques 3 21-15, 21-13 0:44
7/3/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 21-16, 21-19 0:47
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 4 Rego/Santos 2 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 22-20, 21-14 0:48
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 5 21-19, 21-13 0:44
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 5 21-14, 25-27, 15-12 1:08
6/12/05FIVBCroatia Open Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 5 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:59
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 4 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:01
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 3 23-21, 20-22, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against Lopes/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/3/06FIVBCroatia Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Lopes/Solberg 18, Q15 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q4 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Berg/Svensson 17 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # Q5 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 2-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q27 21-16, 21-16 0:38
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 32, Q22 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q12 Hernandez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Hernandez/Mussa 32, Q30 21-13, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # Q17 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Li/Zhou 32 21-14, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # Q24 Soric/Trimcevski, Croatia 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Soric/Trimcevski 32 21-17, 21-13 0:34