Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(4) Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil
 
Paulo Roberto "Paulão" Moreira da Costa
Brazil
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 29, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Salvador
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$365,187.50
Paulo Emilio Silva Azevedo
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 14, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Salvador (BA)
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$358,537.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913151725334157CQMoney
FIVB605238661501314222 US$484,575.00
Previous Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/4-7/1997 Spain Open 4 5th 180 US$7,300.00
FIVB 8/29-31/1997 Turkey Open 6 1st 300 US$30,000.00
FIVB 8/15-17/1997 Belgium Open 6 3rd 240 US$13,000.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Portugal Open 4 9th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Austria Open 6 3rd 240 US$13,000.00
FIVB 7/25-27/1997 French Open 6 9th 105 US$3,100.00
FIVB 7/18-20/1997 Italian Open 4 9th 120 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/4-6/1997 German Open 7 4th 210 US$10,000.00
FIVB 2/20-23/1997 Brazil Open 4 9th 120 US$3,500.00
FIVB 10/24-27/1996 Brazil Open 7 5th 180 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/4-6/1996 Indonesia Open 5 9th 120 US$2,500.00
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/10/1997 Rodrigo Grimalt / Allan Jarry, Chile (Q32) Won 15-2 0:30
Wed, 9/10/1997 Christoph Dieckmann / Markus Dieckmann, Germany (Q17) Won 15-2 0:30
Thu, 9/11/1997 Jean-Philippe Jodard / Christian Penigaud, France (29) Won 12-5, 12-4 1:03
Fri, 9/12/1997 Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (20) Won 12-9, 12-10 2:00
Fri, 9/12/1997 Adam Johnson / Karch Kiraly, United States (5) Won 12-6, 5-12, 12-9 1:18
Sat, 9/13/1997 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Guilherme Marques, Brazil (9) Lost 12-10, 9-12, 13-15 2:16
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Rodrigo Pietraroia - 41st Fred Souza - 41st
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Jefferson Bellaguarda - 33rd Did not play
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Did not play Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 4 3rd 450 US$23,000.00
Head to Head Results
Moreira/Silva lead the series against the field 5-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 5 Johnson/Kiraly, United States 1-0
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Moreira/Silva 4 Johnson/Kiraly 5 12-6, 5-12, 12-9 1:18
Trail the series against # 9 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 0-1
9/13/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Ferreira/Marques 9 Moreira/Silva 4 10-12, 12-9, 15-13 2:16
Lead the series against # 20 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 1-0
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Moreira/Silva 4 Lopes/Neto 20 12-9, 12-10 2:00
Lead the series against # 29 Jodard/Penigaud, France 1-0
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Moreira/Silva 4 Jodard/Penigaud 29 12-5, 12-4 1:03
Lead the series against # Q17 Dieckmann/Dieckmann, Germany 1-0
9/10/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Moreira/Silva 4 Dieckmann/Dieckmann Q17 15-2 0:30
Lead the series against # Q32 Grimalt/Jarry, Chile 1-0
9/10/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Moreira/Silva 4 Grimalt/Jarry Q32 15-2 0:30