Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 PAF Open
August 18 - 23, 2009
(6, Q1) 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 Åland Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Bruno de Paula - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/16-21/2008 Guarajà Open 6 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 8 3 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 3 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 5 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$8,000.00
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
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/19/2009 Country Quota Thiago Barbosa / Jan Ferreira, Brazil Won 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Wed, 8/19/2009 Qualifier 2 Jaakko Keskitalo / Pekka Seppanen, Finland (Q32) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:34
Wed, 8/19/2009 Qualifier 3 Oivind Hordvik / Iver Horrem, Norway (Q16) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:42
Thu, 8/20/2009 Winner 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (27) Won 21-17, 26-28, 17-15 1:12
Thu, 8/20/2009 Winner 2 Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (11) Lost 17-21, 9-21 0:51
Fri, 8/21/2009 Contender 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (21, Q3) Lost 21-15, 14-21, 11-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Neto lead the series against the field 13-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Barsuk/Kolodinsky 14 Insfran/Neto 19 21-15, 24-22 0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Insfran/Neto 7 28-30, 27-25, 19-17 1:33
Trail the series against # 11 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 11 Insfran/Neto 6, Q1 21-17, 21-9 0:51
9/20/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 6 Maciel/Schmidt 5 Insfran/Neto 6 21-14, 21-17 0:57
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Insfran/Neto 3 21-16, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Insfran/Neto 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 12 21-15, 21-13 0:47
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Insfran/Neto 5 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 1:10
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Araujo/Magalhaes 14 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 1:03
Lead the series against # 14 Ces/Ces, France 4-0
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 4 Insfran/Neto 6 Ces/Ces 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 1:16
9/6/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 6 Insfran/Neto 8 Ces/Ces 20 21-23, 21-16, 15-13 1:01
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
Lead the series against # 15 "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
Series tied with # 21, Q3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 21, Q3 Insfran/Neto 6, Q1 15-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:56
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Insfran/Neto 7 Fijalek/Prudel 10 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:03
Series tied with # 27 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Insfran/Neto 6, Q1 Lochhead/Pitman 27 21-17, 26-28, 17-15 1:12
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Lochhead/Pitman 10 Insfran/Neto 3 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against Barbosa/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Country Quota Insfran/Neto 6, Q1 Barbosa/Ferreira 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # Q8 Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Insfran/Neto 5 Dollinger/Kaczmarek 28, Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # Q16 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Insfran/Neto 6, Q1 Hordvik/Horrem Q16 21-14, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q32 Keskitalo/Seppanen, Finland 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Insfran/Neto 6, Q1 Keskitalo/Seppanen Q32 21-12, 21-17 0:34