Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open Kristiansand 2010
August 10 - 15, 2010
(11, Q1) Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Schmidt, 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
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB2801117290403 US$239,000.00
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Bruno de Paula - Country Quota Did not play
2008 Franco Neto - 9th Joao Maciel - 2nd
2009 Pedro Solberg - 5th Joao Maciel - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 13 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 11, Q1 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 4 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 7 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 11 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 7 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 8 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 7 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open 7, Q1 3 480 US$15,000.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/10/2010 Country Quota Rhooney Ferramenta / Neilton Santos, Brazil Won 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:03
Wed, 8/11/2010 Qualifier 2 Alexander Likholetov / Evgeniy Romashkin, Russia (Q33) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Wed, 8/11/2010 Qualifier 3 Martin Reader / Chaim Schalk, Canada (Q17) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Thu, 8/12/2010 Winner 1 Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (22) Lost 20-22, 24-26 0:53
Thu, 8/12/2010 Contender 1 Tom Gotz / Marcus Popp, Germany (27) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Fri, 8/13/2010 Contender 2 Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (12) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:43
Fri, 8/13/2010 Contender 3 Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (20) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Sat, 8/14/2010 Contender 4 Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (23, Q8) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:37
Sat, 8/14/2010 Contender 5 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (6) Won 12-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:04
Sat, 8/14/2010 Contender 6 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (5) Lost 15-21, 21-18, 19-21 1:08
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 24-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:03
4/24/10FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
6/19/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 6 Cerutti/Rego 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 21-15, 21-14 0:42
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Cerutti/Rego 5 Insfran/Schmidt 8 21-15, 21-11 0:39
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Cerutti/Rego 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-19, 24-22 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt 21-14, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 1:04
Trail the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Marques/Solberg 5 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 21-15, 18-21, 21-19 1:08
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Marques/Solberg 5 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-13, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Wu/Xu, China 2-0
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Wu/Xu 6 12-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:04
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Wu/Xu 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # 8 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Benes/Kubala 12 21-9, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 3-0
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:58
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 21-11, 28-26 0:44
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 25-23, 22-20 0:53
Lead the series against # 10 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 10 21-8, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Jaani/Vesik 12 23-21, 21-16 0:43
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Jaani/Vesik 23 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:52
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Jaani/Vesik 25 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22 21-19, 21-19 0:52
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 9 21-11, 22-20 0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Insfran/Schmidt 13 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q11 21-18, 21-17 0:54
Lead the series against # 20 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Gabathuler/Schnider 20 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 22 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Redmann/VanHuizen 22 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 22-20, 26-24 0:53
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Redmann/VanHuizen 24, Q4 21-17, 22-24, 16-14 1:03
Lead the series against # 23, Q8 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Boersma/Spijkers 23, Q8 21-10, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 Dugrip/Salvetti 26, Q3 21-14, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 27 Gotz/Popp, Germany 1-0
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Gotz/Popp 27 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against de Paula/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
7/27/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Magalhaes/de Paula 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against Ferramenta/Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/10/10FIVBKristiansand Open Country Quota Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Ferramenta/Santos 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:03
Lead the series against # Q6 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Pastukhov/Semenov Q16 23-21, 21-14 0:43
Lead the series against # Q17 Reader/Schalk, Canada 1-0
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Reader/Schalk Q17 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # Q18 Leeb/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Leeb/Wutzl Q32 21-13, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q33 Likholetov/Romashkin, Russia 1-0
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Likholetov/Romashkin Q33 21-15, 21-18 0:39