Big Wolf Cup - Etapa 1: Gui e Tavinho crowned champions in Xangri-lá Gravataí
Gui e Tavinho are the champions of Big Wolf Cup, Etapa 1, in Xangri-lá Gravataí. The title run came out of the repechage, day by day, with the numbers behind every match.
Big Wolf Cup got under way on Friday, 6 February 2026, in Xangri-lá Gravataí - RS.
Three days and 31 matches later, the title went to Tavinho e Gui BSB, who lost before the semifinals, dropped into the repechage and won 3 matchups in a row to lift the trophy the long way round.
Areia Score tracked 31 matches play by play, logging 2,204 actions. Below: the full podium, the individual standouts and the numbers behind the tournament.
Friday: the Big Wolf Cup qualifier
Day one belonged to the qualifier, the way into the main draw. Four duos came through: Borges e Lucas, Pablo e Dudu, Davi e Fernando and Pedrinho e Renan Magnago.
Saturday: the main draw in Xangri-lá Gravataí
The pro draw opened on 7 February 2026, with 16 duos. It runs as a double elimination: a loss drops you into the repechage with a way back, a win keeps you in the winners bracket.
Four duos went through the winners bracket unbeaten and booked a direct place in Sunday's quarterfinals: Murilo e Preto Mágico, Tavinho e Gui BSB, Davi e Fernando and Longo e Vitinho.
Murilo e Preto Mágico beat Maestro e Saldanha 18 x 11 and Sandrey e Michel 19 x 17.
Tavinho e Gui BSB beat Neguebinha e João Et 18 x 0 and Pablo e Dudu 18 x 16.
Davi e Fernando beat Indio e Felipe 18 x 14 and Bruninho GO e Beguinha 18 x 12.
Longo e Vitinho beat Biel e Giovane 18 x 16 and Dudu e Arthur 18 x 16.
Saturday sent a big name down to the repechage too: Tavinho e Gui BSB lost to Murilo e Preto Mágico 18 x 14 and had no margin for error from there.
Sunday: the Big Wolf Cup decider
The quarterfinals
Murilo e Preto Mágico v Tavinho e Gui BSB
Murilo e Preto Mágico beat Tavinho e Gui BSB 18 x 14.
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Davi e Fernando v Longo e Vitinho
Longo e Vitinho beat Davi e Fernando 20 x 18.
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The repechage quarterfinals
Tavinho e Gui BSB v Dudu e Arthur
Tavinho e Gui BSB beat Dudu e Arthur 18 x 12.
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Indio e Felipe v Davi e Fernando
Indio e Felipe beat Davi e Fernando 18 x 13.
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Into the 8 February 2026 decider, the four duos that reached the semifinals were Murilo e Preto Mágico and Longo e Vitinho, through the winners bracket, and Indio e Felipe and Tavinho e Gui BSB, back from the repechage.
The semifinals
Murilo e Preto Mágico 0 x 2 Indio e Felipe
Indio e Felipe controlled the opener, 18 x 14. Indio e Felipe held on in the second, 18 x 16, to close the matchup out.
Every game point by point on Areia Score: game 1, game 2.
Longo e Vitinho v Tavinho e Gui BSB
Tavinho e Gui BSB beat Longo e Vitinho 18 x 14.
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Third-place match
Longo e Vitinho beat Murilo e Preto Mágico 18 x 16.
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The final
Tavinho e Gui BSB won both games against Indio e Felipe to take the matchup 2 to 0. The opener went point for point, and Tavinho e Gui BSB edged it 18 x 16. Tavinho e Gui BSB backed it up in the second, 18 x 14, to close the matchup out.
Every game point by point on Areia Score: game 1, game 2.
Felipe led the scoring in the decider, with 23 attack points.
Tavinho e Gui BSB take the title.
