Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1energy Grand Slam
July 7 - 12, 2009
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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Bruno Schmidt - 9th Joao Maciel - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 12 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 9, Q1 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 9/16-21/2008 Guarajà Open 5 4th 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 6, Q2 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 6 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 16, Q3 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 19, Q3 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/7/2009 Country Quota Thiago Barbosa / Jan Ferreira, Brazil Won 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Tue, 7/7/2009 Country Quota Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (Q1) Lost 21-19, 18-21, 13-15 1:05
Head to Head Results
Maciel/Schmidt lead the series against the field 14-10 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 21-19, 21-17 0:41
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Maciel/Schmidt 32, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # 8 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Maciel/Schmidt 9, Q1 Ces/Ces 7 14-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
9/6/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 5 Ces/Ces 20 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 21-17, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
8/31/08FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Maciel/Schmidt 6 Lochhead/Pitman 10 21-10, 23-21 0:45
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 # 20, Q4 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 Maciel/Schmidt 12 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 22, Q10 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 4 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 23 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 Baracetti/Salema 22 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against Barbosa/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
7/7/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt Barbosa/Ferreira 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
7/11/08FIVB C&SLausanne Satellite Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 3 Dollinger/Kaczmarek 6 21-14, 16-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against Huth/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Maciel/Schmidt 9, Q1 Huth/Urbatzka 25 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Series tied with # Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-1
7/7/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Araujo/Magalhaes Q1 Maciel/Schmidt 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:05
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 3 Maciel/Schmidt 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 4 15-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:07
Lead the series against # Q2 "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
Trail the series against # Q8 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool L Redmann/VanHuizen 37 Maciel/Schmidt 12 21-15, 18-21, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # Q9 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool L Maciel/Schmidt 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # Q12 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 24 Maciel/Schmidt 9, Q1 21-15, 18-21, 17-15 1:08
Series tied with # Q16 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-1
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 27 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:58
8/19/07FIVB C&SLausanne Satellite Semi-Finals Hupfer/Schroffenegger 6 Maciel/Schmidt 4 21-19, 14-21, 12-15 0:57
Trail the series against # Q21 Keenan/Lucena, United States 0-1
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Keenan/Lucena 32, Q21 Maciel/Schmidt 9, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q26 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 2-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 Litva/Varga Q19 21-18, 21-19 0:49
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Litva/Varga 22, Q5 21-23, 21-13, 16-14 0:55