Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 5 - 10, 2011
(8) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Marcio Araujo - 2nd Did not play
2003 Marcio Araujo - 1st Did not play
2004 Marcio Araujo - 4th Did not play
2005 Harley Marques - 2nd Did not play
2006 Harley Marques - Country Quota Did not play
2008 Franco Neto - 9th Joao Maciel - 9th
2009 Pedro Solberg - 9th Joao Maciel - Country Quota
2010 Bruno Schmidt - Country Quota Benjamin Insfran - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 7 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 8 9 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 11, Q1 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 8 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 8 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 11, Q1 5 360 US$9,100.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2011 Pool Q Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (25) Lost 23-25, 21-15, 22-24 1:08
Thu, 7/7/2011 Pool Q Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (24) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Fri, 7/8/2011 Pool Q Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (9) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Fri, 7/8/2011 Winner 1 Christian Redmann / Ben Saxton, Canada (31, Q14) Won 21-12, 27-29, 15-11 0:53
Sat, 7/9/2011 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) Lost 24-26, 15-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Insfran/Schmidt lead the series against the field 41-27
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 4 Insfran/Schmidt 7 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:55
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Brink/Reckermann 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 22-24, 21-17, 15-11 1:04
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-17, 21-16 0:49
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 Brink/Reckermann 2 15-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-2
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:41
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt 21-14, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-4
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Insfran/Schmidt 8 26-24, 21-15 0:46
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 15-21, 21-11 Retired 0:48
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 # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-4
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 30 Insfran/Schmidt 8 21-13, 21-16 0:38
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Fijalek/Prudel 24 Insfran/Schmidt 8 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:52
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Insfran/Schmidt 13 Fijalek/Prudel 4 17-21, 28-26, 15-10 1:11
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Fijalek/Prudel 6 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 21-18, 21-13 0:48
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Insfran/Schmidt 4 21-19, 21-18 0:52
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Fijalek/Prudel 8 19-21, 26-24, 15-10 1:10
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Fijalek/Prudel 9 13-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:03
Series tied with # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Gavira/Herrera 5 Insfran/Schmidt 8 21-18, 14-21, 15-9 0:56
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 1:02
Series tied with # 9 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-1
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 9 21-17, 21-14 0:37
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 Insfran/Schmidt 8 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 13 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-3
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Insfran/Schmidt 13 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:03
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Plavins/Smedins 8 Insfran/Schmidt 4 21-19, 21-19 0:50
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Erdmann/Matysik 26, Q10 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 17 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Nummerdor/Schuil 17 Insfran/Schmidt 8 21-14, 21-18 0:39
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 23-25, 22-20, 15-12 1:08
Lead the series against # 18, Q12 Keenan/Patterson, United States 1-0
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Keenan/Patterson 26, Q4 21-14, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 6 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Hoyer/Soderberg 15 21-14, 23-21 0:50
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 # 22 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Benes/Kubala 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:05
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Benes/Kubala 12 21-9, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 23, Q10 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 # 24 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 3-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Boersma/Spijkers 24 21-19, 21-17 0:43
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Schmidt 8 Boersma/Spijkers 10 21-13, 29-27 0:54
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Boersma/Spijkers 23, Q8 21-10, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 25 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Fuerbringer/Lucena 25 Insfran/Schmidt 8 25-23, 15-21, 24-22 1:08
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 21-12, 21-13 0:37
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 28 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Insfran/Schmidt 8 Lario/Mesa 32 15-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:00
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Lario/Mesa 26, Q2 21-17, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 29, Q8 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Bogatov/Prokopiev 10 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 30 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Laciga/Weingart 22 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Redmann/Saxton 31, Q14 21-12, 27-29, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Dollinger/Windscheif 23 21-18, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # Q3 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-0
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Doppler/Mellitzer 24 21-19, 21-16 0:50
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Doppler/Mellitzer 31, Q12 21-11, 17-21, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against # Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q8 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q7 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Gabathuler/Schnider 20 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # Q9 Horst/Mullner, Austria 0-1
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Horst/Mullner 26, Q12 Insfran/Schmidt 7 19-21, 26-24, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # Q16 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Insfran/Schmidt 8 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 41 26-24, 18-21, 15-10 1:01
Lead the series against # Q19 Barsuk/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Insfran/Schmidt 8 Barsuk/Yutvalin 25, Q24 23-21, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # Q20 Chen/Gao, China 1-0
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Insfran/Schmidt 8 Chen/Gao 9 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q21 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 # Q22 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Gogtepe/Sekerci Q16 21-13, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # Q23 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Bockermann/Urbatzka 25 21-19, 21-9 0:44