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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 26 - 31, 2008

(24) Nelson Brizida/Jose Pedrosa, Portugal

Nelson Brizida
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 20, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Guimaraes

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$6,850.00

José Filipe Pedrosa Simões Moreira
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 28, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Castilo da Maia

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

119

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Marseille 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$70,660.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	1	9	2	US$10,700.00

Previous Kristiansand Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Did not play	Pedro Rosas - 33rd

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/28/2008	Winner 1	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (9)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:44
Thu, 8/28/2008	Contender 1	Jan Dumek / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (25, Q3)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:33
Fri, 8/29/2008	Contender 2	Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (23)	Won 21-23, 21-17, 15-11	1:00
Fri, 8/29/2008	Contender 3	Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (16)	Lost 17-21, 21-18, 11-15	0:53

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$10,700.00
Total	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$10,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nelson Brizida												Jose Pedrosa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	$13,675.00
19	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$6,850.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	79	0	0	0	0	1	8	13	15	0	$53,535.00
											Challenger	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	$1,750.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
27	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$6,850.00	Total	119	0	0	0	0	1	12	16	21	0	$70,660.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	0	5	0.0 %
2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,000.00	4	9	30.8 %
2004	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$2,000.00	6	10	37.5 %
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,900.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	17	$7,900.00	12	26	31.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nelson Brizida													Jose Pedrosa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1998	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$800.00
											1999	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,250.00
											1999	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$450.00
											2000	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	5	$6,000.00
											2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	7	$5,500.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2002	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	$4,735.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00	2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$1,000.00	2004	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$1,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,500.00	2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6	$7,625.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$950.00
											2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	4	$12,450.00
											2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
											2007	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	6	$12,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,950.00	2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	5	$14,950.00
24	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	20	$5,450.00	Total	Total	104	0	0	0	0	1	12	15	21	55	$69,260.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	10	76.9%	0	0.0%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	5	16.7%	4	13.3%	21	70.0%	5-25	16.7%	10-21	32.3%	5-7	41.7%	0	0	15-28	34.9%
2007-2008	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	3	50.0%	1-5	16.7%	2-6	25.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	2-5	28.6%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	11	0	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	20
Total	0	0	12	16	0	6	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	28

Head to Head Results
Brizida/Pedrosa trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	25, Q2	Brizida/Pedrosa	Q18	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	Brizida/Pedrosa	9	21-11, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	9	Brizida/Pedrosa	24	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/7/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	Q16	Brizida/Pedrosa	Q17	22-20, 21-9	0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 0-1
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Gabathuler/Wenger	16	Brizida/Pedrosa	24	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 23 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Brizida/Pedrosa	24	Giontella/Nicolai	23	21-23, 21-17, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Dumek/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 1	Brizida/Pedrosa	24	Dumek/Rotrekl	25, Q3	21-13, 21-14	0:33