Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Nissan Grand Slam
September 18 - 21, 2003
(2) Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, Brazil
 
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 12, 1973 (52 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 (53 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 Carson Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 5 1st 300 US$22,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 5 1st 520 US$40,000.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 2 4th 210 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 1 9th 216 US$7,000.00
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
United States Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool B Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong, United States (18) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:47
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool B Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (15) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 9/20/2003 Pool B Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly, United States (31) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Sat, 9/20/2003 Winner 1 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (14) Won 24-22, 21-10 0:48
Sat, 9/20/2003 Winner 2 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 21-16, 19-21, 11-15 0:57
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 66-14 (Lead 30 Series, Trail 1 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:57
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
Lead the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 3-0
9/7/03FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Araujo/Insfran 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 14-21, 21-19, 34-32 1:36
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 # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-1
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 5 Laciga/Laciga 4 21-19, 21-13 0:44
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 # 5 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 2-1
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Blanton/Nygaard 12 21-18, 21-15 0:41
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 # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 7-1
8/3/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 5 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-19, 21-15 0:52
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 # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-1
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 Baracetti/Conde 4 21-17, 21-18 0:49
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 # 8 Marques/Neto, Brazil 2-1
9/7/03FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 5 Marques/Neto 8 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:23
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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 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
Lead the series against # 11 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Berger/Doppler 12 21-15, 27-25 1:04
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 5 Berger/Doppler 9 21-17, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Series tied with # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-2
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 24-22, 21-10 0:48
7/27/03FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Araujo/Insfran 2 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:00
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 # 15 Schacht/Slack, Australia 6-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Schacht/Slack 15 By Forfeit  
7/27/03FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Schacht/Slack 16 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-17, 21-17 0:38
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 # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Berg/Dahl 15 21-17, 21-19 0:48
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Berg/Dahl 18 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Fonoimoana/Wong 18 21-18, 21-12 0:47
Lead the series against # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Canet/Hamel 22 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Canet/Hamel 18 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 20 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Prosser/Williams 28, Q8 Araujo/Insfran 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q4 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 # 27 Child/Heese, Canada 3-0
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 1 Child/Heese 5 21-15, 21-19 0:37
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 6 Child/Heese 5 21-18, 21-19 0:44
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Child/Heese 4 21-13, 21-19 0:44
Series tied with # 28, Q14 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 # 31 Doble/Kiraly, United States 1-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Doble/Kiraly 31 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Brink/Schneider 18, Q4 18-21, 21-15, 19-17 1:00
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Brink/Schneider Q16 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q2 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Horrem/Maaseide 21 21-14, 21-15 0:42
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-18, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # Q6 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 3-0
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Kogel/Mulder 28, Q3 21-13, 25-23 0:47
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 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Ahmann/Hager 32 21-14, 21-13 0:31
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Ahmann/Hager 21, Q1 21-14, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q12 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q20 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 # Q22 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 # Q25 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 # Q26 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 2-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Araujo/Insfran 6 Goranson/Goranson 43 21-18, 21-17 0:38
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Goranson/Goranson 31 21-15, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # Q27 Silva/Xisto, Angola 1-0
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Silva/Xisto 31 21-7, 21-9 0:28