Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Norway Open
July 3 - 7, 2002
(20) Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal
 
João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Espinho
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 134
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$265,957.50
Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Paranhos
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 162
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$281,932.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725273341Money
FIVB13420067527283020144 US$531,915.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
2000 Miguel Maia - 5th Joao Brenha - 5th
2001 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 15 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 16 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 16 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 18 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 20 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 27 9th 200 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 9 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 21 25th 46 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 19 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 16 9th 144 US$5,500.00
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/5/2002 Pool D Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:33
Fri, 7/5/2002 Pool D Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (29) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Sat, 7/6/2002 Pool D Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (13) Lost 22-20, 19-21, 10-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 12-22 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-2
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:35
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 1-4
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Brenha/Maia 20 21-16, 21-12 0:33
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Loiola/Santos 2 Brenha/Maia 15 21-16, 21-19 0:41
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Brenha/Maia 16 Loiola/Santos 1 25-23, 21-19 0:45
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 12 Brenha/Maia 21 21-3 Retired 0:11
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 14 Brenha/Maia 19 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 3 Brenha/Maia 12 Laciga/Laciga 4 15-11 0:43
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Brenha/Maia 11 15-7 0:28
Series tied with # 9 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Prosser/Zahner 13 Brenha/Maia 19 21-10, 21-14 0:35
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 16 Prosser/Zahner 9 21-19, 25-23 0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 10 Horrem/Maaseide 23 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 11 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Brenha/Maia 10 21-15, 21-23, 15-11 0:59
Series tied with # 12 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Brenha/Maia 27 24-22, 21-12 0:40
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Brenha/Maia 11 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 15-5 0:19
Trail the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Brenha/Maia 20 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Child/Heese, Canada 2-3
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 15 Brenha/Maia 16 21-12, 21-18 0:36
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 27 Child/Heese 8 21-17, 11-21, 15-13 0:51
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 19 Child/Heese 3 27-25, 21-11 0:50
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 10 21-19, 21-13 0:37
7/28/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 18 12-5, 12-8 1:17
Trail the series against # 17 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 1 Holden/Leinemann 13 Brenha/Maia 20 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Canet/Hamel 17 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 23 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-2
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Berg/Dahl 16 Brenha/Maia 18 21-14, 21-17 0:37
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 22 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 24 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 Brenha/Maia 16 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-2
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Ahmann/Hager 31 Brenha/Maia 15 22-20, 28-26 0:50
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Ahmann/Hager 17 21-15, 21-18 0:35
9/26/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Bronze Medal Ahmann/Hager 15 Brenha/Maia 12 12-9, 12-6 1:10
Lead the series against # 29 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # Q1 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Bosma/Cotrino 18, Q1 Brenha/Maia 15 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:54
Lead the series against # Q5 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 9 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # Q11 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 9 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Brenha/Maia 21 By Forfeit