Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 PAF Open
August 15 - 19, 2007
(5) Bruno de Paula/Benjamin Insfran, Brazil
 
Bruno Marcelo Lima de Paula
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 11, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Manaus (AM)
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 43
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Montréal 2007)
Career Winnings: US$25,875.00
Benjamin Insfran
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Porto Murtinho-MS
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$704,037.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB10000010002025 US$16,000.00
FIVB C&S1100000000000 US$6,000.00
Overall11100010002025 US$22,000.00
Previous Åland Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/26-29/2007 Geroskipou Challenger 1 1st 80 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 15 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q12 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/16/2007 Winner 1 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (28, Q2) Lost 27-25, 19-21, 14-16 1:04
Thu, 8/16/2007 Contender 1 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (12) Won 21-18, 21-10 0:35
Fri, 8/17/2007 Contender 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (11) Lost 16-21, 7-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Insfran/de Paula lead the series against the field 12-10 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 5 Insfran/de Paula 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-4
7/31/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Marques/Solberg 8, Q1 Insfran/de Paula 15-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:02
7/10/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Country Quota Marques/Solberg 11, Q1 Insfran/de Paula 22-20, 21-16 0:50
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Insfran/de Paula Q12 Marques/Solberg 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:08
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Marques/Solberg Q1 Insfran/de Paula 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Country Quota Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 Insfran/de Paula 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:16
Trail the series against # 11 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 11 Insfran/de Paula 5 21-16, 21-7 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Insfran/de Paula 5 Li/Zhou 12 21-18, 21-10 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Insfran/de Paula 15 17-21, 21-16, 25-23 1:10
Trail the series against # 15 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Insfran/de Paula 15 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # 21 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Insfran/de Paula 15 Lione/Varnier 11 21-13, 21-16 0:51
Trail the series against # 26 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 Insfran/de Paula Q12 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 27 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Insfran/de Paula 15 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q1 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 28, Q2 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 Insfran/de Paula 5 25-27, 21-19, 16-14 1:04
Lead the series against # 32, Q6 Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Insfran/de Paula 15 Huth/Schneider 31 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # Q9 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Insfran/de Paula 15 Gabathuler/Wenger 16, Q8 22-20, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # Q12 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Insfran/de Paula Q12 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev Q21 21-14, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 3-0
7/29/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Semi-Finals Insfran/de Paula 1 Cerutti/Romano 8 21-18, 21-18 0:51
7/27/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 3 Insfran/de Paula 1 Cerutti/Romano 8 21-18, 21-13 0:42
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Country Quota Insfran/de Paula Q4 Cerutti/Romano 21-17, 21-10 0:36
Trail the series against # Q20 Barbosa/Brandao, Brazil 0-1
8/7/07FIVBKristiansand Open Country Quota Barbosa/Brandao 32, Q30 Insfran/de Paula 21-17, 24-22 0:49
Lead the series against # Q22 Kouchnerev/Makhortov, Russia 1-0
7/27/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 2 Insfran/de Paula 1 Kouchnerev/Makhortov 17, Q17 21-15, 21-18 0:47