Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(5, Q1) 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: 20
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 21
Career FIVB WT Wins: 20
Career Winnings: US$1,041,687.50
Benjamin Insfran
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Porto Murtinho-MS
Resides: Fortaleza
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$704,037.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253357Money
FIVB508735103612131 US$621,925.00
FIVB C&S1100000000000 US$4,000.00
Overall519735103612131 US$625,925.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Benjamin Insfran - 33rd Marcio Araujo - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 2 5 240 US$8,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 5, Q5 5 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 2, Q10 9 120 US$3,900.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 2 Damian Lisiecki / Daniel Plinski, Poland (Q32) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:33
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 3 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (Q16) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool E Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (21) Won 21-15, 20-22, 15-10 1:01
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool E Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (12) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool E Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (28, Q2) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:11
Sat, 7/27/2002 Winner 1 Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (6, Q3) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 7/27/2002 Winner 2 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (4) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:44
Sun, 7/28/2002 Semi-Finals Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (2) Won 21-18, 33-31 0:59
Sun, 7/28/2002 Gold Medal Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (9) Lost 21-17, 22-24, 12-15 1:05
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 25-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 1-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Ramos/Rego 1 Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 21-19, 22-20 0:39
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Ramos/Rego 1 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 1:00
Series tied with # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
7/28/02FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Baracetti/Conde 2 21-18, 33-31 0:59
6/23/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Baracetti/Conde 3 Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 21-14, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 3 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 19-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:02
Lead the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Child/Heese 4 21-13, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 6, Q3 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-2
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 By Forfeit  
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-16, 21-16 0:42
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Araujo/Insfran Q16 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:56
Series tied with # 9 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-1
7/28/02FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Metzger/Wong 9 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 17-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:05
6/23/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Metzger/Wong 5 21-19, 16-21, 17-15 1:07
Lead the series against # 12 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Laciga/Laciga 12 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-17, 21-18 0:54
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 21-13, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 16 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Fonoimoana/Holdren 15 21-17, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 19, Q11 Hyden/McCaw, United States 1-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Hyden/McCaw 28, Q10 30-28, 21-15 0:51
Lead the series against # 21 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Schacht/Slack 21 21-15, 20-22, 15-10 1:01
Lead the series against # 23 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Holden/Leinemann 12 21-17, 21-16 0:46
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Holden/Leinemann 24 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 24, Q12 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 2-0
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Bosma/Cotrino 28, Q2 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:11
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Bosma/Cotrino 23 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Goranson/Goranson 31 21-15, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 31 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Canet/Hamel 18 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q6 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Klemperer/Rademacher Q7 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # Q10 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Ljubicic/Slean Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:49
Lead the series against # Q16 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Brink/Schneider Q16 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q17 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Deulofeu/Molinier 47 21-14, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # Q18 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Kogel/Mulder Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q32 Lisiecki/Plinski, Poland 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Lisiecki/Plinski Q32 21-15, 21-19 0:33