Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open
August 11 - 16, 2009
(2) Benjamin Insfran/Pedro Solberg, Brazil
 
Benjamin Insfran
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1972 (51 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
Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 27, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 195
Career Wins: 21
Career FIVB WT Wins: 18
Career Winnings: US$1,117,687.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB610003010001 US$73,500.00
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Bruno de Paula - Country Quota Harley Marques - 5th
2008 Franco Neto - 9th Harley Marques - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 6 1 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 7 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 4 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 6 9 320 US$8,000.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 1 Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (31, Q2) Lost 23-25, 21-16, 8-15 1:06
Thu, 8/13/2009 Contender 1 Florian Huth / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (18, Q5) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:47
Fri, 8/14/2009 Contender 2 Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (16) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 8/14/2009 Contender 3 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (8) Won 19-21, 21-9, 19-17 0:56
Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 4 Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (6) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 5 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (5) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 6 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (12) Lost 21-16, 21-23, 13-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Solberg lead the series against the field 13-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 1-1
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 4 Insfran/Solberg 6 Cerutti/Marques 2 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Marques 2 Insfran/Solberg 7 27-25, 18-21, 15-7 1:18
Lead the series against # 5 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Insfran/Solberg 2 Heuscher/Heyer 5 21-17, 21-18 0:39
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Insfran/Solberg 4 Heuscher/Heyer 13 21-15, 24-26, 18-16 1:10
Lead the series against # 6 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 2-0
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Insfran/Solberg 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 21-18, 21-15 0:38
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Solberg 4 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 21-18, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Insfran/Solberg 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 8 19-21, 21-9, 19-17 0:56
Trail the series against # 12 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Ces/Ces 12 Insfran/Solberg 2 16-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Insfran/Solberg 4 Lario/Mesa 20, Q2 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q7 Insfran/Solberg 7 21-17, 20-22, 15-13 1:07
Lead the series against # 16 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Insfran/Solberg 2 Dugrip/Salvetti 16 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 17, Q3 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Insfran/Solberg 7 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 10 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 18, Q5 Huth/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Insfran/Solberg 2 Huth/Urbatzka 18, Q5 21-16, 21-18 0:47
Trail the series against # 25 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 Insfran/Solberg 6 25-23, 13-21, 16-14 1:18
Lead the series against # 30, Q4 Cadieux/Reader, Canada 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Insfran/Solberg 6 Cadieux/Reader 27, Q5 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 31, Q2 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 Insfran/Solberg 2 25-23, 16-21, 15-8 1:06
Trail the series against Barbosa/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Country Quota Barbosa/Ferreira Insfran/Solberg 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Insfran/Solberg 4 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 29, Q20 21-15, 21-19 0:48
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Insfran/Solberg 6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q24 21-13, 18-21, 15-9 0:51