Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 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: 20
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 21
Career FIVB WT Wins: 20
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: 16
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$704,037.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253357Money
FIVB508735103612131 US$621,925.00
FIVB C&S1100000000000 US$4,000.00
Overall519735103612131 US$625,925.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Benjamin Insfran - 33rd Marcio Araujo - 33rd
2001 Luizao Correa - 33rd Did not play
2002 Benjamin Insfran - 5th Marcio Araujo - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 1 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 1 5th 360 US$13,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 1 1st 300 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 1 2nd 270 US$15,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool A Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (17) Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 1:02
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool A Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (16, Q3) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Fri, 7/18/2003 Pool A Kevin Ces / Yannick Salvetti, France (32) Won 21-12, 22-20 0:38
Fri, 7/18/2003 Winner 1 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (15) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 15-17 0:58
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 51-13 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 1 Series, 7 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
7/28/02FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Baracetti/Conde 2 21-18, 33-31 0:59
6/23/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Baracetti/Conde 3 Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 21-14, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 1 Rego/Santos 2 23-21, 21-19 0:54
9/8/02FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 4 Rego/Santos 1 21-15, 21-18 0:52
Series tied with # 4 Marques/Neto, Brazil 1-1
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Marques/Neto 8 Araujo/Insfran 1 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:00
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 1 Marques/Neto 8, Q1 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 1:06
Series tied with # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
9/8/02FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Laciga/Laciga 7 Araujo/Insfran 4 21-17, 27-25 0:54
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Laciga/Laciga 12 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Metzger/Wong, United States 2-1
10/6/02FIVBBrazil Open Gold Medal Araujo/Insfran 2 Metzger/Wong 5 22-20, 21-17 0:59
7/28/02FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Metzger/Wong 9 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 17-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:05
6/23/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Metzger/Wong 5 21-19, 16-21, 17-15 1:07
Series tied with # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
8/4/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 Araujo/Insfran 6 21-18, 21-14 0:43
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 21-13, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 9 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Deulofeu/Molinier 47 21-14, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Canet/Hamel 18 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-2
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 By Forfeit  
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-16, 21-16 0:42
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Araujo/Insfran Q16 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 12 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-0
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Araujo/Insfran 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 22 23-25, 21-13, 15-10 1:02
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 6-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Araujo/Insfran 1 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 17 21-14, 21-16 0:43
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 20 21-16, 21-17 0:47
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 22-20, 21-18 0:45
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Araujo/Insfran 4 Heuscher/Kobel 13 24-22, 21-12 0:47
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-17, 21-18 0:54
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Berg/Dahl 18 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Series tied with # 15 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-2
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Araujo/Insfran 1 19-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:58
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 17 Araujo/Insfran 1 21-16, 14-21, 15-10 0:56
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 16 21-13, 21-11 0:32
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 26 21-23, 23-21, 15-7 0:59
Series tied with # 16, Q3 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:40
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Gold Medal Blanton/Nygaard 24 Araujo/Insfran 1 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Schacht/Slack, Australia 5-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Schacht/Slack 17 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 1:02
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Schacht/Slack 16 21-16, 21-13 0:42
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Schacht/Slack 16 21-19, 21-16 0:45
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 Schacht/Slack 14 21-17, 21-14 0:42
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Schacht/Slack 21 21-15, 20-22, 15-10 1:01
Lead the series against # 18 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 1 Egger/Heyer 9 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 19 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-0
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 1 Rogers/Scott 18 21-19, 21-18 0:45
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 1 Rogers/Scott 18 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 20 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 3-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Fonoimoana/Holdren 17 21-11, 13-21, 15-12 0:49
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Fonoimoana/Holdren 17 21-11, 21-17 0:42
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Fonoimoana/Holdren 15 21-17, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Holden/Leinemann 15 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-23, 21-8, 15-0 Retired 0:44
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Holden/Leinemann 12 21-17, 21-16 0:46
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Holden/Leinemann 24 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Klemperer/Rademacher Q7 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 32 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-12, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 2-0
10/5/02FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 2 Bellaguarda/Dultra 22, Q2 21-10, 21-0 Retired 0:20
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Country Quota Araujo/Insfran Q16 Bellaguarda/Dultra 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # Q2 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-18, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # Q4 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 2-0
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Araujo/Insfran 4 Kogel/Mulder 29 21-18, 25-23 1:04
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Kogel/Mulder Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Araujo/Insfran 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # Q11 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Brink/Schneider Q16 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q15 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Series tied with # Q17 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 Araujo/Insfran 1 22-20, 21-19 0:39
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q48 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q20 Huseby/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Huseby/Skarlund Q26 21-13, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # Q22 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Ljubicic/Slean Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:49
Lead the series against # Q23 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Araujo/Insfran 4 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera 20, Q14 21-8, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q29 Hernandez/Rodriguez Ibarra, Mexico 1-0
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Hernandez/Rodriguez Ibarra 32, Q38 21-9, 21-14 0:34