Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
July 1 - 6, 2008
(23) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Miguel Maia - 7th Joao Brenha - 7th
1999 Miguel Maia - 1st Joao Brenha - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q12 41st 24 US$0.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool G Roman Arkaev / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (10) Lost 22-24, 16-21 0:44
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool G Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (7) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:33
Fri, 7/4/2008 Pool G Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (26, Q8) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 20-32 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 17 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Brenha/Maia 14 21-17, 21-18 0:42
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 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 # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Marques/Solberg 2 Brenha/Maia 21 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Reckermann/Urbatzka 7 Brenha/Maia 23 21-15, 21-15 0:33
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Arkaev/Likholetov, Russia 0-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Arkaev/Likholetov 10 Brenha/Maia 23 24-22, 21-16 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 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 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
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 18 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 # 20 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
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22 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
Trail the series against # 26, Q8 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-2
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q8 Brenha/Maia 23 21-18, 21-17 0:40
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 # 27, Q3 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 21 Gosch/Horst 12 21-16, 21-19 0:50
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 30 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
Lead the series against # 31, Q16 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 # 32, Q23 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 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
Trail the series against # Q4 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Li/Zhou 9 Brenha/Maia 24 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q14 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