Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 28 - August 1, 2004
(4) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Benjamin Insfran - 13th Marcio Araujo - 13th
2002 Benjamin Insfran - 4th Marcio Araujo - 4th
2003 Benjamin Insfran - 1st Marcio Araujo - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 3 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 4 1st 560 US$41,500.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 4 5th 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 4 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/9-13/2004 Puerto Rico Open 1 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 3 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 2 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 2 3rd 640 US$30,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 2 5th 360 US$13,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/29/2004 Winner 1 Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (29, Q10) Won 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 1:01
Thu, 7/29/2004 Winner 2 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (13) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:47
Fri, 7/30/2004 Winner 3 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (5) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:51
Sat, 7/31/2004 Winner 4 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (32, Q19) Won 21-9, 21-17 0:36
Sun, 8/1/2004 Semi-Finals Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (7) Lost By Forfeit  
Sun, 8/1/2004 Bronze Medal Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (11) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 81-30 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 5 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 8-1
7/18/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Araujo/Insfran 4 Heuscher/Kobel 3 12-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:52
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
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-5
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 Araujo/Insfran 3 21-19, 25-23 0:54
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 21-19, 21-12 0:46
6/20/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 21-18, 21-16 0:41
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 21-14, 21-16 0:32
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 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 4-1
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Araujo/Insfran 4 Laciga/Laciga 7 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 1:03
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 2 Laciga/Laciga 3 21-14, 22-20 0:44
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 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 6-1
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 21-19, 21-17 0:51
6/20/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Araujo/Insfran 4 22-20, 21-18 0:47
6/6/04FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Araujo/Insfran 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 2 21-16, 21-15 0:41
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Araujo/Insfran 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 2 21-16, 21-19 0:43
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 # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 4-3
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 4 Baracetti/Conde 5 21-18, 21-19 0:42
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 4 Baracetti/Conde 5 29-31, 21-19, 15-13 1:28
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 6 Baracetti/Conde 14 Araujo/Insfran 4 26-24, 19-21, 18-16 1:19
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 6 Baracetti/Conde 7 Araujo/Insfran 1 24-22, 21-17 0:50
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
Series tied with # 7 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-2
8/1/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 7 Araujo/Insfran 4 By Forfeit  
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 4 Neto/Ramos 7 Araujo/Insfran 3 15-21, 21-13, 15-12 1:02
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Araujo/Insfran 4 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 21-14, 13-21, 15-13 1:06
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 4 Neto/Ramos 5 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 4 Gartmayer/Nowotny 20 21-13, 21-16 0:35
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-3
8/1/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 Araujo/Insfran 4 By Forfeit  
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 # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 7-1
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 3 Schacht/Slack 11 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:08
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 # 13 Rogers/Scott, United States 4-0
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 4 Rogers/Scott 13 21-18, 21-17 0:47
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 4 Araujo/Insfran 2 Rogers/Scott 14 23-21, 21-23, 15-13 1:12
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 # 14 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Klemperer/Rademacher 35 21-16, 21-16 0:48
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Klemperer/Rademacher Q7 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 4 Cunha/Ferreira 12, Q1 Araujo/Insfran 1 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
10/19/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Bronze Medal Araujo/Insfran 2 Brenha/Maia 13 By Forfeit  
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 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
Series tied with # 19 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 2-2
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5 Alvarez/Rossell 14 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
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 # 20, Q1 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 4-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Horrem/Maaseide 18 21-16, 21-17 0:51
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Horrem/Maaseide 23 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 1:03
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
Series tied with # 21 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-3
6/6/04FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 Araujo/Insfran 3 21-13, 15-21, 15-11 0:55
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 21-19, 19-21, 15-7 1:00
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
Trail the series against # 23 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-3
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 3 Prosser/Williams 23 Araujo/Insfran 2 23-21, 17-21, 15-10 1:00
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Prosser/Williams 26 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-19, 19-21, 22-20 1:21
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 # 24 Child/Heese, Canada 4-0
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 1 Child/Heese 17 By Forfeit  
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 # 25, Q2 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-1
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 4 Kais/Vesik 20, Q2 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 26 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
10/18/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Semi-Finals Holdren/Metzger 15 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 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 # 29, Q10 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 Leinemann/VanHuizen 29, Q10 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 30, Q5 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 3-0
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 3 Berg/Dahl 19 21-7, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
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 # 32, Q19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 4 Araujo/Insfran 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 21-9, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 4-0
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 Ahmann/Hager 29, Q8 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 1:04
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 Ahmann/Hager 29 21-18, 21-15 0:46
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 # Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 3-1
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 21-17, 21-16 0:50
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 9 21-14, 16-21, 15-10 1:03
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 # Q6 Canet/Hamel, France 3-0
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 4 Canet/Hamel 28, Q4 21-15, 21-13 0:38
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
Lead the series against # Q9 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 Goranson/Skarlund 31, Q17 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 1:00