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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 ConocoPhillips Open
July 2 - 6, 2003

(1) 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
2002	Benjamin Insfran - 9th	Marcio Araujo - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	1	5	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	1	1	300	US$22,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	1	2	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	10/1-6/2002	Brazil Open	2	1	300	US$22,500.00
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

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/4/2003	Pool A	Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren, United States (17)	Won 21-11, 13-21, 15-12	0:49
Fri, 7/4/2003	Pool A	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (16)	Lost 21-19, 19-21, 12-15	0:58
Sat, 7/5/2003	Pool A	Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (32, Q26)	Lost 20-22, 19-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 52-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
7/28/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Baracetti/Conde	2	21-18, 33-31	0:59
6/23/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Gold Medal	Baracetti/Conde	3	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	21-14, 21-15	0:45
Series tied with # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
9/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Gold Medal	Laciga/Laciga	7	Araujo/Insfran	4	21-17, 27-25	0:54
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Laciga/Laciga	12	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 4, Q6 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 2-0
10/5/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	2	Bellaguarda/Dultra	22, Q2	21-10, 21-0 Retired	0:20
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Country Quota	Araujo/Insfran	Q16	Bellaguarda/Dultra		21-18, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	1	Rego/Santos	2	23-21, 21-19	0:54
9/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	4	Rego/Santos	1	21-15, 21-18	0:52
Series tied with # 6 Marques/Neto, Brazil 1-1
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Marques/Neto	8	Araujo/Insfran	1	17-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:00
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	1	Marques/Neto	8, Q1	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	1:06
Lead the series against # 7 Metzger/Wong, United States 2-1
10/6/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Insfran	2	Metzger/Wong	5	22-20, 21-17	0:59
7/28/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Gold Medal	Metzger/Wong	9	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	17-21, 24-22, 15-12	1:05
6/23/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Metzger/Wong	5	21-19, 16-21, 17-15	1:07
Series tied with # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
8/4/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	20	Araujo/Insfran	6	21-18, 21-14	0:43
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 # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	2	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-18, 21-13	0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-2
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	By Forfeit
7/20/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Araujo/Insfran	2	21-16, 21-16	0:42
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 # 12 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Berg/Dahl	18	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-0
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	1	Rogers/Scott	18	21-19, 21-18	0:45
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	1	Rogers/Scott	18	22-20, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 4-0
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Schacht/Slack	16	21-16, 21-13	0:42
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Schacht/Slack	16	21-19, 21-16	0:45
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	4	Schacht/Slack	14	21-17, 21-14	0:42
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Schacht/Slack	21	21-15, 20-22, 15-10	1:01
Lead the series against # 15 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-1
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	17	Araujo/Insfran	1	21-16, 14-21, 15-10	0:56
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	16	21-13, 21-11	0:32
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	26	21-23, 23-21, 15-7	0:59
Lead the series against # 16 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 6-1
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Araujo/Insfran	1	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:58
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Heuscher/Kobel	17	21-14, 21-16	0:43
6/22/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	1	Heuscher/Kobel	20	21-16, 21-17	0:47
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	22-20, 21-18	0:45
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Araujo/Insfran	4	Heuscher/Kobel	13	24-22, 21-12	0:47
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-17, 21-18	0:54
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 # 17 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 3-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Fonoimoana/Holdren	17	21-11, 13-21, 15-12	0:49
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Fonoimoana/Holdren	17	21-11, 21-17	0:42
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 # 18 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	1	Egger/Heyer	9	14-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:54
Trail the series against # 19, Q1 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
6/8/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Gold Medal	Blanton/Nygaard	24	Araujo/Insfran	1	22-20, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # 20 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Holden/Leinemann	15	Araujo/Insfran	2	21-23, 21-8, 15-0 Retired	0:44
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Holden/Leinemann	12	21-17, 21-16	0:46
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 # 21 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 # 23 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 2-0
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Araujo/Insfran	4	Kogel/Mulder	29	21-18, 25-23	1:04
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Kogel/Mulder	Q12	21-17, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 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 # 30 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 2-0
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Araujo/Insfran	6	Goranson/Goranson	43	21-18, 21-17	0:38
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Goranson/Goranson	31	21-15, 21-14	0:31
Series tied with # 32, Q26 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-1
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Hernandez/Papaleo	32, Q26	Araujo/Insfran	1	22-20, 21-19	0:39
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Hernandez/Papaleo	32, Q48	21-14, 21-17	0:40
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 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Araujo/Insfran	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	21-19, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # Q10 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Brink/Schneider	Q16	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26	21-19, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # Q12 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Deulofeu/Molinier	47	21-14, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q17 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 # Q27 Hernandez/Rodriguez Ibarra, Mexico 1-0
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Hernandez/Rodriguez Ibarra	32, Q38	21-9, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q37 Gortsianiouk/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Gortsianiouk/Mourtzios	32	21-12, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q48 Lisiecki/Plinski, Poland 1-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Lisiecki/Plinski	Q32	21-15, 21-19	0:33