Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
Joao Maciel/Bruno Schmidt, Brazil
 
Joao Luis Pianca "Billy" Maciel
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 28, 1978 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Vila Velhales
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 38
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$77,225.00
Bruno Oscar Schmidt
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Brasilia
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 149
Career Wins: 17
Career FIVB WT Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$958,775.00
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2010
  • Best Defensive Player 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Best Offensive Player 2015
  • Most Outstanding 2015, 2016
  • Sportsperson 2015, 2016
  • Team of the Year 2015 (with Alison Cerutti)
  • Tour Champion 2015 (with Alison Cerutti)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB27010222613118 US$143,450.00
FIVB C&S5110110100000 US$11,000.00
Overall32120332713118 US$154,450.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 32, Q14 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/16-19/2007 Lausanne Satellite 4 1st 34 US$3,400.00
FIVB C&S 7/26-29/2007 Geroskipou Challenger 13, Q7 5th 48 US$1,950.00
FIVB C&S 6/28-7/1/2007 Brno Challenger 22, Q23 9th 32 US$950.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/13/2008 Country Quota Luizao Correa / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil Lost 21-14, 17-21, 12-15 0:58
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam800011030000 $53,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1801011231210 $82,650.00
Challenger300011010000 $5,200.00
Satellite211000000000 $5,800.00
Total3212033271310 $154,450.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Joao Maciel Bruno Schmidt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games2100001000 $0.00
1000000100 $3,500.00 World Championships7100022200 $66,000.00
           World Tour Finals3200010000 $106,000.00
8000113000 $26,900.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam718547927600 $593,900.00
24010134210 $41,325.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5834331612820 $185,875.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1000010000 $1,500.00
3000111000 $2,600.00 Challenger3000111000 $2,600.00
2110000000 $2,900.00 Satellite2110000000 $2,900.00
           U21 World Championships2100001000 $0.00
38120358310 $77,225.00 Total149171071130441620 $958,775.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007FIVB100000000010 $2,000.00 2250.0 %
2007FIVB C&S310001010000 $6,300.00 15671.4 %
2008FIVB200000000002 $0.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB300000000012 $2,000.00 2433.3 %
TotalFIVB C&S310001010000 $6,300.00 15671.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Joao Maciel  Bruno Schmidt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2004FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 2005FIVB          
           2005FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2006FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2007FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
3100011000 $3,150.00 2007FIVB C&S3100011000 $3,150.00
2000000002 $0.00 2008FIVB2000000002 $0.00
8100011014 $4,150.00 TotalTotal8200012012 $4,150.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall54 74.0% 10 13.7% 9 12.3% 64-9 87.7% 13 27.7% 10 21.3% 24 51.1% 13-34 27.7% 54-24 69.2% 23-19 54.8% 01 77-44 63.6%
2007-200824 77.4% 4 12.9% 3 9.7% 28-3 90.3% 6 27.3% 5 22.7% 11 50.0% 6-16 27.3% 24-11 68.6% 10-8 55.6% 00 34-19 64.2%
Against the Field21 65.6% 6 18.8% 5 15.6% 27-5 84.4% 6 24.0% 6 24.0% 13 52.0% 6-19 24.0% 42-24 63.6% 24-22 52.2% 01 33-24 57.9%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021000100000022
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam63409300740101002612
Challenge/Four Star/Open75121000015111101014930
Challenger0050000062010100136
Satellite000000003101001183
Total1382111140031191403129853
Head to Head Results
Maciel/Schmidt trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Maciel/Schmidt 32, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 32, Q14 Henriquez/Hernandez Q3 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against Correa/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
5/13/08FIVBItalian Open Country Quota Correa/Insfran Maciel/Schmidt 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
5/6/08FIVBPrague Open Country Quota Correa/Insfran Maciel/Schmidt 23-21, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # Q22 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 17, Q10 Maciel/Schmidt 32, Q14 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:56
Trail the series against # Q31 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
8/19/07FIVB C&SLausanne Satellite Semi-Finals Hupfer/Schroffenegger 6 Maciel/Schmidt 4 21-19, 14-21, 12-15 0:57
Lead the series against # Q37 Kufa/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
6/28/07FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Qualifier 3 Maciel/Schmidt 22, Q23 Kufa/Rotrekl Q18 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:52