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June 22 - 26, 2005
(48) 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: 15
Tournaments: 134
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$265,957.50
Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Paranhos
Resides: Espinho
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 162
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$281,932.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725273341Money
FIVB13420067527283020144 US$531,915.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
1996 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
1997 Miguel Maia - 25th Joao Brenha - 25th
1998 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
1999 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
2001 Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
2002 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q28 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q23 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/14-25/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 18 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 16 25 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 6 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 13 4 560 US$20,000.00
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
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/22/2005 Winner 1 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (17) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 10-15 0:45
Thu, 6/23/2005 Contender 1 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (46) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Thu, 6/23/2005 Contender 2 John Garcia-Thompson / Javier Luna, Spain (35) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Fri, 6/24/2005 Contender 3 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (4) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:45
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
1999Marseille Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
2001Klagenfurt Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
2003Rio de Janeiro Miguel Maia - 4th Joao Brenha - 4th
2007Gstaad Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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 15-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
10/18/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 13 By Forfeit  
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Insfran/Marques 4 Brenha/Maia 48 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool H Dieckmann/Reckermann 8 Brenha/Maia 9 21-15, 21-16 0:39
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Brenha/Maia 19 Dieckmann/Reckermann 14 21-17, 15-21, 16-14 1:01
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool G Brenha/Maia 10 Dieckmann/Reckermann 7 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Series tied with # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-1
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Brenha/Maia 24 21-19, 21-11 0:31
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Brenha/Maia 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 32 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
8/20/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Brenha/Maia 18 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-15, 26-24 0:43
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Brenha/Maia 15 19-21, 22-20, 20-18 1:05
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Brenha/Maia 20 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Brenha/Maia 15 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:54
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Brenha/Maia 19 By Forfeit 0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Arkaev/Barsuk 29, Q21 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 18 Herrera/Mesa 31 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 17 Brenha/Maia 48 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Brenha/Maia 13 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 Kais/Vesik Q14 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 19 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 Brenha/Maia 16 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 25 Child/Heese, Canada 2-3
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 15 Brenha/Maia 16 21-12, 21-18 0:36
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 27 Child/Heese 8 21-17, 11-21, 15-13 0:51
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 19 Child/Heese 3 27-25, 21-11 0:50
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 10 21-19, 21-13 0:37
7/28/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 18 12-5, 12-8 1:17
Lead the series against # 29 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Brenha/Maia 13 Hernandez/Papaleo 36 22-20, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 30 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Rossell/Villar 27, Q5 Brenha/Maia Q28 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 35 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 48 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 35 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 42 Canet/Hamel, France 1-2
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Canet/Hamel 27 Brenha/Maia 6 By Forfeit  
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Canet/Hamel 27 Brenha/Maia 22 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:55
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Canet/Hamel 17 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 44 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Brenha/Maia Q23 Asahi/Watanabe Q10 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 46 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 2-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 48 Gosch/Strauss 46 21-14, 21-18 0:40
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Brenha/Maia 15 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:24