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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper
May 12 - 17, 2009

Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, 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

Fábio Luiz de Jesus Magalhães
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 13, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Marataíses (ES)

Height:

204 cm (6'8")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$555,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	70	11	8	10	5	10	2	10	2	6	3	1	2	US$1,048,600.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2009	Shanghai Open	4	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/21-26/2009	Brasilia Open	8	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	9/16-21/2008	Guarajà Open	4	5th	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	10	5th	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	8/9-22/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	4	2nd	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	12	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	7	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	14	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	19	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	21	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	12	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	6	5th	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	11	4th	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	6	17th	120	US$2,500.00

Rome Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/12/2009	Country Quota	Thiago Barbosa / Jan Ferreira, Brazil (27, Q17)	Lost 21-23, 21-18, 11-15	1:08

Head to Head Results
Araujo/Magalhaes lead the series against the field 32-24 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 1-1
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Cerutti/Marques	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	8	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:09
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Cerutti/Marques	16, Q1	21-17, 21-19	0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/2/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Cunha/Solberg	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	1:01
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 7-11
4/25/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	3	Araujo/Magalhaes	8	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
8/20/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Rego/Santos	3	22-20, 21-18	0:52
9/29/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-23, 21-18, 15-10	1:15
8/5/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	21-13, 21-17	0:42
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Rego/Santos	1	21-16, 9-21, 15-12	0:59
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Rego/Santos	1	23-21, 16-21, 15-12	1:20
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Rego/Santos	1	21-12, 21-19	0:45
8/6/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-11, 19-21, 15-10	0:55
7/16/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rego/Santos	1	21-15, 21-13	0:43
7/9/06	FIVB	France Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-15, 14-21, 15-12	0:58
7/2/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-19, 23-21	0:51
6/25/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-17, 21-19	0:46
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rego/Santos	1	21-17, 21-14	0:40
10/23/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:09
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-15, 21-14	0:39
8/27/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rego/Santos	1	23-21, 21-14	0:47
7/10/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-19, 22-24, 18-16	1:12
6/19/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	18-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-3
9/6/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 6	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	10	21-14, 21-14	0:40
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Araujo/Magalhaes	21	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:59
5/24/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Magalhaes	11	Klemperer/Koreng	6	21-17, 21-18	0:53
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Araujo/Magalhaes	11	21-15, 22-20	0:51
7/15/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Klemperer/Koreng	24	15-21, 21-16, 9-9 Retired	1:14
Lead the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 6-4
4/25/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Magalhaes	8	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	21-19, 23-21	0:47
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool D	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	9	24-22, 21-17	0:48
8/2/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	12	21-18, 21-16	0:46
5/31/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 6	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	6	21-19, 22-20	0:55
9/1/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Semi-Finals	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	25-23, 21-17	0:52
8/12/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	3	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:01
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 4	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	31-33, 21-18, 17-15	1:14
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	21-19, 22-20	0:49
6/16/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Magalhaes	7	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	23-25, 21-16, 15-12	1:06
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	27, Q2	21-17, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 12 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 4-1
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Araujo/Magalhaes	12	Heuscher/Heyer	21	21-16, 15-21, 15-10	0:54
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	14	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-18, 21-23, 15-6	1:01
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Heuscher/Heyer	5	21-19, 21-16	0:47
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Araujo/Magalhaes	13	Heuscher/Heyer	4	21-18, 26-24	1:00
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Heuscher/Heyer	8	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:01
Lead the series against # 13 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool P	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Lochhead/Pitman	46	21-16, 21-19	0:44
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Araujo/Magalhaes	13	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q6	21-13, 17-21, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # 14 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-1
8/18/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Gosch/Horst	24	22-20, 21-17	0:54
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Gosch/Horst	30	Araujo/Magalhaes	19	12-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:08
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Gosch/Horst	23	21-18, 21-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Biza/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 0-1
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Biza/Rotrekl	20, Q6	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	26-24, 23-21	0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/2/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Lario/Mesa	12	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 20 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Cadieux/VanHuizen	15	21-19, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	10	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	21-15, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 22 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Hernandez/Villafane	15	21-11, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 23 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	31, Q31	21-15, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Trail the series against # 27, Q17 Barbosa/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/12/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Country Quota	Barbosa/Ferreira	27, Q17	Araujo/Magalhaes		23-21, 18-21, 15-11	1:08
Lead the series against # 29 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-14, 11-21, 15-6	0:55
Lead the series against Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Araujo/Magalhaes	12	Dollinger/Kaczmarek	28, Q10	30-28, 21-12	1:04
Lead the series against # Q8 Bizzotto/Cicola, Italy 1-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Bizzotto/Cicola	30	21-13, 21-12	0:36