Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Reis Castro - 33rd Did not play
1998 Reis Castro - 33rd Alemao Guerra - 33rd
2003 Benjamin Insfran - 3rd Marcio Araujo - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-25/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 2 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 4 4th 378 US$16,500.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 1 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (29, Q7) Won 28-30, 22-20, 15-13 1:12
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 9/24/2004 Winner 3 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (5) Lost 22-24, 19-21 0:52
Fri, 9/24/2004 Contender 4 Javier Bosma / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (17) Won 21-10, 21-10 0:32
Fri, 9/24/2004 Contender 5 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 33-14 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-6
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 21-15, 21-15 0:37
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
Series tied with # 2 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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 6-2
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 Araujo/Insfran 4 24-22, 21-19 0:52
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 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
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 4 Kais/Vesik 13 21-14, 21-15 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Bosma/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Araujo/Insfran 4 Bosma/Garcia-Thompson 17 21-10, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 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 # 23 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 # 26 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q19 21-15, 21-9 0:37
Lead the series against # 28 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 3 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 21-11, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 29, Q7 28-30, 22-20, 15-13 1:12