Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 The Hague Open Beach Volleyball 2009
August 25 - 30, 2009
(7, Q1) 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 The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 11 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 8, Q1 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 14, Q1 5 480 US$11,400.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 8, Q1 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 12 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 9, Q1 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 9/16-21/2008 Guarajà Open 5 4 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 6, Q2 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 6 2 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 16, Q3 9 320 US$8,000.00
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
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/25/2009 Country Quota Thiago Barbosa / Jan Ferreira, Brazil Won 21-17, 21-16 0:45
Wed, 8/26/2009 Qualifier 2 Michael Watson / Russell Watson, New Zealand (Q32) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Wed, 8/26/2009 Qualifier 3 Aliaksandr Kavalenka / Andrei Zharykau, Belarus (Q17) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:37
Thu, 8/27/2009 Winner 1 Gianluca Casadei / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (26, Q14) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 20-22 1:10
Thu, 8/27/2009 Contender 1 Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (23) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Fri, 8/28/2009 Contender 2 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (8) Lost 24-26, 18-21 0:24
Head to Head Results
Maciel/Schmidt lead the series against the field 27-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q1 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-2
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Cerutti/Marques 3 Maciel/Schmidt 11 20-22, 21-17, 15-7 1:03
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Cerutti/Marques 2 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 3-0
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
Trail the series against # 8 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Bellaguarda/Laciga 8 Maciel/Schmidt 7, Q1 26-24, 21-18 0:24
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Bellaguarda/Laciga 7 Maciel/Schmidt 11 21-10, 21-23, 15-5 0:49
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 11 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:54
Lead the series against # 11 "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 # 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 31 Maciel/Schmidt 12 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Gosch/Horst 13 21-19, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 26-24, 21-18 0:56
Lead the series against # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool L Maciel/Schmidt 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 2-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Hupfer/Schroffenegger Q16 22-20, 21-17 0:44
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 27 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:58
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 # 20 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Benes/Kubala 22 21-18, 24-22 0:41
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 21-11, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
8/31/08FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Maciel/Schmidt 6 Lochhead/Pitman 10 21-10, 23-21 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 22, Q12 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 # 23 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Maciel/Schmidt 7, Q1 Doppler/Mellitzer 23 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 26, Q14 Casadei/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Casadei/Tomatis 26, Q14 Maciel/Schmidt 7, Q1 18-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:10
Lead the series against # 28 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 4 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against Barbosa/Ferreira, Brazil 3-0
8/25/09FIVBThe Hague Open Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt 7, Q1 Barbosa/Ferreira 21-17, 21-16 0:45
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q1 Barbosa/Ferreira 24-22, 16-21, 15-11 1:01
7/7/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Maciel/Schmidt Barbosa/Ferreira 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # Q3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 24 Maciel/Schmidt 9, Q1 21-15, 18-21, 17-15 1:08
Lead the series against # Q4 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Grotowski/Weaver 25, Q10 21-13, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # Q6 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Dumek/Tichy 27, Q7 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # Q17 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 3 Maciel/Schmidt 7, Q1 Kavalenka/Zharykau Q17 21-16, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q23 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds, Latvia 1-0
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds Q32 21-11, 21-10 0:29
Lead the series against # Q26 Apicella/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
9/3/08FIVBMallorca Open Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 Apicella/Raffaelli Q18 21-16, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # Q32 Watson/Watson, New Zealand 1-0
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 7, Q1 Watson/Watson Q32 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q34 Jadot/Jadot, Belgium 1-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 Jadot/Jadot Q21 21-7, 21-10 0:26