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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay
October 26 - 31, 2009

(29) Morais Abreu/Mario Silva, Angola

Morais Abreu
Angola

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 10, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Moxico

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB Guarujá 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$6,550.00

Mario Silva
Angola

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 23, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Luanda

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$7,737.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	49	Money
FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	9	1	US$8,800.00

Previous Sanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Mario Silva - 33rd	Morais Abreu - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/4-9/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	Q20	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q29	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	Q22	49th	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q30	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2009	Stavanger World Championships	47	37th	40	US$3,400.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2009	Shanghai Open	Q10	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	4/21-26/2009	Brasilia Open	Q15	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	Q8	33rd	30	US$0.00

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/28/2009	Winner 1	Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (4)	Lost 8-21, 7-21	0:36
Wed, 10/28/2009	Contender 1	Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (20)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:31

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$8,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Morais Abreu												Mario Silva
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,337.50
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$3,150.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$3,000.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$150.00
32	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$6,550.00	Total	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	$7,737.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2009	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$5,400.00	1	11	8.3 %
Total	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$5,400.00	1	12	7.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Morais Abreu													Mario Silva
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2003	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$1,937.50
											2003	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$400.00
											2004	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$1,000.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2007	FIVB
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	11	$2,150.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$2,700.00	2009	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$2,700.00
27	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	23	$4,850.00	Total	Total	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	24	$6,037.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	5.3%	18	94.7%	0-19	0.0%	0-18	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	1-19	5.0%
2008-2009	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	11	91.7%	0-12	0.0%	0-11	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	1-12	7.7%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	0-10	0.0%	0-0		0	0	0-5	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
Total	0	0	1	11	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19

Head to Head Results
Abreu/Silva trail the series against the field 0-4 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	4	Abreu/Silva	29	21-8, 21-7	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lario/Mesa	Q3	Abreu/Silva	Q30	21-13, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/29/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool B	Lochhead/Pitman	26	Abreu/Silva	47	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 20 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 0-1
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Dugrip/Salvetti	20	Abreu/Silva	29	21-14, 21-12	0:31