Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 HP Beach Open
August 23 - 28, 2011
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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Bruno Schmidt - 17th Joao Maciel - 17th
2010 Did not play Benjamin Insfran - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open Q1 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 14, Q2 4th 560 US$18,400.00
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
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/23/2011 Country Quota Thiago Barbosa / Harley Marques, Brazil (12, Q2) Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Maciel/Schmidt lead the series against the field 20-8 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 26-24, 21-18 0:56
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 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 # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 Maciel/Schmidt 12 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 12, Q2 Barbosa/Marques, Brazil 1-2
8/23/11FIVBThe Hague Open Country Quota Barbosa/Marques 12, Q2 Maciel/Schmidt 21-15, 21-13 0:34
8/16/11FIVBÅland Open Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt Q1 Barbosa/Marques 22-24, 21-12, 15-10 0:57
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 # 17 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 # 18, Q6 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
Series tied with # 19 "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 # 24, Q8 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
Series tied with # 27, Q10 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 # 29, Q4 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 # 30, Q1 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 Filho/Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/16/11FIVBÅland Open Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt Q1 Filho/Santos 22-24, 21-12, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # Q9 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 0-1
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 3 Gogtepe/Sekerci 31, Q16 Maciel/Schmidt Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q16 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 2-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 11 Bogatov/Prokopiev 22, Q12 21-19, 21-9 0:39
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q1 Bogatov/Prokopiev 19, Q15 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # Q21 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
Lead the series against # Q24 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 1-0
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 16 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 17, Q6 21-18, 21-14 0:36