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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 2005

(2) Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, 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:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,041,687.50

Fábio Luiz de Jesus Magalhães
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 13, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Marataíses (ES)

Resides:

Victoria Espirito Santo

Height:

204 cm (6'8")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$555,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	70	11	8	10	5	10	2	10	2	6	3	1	2	US$1,048,600.00

Previous Cape Town Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	2	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	3	2	360	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	1	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	2	2	360	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	8	3	448	US$21,500.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	1	9	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	1	7	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	2	3	320	US$16,000.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	2	2	360	US$22,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	1	9	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	2	1	1000	US$62,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	3, Q1	3	320	US$16,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	7, Q1	1	400	US$32,000.00

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool B	Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (31, Q12)	Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:47
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool B	Marvin Polte / Thorsten Schoen, Germany (18)	Won 19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:02
Fri, 11/25/2005	Pool B	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (15)	Won 16-21, 21-17, 22-20	1:12
Fri, 11/25/2005	Winner 2	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (15)	Won 26-24, 21-18	0:55
Sat, 11/26/2005	Winner 3	Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (8)	Won 22-20, 22-20	0:53
Sat, 11/26/2005	Semi-Finals	Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (4)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:43
Sun, 11/27/2005	Gold Medal	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:07

Head to Head Results
Araujo/Magalhaes lead the series against the field 30-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-4
10/23/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:09
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-15, 21-14	0:39
8/27/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rego/Santos	1	23-21, 21-14	0:47
7/10/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-19, 22-24, 18-16	1:12
6/19/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	18-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 2-3
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 6	Insfran/Marques	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	1:08
8/28/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Gold Medal	Insfran/Marques	3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	15-21, 21-17, 18-16	1:11
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 4	Insfran/Marques	3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	1:05
7/9/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Insfran/Marques	3	19-21, 21-18, 16-14	1:08
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	7, Q1	Insfran/Marques	5	26-24, 21-17	0:57
Lead the series against # 4 Gibb/Metzger, United States 2-0
11/26/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Gibb/Metzger	4	21-17, 21-16	0:43
7/16/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Gibb/Metzger	19	21-16, 15-21, 15-10	0:59
Lead the series against # 5 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Lione/Varnier	Q48	21-17, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 2-3
11/27/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Egger/Laciga	6	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:07
10/22/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Egger/Laciga	4	21-16, 21-12	0:46
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 4	Egger/Laciga	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-18, 21-11	0:40
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	6	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	17-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:10
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	8	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 7 Rogers/Scott, United States 3-1
8/7/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	8	Rogers/Scott	5	21-15, 21-15	0:44
8/6/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	8	Rogers/Scott	5	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	1:03
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Rogers/Scott	8	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-18, 18-21, 16-14	1:13
7/17/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rogers/Scott	5	21-12, 21-17	0:49
Series tied with # 8 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-1
11/26/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Cunha/Neto	8	22-20, 22-20	0:53
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 3	Cunha/Neto	10, Q1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-17, 21-17	1:02
Lead the series against # 10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Kais/Vesik	15	21-19, 21-9	0:43
7/16/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Kais/Vesik	12	21-19, 21-16	0:48
6/25/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 7	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Kais/Vesik	17	21-13, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Amore/Fenili	18, Q7	21-15, 21-14	0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-0
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	15	26-24, 21-18	0:55
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool B	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	15	16-21, 21-17, 22-20	1:12
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	8	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:58
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	15	21-14, 21-13	0:49
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	7, Q1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	23	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Berg/Svensson	18	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Polte/Schoen, Germany 2-0
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool B	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Polte/Schoen	18	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:02
6/26/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Polte/Schoen	43	21-18, 21-14	0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Gosch/Strauss	30, Q12	21-16, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 2-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Ces/Dugrip	30, Q13	21-12, 21-13	0:34
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	7, Q1	Ces/Dugrip	Q17	21-13, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	31	21-13, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool B	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	31, Q12	17-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:47