Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 14 - 19, 2009
(8, Q1) 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 Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/14/2009 Country Quota Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 1:08
Wed, 7/15/2009 Qualifier 2 Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (Q16) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:44
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool H Penggen Wu / Rui Yin, China (25) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool H Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (24, Q14) Won 21-11, 23-21 0:36
Fri, 7/17/2009 Pool H Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (9) Lost 16-21, 21-17, 7-15 1:02
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 1 Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (14) Won 21-12, 22-24, 15-12 0:57
Sat, 7/18/2009 Winner 2 Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Maciel/Schmidt lead the series against the field 17-12 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 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
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Solberg 4 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 21-18, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Barsuk/Kolodinsky 9 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 21-16, 17-21, 15-7 1:02
Series tied with # 12 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 # 14 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Asahi/Shiratori 14 21-12, 22-24, 15-12 0:57
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 Asahi/Shiratori 18 14-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 18 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 4 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 22, 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 # 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 # 24, Q14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 21-11, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Wu/Yin, China 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Wu/Yin 25 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 26 "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 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-1
7/14/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 1:08
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
Trail the series against # Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 Maciel/Schmidt 12 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # Q4 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-1
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Dyachenko/Kulinich 11 35-33, 21-14 0:59
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 # 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
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Trail the series against # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q16 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 2-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Hupfer/Schroffenegger Q16 22-20, 21-17 0:44
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