The champions' run at Big Wolf Cup
Tavinho e Gui BSB went through 6 matchups across the weekend and won the last 3 in a row. The full road, from the slip to the title:
- First round: beat Neguebinha e João Et 18 x 0
- Round of 16: beat Pablo e Dudu 18 x 16
- Quarterfinals: lost to Murilo e Preto Mágico 14 x 18
- Losers round 4: beat Dudu e Arthur 18 x 12
- Semifinals: beat Longo e Vitinho 18 x 14
- Final: beat Indio e Felipe 2 to 0 (18 x 16, 18 x 14)
Podium
- 1º Gui e Tavinho (+2,000 ranking points)
- 2º Felipe e Indio (+1,400 ranking points)
- 3º Rafa Longo e Vitinho (+1,000 ranking points)
- 4º Murilo e Preto (+800 ranking points)
Felipe e Indio finished as runners-up and Rafa Longo e Vitinho completed the podium.
Individual standouts
Top scorer: Felipe, 91 attack points for Felipe e Indio.
Best conversion: Davi, 80.0% conversion (24 points from 30 attacks).
Top defender: Felipe, 53 defenses across 9 matches.
Foot points (shark): Felipe, 58 points.
Head points: Felipe, 33 points.
The matches that mattered
Biggest comeback: Tavinho e Gui BSB came back from 4 points down to beat Longo e Vitinho 18 x 14, in the semifinals.
Longest match: Indio e Felipe 28 x 26 Sandrey e Michel, 54 points played in total, in the losers round 3.
Every team's stat line
Everything the scout logged per team: score, attack, defense, blocks and errors. Attack, defense, blocks and errors add up the whole squad and count only the matches that were scouted.
| Team | P | W | Points for | Points against | Attack points | Defenses | Blocks | Errors | Conversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavinho e Gui BSB | 8 | 7 | 140 | 104 | 95 | 70 | 4 | 13 | 53.2% |
| Indio e Felipe | 9 | 6 | 163 | 156 | 133 | 89 | 2 | 34 | 60.6% |
| Longo e Vitinho | 6 | 4 | 102 | 102 | 82 | 51 | 4 | 23 | 54.0% |
| Murilo e Preto Mágico | 6 | 3 | 101 | 96 | 77 | 60 | 1 | 15 | 57.1% |
| Dudu e Arthur | 5 | 3 | 94 | 95 | 72 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 53.2% |
| Brisa e Marcola | 4 | 2 | 77 | 54 | 50 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 68.5% |
| Sandrey e Michel | 4 | 2 | 79 | 71 | 71 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 62.3% |
| Davi e Fernando | 4 | 2 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 63.7% |
| Borges e Lucas | 3 | 1 | 49 | 49 | 38 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 52.1% |
| Pablo e Dudu | 3 | 1 | 51 | 53 | 45 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 59.7% |
| Pedrinho e Renan Magnago | 3 | 1 | 51 | 61 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 58.7% |
| Bruninho GO e Beguinha | 3 | 1 | 39 | 51 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 43.1% |
| Biel e Giovane | 2 | 0 | 38 | 42 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 77.8% |
| Victor Real e Franklin | 2 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 34.5% |
| Maestro e Saldanha | 2 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 37.5% |
| Neguebinha e João Et | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
P = matches played, W = wins. Conversion is the ratio of attacks that scored to attacks attempted.
The tournament in numbers
- 31 matches analyzed
- 2,204 actions recorded
- 1,433 attack points
- 567 defenses
- 204 unforced errors
- Head attack: 299 points from 670 attempts (45%)
- Foot attack: 523 points from 708 attempts (74%)
The tournament wrapped up
Felipe e Indio stay atop the ranking, and Gui BSB e Tavinho are right behind, closing the gap to 7,180 points. Check the full ranking at: /en/ligas/lbf/duplas
The broadcast of this tournament has already reached 417,118 views on YouTube, across 3 videos.
Every match of Big Wolf Cup is available with full point-by-point statistics on the tournament page.
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