Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(28) 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 Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/4-7/1997 Spain Open 14 9th 120 US$3,500.00
FIVB 8/29-31/1997 Turkey Open 15 13th 90 US$2,700.00
FIVB 8/15-17/1997 Belgium Open 17 13th 90 US$2,700.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Portugal Open 17 25th 60 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Austria Open 18 9th 120 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/25-27/1997 French Open 20 4th 210 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/18-20/1997 Italian Open 12 25th 30 US$1,400.00
FIVB 7/4-6/1997 German Open 10 25th 30 US$1,400.00
FIVB 2/20-23/1997 Brazil Open 11 13th 90 US$2,700.00
FIVB 10/24-27/1996 Brazil Open 10 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/18-20/1996 Puerto Rico Open 8 9th 120 US$2,500.00
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/11/1997 Adam Johnson / Karch Kiraly, United States (5) Lost 10-12, 2-12 1:06
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Miguel Maia - 4th Joao Brenha - 4th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 28 17th 90 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 11 13th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 27 9th 200 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 13 4th 560 US$20,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 48 17th 200 US$7,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 22 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Johnson/Kiraly, United States 0-1
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Johnson/Kiraly 5 Brenha/Maia 28 12-10, 12-2 1:06
Lead the series against # 6 de Melo/Rego, Brazil 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 18 Rego/de Melo 5 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 8 Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Brenha/Maia 18 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 15-3 0:28
Trail the series against # 11 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/28/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 18 12-5, 12-8 1:17
Lead the series against # 13 Conde/Martinez, Argentina 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 18 Conde/Martinez 7 15-5 0:35
Series tied with # 22 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 5 Brenha/Maia 18 Henkel/Smith 2 15-13 1:10
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 2 Brenha/Maia 18 15-7 0:36