Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008
(31, Q16) Joao Maciel/Bruno Schmidt, Brazil
 
Joao Luis Pianca "Billy" Maciel
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 28, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Vila Velhales
Resides: Vitoria - ES, SC
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 38
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$77,225.00
Bruno Oscar Schmidt
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1986 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Brasilia
Resides: Vila Velha, ES
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 149
Career Wins: 17
Career FIVB WT Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$958,775.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB27010222613118 US$143,450.00
FIVB C&S5110110100000 US$11,000.00
Overall32120332713118 US$154,450.00
Previous Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 32, Q14 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/16-19/2007 Lausanne Satellite 4 1 34 US$3,400.00
FIVB C&S 7/26-29/2007 Geroskipou Challenger 13, Q7 5 48 US$1,950.00
FIVB C&S 6/28-7/1/2007 Brno Challenger 22, Q23 9 32 US$950.00
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/27/2008 Country Quota Alison Cerutti / Bernardo Romano, Brazil Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:05
Tue, 5/27/2008 Country Quota Luizao Correa / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil Won 21-19, 22-20 1:10
Wed, 5/28/2008 Qualifier 2 Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (Q17) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:38
Wed, 5/28/2008 Qualifier 3 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (28, Q1) Won 21-18, 24-22 0:44
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 1 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:42
Thu, 5/29/2008 Contender 1 Fabien Dugrip / Gregory Gagliano, France (15) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:32
Fri, 5/30/2008 Contender 2 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (16, Q2) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Maciel/Schmidt lead the series against the field 6-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Maciel/Schmidt 32, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Dugrip/Gagliano 15 21-19, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 21-18, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 32, Q14 Henriquez/Hernandez Q3 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 1-0
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Cerutti/Romano 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:05
Trail the series against Correa/Insfran, Brazil 1-2
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Correa/Insfran 21-19, 22-20 1:10
5/13/08FIVBItalian Open Country Quota Correa/Insfran Maciel/Schmidt 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
5/6/08FIVBPrague Open Country Quota Correa/Insfran Maciel/Schmidt 23-21, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # Q17 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Blauel/Huber Q17 21-17, 21-11 0:38