Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008
(16, Q3) 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 Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 19, Q3 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 24, Q5 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB C&S 7/10-13/2008 Lausanne Satellite 3 2 30 US$2,400.00
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 6 4 56 US$2,300.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 31, Q16 17 120 US$2,500.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/29/2008 Country Quota Alison Cerutti / Bernardo Romano, Brazil Won 21-16, 25-23 0:50
Wed, 7/30/2008 Qualifier 2 Michal Litva / Peter Varga, Slovakia (Q19) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:49
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool A Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (17, Q1) Won 22-24, 21-19, 15-13 1:14
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool A Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:41
Fri, 8/1/2008 Pool A Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (32, Q20) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:44
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 1 Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (31) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:41
Sat, 8/2/2008 Winner 2 Stein Metzger / Mark Williams, United States (7) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 10-15 1:04
Head to Head Results
Maciel/Schmidt lead the series against the field 15-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 21-19, 21-17 0:41
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Maciel/Schmidt 32, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 21-17, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 4 22-20, 21-23, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 7 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Metzger/Williams 7 Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:04
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 17, Q1 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 Berg/Brinkborg 17, Q1 22-24, 21-19, 15-13 1:14
Series tied with # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman 17 21-17, 21-16 0:44
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Pedrosa/Rosas 27, Q1 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 21-17, 19-21, 18-16 1:08
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 17, Q10 Maciel/Schmidt 32, Q14 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
7/11/08FIVB C&SLausanne Satellite Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 3 Dollinger/Kaczmarek 6 21-14, 16-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 29 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q2 24-26, 22-20, 15-13 1:12
Lead the series against # 31 Blauel/Huber, Austria 2-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 Blauel/Huber 31 21-18, 21-12 0:41
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Blauel/Huber Q17 21-17, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # 32, Q20 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 Giontella/Nicolai 32, Q20 21-13, 21-15 0:44
Series tied with Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 2-2
7/29/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 Cerutti/Romano 21-16, 25-23 0:50
7/13/08FIVB C&SLausanne Satellite Gold Medal Cerutti/Romano 5 Maciel/Schmidt 3 18-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:58
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Country Quota Cerutti/Romano Q26 Maciel/Schmidt 21-12, 17-21, 15-7 1:03
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 Cerutti/Romano 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # Q7 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 Dumek/Kubala 30, Q6 21-15, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # Q9 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
8/19/07FIVB C&SLausanne Satellite Semi-Finals Hupfer/Schroffenegger 6 Maciel/Schmidt 4 21-19, 14-21, 12-15 0:57
Lead the series against # Q14 Kufa/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 3 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Kufa/Kufa 19, Q3 21-17, 21-9 0:37
Lead the series against # Q19 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 2-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 Litva/Varga Q19 21-18, 21-19 0:49
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Litva/Varga 22, Q5 21-23, 21-13, 16-14 0:55