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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 8 - 12, 2005

(5) Benjamin Insfran/Harley Marques, Brazil

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

Harley Marques Silva
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 1975 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brasilia, DF

Resides:

Joao Pessoa

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

147

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$732,187.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	28	2	2	5	3	3	4	2	1	1	0	5	US$322,950.00

Previous Zagreb Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	4	4	280	US$12,000.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	3	3	288	US$14,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	2	7	180	US$7,000.00

Croatia Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/9/2005	Winner 1	Koichi Nishimura / Tatsuo Yamamoto, Japan (28, Q14)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:50
Thu, 6/9/2005	Winner 2	Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (21, Q4)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:44
Fri, 6/10/2005	Winner 3	Martin Conde / Jose Salema, Argentina (4)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:51
Fri, 6/10/2005	Winner 4	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (8)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:44
Sat, 6/11/2005	Contender 6	Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (2)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:46
Sat, 6/11/2005	Semi-Finals	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7, Q1)	Lost 24-26, 17-21	0:57
Sun, 6/12/2005	Bronze Medal	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Lost 21-15, 18-21, 10-15	0:59

Head to Head Results
Insfran/Marques lead the series against the field 10-8

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
6/12/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Bronze Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Insfran/Marques	5	15-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:59
5/21/05	FIVB	China Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Insfran/Marques	4	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	1:01
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Insfran/Marques	3	23-21, 20-22, 15-13	1:06
Lead the series against # 2 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 6	Insfran/Marques	5	Neto/Ramos	2	21-17, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Conde/Salema, Argentina 2-0
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 3	Insfran/Marques	5	Conde/Salema	4	21-19, 21-17	0:51
5/21/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 6	Insfran/Marques	4	Conde/Salema	15	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	7, Q1	Insfran/Marques	5	26-24, 21-17	0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Insfran/Marques	5	21-18, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/22/05	FIVB	China Open	Bronze Medal	Egger/Laciga	6	Insfran/Marques	4	16-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:03
Lead the series against # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Marques	4	Herrera/Mesa	16	22-20, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Marques	4	Kais/Vesik	13	19-21, 21-13, 17-15	0:55
Series tied with # 19 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-1
3/28/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Bronze Medal	Insfran/Marques	3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q11	21-11, 21-15	0:41
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 4	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q11	Insfran/Marques	3	21-11, 21-17	0:34
Series tied with # 21, Q4 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Marques	5	Cadieux/Heese	21, Q4	21-15, 21-13	0:44
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Cadieux/Heese	21	Insfran/Marques	4	22-20, 15-21, 15-9	0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
5/21/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Insfran/Marques	4	Brink/Schneider	14	21-19, 30-32, 15-11	1:18
Lead the series against # 28, Q14 Nishimura/Yamamoto, Japan 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Marques	5	Nishimura/Yamamoto	28, Q14	21-19, 21-15	0:50
Lead the series against # Q12 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Marques	4	Morikawa/Shiratori	29, Q13	21-14, 21-16	0:36