Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
May 8 - 13, 2012
(6, Q1) Marcio Araujo/Pedro Solberg, 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
Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 27, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 200
Career Wins: 21
Career FIVB WT Wins: 18
Career Winnings: US$1,121,562.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB1102111040011 US$131,400.00
Previous Beijing Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 2nd Did not play
2011 Ricardo Santos - 9th Pedro Cunha - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 5 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 6 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/8/2012 Country Quota Evandro Goncalves / Harley Marques, Brazil Won 28-26, 21-16 0:49
Wed, 5/9/2012 Qualifier 1 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (Q32) Won 21-19, 26-28, 15-13 0:56
Wed, 5/9/2012 Qualifier 2 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (Q16) Won 24-22, 21-23, 15-12 1:00
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool O Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (27, Q8) Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:56
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool O Julius Brink / Sebastian Fuchs, Germany (22) Lost 17-21, 21-15, 12-15 1:01
Fri, 5/11/2012 Pool O Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (11) Lost 14-21, 20-22 0:41
Fri, 5/11/2012 Winner 1 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (13) Won 21-16, 24-22 0:39
Sat, 5/12/2012 Winner 2 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (7) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Solberg lead the series against the field 16-8 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-2
4/29/12FIVBSilesia Open Gold Medal Cunha/Santos 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 21-8, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 3 Araujo/Solberg 6 21-14, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 4 Araujo/Solberg 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 18-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Solberg 6 Gavira/Herrera 3 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:52
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 3 Araujo/Solberg 6 Gavira/Herrera 3 32-30, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-0
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Solberg 5 Cerutti/Rego 2 21-19, 23-21 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 21-15, 21-14 0:41
Series tied with # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
5/6/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Bronze Medal Araujo/Solberg 5 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool N Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Araujo/Solberg 5 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool O Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 21-14, 22-20 0:41
5/6/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Araujo/Solberg 5 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 12 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 5 Erdmann/Matysik 6 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 Benes/Kubala 13 21-16, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 6 Boersma/Spijkers 22 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool N Araujo/Solberg 5 Chevallier/Heyer 21 23-21, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 22 Brink/Fuchs, Germany 0-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool O Brink/Fuchs 22 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool O Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 Doppler/Horst 27, Q8 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against Goncalves/Marques, Brazil 1-0
5/8/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Country Quota Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 Goncalves/Marques 28-26, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # Q12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # Q15 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 Eithun/Horrem 27, Q7 21-15, 17-21, 17-15 1:00
Lead the series against # Q16 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q16 24-22, 21-23, 15-12 1:00
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool N Araujo/Solberg 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q15 23-21, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # Q32 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 Kantor/Losiak Q32 21-19, 26-28, 15-13 0:56