Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 16 - 20, 2004
(4) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Adriano Garrido - 33rd Did not play
2002 Benjamin Insfran - 2nd Marcio Araujo - 2nd
2003 Benjamin Insfran - 1st Marcio Araujo - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/9-13/2004 Puerto Rico Open 1 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 3 3 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 2 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 2 3 640 US$30,000.00
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
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/18/2004 Winner 1 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (29, Q19) Won 21-15, 21-9 0:37
Fri, 6/18/2004 Winner 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (20, Q2) Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
Sat, 6/19/2004 Winner 3 Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (5) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Sat, 6/19/2004 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:32
Sat, 6/19/2004 Contender 6 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (7) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 1:03
Sun, 6/20/2004 Semi-Finals Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:47
Sun, 6/20/2004 Bronze Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Insfran lead the series against the field 65-25
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-3
6/20/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 21-18, 21-16 0:41
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 21-14, 21-16 0:32
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 # 2 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 # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 5-1
6/20/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Araujo/Insfran 4 22-20, 21-18 0:47
6/6/04FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Araujo/Insfran 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 2 21-16, 21-15 0:41
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Araujo/Insfran 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 2 21-16, 21-19 0:43
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 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 4 Neto/Ramos 5 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-3
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 3 Prosser/Williams 23 Araujo/Insfran 2 23-21, 17-21, 15-10 1:00
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 # 7 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 4-1
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Araujo/Insfran 4 Laciga/Laciga 7 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 1:03
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 # 8 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-2
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 6 Baracetti/Conde 7 Araujo/Insfran 1 24-22, 21-17 0:50
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 # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 6-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Schacht/Slack 15 By Forfeit  
7/27/03FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Schacht/Slack 16 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Schacht/Slack 17 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 1:02
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Schacht/Slack 16 21-16, 21-13 0:42
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Schacht/Slack 16 21-19, 21-16 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 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 # 17 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 # 18 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-1
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 9 21-14, 16-21, 15-10 1:03
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
Series tied with # 19 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-3
6/6/04FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 Araujo/Insfran 3 21-13, 15-21, 15-11 0:55
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 21-19, 19-21, 15-7 1:00
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
Series tied with # 20, Q2 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-1
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 4 Kais/Vesik 20, Q2 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 4-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Horrem/Maaseide 18 21-16, 21-17 0:51
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 # 23, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q1 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 # 27 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
Lead the series against # 29, Q19 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q19 21-15, 21-9 0:37
Lead the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Brink/Schneider 18, Q4 18-21, 21-15, 19-17 1:00
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Brink/Schneider Q16 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against Correa/Marques, Brazil 0-1
11/27/01FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Correa/Marques Q7 Araujo/Insfran Q2 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q11 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 3 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 21-11, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # Q12 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 2 Goranson/Skarlund 31, Q17 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # Q15 Silva/Xisto, Angola 1-0
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Silva/Xisto 31 21-7, 21-9 0:28
Lead the series against # Q20 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