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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Vitória Open
September 27 - October 1, 2006

(2) 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:

Tournaments:

256

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

238

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,921,182.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	100	33	13	12	8	12	0	17	0	4	1	US$2,019,530.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,000.00
Overall	101	34	13	12	8	12	0	17	0	4	1	US$2,021,530.00

Previous Vitória Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Jose Loiola - 5th	Ze Marco de Melo - 7th
1999	Jose Loiola - 2nd	Ze Marco de Melo - 1st
2000	Tande Ramos - 2nd	Ze Marco de Melo - 5th
2001	Tande Ramos - 1st	Jose Loiola - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/9-13/2006	Poland Open	2	1st	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	2	2nd	720	US$28,300.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2006	Paris Grand Slam	1	3rd	640	US$22,100.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2006	St. Petersburg Open	1	4th	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	1	2nd	540	US$22,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	1	1st	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	1	1st	800	US$42,300.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	1	1st	800	US$42,300.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	1	2nd	540	US$22,000.00
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

Vitória Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/28/2006	Winner 1	Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (31, Q9)	Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
Thu, 9/28/2006	Winner 2	Francisco Alvarez / Wilfredo Villar, Cuba (15)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:41
Fri, 9/29/2006	Winner 3	Sean Scott / Kevin Wong, United States (10)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:40
Fri, 9/29/2006	Winner 4	Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (3)	Lost 32-34, 21-15, 9-15	1:15
Sat, 9/30/2006	Contender 6	Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger, United States (7)	Won 20-22, 21-13, 15-11	0:54
Sat, 9/30/2006	Semi-Finals	Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (9)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:44
Sun, 10/1/2006	Bronze Medal	Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (3)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Rego/Santos lead the series against the field 60-15 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 8-3
8/6/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-11, 19-21, 15-10	0:55
7/16/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rego/Santos	1	21-15, 21-13	0:43
7/9/06	FIVB	France Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-15, 14-21, 15-12	0:58
7/2/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-19, 23-21	0:51
6/25/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-17, 21-19	0:46
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rego/Santos	1	21-17, 21-14	0:40
10/23/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:09
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-15, 21-14	0:39
8/27/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rego/Santos	1	23-21, 21-14	0:47
7/10/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-19, 22-24, 18-16	1:12
6/19/05	FIVB	Switzerland 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 11-2
10/1/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Bronze Medal	Cunha/Neto	3	Rego/Santos	2	21-18, 21-19	0:34
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 4	Cunha/Neto	3	Rego/Santos	2	34-32, 15-21, 15-9	1:15
8/13/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	2	Cunha/Neto	3	21-19, 17-21, 15-9	1:06
8/11/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	2	Cunha/Neto	3	21-16, 21-10	0:35
7/28/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Cunha/Neto	4	21-18, 21-18	0:45
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Cunha/Neto	4	21-16, 7-4 Retired	0:33
7/15/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Cunha/Neto	3	25-23, 20-22, 17-15	1:19
7/9/06	FIVB	France Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Cunha/Neto	4	21-18, 21-14	0:49
6/24/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Cunha/Neto	4	21-16, 21-16	0:49
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Cunha/Neto	5	21-11, 10-21, 15-13	1:00
10/29/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Cunha/Neto	10, Q1	21-12, 21-19	0:42
8/28/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Bronze Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Cunha/Neto	4, Q1	21-14, 21-19	0:47
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Cunha/Neto	4, Q1	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 4-3
7/30/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-14, 27-29, 16-14	1:10
7/22/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Rego/Santos	1	27-25, 21-19	0:54
7/8/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-11, 21-15	0:38
6/25/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-15, 21-17	0:48
6/18/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Rego/Santos	1	21-13, 21-17	0:44
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	4	21-17, 21-16	0:45
5/27/06	FIVB	China Open	Bronze Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Rego/Santos	1	19-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 7-1
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Baracetti/Conde	8	21-14, 21-17	0:30
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Baracetti/Conde	8	By Forfeit
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Baracetti/Conde	8	21-19, 21-19	0:44
10/16/05	FIVB C&S	Argentina Satellite	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Baracetti/Conde	2	21-11, 21-12	0:31
6/27/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Baracetti/Conde	14	Rego/Santos	1	21-12, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
3/20/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Baracetti/Conde	11	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	1:01
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Baracetti/Conde	7	31-29, 21-17	0:57
7/6/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	5	Baracetti/Conde	2	16-21, 21-16, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 7 Lambert/Metzger, United States 2-0
9/30/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	2	Lambert/Metzger	7	20-22, 21-13, 15-11	0:54
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	2	Lambert/Metzger	6	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 2-1
8/6/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	17	Rego/Santos	2	21-19, 21-17	0:45
6/4/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	13	21-14, 21-17	0:42
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	13	21-12, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
9/30/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	9	Rego/Santos	2	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/29/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Rego/Santos	1	21-19, 22-20	0:53
Lead the series against # 10 Scott/Wong, United States 2-0
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	2	Scott/Wong	10	21-19, 21-18	0:40
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Scott/Wong	11, Q13	21-19, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 2-0
8/10/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Bitencourt/Correa	15, Q3	21-15, 26-24	0:51
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Bitencourt/Correa	16	21-13, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	32, Q36	Rego/Santos	1	21-18, 22-20	0:48
Lead the series against # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 3-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Horrem/Pettersen	16	21-15, 21-15	0:38
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 4	Rego/Santos	2	Horrem/Pettersen	13	29-27, 17-21, 15-12	1:12
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	2	Horrem/Pettersen	10	21-10, 21-18	0:42
6/24/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Horrem/Pettersen	18	Rego/Santos	1	21-16, 22-20	0:47
Lead the series against # 15 Alvarez/Villar, Cuba 2-0
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Alvarez/Villar	15	21-19, 21-17	0:41
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Alvarez/Villar	25, Q3	21-16, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
7/23/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Bronze Medal	De Gruijter/Ronnes	27	Rego/Santos	1	21-19, 21-19	0:39
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	16	21-16, 21-13	0:28
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	17	21-15, 21-13	0:40
7/31/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 5	Rego/Santos	1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	21-18, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Leinemann/VanHuizen	16	27-25, 21-16	1:01
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	3	Leinemann/VanHuizen	19	21-17, 25-23	0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Cadieux/Heese	21	21-18, 21-9	0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool B	Rego/Santos	2	Krug/Urbatzka	15, Q24	19-21, 21-10, 20-18	0:51
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Krug/Urbatzka	32, Q20	21-18, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 28 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 4-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Brenha/Maia	16	21-14, 21-17	0:39
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Rego/Santos	1	Brenha/Maia	10	21-13, 21-19	0:37
10/18/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Brenha/Maia	13	By Forfeit
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Brenha/Maia	16, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 29 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
10/16/05	FIVB C&S	Argentina Satellite	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Gscheidle/Schnider	4	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 31, Q9 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	2	Hoyer/Soderberg	31, Q9	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Ferreira/Ferreira	32, Q28	21-17, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # Q8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-0
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Fuerbringer/Jennings	32, Q38	21-16, 21-19	0:44