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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008

(1) Harley Marques/Pedro Solberg, Brazil

Harley Marques Silva
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brasilia, DF

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

147

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$732,187.50

Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 27, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

200

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,121,562.50

Awards

Most Outstanding 2008, 2009
Team of the Year 2008 (with Pedro Solberg)
Tour Champion 2008 (with Pedro Solberg)
Most Inspirational 2009

Awards

Team of the Year 2008 (with Harley Marques)
Tour Champion 2008 (with Harley Marques)
Best Blocker 2013

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
FIVB	44	10	1	3	5	6	0	12	1	3	1	1	1	US$615,100.00

Previous Dubai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/16-21/2008	Guarajà Open	1	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	3	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	1	5th	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	2	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	6	1st	800	US$43,500.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	2	4th	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	6	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	6	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	7	4th	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	8	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	3	4th	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	3	4th	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	2	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	3	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	1	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	2	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	4	1st	600	US$28,000.00

Dubai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/8/2008	Winner 1	Khalfan Al Jabri / Badar Alsubhi, Oman (32)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:39
Wed, 10/8/2008	Winner 2	Benjamin Insfran / Hevaldo Moreira, Brazil (17)	Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-12	1:08
Thu, 10/9/2008	Winner 3	Adrian Gavira / Raul Mesa, Spain (8)	Won 22-20, 21-17	0:46
Thu, 10/9/2008	Winner 4	Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (5)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:51
Fri, 10/10/2008	Contender 6	Alison Cerutti / Pedro Cunha, Brazil (6)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:49
Fri, 10/10/2008	Semi-Finals	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2)	Lost 19-21, 14-21	0:45
Sat, 10/11/2008	Bronze Medal	Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (5)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:58

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	1	0	0	1	4	0	7	0	1	0	0	$175,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	27	9	1	3	4	2	0	5	1	1	1	0	$432,300.00
Total	44	10	1	3	5	6	0	12	1	3	1	0	$615,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Harley Marques												Pedro Solberg
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$41,250.00	World Championships	8	0	0	1	0	3	1	3	0	0	$60,500.00
											World Tour Finals	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00
48	2	2	1	1	9	12	3	2	0	$207,275.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	87	8	6	3	5	15	31	10	3	0	$617,150.00
89	14	3	10	11	16	13	7	4	0	$482,462.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	90	10	5	6	9	10	30	9	6	0	$399,062.50
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$950.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	Challenger	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,750.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
											U21 World Championships	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
147	16	7	11	12	25	28	13	7	0	$732,187.50	Total	200	21	13	14	15	29	64	23	9	0	$1,121,562.50

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
2007	FIVB	16	3	0	2	1	3	0	4	0	1	0	2	$206,200.00	72	24	75.0 %
2008	FIVB	18	6	0	1	4	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	$293,600.00	77	24	76.2 %
Total	FIVB	34	9	0	3	5	4	0	8	1	1	1	2	$499,800.00	149	48	75.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Harley Marques													Pedro Solberg
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00	1997	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	1998	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$2,750.00	2001	FIVB
7	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	$28,137.50	2002	FIVB
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
10	1	0	0	1	2	5	0	1	0	$50,750.00	2003	FIVB
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
11	0	0	1	0	3	2	1	0	4	$26,900.00	2004	FIVB
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
14	1	2	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	$103,425.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,350.00
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
12	0	0	2	0	3	1	1	0	5	$36,550.00	2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	3	$12,200.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
16	3	0	2	1	3	4	1	0	2	$103,100.00	2007	FIVB	16	3	0	2	1	3	4	1	0	2	$103,100.00
18	6	0	1	4	1	5	0	1	0	$146,800.00	2008	FIVB	18	6	0	1	4	1	5	0	1	0	$146,800.00
93	12	2	8	11	17	21	5	2	15	$499,412.50	Total	Total	51	12	1	6	7	4	10	5	1	5	$265,950.00

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	123	72.8%	31	18.3%	15	8.9%	154-15	91.1%	26	32.5%	14	17.5%	40	50.0%	26-54	32.5%	123-40	75.5%	57-29	66.3%	2	1	182-70	72.2%
2007-2008	100	73.5%	24	17.6%	12	8.8%	124-12	91.2%	23	39.0%	10	16.9%	26	44.1%	23-36	39.0%	100-26	79.4%	47-22	68.1%	2	0	149-48	75.6%
Against the Field	26	72.2%	5	13.9%	5	13.9%	31-5	86.1%	4	25.0%	2	12.5%	10	62.5%	4-12	25.0%	52-20	72.2%	18-14	56.3%	0	0	35-17	67.3%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	1	4	1	29	13	0	0	16	12	1	1	0	1	1	0	55	29
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	69	17	10	7	3	4	9	1	125	39
Total	6	1	12	1	31	14	0	0	85	30	11	8	3	5	10	1	182	70

