FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Brno Challenger
July 3 - 6, 2008
(6) 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 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 C&S Wins: 1 (Lausanne 2007)
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 Brno Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Bruno Schmidt - 9th Joao Maciel - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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$1,950.00
Brno Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/4/2008 Winner 2 Michal Litva / Peter Varga, Slovakia (22, Q5) Won 21-23, 21-13, 16-14 0:55
Sat, 7/5/2008 Winner 3 David Kufa / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (19, Q3) Won 21-17, 21-9 0:37
Sat, 7/5/2008 Winner 4 Alexey Sidorenko / Dmitriy Yakovlev, Kazakhstan (10) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:41
Sun, 7/6/2008 Semi-Finals Roberto Pitta / Lipe Rodrigues, Brazil (24, Q24) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:48
Sun, 7/6/2008 Bronze Medal Jason Kruger / Chris Simek, Canada (4) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:45
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2008FIVB400000000103 $2,500.00 5550.0 %
2008FIVB C&S100010000000 $2,300.00 3260.0 %
TotalFIVB500000000113 $4,500.00 7750.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S410011010000 $8,600.00 18869.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Joao Maciel  Bruno Schmidt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
4000000103 $1,250.00 2008FIVB4000000103 $1,250.00
1000100000 $1,150.00 2008FIVB C&S1000100000 $1,150.00
11100111115 $6,550.00 TotalTotal11200112113 $6,550.00
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
Overall13 61.9% 4 19.0% 4 19.0% 17-4 81.0% 4 57.1% 1 14.3% 2 28.6% 4-3 57.1% 13-2 86.7% 8-5 61.5% 11 21-9 70.0%
2007-200813 61.9% 4 19.0% 4 19.0% 17-4 81.0% 4 57.1% 1 14.3% 2 28.6% 4-3 57.1% 13-2 86.7% 8-5 61.5% 11 21-9 70.0%
Against the Field5 83.3% 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 5-1 83.3% 2 40.0% 0 0.0% 3 60.0% 2-3 40.0% 10-4 71.4% 4-2 66.7% 10 7-4 63.6%
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 lead the series against the field 6-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Kruger/Simek, Canada 0-1
7/6/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Bronze Medal Kruger/Simek 4 Maciel/Schmidt 6 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 Sidorenko/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 4 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Sidorenko/Yakovlev 10 21-14, 21-14 0:41
Series tied with # 12 Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 1-1
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Country Quota Cerutti/Romano Q26 Maciel/Schmidt 21-12, 17-21, 15-7 1:03
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Cerutti/Romano 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # 19, Q3 Kufa/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 3 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Kufa/Kufa 19, Q3 21-17, 21-9 0:37
Lead the series against # 22, Q5 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Litva/Varga 22, Q5 21-23, 21-13, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # 24, Q24 Pitta/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
7/6/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Semi-Finals Pitta/Rodrigues 24, Q24 Maciel/Schmidt 6 22-20, 21-17 0:48
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q16 Meir/Redco, Israel 1-0
6/28/07FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Qualifier 1 Maciel/Schmidt 22, Q23 Meir/Redco Q10 21-12, 21-10 0:29