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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Spain Open
August 7 - 11, 2002

(2) Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, Brazil

Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 12, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fortaleza

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,041,687.50

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:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$704,037.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	57	Money
FIVB	50	8	7	3	5	10	3	6	1	2	1	3	1	US$621,925.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,000.00
Overall	51	9	7	3	5	10	3	6	1	2	1	3	1	US$625,925.00

Previous Cadiz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	6	4th	280	US$12,100.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	5, Q1	2nd	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	2	5th	240	US$8,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	5, Q5	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	2, Q10	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	25, Q23	2nd	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	Q16	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	Q2	33rd	28	US$0.00

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool B	Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (18)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:41
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool B	Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (15)	Lost 21-23, 21-8, 15-0 Retired	0:44
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool B	Max Backer / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (31, Q11)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 34-9 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/4/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Loiola/Santos	2	Araujo/Insfran	6	21-19, 21-14	0:44
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Loiola/Santos	3	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	19-21, 22-20, 15-9	1:02
Series tied with # 3 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 1-1
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Ramos/Rego	1	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	21-19, 22-20	0:39
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Ramos/Rego	1	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	1:00
Series tied with # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
7/28/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Baracetti/Conde	2	21-18, 33-31	0:59
6/23/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Gold Medal	Baracetti/Conde	3	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	21-14, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 2-0
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Insfran	6	Child/Heese	5	21-18, 21-19	0:44
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Child/Heese	4	21-13, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-2
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	By Forfeit
7/20/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Araujo/Insfran	2	21-16, 21-16	0:42
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Araujo/Insfran	Q16	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:56
Series tied with # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
8/4/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	20	Araujo/Insfran	6	21-18, 21-14	0:43
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	21-13, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # 8 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Laciga/Laciga	12	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 2-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Bosma/Cotrino	28, Q2	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	1:11
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Bosma/Cotrino	23	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Schacht/Slack	21	21-15, 20-22, 15-10	1:01
Lead the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-0
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-17, 21-18	0:54
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	21-19, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Holden/Leinemann	15	Araujo/Insfran	2	21-23, 21-8, 15-0 Retired	0:44
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Holden/Leinemann	12	21-17, 21-16	0:46
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Holden/Leinemann	24	21-17, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 17, Q15 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Deulofeu/Molinier	47	21-14, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 18 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Berg/Dahl	18	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Araujo/Insfran	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	21-19, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 24 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	2	Ahmann/Hager	32	21-14, 21-13	0:31
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Ahmann/Hager	21, Q1	21-14, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 25, Q13 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Kogel/Mulder	Q12	21-17, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q14 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Brink/Schneider	Q16	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 31, Q11 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Backer/Ronnes	31, Q11	Araujo/Insfran	2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 32, Q8 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Ljubicic/Slean	Q10	21-18, 21-17	0:49
Lead the series against Arseneau/Hauser, Canada 1-0
11/27/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 1	Araujo/Insfran	Q2	Arseneau/Hauser	Q15	29-27, 21-17	0:45
Lead the series against Moreira/Silva, Brazil 3-0
7/3/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Country Quota	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Moreira/Silva		21-19, 23-21	0:47
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Moreira/Silva		21-19, 21-19	0:51
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Country Quota	Araujo/Insfran	Q16	Moreira/Silva		21-17, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # Q3 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Klemperer/Rademacher	Q7	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26	21-19, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # Q9 Hyden/McCaw, United States 2-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Araujo/Insfran	6	Hyden/McCaw	30	21-17, 21-18	0:41
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Hyden/McCaw	28, Q10	30-28, 21-15	0:51
Lead the series against # Q10 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 2-0
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Araujo/Insfran	6	Goranson/Goranson	43	21-18, 21-17	0:38
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Goranson/Goranson	31	21-15, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # Q16 Huseby/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Huseby/Skarlund	Q26	21-13, 21-12	0:35