Team Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Norway Open
July 3 - 7, 2002

(2, Q10) Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, Brazil

Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 12, 1973 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fortaleza

Resides:

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

Benjamin Insfran
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Porto Murtinho-MS

Resides:

Fortaleza

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$704,037.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	57	Money
FIVB	50	8	7	3	5	10	3	6	1	2	1	3	1	US$621,925.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,000.00
Overall	51	9	7	3	5	10	3	6	1	2	1	3	1	US$625,925.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Benjamin Insfran - 2nd	Marcio Araujo - 2nd
2001	Luizao Correa - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	25, Q23	2	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	Q16	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	Q2	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	11/28-12/3/2000	Brazil Open	5	1	340	US$26,000.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	3	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	3	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	Q1	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open		33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	2	4	238	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	2	2	306	US$18,000.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/3/2002	Country Quota	Paulao Moreira / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:47
Thu, 7/4/2002	Qualifier 2	Roger Jonsson / Mikael Oestberg, Sweden (Q23)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:33
Thu, 7/4/2002	Qualifier 3	David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (Q7)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
Fri, 7/5/2002	Pool B	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (18)	Won 21-13, 21-19	0:36
Fri, 7/5/2002	Pool B	Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren, United States (15)	Won 21-17, 23-21	0:45
Sat, 7/6/2002	Pool B	Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (31)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:31
Sat, 7/6/2002	Winner 1	Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1)	Lost 19-21, 20-22	0:39

Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 17-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 1-1
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Ramos/Rego	1	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	21-19, 22-20	0:39
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Ramos/Rego	1	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	1:00
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/23/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Gold Medal	Baracetti/Conde	3	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	21-14, 21-15	0:45
Trail the series against # 7, Q16 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Araujo/Insfran	Q16	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 1-0
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Ferreira/Marques		18-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-0
6/23/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Metzger/Wong	5	21-19, 16-21, 17-15	1:07
Lead the series against # 12 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	21-13, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 1-0
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Fonoimoana/Holdren	15	21-17, 23-21	0:45
Lead the series against # 17 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Holden/Leinemann	24	21-17, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 18 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Canet/Hamel	18	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 31 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Goranson/Goranson	31	21-15, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against Moreira/Silva, Brazil 3-0
7/3/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Country Quota	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Moreira/Silva		21-19, 23-21	0:47
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Moreira/Silva		21-19, 21-19	0:51
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Country Quota	Araujo/Insfran	Q16	Moreira/Silva		21-17, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # Q7 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Klemperer/Rademacher	Q7	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # Q11 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Ljubicic/Slean	Q10	21-18, 21-17	0:49
Lead the series against # Q22 Huseby/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Huseby/Skarlund	Q26	21-13, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # Q23 Jonsson/Oestberg, Sweden 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Jonsson/Oestberg	Q23	21-17, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # Q38 Indra/Ritter, Liechtenstein 1-0
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Indra/Ritter	Q42	21-10, 21-8	0:29