Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(19, Q3) Joao Maciel/Bruno Schmidt, Brazil
 
Joao Luis Pianca "Billy" Maciel
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 28, 1978 (46 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 (38 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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB27010222613118 US$143,450.00
FIVB C&S5110110100000 US$11,000.00
Overall32120332713118 US$154,450.00
Previous Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 24, Q5 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB C&S 7/10-13/2008 Lausanne Satellite 3 2nd 30 US$2,400.00
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 6 4th 56 US$2,300.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 31, Q16 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2008 Qualifier 1 Christoph Augsburger / Hannes Wyder, Switzerland (Q14) Won 21-12, 21-8 0:35
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool C Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (14) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool C Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (3) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:39
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool C Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (30, Q6) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:38
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (17) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:44
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 2 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (5) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Maciel/Schmidt lead the series against the field 10-7 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Wu/Xu 3 Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 21-17, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 4 22-20, 21-23, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 12 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 21-18, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 Herrera/Mesa 14 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Series tied with # 17 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman 17 21-17, 21-16 0:44
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 18, Q4 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
Lead the series against # 21 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 21-18, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Pedrosa/Rosas 27, Q1 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 21-17, 19-21, 18-16 1:08
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q2 24-26, 22-20, 15-13 1:12
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 Dumek/Kubala 30, Q6 21-15, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 32, Q9 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Blauel/Huber Q17 21-17, 21-11 0:38
Trail the series against # Q8 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 # Q11 Folmli/Zurgilgen, Switzerland 1-0
8/17/07FIVB C&SLausanne Satellite Contender 1 Maciel/Schmidt 4 Folmli/Zurgilgen 12 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q14 Augsburger/Wyder, Switzerland 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 Augsburger/Wyder Q14 21-12, 21-8 0:35