Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Brazil Open
October 1 - 6, 2002
(2) 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 (52 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 Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Reis Castro - 17th Did not play
1997 Reis Castro - 37th Toninho Urbanski - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open 4 2 270 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 2 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 6 4 280 US$12,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 5, Q1 2 270 US$15,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/3/2002 Pool B Fabio Diez / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (18) Won 21-11, 21-12 0:39
Thu, 10/3/2002 Pool B Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (15) Won 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:11
Fri, 10/4/2002 Pool B Lula Barbosa / Adriano Garrido, Brazil (31, Q8) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Fri, 10/4/2002 Winner 1 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (16) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Fri, 10/4/2002 Winner 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (10) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:42
Sat, 10/5/2002 Semi-Finals Jefferson Bellaguarda / Juca Dultra, Brazil (22, Q2) Won 21-10, 21-0 Retired 0:20
Sun, 10/6/2002 Gold Medal Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (5) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:59
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 32-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
9/8/02FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 4 Rego/Santos 1 21-15, 21-18 0:52
Lead the series against # 3 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 2-0
7/10/02FIVBCanada Open Country Quota Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Ferreira/Marques 21-17, 17-21, 15-8 0:55
6/19/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Ferreira/Marques 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:50
Series tied with # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 Metzger/Wong, United States 2-1
10/6/02FIVBBrazil Open Gold Medal Araujo/Insfran 2 Metzger/Wong 5 22-20, 21-17 0:59
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
Series tied with # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
9/8/02FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Laciga/Laciga 7 Araujo/Insfran 4 21-17, 27-25 0:54
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Laciga/Laciga 12 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Holden/Leinemann 15 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-23, 21-8, 15-0 Retired 0:44
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
Series tied with # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
8/4/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 Araujo/Insfran 6 21-18, 21-14 0:43
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 21-13, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 9 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 Schacht/Slack 14 21-17, 21-14 0:42
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 # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-18, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 3-0
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Araujo/Insfran 4 Heuscher/Kobel 13 24-22, 21-12 0:47
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 # 12 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Berg/Dahl 18 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Ahmann/Hager 32 21-14, 21-13 0:31
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Ahmann/Hager 21, Q1 21-14, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 1-0
10/3/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Lopes/Neto 15 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:11
Lead the series against # 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 16 21-13, 21-11 0:32
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 26 21-23, 23-21, 15-7 0:59
Lead the series against # 18 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
10/3/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 18 21-11, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 2-0
10/5/02FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 2 Bellaguarda/Dultra 22, Q2 21-10, 21-0 Retired 0:20
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Country Quota Araujo/Insfran Q16 Bellaguarda/Dultra 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Moreira/Silva, Brazil 3-0
7/3/02FIVBNorway Open Country Quota Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Moreira/Silva 21-19, 23-21 0:47
6/19/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Moreira/Silva 21-19, 21-19 0:51
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Country Quota Araujo/Insfran Q16 Moreira/Silva 21-17, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 2-0
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Araujo/Insfran 4 Kogel/Mulder 29 21-18, 25-23 1:04
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Kogel/Mulder Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 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 # 31, Q8 Barbosa/Garrido, Brazil 1-0
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Barbosa/Garrido 31, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # Q2 Klepper/Toscano, Brazil 0-1
11/28/01FIVBBrazil Open Klepper/Toscano 30, Q6 Araujo/Insfran Q2 By Forfeit