Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(8) Benjamin Insfran/Franco Neto, 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
Franco José Vieira Neto
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 11, 1966 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 172
Career Wins: 16
Career Winnings: US$971,885.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB120010414011 US$96,100.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Marcio Araujo - 2nd Roberto Lopes - 4th
2003 Marcio Araujo - 1st Harley Marques - 9th
2004 Marcio Araujo - 4th Tande Ramos - 9th
2005 Harley Marques - 2nd Tande Ramos - 4th
2006 Harley Marques - Country Quota Pedro Cunha - 4th
2007 Did not play Pedro Cunha - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 5 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 19, Q2 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 22 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 19 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 7 7 300 US$7,000.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool H Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (25, Q2) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool H Olivier Conte / Fabien Dugrip, France (24) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:36
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool H Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (9) Won 21-18, 26-24 0:55
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 2 Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (13) Lost 21-19, 15-21, 12-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Neto lead the series against the field 12-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 22-20, 21-19 0:59
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Insfran/Neto 22 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 1 Insfran/Neto 5 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Wu/Xu 4 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 1:01
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Barsuk/Kolodinsky 14 Insfran/Neto 19 21-15, 24-22 0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 7 15-21, 21-12, 15-11 1:03
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Insfran/Neto 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 22-20, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Insfran/Neto 22 Marques/Solberg 6 21-18, 24-26, 15-12 1:10
Lead the series against # 9 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Insfran/Neto 8 Heuscher/Heyer 9 21-18, 26-24 0:55
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Heuscher/Heyer 17 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Insfran/Neto 5 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 4 14-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:12
Trail the series against # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Boersma/Ronnes 13 Insfran/Neto 8 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 18, Q4 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q15 21-19, 21-13  
Lead the series against # 20 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Insfran/Neto 5 Ces/Ces 21 21-17, 13-21, 15-13 1:12
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Insfran/Neto 22 Ces/Ces 27, Q12 21-18, 24-22 0:50
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Li/Zhou 30, Q6 Insfran/Neto 19 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 1:11
Lead the series against # 24 Conte/Dugrip, France 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Insfran/Neto 8 Conte/Dugrip 24 21-11, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Insfran/Neto 8 Pedrosa/Rosas 25, Q2 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # Q8 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Insfran/Neto 5 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 28, Q6 21-16, 21-11 0:39