Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 17 - 22, 2008
(Q12) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Nelson Brizida - 33rd
2007 Miguel Maia - 33rd Joao Brenha - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q13 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 18 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 19 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 24 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 13 17th 100 US$2,500.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/18/2008 Qualifier 1 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (32, Q21) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 26-34 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 17 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 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 # 3 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Brenha/Maia 22 21-18, 21-18 0:45
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 15 Brenha/Maia 18 21-19, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 4 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Brenha/Maia 14 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Brenha/Maia 18 21-14, 29-27 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Marques/Solberg 2 Brenha/Maia 21 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 9 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-2
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti 16 Brenha/Maia 15 21-16, 21-17 0:39
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 Brenha/Maia 16 18-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:13
Lead the series against # 11 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brenha/Maia Q15 Boersma/Ronnes Q18 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 15 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 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 17 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 18 Brenha/Maia 15 14-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 21 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Brenha/Maia 14 By Forfeit  
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Brenha/Maia 22 19-21, 21-10, 15-8 0:55
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-1
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 Brenha/Maia 19 18-21, 26-24, 15-10 1:00
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 # 24, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 18 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15 19-21, 24-22, 15-11 1:03
Lead the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 26 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 21 Gosch/Horst 12 21-16, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 27, Q14 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 3-0
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 19 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q3 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 14 Amore/Bizzotto 19 21-16, 21-17 0:34
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 13 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-4
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Cadieux/Heese 24, Q4 Brenha/Maia Q13 21-15, 21-13 0:36
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Cadieux/Heese 25, Q1 Brenha/Maia 18 21-17, 21-15 0:38
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 # 30, Q6 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Li/Zhou 9 Brenha/Maia 24 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 32, Q21 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 32, Q21 Brenha/Maia Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # Q3 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
Trail the series against # Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-3
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 23 Brenha/Maia 24 21-15, 21-12 0:31
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
Series tied with # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q10 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 18 Berg/Brinkborg 16 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q11 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
Trail the series against # Q18 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
Lead the series against # Q23 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 24 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q11 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q25 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 # Q26 Mussa/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 19 Mussa/Villafane 30, Q14 21-13, 21-19 0:51