Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(48) Mario Silva/Miguel Xisto, Angola
 
Mario Silva
Angola
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 23, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Luanda
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 34
Career Best: 17th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$7,737.50
Luis Miguel Xisto Bonfim Freire
Portugal / Angola
Photo: Carl Schneider
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 17, 1964 (60 yrs old)
Home Town: Luanda
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 38
Career Best: 17th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (7 times)
Career Winnings: US$6,712.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533374157Money
FIVB180000000000211104 US$5,875.00
FIVB C&S2000000001100000 US$800.00
Overall200000000011211104 US$6,675.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q27 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-24/2003 Greece Challenger 9 19th 12 US$500.00
FIVB C&S 8/14-17/2003 Switzerland Satellite 8 17th 12 US$300.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q26 41st 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 31 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q30 41st 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q41 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q44 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q46 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q42 57th 4 US$0.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool A Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (24) Lost 5-21, 11-21 0:31
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool A Fabio Luiz Magalhaes / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (25) Lost 9-21, 12-21 0:37
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool A Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 13-21, 5-21 0:34
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Morais Abreu - 37th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Morais Abreu - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 48 37th 80 US$1,875.00
Head to Head Results
Silva/Xisto trail the series against the field 0-10 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Silva/Xisto 48 21-13, 21-5 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Silva/Xisto 31 21-7, 21-9 0:28
Trail the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Silva/Xisto Q30 21-6, 21-9 0:28
Trail the series against # 17 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bellaguarda/Dultra 2, Q7 Silva/Xisto Q26 21-8, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Berg/Dahl 15 Silva/Xisto 31 21-10, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool A Holden/Leinemann 24 Silva/Xisto 48 21-5, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 25 Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool A Magalhaes/Silva 25 Silva/Xisto 48 21-9, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 40 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kogel/Mulder Q6 Silva/Xisto Q27 21-15, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 41 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 Silva/Xisto Q44 21-11, 21-15 0:26
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 Silva/Xisto Q42 21-13, 21-15 0:34