Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Volksbank
August 2 - 7, 2011
(14, Q2) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Bruno Schmidt - 9th Joao Maciel - 9th
2009 Bruno Schmidt - Country Quota Joao Maciel - Country Quota
2010 Did not play Benjamin Insfran - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 16 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/3/2011 Qualifier 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Yury Bogatov, Russia (Q18) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Thu, 8/4/2011 Pool L Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (19) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Thu, 8/4/2011 Pool L Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (30, Q12) Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Fri, 8/5/2011 Pool L Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Sat, 8/6/2011 Winner 2 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (16, Q14) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Sat, 8/6/2011 Winner 3 Casey Jennings / Kevin Wong, United States (24, Q9) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Sun, 8/7/2011 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Lost 12-21, 19-21 0:44
Sun, 8/7/2011 Bronze Medal Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Maciel/Schmidt lead the series against the field 19-11 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
8/7/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 21-14, 21-12 0:38
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Maciel/Schmidt 16 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
8/7/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 3 Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 21-12, 21-19 0:44
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-18, 21-19 0:40
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 10 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-0
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 2 Maciel/Schmidt 16 Doppler/Mellitzer 18 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:57
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Maciel/Schmidt 7, Q1 Doppler/Mellitzer 23 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 16, Q14 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q1 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 18 Barbosa/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/26/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Country Quota Barbosa/Marques 17, Q1 Maciel/Schmidt 11-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 3-0
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 Benes/Kubala 19 21-17, 21-13 0:36
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Benes/Kubala 22 21-18, 24-22 0:41
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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 24, Q9 Jennings/Wong, United States 1-0
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 Jennings/Wong 24, Q9 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # 27, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 Maciel/Schmidt 16 17-21, 19-20 Retired 0:49
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 # 30, Q12 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 Jaani/Vesik 30, Q12 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 31 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 4 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # Q5 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 # Q7 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 # Q13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso Q17 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # Q18 Barsuk/Bogatov, Russia 1-0
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 Barsuk/Bogatov Q18 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q19 Binstock/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 3 Maciel/Schmidt 16 Binstock/VanHuizen 10 21-19, 21-18 0:59
Lead the series against # Q23 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Dumek/Tichy 27, Q7 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:58