Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012
(10) Marcio Araujo/Pedro Solberg, Brazil
 
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 12, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Resides: Fortaleza
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 21
Career FIVB WT Wins: 20
Career Winnings: US$1,041,687.50
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$1,117,187.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB1102111040011 US$131,400.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Benjamin Insfran - 57th Did not play
2003 Benjamin Insfran - 5th Did not play
2004 Benjamin Insfran - 5th Did not play
2005 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 1st Did not play
2007 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 1st Harley Marques - 5th
2008 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 17th Harley Marques - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 6 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 6 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 6 4 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 6, Q1 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 5 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 6 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool P Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (23, Q3) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:43
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool P Christian Redmann / Ben Saxton, Canada (26, Q8) Lost 23-21, 18-21, 12-15 0:54
Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool P Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (7) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 2 Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (25, Q18) Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:58
Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 3 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 13-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Solberg lead the series against the field 27-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-4
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 1 Araujo/Solberg 10 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 21-17, 21-16 0:36
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 2 Araujo/Solberg 6 21-17, 21-18 0:40
5/26/12FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 5 Araujo/Solberg 6 21-14, 20-22, 15-12 0:53
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Solberg 5 Cerutti/Rego 2 21-19, 23-21 0:52
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
5/27/12FIVBPrague Open Bronze Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 21-13, 21-19 0:40
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool O Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 21-14, 22-20 0:41
5/6/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Araujo/Solberg 5 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 1-2
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11 Araujo/Solberg 6 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 1:01
5/6/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Bronze Medal Araujo/Solberg 5 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool N Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Araujo/Solberg 5 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Araujo/Solberg 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-1
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool P Araujo/Solberg 10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 21-17, 21-18 0:44
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 21-15, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-0
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 4 Araujo/Solberg 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 22-20, 21-18 0:42
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 4 Araujo/Solberg 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 18-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-0
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 6 Erdmann/Matysik 11 21-19, 23-21 0:42
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 5 Erdmann/Matysik 6 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 6 Boersma/Spijkers 22 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 Benes/Kubala 13 21-16, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-19, 20-22, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 18 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-0
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 24 21-15, 23-21 0:42
Series tied with # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-1
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 Araujo/Solberg 6 19-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:45
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Araujo/Solberg 6 Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 21-23, 21-13, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 22 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Araujo/Solberg 6 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool P Araujo/Solberg 10 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 25, Q18 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 10 Bockermann/Urbatzka 25, Q18 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 26, Q8 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 0-1
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool P Redmann/Saxton 26, Q8 Araujo/Solberg 10 21-23, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 28, Q23 Keenan/Mayer, United States 2-0
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 5 Keenan/Mayer 29, Q25 21-18, 21-16 0:37
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 Keenan/Mayer 27, Q9 21-14, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q16 24-22, 21-23, 15-12 1:00
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool N Araujo/Solberg 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q15 23-21, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 31 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Araujo/Solberg 6 Hernandez/Villafane 27, Q26 21-19, 21-8 0:34
Lead the series against Felipe/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/3/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Araujo/Solberg Felipe/Santos 21-16, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against Goncalves/Marques, Brazil 1-0
5/8/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Country Quota Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 Goncalves/Marques 28-26, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # Q1 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Araujo/Solberg 6 Laciga/Weingart 27, Q3 21-15, 21-14 0:35
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 Laciga/Weingart 27, Q2 15-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:51
Trail the series against # Q2 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 0-1
7/3/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Barbosa/Ferramenta 23, Q2 Araujo/Solberg 21-16, 26-24 0:44
Lead the series against # Q10 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 Eithun/Horrem 27, Q7 21-15, 17-21, 17-15 1:00