FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Brno Challenger
July 3 - 6, 2008
(6) 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 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 C&S Wins: 1 (Lausanne 2007)
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 Brno Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Bruno Schmidt - 9th Joao Maciel - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Brno Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/4/2008 Winner 2 Michal Litva / Peter Varga, Slovakia (22, Q5) Won 21-23, 21-13, 16-14 0:55
Sat, 7/5/2008 Winner 3 David Kufa / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (19, Q3) Won 21-17, 21-9 0:37
Sat, 7/5/2008 Winner 4 Alexey Sidorenko / Dmitriy Yakovlev, Kazakhstan (10) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:41
Sun, 7/6/2008 Semi-Finals Roberto Pitta / Lipe Rodrigues, Brazil (24, Q24) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:48
Sun, 7/6/2008 Bronze Medal Jason Kruger / Chris Simek, Canada (4) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Maciel/Schmidt lead the series against the field 6-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Kruger/Simek, Canada 0-1
7/6/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Bronze Medal Kruger/Simek 4 Maciel/Schmidt 6 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 Sidorenko/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 4 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Sidorenko/Yakovlev 10 21-14, 21-14 0:41
Series tied with # 12 Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 1-1
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 # 19, Q3 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 # 22, Q5 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Litva/Varga 22, Q5 21-23, 21-13, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # 24, Q24 Pitta/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
7/6/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Semi-Finals Pitta/Rodrigues 24, Q24 Maciel/Schmidt 6 22-20, 21-17 0:48
Lead the series against # Q10 Folmli/Zurgilgen, Switzerland 1-0
8/17/07FIVB C&SLausanne Satellite Contender 1 Maciel/Schmidt 4 Folmli/Zurgilgen 12 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q16 Meir/Redco, Israel 1-0
6/28/07FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Qualifier 1 Maciel/Schmidt 22, Q23 Meir/Redco Q10 21-12, 21-10 0:29