Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 South African Open
March 23 - 28, 2004
(Q17) 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

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 Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open Q20 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 48 37th 80 US$1,875.00
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
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/23/2004 Qualifier 1 Kentaro Asahi / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (Q16) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:38
Wed, 3/24/2004 Qualifier 2 Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong, United States (17, Q1) Lost 11-21, 12-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Silva/Xisto trail the series against the field 1-9 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 8 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 # 4 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 # 16 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 # 17, Q1 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 0-1
3/24/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 2 Fonoimoana/Wong 17, Q1 Silva/Xisto Q17 21-11, 21-12 0:42
Trail the series against # 24, Q15 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Brink/Schneider 18, Q4 Silva/Xisto 31 21-3, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 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 # Q5 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
Trail the series against # Q14 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Fenili/Galli Q13 Silva/Xisto Q20 21-12, 21-8 0:36
Lead the series against # Q16 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
3/23/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 1 Silva/Xisto Q17 Asahi/Nishimura Q16 21-19, 21-11 0:38