Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 31 - September 4, 2005
(16) 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 (53 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 Athens Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 13 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 10 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q12 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 48 17 200 US$7,500.00
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
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/1/2005 Winner 1 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (17) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:40
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 1 Georgios Knapek / Panagiotis Mourtzios, Greece (32) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:33
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (15) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:34
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 3 Kristjan Kais / Martin Ruul, Estonia (23) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 4 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (12, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Sat, 9/3/2005 Contender 5 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (29, Q14) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 14-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 10 21-13, 21-19 0:37
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 # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Insfran/Marques 4 Brenha/Maia 48 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-2
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Berger/Doppler 5 Brenha/Maia 13 21-18, 21-18 0:37
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 Brenha/Maia 16 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 12, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Brenha/Maia 16 Amore/Fenili 12, Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 16 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-19, 21-12 0:34
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 18 Herrera/Mesa 31 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Series tied with # 17 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Pedrosa/Rosas 17 Brenha/Maia 16 21-15, 21-19 0:40
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 10 Pedrosa/Rosas 9 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 21 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 23, Q12 Brenha/Maia 10 21-18, 19-21, 15-5 0:59
Lead the series against # 23 Kais/Ruul, Estonia 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 16 Kais/Ruul 23 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 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 # 25 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 13 Engvik/Goranson 20 21-18, 27-25 0:49
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q9 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q14 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 32 Knapek/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Knapek/Mourtzios 32 21-10, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Brenha/Maia 13 21-16, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q10 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