Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(3) 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: 16
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 11
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: 19
Tournaments: 147
Career Wins: 16
Career Winnings: US$732,187.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB2822533421105 US$322,950.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Marcio Araujo - 33rd Did not play
2002 Marcio Araujo - 2nd Did not play
2003 Marcio Araujo - 4th Franco Neto - 9th
2004 Marcio Araujo - 3rd Luizao Correa - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 3 4 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 3, Q1 2 504 US$27,500.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 4 9 400 US$13,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 5 2 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 5 4 280 US$12,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 1 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Ukraine (30, Q20) Lost 21-11, 25-27, 11-15 0:57
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 1 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (14) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 2 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (13) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:40
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 3 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (5) Lost 21-13 Retired 0:21
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Marques lead the series against the field 23-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-7
7/3/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 21-16, 21-19 0:47
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 4 Rego/Santos 2 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 22-20, 21-14 0:48
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 5 21-19, 21-13 0:44
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 5 21-14, 25-27, 15-12 1:08
6/12/05FIVBCroatia Open Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 5 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:59
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 4 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:01
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Insfran/Marques 3 23-21, 20-22, 15-13 1:06
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Insfran/Marques 3 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 1:08
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 Insfran/Marques 5 26-24, 21-17 0:57
Series tied with # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
7/3/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 21-7, 21-14 0:35
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 8 Insfran/Marques 5 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Series tied with # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Rogers/Scott 5 Insfran/Marques 3 21-13 Retired 0:21
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 2 Rogers/Scott 12 28-26, 21-17 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/22/05FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Egger/Laciga 6 Insfran/Marques 4 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:03
Series tied with # 7 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-2
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Schneider 6 Insfran/Marques 3 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:56
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Schneider 13 Insfran/Marques 4 13-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:02
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 5 Brink/Schneider 12 21-13, 21-16 0:55
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Insfran/Marques 4 Brink/Schneider 14 21-19, 30-32, 15-11 1:18
Lead the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Insfran/Marques 4 Brenha/Maia 48 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Conde/Salema, Argentina 3-1
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Insfran/Marques 3 Conde/Salema 7 21-11, 21-14 0:39
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Conde/Salema 10 Insfran/Marques 4 21-16, 21-14 0:47
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 5 Conde/Salema 4 21-19, 21-17 0:51
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 4 Conde/Salema 15 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 4 Kais/Vesik 13 19-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:55
Lead the series against # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 21-14, 21-15 0:40
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 4 Gibb/Metzger 38 21-15, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 23, Q12 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Gscheidle/Schnider Q16 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Series tied with # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-1
3/28/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Bronze Medal Insfran/Marques 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 21-11, 21-15 0:41
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 4 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 Insfran/Marques 3 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 4 Hernandez/Papaleo 29 21-13, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 30, Q20 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 30, Q20 Insfran/Marques 3 11-21, 27-25, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Ferreira/Ferreira 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-1
7/10/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal Neto/Ramos 5 Insfran/Marques 3 21-10, 21-16 0:48
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 5 Neto/Ramos 2 21-18, 21-15 0:52
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 5 Neto/Ramos 2 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # Q1 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 3 Boersma/Kogel 16 21-6, 24-22 0:36
Lead the series against # Q4 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Rossell/Villar 30, Q7 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q13 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 4 Morikawa/Shiratori 29, Q13 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q18 Nishimura/Yamamoto, Japan 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 5 Nishimura/Yamamoto 28, Q14 21-19, 21-15 0:50