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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 PAF Open
August 17 - 22, 2010

(3) Marcio Araujo/Ricardo Santos, 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

Ricardo Alex Costa Santos
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Salvador, Brazil

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

103 kg (227 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

238

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,921,182.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	18	1	2	2	3	3	0	3	1	0	1	2	US$264,050.00

Previous Åland Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 13th	Pedro Solberg - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/10-15/2010	Kristiansand Open	3	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	5	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	7	4th	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	11, Q1	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/4/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-21/2010	Prague Open	12, Q1	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	8, Q1	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Myslowice Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-23/2010	Rome Grand Slam	13	5th	480	US$13,200.00

Aland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/19/2010	Winner 1	Martin Reader / Chaim Schalk, Canada (30, Q19)	Won 21-14, 22-20	0:43
Thu, 8/19/2010	Winner 2	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (14)	Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:57
Fri, 8/20/2010	Winner 3	Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (6)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:43
Sat, 8/21/2010	Winner 4	Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (18)	Won 23-21, 23-21	0:51
Sun, 8/22/2010	Semi-Finals	Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (4)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:45
Sun, 8/22/2010	Gold Medal	Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1)	Lost 22-24, 21-10, 13-15	0:59

Head to Head Results
Araujo/Santos lead the series against the field 18-9 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-4
8/22/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Araujo/Santos	3	24-22, 10-21, 15-13	0:59
8/15/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Araujo/Santos	3	21-18, 18-21, 17-15	1:09
8/8/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Araujo/Santos	5	39-41, 21-19, 15-12	1:28
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Araujo/Santos	13	21-13, 15-21, 18-16	1:01
Series tied with # 4 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
8/22/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Santos	3	Wu/Xu	4	21-19, 21-16	0:45
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	Araujo/Santos	12, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Gavira/Herrera	4	Araujo/Santos	12, Q1	30-28, 21-19	1:02
6/13/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Araujo/Santos	8, Q1	21-19, 15-21, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 6 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-0
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Santos	3	Plavins/Smedins	6	21-17, 21-16	0:43
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool O	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Plavins/Smedins	22, Q10	30-28, 21-18	0:54
Lead the series against # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/6/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Country Quota	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Insfran/Schmidt		21-14, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Santos	3	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21, Q5	21-15, 21-15	0:41
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Santos	8, Q1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q17	21-17, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool P	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23	Araujo/Santos	7	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:59
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool Q	Araujo/Santos	8, Q1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	21-19, 21-12	0:41
Lead the series against # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Santos	3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	14	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:57
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool Q	Araujo/Santos	8, Q1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	24, Q3	21-13, 21-18	0:47
Series tied with # 15 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Santos	3	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-15, 21-18	0:43
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Araujo/Santos	3	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
8/21/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Santos	3	Ces/Ces	18	23-21, 23-21	0:51
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool M	Araujo/Santos	13	Ces/Ces	20	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	1:02
Lead the series against # 21 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/10/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Gabathuler/Schnider	10	21-14, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool O	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Redmann/VanHuizen	27	21-14, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q19 Reader/Schalk, Canada 1-0
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Santos	3	Reader/Schalk	30, Q19	21-14, 22-20	0:43
Lead the series against # Q3 Gao/Li, China 1-0
6/16/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Santos	12, Q1	Gao/Li	Q16	21-18, 21-14	0:43
Lead the series against # Q8 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-0
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Santos	3	Hordvik/Horrem	30	21-16, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Sutter/Weingart	Q32	21-10, 21-16	0:37