Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Open
May 23 - 27, 2006
(5) Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil
 
Pedro Henrique de Miranda D'Araújo da Cunha
Brazil
Photo: Mauricio Kaye
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 10, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 10
Career FIVB WT Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$493,000.00
Franco José Vieira Neto
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 11, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 172
Career Wins: 16
Career Winnings: US$971,885.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB35165443414012 US$427,500.00
Previous Shanghai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 8 5th 220 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 10, Q1 2nd 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open Q1 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 4, Q1 4th 280 US$12,000.00
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/24/2006 Winner 1 Koichi Nishimura / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (28, Q12) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:42
Wed, 5/24/2006 Winner 2 Ahren Cadieux / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (21, Q3) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:47
Thu, 5/25/2006 Winner 3 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (4) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:45
Thu, 5/25/2006 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 11-21, 21-10, 13-15 1:00
Fri, 5/26/2006 Contender 6 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (13) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 5/26/2006 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (6) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:46
Sat, 5/27/2006 Gold Medal Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 13-7 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 5 21-11, 10-21, 15-13 1:00
10/29/05FIVBAcapulco Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 21-12, 21-19 0:42
8/28/05FIVBCanada Open Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 21-14, 21-19 0:47
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Cunha/Neto 5 21-19, 21-18 0:42
11/26/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Cunha/Neto 8 22-20, 22-20 0:53
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-17, 21-17 1:02
Series tied with # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Insfran/Marques 4 21-18, 21-16 0:45
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 3 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:58
Lead the series against # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 5 Egger/Laciga 4 21-17, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-0
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 5 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-15, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 8 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Kais/Vesik 14 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-0
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 5 Baracetti/Conde 13 By Forfeit  
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 8 Baracetti/Conde 11 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Horrem/Pettersen 12 21-14, 17-21, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 5 Cadieux/Leinemann 21, Q3 21-12, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 5 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 21-12, 21-19 0:42
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 23-21, 21-17 0:54