Head to Head Results
Marques/Solberg lead the series against the field 31-13 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-3
10/10/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Marques/Solberg	1	21-19, 21-14	0:45
7/27/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Marques/Solberg	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	21-16, 22-24, 15-13	1:11
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Marques/Solberg	6	21-18, 28-26	0:54
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 4	Marques/Solberg	4	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	21-18, 21-14	0:38
6/16/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 6	Marques/Solberg	6, Q1	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	22-20, 21-17	0:48
5/11/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Marques/Solberg	6, Q1	19-21, 21-17, 19-17	1:12
Trail the series against # 3 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-4
9/7/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Gold Medal	Marques/Solberg	3	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-18, 21-18	0:42
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 4	Marques/Solberg	3	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-12, 14-21, 15-10	0:53
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Marques/Solberg	6	21-19, 25-23	0:51
6/22/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Marques/Solberg	7	21-18, 16-21, 15-12	1:15
6/7/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 4	Marques/Solberg	3	Klemperer/Koreng	2	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:00
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Klemperer/Koreng	14	Marques/Solberg	8, Q1	23-21, 17-21, 15-13	1:05
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool U	Klemperer/Koreng	17	Marques/Solberg	8	21-19, 21-19	1:01
Lead the series against # 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 4-1
9/20/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Semi-Finals	Marques/Solberg	1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	2	21-17, 21-18	0:45
8/19/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Gold Medal	Marques/Solberg	4	Reckermann/Urbatzka	3	21-18, 21-18	0:55
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 4	Reckermann/Urbatzka	8	Marques/Solberg	5	21-17, 21-17	0:48
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	11, Q1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	10	21-14, 13-21, 15-8	0:50
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	6, Q1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	21-16, 27-25	0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Ces/Ces, France 4-1
10/11/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Bronze Medal	Marques/Solberg	1	Ces/Ces	5	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 4	Ces/Ces	5	Marques/Solberg	1	21-18, 21-18	0:51
8/30/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Marques/Solberg	1	Ces/Ces	20	21-14, 21-15	0:40
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Marques/Solberg	6	Ces/Ces	27, Q12	21-14, 21-18	0:41
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	3	Ces/Ces	30, Q12	21-13, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Cerutti/Cunha, Brazil 1-0
10/10/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 6	Marques/Solberg	1	Cerutti/Cunha	6	21-18, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-2
8/2/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	6	Marques/Solberg	2	21-18, 21-14	0:46
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Marques/Solberg	6	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11	21-19, 21-18	0:44
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Marques/Solberg	1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18	21-14, 21-17	0:39
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	4	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	13	22-20, 21-15	0:42
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q2	Marques/Solberg	4, Q1	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Mesa, Spain 1-0
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	1	Gavira/Mesa	8	22-20, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 4-1
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	3	Laciga/Schnider	14	21-18, 23-21	0:44
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Marques/Solberg	2	Laciga/Schnider	8	21-18, 21-16	0:43
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Schnider	18	Marques/Solberg	2	21-16, 21-18	0:43
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	4	Laciga/Schnider	28, Q2	21-19, 21-15	0:39
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	5	Laciga/Schnider	28, Q6	21-11, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 2-0
8/30/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Marques/Solberg	1	Gabathuler/Wenger	16	23-21, 21-12	0:39
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	2	Gabathuler/Wenger	31, Q5	21-16, 21-11	0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Marques/Solberg	2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	17, Q10	21-15, 22-20	0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Marques/Solberg	8	Baracetti/Salema	25	19-21, 21-9, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Insfran/Moreira, Brazil 1-0
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	1	Insfran/Moreira	17	20-22, 21-18, 15-12	1:08
Series tied with # 20 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	1	Fijalek/Prudel	17, Q5	21-16, 21-18	0:40
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	32, Q43	Marques/Solberg	1	13-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	1	Grotowski/Weaver	17	21-15, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 32 Al Jabri/Alsubhi, Oman 1-0
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	1	Al Jabri/Alsubhi	32	21-18, 21-19	0:39