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 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Brasilia
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 149
Career Wins: 17
Career FIVB WT Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$958,775.00
Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 27, 1986 (39 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
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2010
  • Best Defensive Player 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Best Offensive Player 2015
  • Most Outstanding 2015, 2016
  • Sportsperson 2015, 2016
  • Team of the Year 2015 (with Alison Cerutti)
  • Tour Champion 2015 (with Alison Cerutti)
Awards
  • Team of the Year 2008 (with Harley Marques)
  • Tour Champion 2008 (with Harley Marques)
  • Best Blocker 2013
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB212221409010 US$242,900.00
FIVB Age Group WC11000000000 US$0.00
Overall223221409010 US$242,900.00
Previous Durban Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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$6,500.00
Durban Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 12/12/2013 Pool B Jamaine Naidoo / Clinton Stemmet, South Africa (31) Won 21-17, 21-8 0:38
Thu, 12/12/2013 Pool B Murat Giginoglu / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (18) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Fri, 12/13/2013 Pool B Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (15) Won 21-11, 21-11 0:32
Sat, 12/14/2013 Winner 2 Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (19, Q3) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Sat, 12/14/2013 Winner 3 Tri Bourne / Derek Olson, United States (29, Q17) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Sat, 12/14/2013 Semi-Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (3) Lost 26-28, 14-21 0:47
Sat, 12/14/2013 Bronze Medal Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (16) Won 21-17 Retired  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100001000000 $18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1222111050000 $181,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open800102040100 $43,500.00
U21 World Championships110000000000 $0.00
Total2232214090100 $242,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Bruno Schmidt Pedro Solberg
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2100001000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
7100022200 $66,000.00 World Championships8001031300 $60,500.00
3200010000 $106,000.00 World Tour Finals3011000000 $40,000.00
718547927600 $593,900.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam87863515311030 $617,150.00
5834331612820 $185,875.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open90105691030960 $399,062.50
1000010000 $1,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2000011000 $2,500.00
3000111000 $2,600.00 Challenger2001000100 $1,750.00
2110000000 $2,900.00 Satellite1001000000 $600.00
2100001000 $0.00 U21 World Championships4201100000 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships2110000000 $0.00
149171071130441620 $958,775.00 Total2002113141529642390 $1,121,562.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB Age Group WC110000000000 $0.00 70100.0 %
2013FIVB1322212040000 $197,900.00 601876.9 %
TotalFIVB1322212040000 $197,900.00 601876.9 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC110000000000 $0.00 70100.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Bruno Schmidt  Pedro Solberg
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
           2003FIVB Age Group WC2110000000 $0.00
           2004FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
           2005FIVB1000000100 $1,500.00
           2005FIVB C&S3002000100 $2,350.00
1000001000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC1000100000 $0.00
           2006FIVB7000101203 $12,200.00
1100000000 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2007FIVB16302134102 $103,100.00
3100011000 $3,150.00 2007FIVB C&S          
10010122103 $31,250.00 2008FIVB18601415010 $146,800.00
2010100000 $2,350.00 2008FIVB C&S          
10000024202 $27,275.00 2009FIVB13120143101 $76,525.00
14011053301 $58,650.00 2010FIVB12110035200 $65,200.00
11000124103 $38,650.00 2011FIVB10001113211 $37,800.00
10000133003 $41,000.00 2012FIVB11021114011 $65,700.00
13222124000 $98,950.00 2013FIVB13222124000 $98,950.00
76453517227112 $302,275.00 TotalTotal110168101115291038 $610,125.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall50 67.6% 16 21.6% 8 10.8% 66-8 89.2% 10 29.4% 8 23.5% 16 47.1% 10-24 29.4% 50-16 75.8% 26-16 61.9% 10 77-32 70.6%
2012-201342 73.7% 10 17.5% 5 8.8% 52-5 91.2% 7 35.0% 5 25.0% 8 40.0% 7-13 35.0% 42-8 84.0% 17-10 63.0% 10 60-18 76.9%
Against the Field8 72.7% 2 18.2% 1 9.1% 10-1 90.9% 4 66.7% 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 4-2 66.7% 16-2 88.9% 12-2 85.7% 10 15-2 88.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000012002100000033
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000295001664211225216
Challenge/Four Star/Open000013500870110002213
U21 World Championships000030002010001070
Total000046120028145321328432
Head to Head Results
Schmidt/Solberg lead the series against the field 15-2 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-2
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Schmidt/Solberg 2 28-26, 21-14 0:47
10/12/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Semi-Finals Schmidt/Solberg 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 0:53
6/16/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Gold Medal Schmidt/Solberg 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 21-19, 21-12 0:41
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Schmidt/Solberg 4 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou 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
8/24/13FIVBMoscow 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
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool B Schmidt/Solberg 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 18, Q1 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:53
8/7/13FIVBBerlin 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
10/9/13FIVBSão 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
12/13/13FIVBDurban 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
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Bronze Medal Schmidt/Solberg 2 Dumek/Kubala 16 21-17 Retired  
Lead the series against # 18 Giginoglu/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
12/12/13FIVBDurban 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
12/14/13FIVBDurban 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
7/23/13FIVBLong 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
12/14/13FIVBDurban 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
12/12/13FIVBDurban 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
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool B Schmidt/Solberg 2 Daguerre/Salvetti 31, Q12 12-21, 21-14, 15-6 0:47