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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow Grand Slam
June 7 - 12, 2012

(6) 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:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

200

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,121,562.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	11	0	2	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	1	US$131,400.00

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 9th	Harley Marques - 9th
2009	Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - Country Quota	Benjamin Insfran - 5th
2010	Ricardo Santos - 9th	Harley Marques - 5th
2011	Ricardo Santos - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/22-27/2012	Prague Open	6	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	6, Q1	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/9/2012	Pool O	Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (22)	Won 21-23, 21-13, 15-9	0:52
Sat, 6/9/2012	Pool O	Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (11)	Lost 16-21, 21-18, 13-15	1:01
Sun, 6/10/2012	Pool O	Martin Laciga / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (27, Q3)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:35
Sun, 6/10/2012	Winner 1	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (24)	Won 21-15, 23-21	0:42
Mon, 6/11/2012	Winner 2	Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Araujo/Solberg lead the series against the field 22-9 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-0
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Solberg	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	22-20, 21-18	0:42
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Solberg	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	18-21, 21-14, 17-15	0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-2
6/11/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	2	Araujo/Solberg	6	21-17, 21-18	0:40
5/26/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Rego	5	Araujo/Solberg	6	21-14, 20-22, 15-12	0:53
5/5/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Solberg	5	Cerutti/Rego	2	21-19, 23-21	0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-2
4/29/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Gold Medal	Cunha/Santos	1	Araujo/Solberg	6	21-8, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 3	Cunha/Santos	3	Araujo/Solberg	6	21-14, 21-11	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	7	Araujo/Solberg	6, Q1	21-15, 21-14	0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool O	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	Araujo/Solberg	6, Q1	21-14, 22-20	0:41
5/6/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	14	Araujo/Solberg	5	21-17, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 11 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 1-2
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool O	Insfran/Schmidt	11	Araujo/Solberg	6	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	1:01
5/6/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Solberg	5	Insfran/Schmidt	12, Q1	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:57
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool N	Insfran/Schmidt	12, Q1	Araujo/Solberg	5	21-16, 17-21, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against # 12 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-0
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Solberg	6	Erdmann/Matysik	11	21-19, 23-21	0:42
5/5/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Solberg	5	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-18, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
4/28/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Solberg	6	Gavira/Herrera	3	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:52
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Solberg	6	Gavira/Herrera	3	32-30, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 17 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Solberg	6	Boersma/Spijkers	22	21-15, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Solberg	6, Q1	Benes/Kubala	13	21-16, 24-22	0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool O	Araujo/Solberg	6	Skarlund/Spinnangr	22	21-23, 21-13, 15-9	0:52
Lead the series against # 24 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-0
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Solberg	6	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	24	21-15, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool N	Araujo/Solberg	5	Chevallier/Heyer	21	23-21, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Solberg	6	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	22	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 27, Q3 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool O	Araujo/Solberg	6	Laciga/Weingart	27, Q3	21-15, 21-14	0:35
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Solberg	6	Laciga/Weingart	27, Q2	15-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:51
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Solberg	6, Q1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	Q16	24-22, 21-23, 15-12	1:00
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool N	Araujo/Solberg	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q15	23-21, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against Goncalves/Marques, Brazil 1-0
5/8/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Country Quota	Araujo/Solberg	6, Q1	Goncalves/Marques		28-26, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # Q6 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool O	Araujo/Solberg	6, Q1	Doppler/Horst	27, Q8	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # Q9 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Solberg	6	Stiekema/Varenhorst	30, Q9	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q23 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Araujo/Solberg	6, Q1	Kantor/Losiak	Q32	21-19, 26-28, 15-13	0:56