Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Reis Castro - 33rd Did not play
1998 Reis Castro - 33rd Alemao Guerra - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 2 5 360 US$13,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 5 1 300 US$22,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 5 1 520 US$40,000.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 2 4 210 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 1 9 216 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 1 17 60 US$2,500.00
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
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool B Julien Prosser / Mark Williams, Australia (26) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 20-22 1:21
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool B Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (23) Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 1:03
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool B Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (47) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:38
Thu, 10/16/2003 Winner 1 Pedro Cunha / Tande Ramos, Brazil (30) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:51
Fri, 10/17/2003 Winner 2 David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (35) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:48
Fri, 10/17/2003 Winner 3 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (3) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:44
Sat, 10/18/2003 Semi-Finals Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger, United States (15) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:46
Sun, 10/19/2003 Bronze Medal Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (13) Won By Forfeit  
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005Berlin Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 1st Harley Marques - 9th
2007Gstaad Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 9th Did not play
2009Stavanger Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 5th Did not play
2011Rome Ricardo Santos - 2nd Bruno Schmidt - 9th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 2 3 640 US$30,000.00
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 63-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:57
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 1 Rego/Santos 2 23-21, 21-19 0:54
9/8/02FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 4 Rego/Santos 1 21-15, 21-18 0:52
Lead the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 3-1
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 2 Laciga/Laciga 3 21-14, 22-20 0:44
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 5 Laciga/Laciga 4 21-19, 21-13 0:44
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 # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 3-0
9/7/03FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Araujo/Insfran 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 14-21, 21-19, 34-32 1:36
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Araujo/Insfran 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 22 23-25, 21-13, 15-10 1:02
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 1 Egger/Heyer 9 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 7-1
8/3/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 5 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-19, 21-15 0:52
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Araujo/Insfran 1 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 17 21-14, 21-16 0:43
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 20 21-16, 21-17 0:47
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 22-20, 21-18 0:45
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 # 7 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 2-1
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Blanton/Nygaard 12 21-18, 21-15 0:41
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:40
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Gold Medal Blanton/Nygaard 24 Araujo/Insfran 1 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Berger/Doppler 12 21-15, 27-25 1:04
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 5 Berger/Doppler 9 21-17, 21-16 0:48
Series tied with # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-2
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Araujo/Insfran 1 19-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:58
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 17 Araujo/Insfran 1 21-16, 14-21, 15-10 0:56
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 # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-1
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 Baracetti/Conde 4 21-17, 21-18 0:49
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 # 11 Marques/Neto, Brazil 2-1
9/7/03FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 5 Marques/Neto 8 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:23
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Marques/Neto 8 Araujo/Insfran 1 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:00
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 1 Marques/Neto 8, Q1 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 1:06
Lead the series against # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-0
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 1 Rogers/Scott 18 21-19, 21-18 0:45
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 1 Rogers/Scott 18 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
10/19/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Bronze Medal Araujo/Insfran 2 Brenha/Maia 13 By Forfeit  
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 15 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
10/18/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Semi-Finals Holdren/Metzger 15 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Series tied with # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-2
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 24-22, 21-10 0:48
7/27/03FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Araujo/Insfran 2 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:00
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 # 17 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
Series tied with # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 2-2
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5 Alvarez/Rossell 14 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
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
Lead the series against # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Canet/Hamel 22 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Canet/Hamel 18 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Fonoimoana/Wong 18 21-18, 21-12 0:47
Lead the series against # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Berg/Dahl 15 21-17, 21-19 0:48
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Berg/Dahl 18 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Horrem/Maaseide 23 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 1:03
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Horrem/Maaseide 21 21-14, 21-15 0:42
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-18, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 24 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
Trail the series against # 26 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-2
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Prosser/Williams 26 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-19, 19-21, 22-20 1:21
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Prosser/Williams 28, Q8 Araujo/Insfran 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 30 Cunha/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 Cunha/Ramos 30 21-19, 21-15 0:51
Lead the series against # 33 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 # 34 Child/Heese, Canada 3-0
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 1 Child/Heese 5 21-15, 21-19 0:37
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 6 Child/Heese 5 21-18, 21-19 0:44
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Child/Heese 4 21-13, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Klemperer/Rademacher 35 21-16, 21-16 0:48
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Klemperer/Rademacher Q7 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Series tied with # 36 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 Araujo/Insfran 1 22-20, 21-19 0:39
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q48 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 38 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 # 39 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 # 40 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 3-0
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Kogel/Mulder 28, Q3 21-13, 25-23 0:47
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 # 42 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-12, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 47 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 47 21-10, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 48 Silva/Xisto, Angola 1-0
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Silva/Xisto 31 21-7, 21-9 0:28