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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$292,800 Durban Open
December 11 - 14, 2013

(2) Bruno Schmidt/Pedro Solberg, Brazil

Bruno Oscar Schmidt
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 6, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brasilia

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

149

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$958,775.00

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	Money
FIVB	21	2	2	2	1	4	0	9	0	1	0	US$242,900.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	22	3	2	2	1	4	0	9	0	1	0	US$242,900.00

Previous Durban Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/22-26/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	2	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	2	1st	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	2	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	2	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	2	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	2	2nd	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	5	5th	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	2	3rd	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	4	1st	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	4	4th	560	US$12,900.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	3	2nd	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	3	5th	300	US$6,500.00

Durban Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 12/12/2013	Pool B	Jamaine Naidoo / Clinton Stemmet, South Africa (31)	Won 21-17, 21-8	0:38
Thu, 12/12/2013	Pool B	Murat Giginoglu / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (18)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:40
Fri, 12/13/2013	Pool B	Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (15)	Won 21-11, 21-11	0:32
Sat, 12/14/2013	Winner 2	Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (19, Q3)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:41
Sat, 12/14/2013	Winner 3	Tri Bourne / Derek Olson, United States (29, Q17)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:39
Sat, 12/14/2013	Semi-Finals	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (3)	Lost 26-28, 14-21	0:47
Sat, 12/14/2013	Bronze Medal	Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (16)	Won 21-17 Retired

Head to Head Results
Schmidt/Solberg lead the series against the field 15-2 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-2
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Schmidt/Solberg	2	28-26, 21-14	0:47
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	0:53
6/16/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Schmidt/Solberg	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	21-19, 21-12	0:41
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Schmidt/Solberg	4	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:51
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Schmidt/Solberg	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	22-24, 33-31, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # 4 Cerutti/Felipe, Brazil 1-0
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Cerutti/Felipe	7	17-21, 21-16, 24-22	1:02
Lead the series against # 5 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 2-0
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool B	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18, Q1	19-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:53
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 11 Ces/Rowlandson, France 1-0
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool B	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Ces/Rowlandson	31, Q7	21-13, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
12/13/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool B	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	15	21-11, 21-11	0:32
Lead the series against # 16 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Bronze Medal	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Dumek/Kubala	16	21-17 Retired
Lead the series against # 18 Giginoglu/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
12/12/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool B	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Giginoglu/Sekerci	18	21-15, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 19, Q3 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 2	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Kissling/Kovatsch	19, Q3	21-14, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Eglseer/Koraimann, Austria 1-0
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Eglseer/Koraimann	31, Q9	21-18, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # 29, Q17 Bourne/Olson, United States 1-0
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 3	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Bourne/Olson	29, Q17	21-17, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 31 Naidoo/Stemmet, South Africa 1-0
12/12/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool B	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Naidoo/Stemmet	31	21-17, 21-8	0:38
Lead the series against # Q10 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 1-0
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool B	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Daguerre/Salvetti	31, Q12	12-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:47