European Championship Tour
€ 300,000 European Championships
September 7 - 9, 2001
(21) 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: 135
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 5th (Jesolo 2001)
Career Winnings: US$272,216.98
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: 163
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 5th (Jesolo 2001)
Career Winnings: US$288,191.98
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725273341Money
CEV10000100000000 US$7,662.27
FIVB13420067527283020144 US$531,915.00
Overall13520068527283020144 US$539,577.27
Previous Jesolo Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 20 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 27 9 200 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 9 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 21 25 46 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 19 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 16 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 12 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 10 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/28-12/3/2000 Brazil Open 7 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 12 4 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 7 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 11 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 16 13 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 19 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 17 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 22 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 18 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 19 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 13 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 11/30-12/5/1999 Brazil Open 14 4 238 US$11,000.00
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/7/2001 Winner 1 Janis Grinbergs / Andris Krumins, Latvia (12) Won 23-21, 17-21, 17-15 1:00
Fri, 9/7/2001 Winner 2 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (5) Lost 12-21, 15-21 0:33
Fri, 9/7/2001 Contender 1 Giuseppe Bua / Dio Lequaglie, Italy (22) Won 21-17, 21-10 0:36
Sat, 9/8/2001 Contender 2 Nikolas Berger / Oliver Stamm, Austria (4) Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 0:57
Sat, 9/8/2001 Contender 3 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (3) Won 26-24, 21-16 0:45
Sat, 9/8/2001 Contender 4 Bartosz Bachorski / Janusz Bulkowski, Poland (10) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Sat, 9/8/2001 Contender 5 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (20) Lost 18-21, 20-22 0:41
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 9-9
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 12 Laciga/Laciga 4 15-11 0:43
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Brenha/Maia 11 15-7 0:28
Series tied with # 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Brenha/Maia 27 24-22, 21-12 0:40
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Brenha/Maia 11 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 15-5 0:19
Lead the series against # 3 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
9/8/01CEVEuropean Championships Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 21 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 3 26-24, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-2
9/8/01CEVEuropean Championships Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 21 Berger/Stamm 4 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 0:57
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 2 Berger/Stamm 19 Brenha/Maia 20 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:54
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Berger/Stamm 21 Brenha/Maia 12 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
9/7/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Brenha/Maia 21 21-12, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 22 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Bachorski/Bulkowski, Poland 1-0
9/8/01CEVEuropean Championships Contender 4 Brenha/Maia 21 Bachorski/Bulkowski 10 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 1-0
9/7/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 21 Grinbergs/Krumins 12 23-21, 17-21, 17-15 1:00
Trail the series against # 14 Correa/Diez, Spain 0-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Correa/Diez 31, Q7 Brenha/Maia 9 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 16 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 10 Horrem/Maaseide 23 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 20 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
9/8/01CEVEuropean Championships Contender 5 Egger/Heyer 20 Brenha/Maia 21 21-18, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Bua/Lequaglie, Italy 1-0
9/7/01CEVEuropean Championships Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 21 Bua/Lequaglie 22 21-17, 21-10 0:36
Series tied with # 23 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Ahmann/Hager 17 21-15, 21-18 0:35
9/26/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Bronze Medal Ahmann/Hager 15 Brenha/Maia 12 12-9, 12-6 1:10