Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
May 31 - June 4, 2006
(14) 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 Zagreb Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Miguel Maia - 33rd Joao Brenha - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 16 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 16 7 200 US$8,000.00
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
Croatia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/1/2006 Winner 1 Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger, United States (19) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:44
Thu, 6/1/2006 Contender 1 Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (30, Q37) Won 27-25, 21-17 0:47
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 2 Simon Dahl / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (29, Q36) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:36
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 3 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (5) Lost 21-17, 16-21, 9-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 15-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-14, 21-17 0:39
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-5
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Brenha/Maia 14 17-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:47
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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-6
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 18 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 13-21, 16-14 0:54
8/14/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool F Baracetti/Conde 7 Brenha/Maia 18 13-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:55
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Baracetti/Conde 11 Brenha/Maia 6 By Forfeit  
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Brenha/Maia 19 21-17, 21-12 0:36
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 4 Brenha/Maia 19 21-15, 21-12 0:44
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Brenha/Maia 22 21-12, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Brenha/Maia 16 Amore/Fenili 12, Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 19 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Lambert/Metzger 19 Brenha/Maia 14 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 23 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
Trail the series against # 26, Q6 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 # 29, Q36 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 14 Dahl/Gunnarsson 29, Q36 21-13, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q37 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 14 Kolar/Tichy 30, Q37 27-25, 21-17 0:47
Trail the series against 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 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
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q35 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q42 Knapek/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Knapek/Mourtzios 32 21-10, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # Q44 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Brenha/Maia 22 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 46 21-17, 21-13 0:42