Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 8 - 12, 2007
(13) 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 Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 22 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 16 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 21 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q14 41st 24 US$0.00
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
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 1 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Bizzotto, Italy (20, Q4) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 2 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (4) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:40
Fri, 8/10/2007 Contender 2 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (19) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 16-18 1:02
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 18-26 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 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 # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Brenha/Maia 22 19-21, 21-10, 15-8 0:55
Series tied with # 4 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 Brenha/Maia 13 21-18, 21-19 0:40
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 # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Marques/Solberg 2 Brenha/Maia 21 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Brenha/Maia 14 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-19, 21-19 0:43
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 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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Brenha/Maia 21 21-15, 21-13 0:34
Series tied with # 17 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Brenha/Maia 22 Asahi/Shiratori 27 21-13, 21-18 0:42
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Brenha/Maia 10 22-20, 25-23 0:51
Trail the series against # 18 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-2
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Cadieux/Heese 17 Brenha/Maia 10 21-12, 21-9 0:34
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Cadieux/Heese 22 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 1:04
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Brenha/Maia 24 Cadieux/Heese 25 31-33, 21-15, 15-12 1:09
Trail the series against # 19 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-2
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 19 Brenha/Maia 13 15-21, 21-16, 18-16 1:02
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 13 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Leinemann/VanHuizen 17 17-21, 26-24, 15-13 1:10
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Leinemann/VanHuizen 17 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 31, Q15 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 14 Kolar/Tichy 30, Q37 27-25, 21-17 0:47
Trail the series against # Q1 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-2
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Pedrosa/Rosas 10 Brenha/Maia 9 21-15, 16-21, 15-9 1:05
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Pedrosa/Rosas 17 Brenha/Maia 16 21-15, 21-19 0:40
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 10 Pedrosa/Rosas 9 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Lochhead/Pitman 46 Brenha/Maia 22 21-16, 21-18 0:42
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
Trail the series against # Q3 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 Brenha/Maia 16 18-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:13
Lead the series against # Q12 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 16 Rovkin/Saulko 31, Q16 22-20, 21-16 0:44