Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2007
(Q14) Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal
 
João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1970 (55 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 (54 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
2002 Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
2005 Miguel Maia - 41st Joao Brenha - 41st
2006 Miguel Maia - 27th Joao Brenha - 27th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q15 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 10 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 30, Q12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open Q5 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 28 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 21 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 14 27th 80 US$3,400.00
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/27/2007 Qualifier 1 Jason Ring / Kevin Wong, United States (Q19) Lost 10-21, 21-19, 15-17 0:58
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games300020010000 $0.00
World Championships600010011300 $49,900.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2300002133170 $86,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open102200354222426130 $396,015.00
Total134200675272830200 $531,915.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Joao Brenha Miguel Maia
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000201000 $0.00 Olympic Games3000201000 $0.00
6000102300 $24,950.00 World Championships6000102300 $24,950.00
23000036170 $43,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam38000036190 $47,400.00
102200394626130 $198,007.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open1152003104827150 $209,582.50
1342006125530200 $265,957.50 Total1622006135731240 $281,932.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1996FIVB1300010144300 $33,500.00 6366.7 %
1997FIVB1100010024130 $36,100.00 010.0 %
1999FIVB1210010124210 $78,000.00 2250.0 %
2000FIVB1100012023210 $37,500.00 3260.0 %
2001FIVB1000000022510 $37,000.00 142041.2 %
2002FIVB800000030230 $22,390.00 111640.7 %
2003FIVB700011030110 $55,000.00 181554.5 %
2004FIVB300000010020 $5,000.00 1712.5 %
2005FIVB800000102203 $27,500.00 141351.9 %
2006FIVB800000011132 $24,300.00 71531.8 %
2007FIVB400000011002 $10,500.00 8657.1 %
TotalFIVB95100533212119157 $366,790.00 8410045.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Joao Brenha  Miguel Maia
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $1,562.50 1994FIVB1000001000 $1,562.50
14000116420 $16,500.00 1995FIVB14000116420 $16,500.00
13000118300 $16,750.00 1996FIVB13000118300 $16,750.00
11000106130 $18,050.00 1997FIVB11000106130 $18,050.00
12100051320 $43,850.00 1998FIVB12100051320 $43,850.00
12100116210 $39,000.00 1999FIVB13100116220 $40,000.00
11000125210 $18,750.00 2000FIVB12000126210 $20,250.00
10000004510 $18,500.00 2001FIVB10000004510 $18,500.00
8000003230 $11,195.00 2002FIVB8000003230 $11,195.00
7000113110 $27,500.00 2003FIVB7000113110 $27,500.00
3000001020 $2,500.00 2004FIVB3000001020 $2,500.00
8000012203 $13,750.00 2005FIVB10000012205 $13,750.00
8000002132 $12,150.00 2006FIVB8000002132 $12,150.00
4000002002 $5,250.00 2007FIVB4000002002 $5,250.00
1222006125026197 $245,307.50 TotalTotal1262006125126209 $247,807.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall64 69.6% 8 8.7% 20 21.7% 72-20 78.3% 16 15.2% 14 13.3% 75 71.4% 16-89 15.2% 64-75 46.0% 24-34 41.4% 010 99-124 44.4%
2006-200716 72.7% 1 4.5% 5 22.7% 17-5 77.3% 7 20.6% 3 8.8% 24 70.6% 7-27 20.6% 16-24 40.0% 8-8 50.0% 02 24-34 41.4%
Against the Field15 65.2% 2 8.7% 6 26.1% 17-6 73.9% 5 11.1% 3 6.7% 37 82.2% 5-40 11.1% 30-64 31.9% 14-18 43.8% 05 22-46 32.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games0000120042020200108
World Championships00005300430101001312
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0045101100160000001525
Challenge/Four Star/Open006311160015320000006179
Total00108273200244303030099124
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 13-27 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
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
Trail the series against # 3 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Brenha/Maia 13 21-16, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 15 Brenha/Maia 18 21-19, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Lambert/Metzger 19 Brenha/Maia 14 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Brenha/Maia 14 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:53
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 10 Horrem/Maaseide 24, Q3 21-15, 21-15 0:45
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 10 Horrem/Maaseide 23 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 11 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Wu/Xu 3 30-28, 17-21, 15-12 1:06
Trail the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-3
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 5 Brenha/Maia 21 21-16, 21-13 0:35
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 5 Brenha/Maia 12 21-17, 21-16 0:39
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 # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 16 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-19, 21-12 0:34
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 18 Herrera/Mesa 31 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-3
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Schacht/Slack 15, Q2 Brenha/Maia Q15 21-17, 21-15 0:44
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Brenha/Maia 15 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:54
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Brenha/Maia 19 By Forfeit 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-7
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 5 Brenha/Maia 28 21-17, 26-24 0:49
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 18 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 13-21, 16-14 0:54
8/14/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool F Baracetti/Conde 7 Brenha/Maia 18 13-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:55
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Baracetti/Conde 11 Brenha/Maia 6 By Forfeit  
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Brenha/Maia 19 21-17, 21-12 0:36
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 4 Brenha/Maia 19 21-15, 21-12 0:44
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Brenha/Maia 22 21-12, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 17-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:02
Trail the series against # 22 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 28, Q9 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Brenha/Maia 10 22-20, 25-23 0:51
Series tied with # 29, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Lochhead/Pitman Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:47
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q3 Brenha/Maia 9 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # Q4 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Leinemann/VanHuizen 17 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # Q15 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brenha/Maia Q15 Boersma/Ronnes Q18 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # Q18 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 0-1
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Henriquez/Hernandez 31, Q12 Brenha/Maia Q5 21-18, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # Q19 Ring/Wong, United States 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ring/Wong Q19 Brenha/Maia Q14 21-10, 19-21, 17-15 0:58