FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$60,000 Geroskipou Challenger
July 26 - 29, 2007
(1) 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 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 C&S Wins: 2
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 Geroskipou Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Geroskipou Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 2 Mikhail Kouchnerev / Vyacheslav Makhortov, Russia (17, Q17) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:47
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 3 Alison Cerutti / Bernardo Romano, Brazil (8) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:42
Sat, 7/28/2007 Winner 4 Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (13, Q7) Won By Forfeit  
Sun, 7/29/2007 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Bernardo Romano, Brazil (8) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:51
Sun, 7/29/2007 Gold Medal Janis Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (7) Won 21-18, 23-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Insfran/de Paula lead the series against the field 6-0 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 7 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/29/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Gold Medal Insfran/de Paula 1 Smedins/Sorokins 7 21-18, 23-21 0:47
Lead the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 13, Q7 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/28/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 4 Insfran/de Paula 1 Maciel/Schmidt 13, Q7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 17, Q17 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