Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(10) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
1996 Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
1997 Miguel Maia - 25th Joao Brenha - 25th
1998 Miguel Maia - 5th Joao Brenha - 5th
1999 Miguel Maia - 7th Joao Brenha - 7th
2000 Did not play Alexandre Silva Afonso - 13th
2001 Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
2002 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
2003 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
2004 Miguel Maia - 25th Joao Brenha - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q12 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 48 17th 200 US$7,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q28 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q23 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/14-25/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 18 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 16 25th 54 US$3,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 1 Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (23, Q12) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 5-15 0:59
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 1 Julien Prosser / Brett Richardson, Australia (26) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:56
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 2 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (9) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 3 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia lead the series against the field 13-10 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
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
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Insfran/Marques 4 Brenha/Maia 48 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool H Dieckmann/Reckermann 8 Brenha/Maia 9 21-15, 21-16 0:39
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Brenha/Maia 19 Dieckmann/Reckermann 14 21-17, 15-21, 16-14 1:01
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool G Brenha/Maia 10 Dieckmann/Reckermann 7 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Series tied with # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Brenha/Maia 13 Rogers/Scott 12 21-16, 21-17 0:39
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Rogers/Scott 14 Brenha/Maia 9 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 10 Pedrosa/Rosas 9 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 17 Brenha/Maia 48 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Brenha/Maia 13 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 Kais/Vesik Q14 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Arkaev/Barsuk 29, Q21 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 23, Q12 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 23, Q12 Brenha/Maia 10 21-18, 19-21, 15-5 0:59
Lead the series against # 26 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 10 Prosser/Richardson 26 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Brenha/Maia 13 Hernandez/Papaleo 36 22-20, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Brenha/Maia Q23 Asahi/Watanabe Q10 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # Q4 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Rossell/Villar 27, Q5 Brenha/Maia Q28 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # Q7 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 2-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 48 Gosch/Strauss 46 21-14, 21-18 0:40
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Brenha/Maia 15 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:24
Lead the series against # Q9 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 48 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 35 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # Q18 Nishimura/Yamamoto, Japan 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nishimura/Yamamoto Q21 Brenha/Maia Q12 21-19, 11-21, 15-13 0:51