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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003

(13) Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal

João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 6, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Espinho

Resides:

Espinho

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

134

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$265,957.50

Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1971 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paranhos

Resides:

Espinho

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

162

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$281,932.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	27	33	41	Money
FIVB	134	2	0	0	6	7	5	27	28	30	20	1	4	4	US$531,915.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Miguel Maia - 7th	Joao Brenha - 7th
1996	Miguel Maia - 17th	Joao Brenha - 17th
1997	Miguel Maia - 13th	Joao Brenha - 13th
1998	Miguel Maia - 17th	Joao Brenha - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	13	9	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	15	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	16, Q3	9	208	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	9	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	24	5	324	US$11,500.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	20	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	19	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	19	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	22	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	10	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	24	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	20	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	15	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	16	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	16	13	108	US$4,000.00

Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/14/2003	Pool M	Max Backer / Emiel Boersma, Netherlands (37)	Won 19-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:51
Tue, 10/14/2003	Pool M	Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (12)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:39
Wed, 10/15/2003	Pool M	Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (36)	Won 22-20, 21-18	0:41
Thu, 10/16/2003	Winner 1	Riccardo Fenili / Fabio Galli, Italy (46)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:44
Fri, 10/17/2003	Winner 2	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (16)	Won 24-22, 13-21, 15-11	0:58
Fri, 10/17/2003	Winner 3	Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (7)	Won 21-18, 18-21, 16-14	1:06
Sat, 10/18/2003	Semi-Finals	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Lost By Forfeit
Sun, 10/19/2003	Bronze Medal	Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2)	Lost By Forfeit

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Los Angeles	Miguel Maia - 17th	Joao Brenha - 17th
1999	Marseille	Miguel Maia - 13th	Joao Brenha - 13th
2001	Klagenfurt	Miguel Maia - 9th	Joao Brenha - 9th
2005	Berlin	Miguel Maia - 17th	Joao Brenha - 17th
2007	Gstaad	Miguel Maia - 17th	Joao Brenha - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	28	17	90	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	11	13	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	27	9	200	US$6,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	13	4	560	US$20,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	48	17	200	US$7,500.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	22	17	200	US$7,000.00

Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 25-31

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
10/18/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Brenha/Maia	13	By Forfeit
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Brenha/Maia	16, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
10/19/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Insfran	2	Brenha/Maia	13	By Forfeit
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5	Brenha/Maia	16, Q3	21-19, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Brenha/Maia	13	21-19, 21-15	0:41
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Brenha/Maia	20	21-14, 21-15	0:39
9/24/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Brenha/Maia	12	Laciga/Laciga	4	15-11	0:43
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Brenha/Maia	11	15-7	0:28
Lead the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-1
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool H	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Brenha/Maia	9	21-15, 21-16	0:39
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Brenha/Maia	19	Dieckmann/Reckermann	14	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	1:01
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool G	Brenha/Maia	10	Dieckmann/Reckermann	7	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	12	Brenha/Maia	13	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:57
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Brenha/Maia	15	19-21, 22-20, 20-18	1:05
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Brenha/Maia	20	20-22, 21-19, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
10/17/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 3	Brenha/Maia	13	Blanton/Nygaard	7	21-18, 18-21, 16-14	1:06
Trail the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool A	Berger/Doppler	17, Q4	Brenha/Maia	16	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Series tied with # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-1
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	Brenha/Maia	24	21-19, 21-11	0:31
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool A	Brenha/Maia	16	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	32	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-3
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Baracetti/Conde	3	Brenha/Maia	19	21-17, 21-12	0:36
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	4	Brenha/Maia	19	21-15, 21-12	0:44
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Baracetti/Conde	3	Brenha/Maia	22	21-12, 21-13	0:29
Series tied with # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Brenha/Maia	13	Rogers/Scott	12	21-16, 21-17	0:39
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Rogers/Scott	14	Brenha/Maia	9	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Brenha/Maia	22	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	46	21-17, 21-13	0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-1
10/17/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	Brenha/Maia	13	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	16	24-22, 13-21, 15-11	0:58
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Brenha/Maia	24	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	21-17, 21-18	0:37
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Brenha/Maia	27	24-22, 21-12	0:40
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Brenha/Maia	11	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	22	15-5	0:19
Series tied with # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 1-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Canet/Hamel	27	Brenha/Maia	22	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:55
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	16	Canet/Hamel	17	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-3
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	13	Brenha/Maia	20	21-13, 21-0 Retired	0:22
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Berg/Dahl	16	Brenha/Maia	18	21-14, 21-17	0:37
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	22	Brenha/Maia	16	21-17, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	10	Horrem/Maaseide	23	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-2
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool G	Brenha/Maia	10	Holden/Leinemann	23	19-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:56
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Holden/Leinemann	25	Brenha/Maia	24	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	1:05
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 1	Holden/Leinemann	13	Brenha/Maia	20	21-13, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 26 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Brenha/Maia	13	Prosser/Williams	20	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 29 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Brenha/Maia	20	Arkaev/Barsuk	29, Q21	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 34 Child/Heese, Canada 2-3
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	15	Brenha/Maia	16	21-12, 21-18	0:36
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	27	Child/Heese	8	21-17, 11-21, 15-13	0:51
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Brenha/Maia	19	Child/Heese	3	27-25, 21-11	0:50
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Child/Heese	8	Brenha/Maia	10	21-19, 21-13	0:37
7/28/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Bronze Medal	Child/Heese	8	Brenha/Maia	18	12-5, 12-8	1:17
Trail the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool H	Klemperer/Rademacher	25	Brenha/Maia	9	21-14, 12-21, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # 36 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Brenha/Maia	13	Hernandez/Papaleo	36	22-20, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 37 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-0
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Brenha/Maia	13	Backer/Boersma	37	19-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:51
Lead the series against # 38 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Brenha/Maia	24	Deulofeu/Molinier	9	21-17, 23-21	0:44
Trail the series against # 39 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-2
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool B	Ahmann/Hager	31	Brenha/Maia	15	22-20, 28-26	0:50
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	16	Ahmann/Hager	17	21-15, 21-18	0:35
9/26/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Bronze Medal	Ahmann/Hager	15	Brenha/Maia	12	12-9, 12-6	1:10
Trail the series against # 40 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool H	Kogel/Mulder	24	Brenha/Maia	9	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 41 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Brenha/Maia	13	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	21-19, 21-18	0:42
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Brenha/Maia	16, Q3	Kais/Vesik	Q14	21-17, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 42 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Brenha/Maia	24	Ces/Salvetti	48	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 46 Fenili/Galli, Italy 1-0
10/16/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	13	Fenili/Galli	46	21-16, 21-17	0:44