Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(6) Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, Brazil
 
José Marco "Zé Marco" Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo
Brazil
Photo: Paolo Amari
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 19, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: João Pessoa, PB
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 94
Career Wins: 26
Career Winnings: US$850,350.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB4015882213100 US$796,400.00
Previous Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/4-7/1997 Spain Open 1 3rd 240 US$13,000.00
FIVB 8/29-31/1997 Turkey Open 1 3rd 240 US$13,000.00
FIVB 8/15-17/1997 Belgium Open 1 1st 300 US$30,000.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Portugal Open 1 13th 180 US$5,400.00
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Austria Open 1 1st 300 US$30,000.00
FIVB 7/25-27/1997 French Open 1 2nd 270 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/18-20/1997 Italian Open 1 2nd 270 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/4-6/1997 German Open 1 1st 300 US$30,000.00
FIVB 2/20-23/1997 Brazil Open 1 1st 300 US$30,000.00
FIVB 12/13-15/1996 South Africa Open 1 3rd 240 US$16,000.00
FIVB 10/24-27/1996 Brazil Open 1 3rd 240 US$16,000.00
FIVB 10/18-20/1996 Puerto Rico Open 1 1st 300 US$31,000.00
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/11/1997 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (27) Won 12-11, 7-12, 12-7 1:20
Fri, 9/12/1997 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (11) Won 12-9, 12-9 1:27
Fri, 9/12/1997 Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh, United States (3) Lost 5-12, 4-12 0:52
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Ricardo Santos - 17th Jose Loiola - 1st
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - 9th Tande Ramos - 5th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Did not play Ricardo Santos - 1st
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Ricardo Santos - 17th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Ricardo Santos - 4th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Ricardo Santos - 5th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Alison Cerutti - 1st
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Alison Cerutti - 4th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Ricardo Santos - 9th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 6 5th 330 US$12,000.00
Head to Head Results
Rego/de Melo lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh, United States 0-1
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Rego/de Melo 6 12-5, 12-4 0:52
Lead the series against # 11 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Rego/de Melo 6 Child/Heese 11 12-9, 12-9 1:27
Lead the series against # 27 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Rego/de Melo 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 27 12-11, 7-12, 12-7 1:20
Trail the series against # 28 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 18 Rego/de Melo 5 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 29 Jodard/Penigaud, France 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Rego/de Melo 5 Jodard/Penigaud 12 15-1 0:27