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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Hellas Open
June 4 - 8, 2003

(1) 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 Rhodes Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/1-6/2002	Brazil Open	2	1st	300	US$22,500.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	4	2nd	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	2	25th	30	US$1,650.00
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

Hellas Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 6/6/2003

Pool A

Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (17)

Lost 16-21, 21-14, 10-15

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Marcio Araujo	Total	16	10	N/A	N/A	1	13	4	N/A
	1	16	10	N/A	N/A	1	13	4	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
	3	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
Benjamin Insfran	Total	35	14	N/A	N/A	1	6	1	N/A
	1	35	14	N/A	N/A	1	6	1	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
	3	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A

Fri, 6/6/2003

Pool A

Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (16)

Won 22-20, 21-18

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Marcio Araujo	Total	18	13	N/A	N/A	1	6	1	N/A
	1	18	13	N/A	N/A	1	6	1	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
Benjamin Insfran	Total	20	12	N/A	N/A	1	3	1	N/A
	1	20	12	N/A	N/A	1	3	1	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A

Sat, 6/7/2003

Pool A

Andreas Gortsianiouk / Panagiotis Mourtzios, Greece (32)

Won 21-12, 21-14

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Marcio Araujo	Total	18	13	N/A	N/A	2	5	0	N/A
	1	18	13	N/A	N/A	2	5	0	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
Benjamin Insfran	Total	20	15	N/A	N/A	3	4	0	N/A
	1	20	15	N/A	N/A	3	4	0	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A

Sat, 6/7/2003

Winner 1

Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2)

Won 23-21, 21-19

0:54

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Marcio Araujo	Total	17	11	N/A	N/A	0	4	0	N/A
	1	17	11	N/A	N/A	0	4	0	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
Benjamin Insfran	Total	32	22	N/A	N/A	1	2	0	N/A
	1	32	22	N/A	N/A	1	2	0	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A

Sat, 6/7/2003

Winner 2

Harley Marques / Franco Neto, Brazil (8, Q1)

Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-8

1:06

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Marcio Araujo	Total	42	20	N/A	N/A	1	12	1	N/A
	1	42	20	N/A	N/A	1	12	1	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
	3	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
Benjamin Insfran	Total	27	12	N/A	N/A	5	15	0	N/A
	1	27	12	N/A	N/A	5	15	0	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
	3	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A

Sun, 6/8/2003

Semi-Finals

John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (5)

Won 21-15, 21-19

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Marcio Araujo	Total	12	11	N/A	N/A	0	2	0	N/A
	1	12	11	N/A	N/A	0	2	0	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
Benjamin Insfran	Total	20	14	N/A	N/A	1	4	1	N/A
	1	20	14	N/A	N/A	1	4	1	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A

Sun, 6/8/2003

Gold Medal

Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (24)

Lost 20-22, 18-21

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Marcio Araujo	Total	32	17	N/A	N/A	0	7	0	N/A
	1	32	17	N/A	N/A	0	7	0	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A
Benjamin Insfran	Total	14	6	N/A	N/A	2	5	0	N/A
	1	14	6	N/A	N/A	2	5	0	N/A
	2	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Marcio Araujo	155	95	N/A	N/A	5	49	6	N/A
Benjamin Insfran	168	95	N/A	N/A	14	39	3	N/A
Total	323	190	N/A	N/A	19	88	9	N/A
Opponents	344	186	N/A	N/A	16	66	16	N/A

Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 40-7 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	1	Rego/Santos	2	23-21, 21-19	0:54
9/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	4	Rego/Santos	1	21-15, 21-18	0:52
Series tied with # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
9/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Gold Medal	Laciga/Laciga	7	Araujo/Insfran	4	21-17, 27-25	0:54
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 # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 3-0
6/8/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	1	Child/Heese	5	21-15, 21-19	0:37
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
Lead the series against # 6 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	2	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-18, 21-13	0:42
Trail the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Marques/Neto, Brazil 1-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	1	Marques/Neto	8, Q1	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	1:06
Lead the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 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 # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	4	Schacht/Slack	14	21-17, 21-14	0:42
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 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 # 15 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 # 16 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 4-0
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	22-20, 21-18	0:45
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Araujo/Insfran	4	Heuscher/Kobel	13	24-22, 21-12	0:47
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 # 17 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-1
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	17	Araujo/Insfran	1	21-16, 14-21, 15-10	0:56
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	16	21-13, 21-11	0:32
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	26	21-23, 23-21, 15-7	0:59
Lead the series against # 19, Q8 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
Lead the series against # 21 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Canet/Hamel	18	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 24 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
6/8/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Gold Medal	Blanton/Nygaard	24	Araujo/Insfran	1	22-20, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # 27 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 2-0
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Araujo/Insfran	4	Kogel/Mulder	29	21-18, 25-23	1:04
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 # 32 Gortsianiouk/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Gortsianiouk/Mourtzios	32	21-12, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against 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 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 # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q12 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Araujo/Insfran	4	Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera	20, Q14	21-8, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q17 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
Lead the series against # Q18 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 # Q50 Lisiecki/Plinski, Poland 1-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Lisiecki/Plinski	Q32	21-15, 21-19	0:33