TAFC - Etapa 52: Felipe e Indio crowned champions in João Pessoa
Felipe e Indio are the champions of TAFC, Etapa 52, in João Pessoa. The title run went unbeaten, day by day, with the numbers behind every match.
TAFC got under way on Friday, 27 February 2026, in João Pessoa - PB.
Three days and 28 matches later, the title went to Indio e Felipe, who came through the whole draw without losing a single matchup.
Areia Score tracked 28 matches play by play, logging 1,821 actions. Below: the full podium, the individual standouts and the numbers behind the tournament.
Friday: the TAFC qualifier
Day one belonged to the qualifier, the way into the main draw. Four duos came through: Netinho e Matheusinho, Paraná e Juka, Paulinho e Matteus and VT e Gui.
Saturday: the main draw in João Pessoa
The pro draw opened on 28 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: Tavinho e Gui BSB, Vitinho e Neguebinha, Indio e Felipe and Dudu e Arthur.
Tavinho e Gui BSB beat Netinho e Matheusinho 18 x 11 and Brisa e Marcola 18 x 13.
Vitinho e Neguebinha beat Renan e Maestro 18 x 15 and Paraná e Juka 18 x 15.
Indio e Felipe beat Paulinho e Matteus 18 x 14 and Sandrey e Michel 18 x 14.
Dudu e Arthur beat Franklin e Biel 18 x 14 and Murilo e Preto Mágico 18 x 16.
Sunday: the TAFC decider
The quarterfinals
Tavinho e Gui BSB v Vitinho e Neguebinha
Tavinho e Gui BSB beat Vitinho e Neguebinha 18 x 14.
Follow this one point by point on Areia Score.
Indio e Felipe v Dudu e Arthur
Indio e Felipe beat Dudu e Arthur 18 x 14.
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The repechage quarterfinals
Murilo e Preto Mágico v Vitinho e Neguebinha
Murilo e Preto Mágico beat Vitinho e Neguebinha 18 x 16.
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Paulinho e Matteus v Dudu e Arthur
Dudu e Arthur beat Paulinho e Matteus 23 x 21.
Follow this one point by point on Areia Score.
Into the 1 March 2026 decider, the four duos that reached the semifinals were Tavinho e Gui BSB and Indio e Felipe, through the winners bracket, and Dudu e Arthur and Murilo e Preto Mágico, back from the repechage.
The semifinals
Tavinho e Gui BSB 0 x 2 Dudu e Arthur
Dudu e Arthur controlled the opener, 18 x 13. Dudu e Arthur backed it up in the second, 18 x 15, to close the matchup out.
Every game point by point on Areia Score: game 1, game 2.
Indio e Felipe 2 x 0 Murilo e Preto Mágico
Indio e Felipe controlled the opener, 18 x 13. Indio e Felipe held on in the second, 19 x 17, to close the matchup out.
Every game point by point on Areia Score: game 1, game 2.
The final
Indio e Felipe won both games against Dudu e Arthur to take the matchup 2 to 0. Indio e Felipe started sharper and took the opener comfortably, 18 x 12. Indio e Felipe backed it up in the second, 18 x 11, 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 17 attack points.
Indio e Felipe take the title.
The champions' run at TAFC
Indio e Felipe went through 5 matchups across the weekend and won every one. The full road to the title:
- First round: beat Paulinho e Matteus 18 x 14
- Round of 16: beat Sandrey e Michel 18 x 14
- Quarterfinals: beat Dudu e Arthur 18 x 14
- Semifinals: beat Murilo e Preto Mágico 2 to 0 (18 x 13, 19 x 17)
- Final: beat Dudu e Arthur 2 to 0 (18 x 12, 18 x 11)
Podium
- 1º Felipe e Indio (+2,000 ranking points)
- 2º Arthur e Dudu (+1,400 ranking points)
- 3º Gui e Tavinho (+1,000 ranking points)
- 4º Murilo e Preto (+800 ranking points)
Arthur e Dudu finished as runners-up and Gui e Tavinho completed the podium.
Individual standouts
Top scorer: Arthur, 59 attack points for Arthur e Dudu.
Best conversion: Gui BSB, 67.6% conversion (23 points from 34 attacks).
Top defender: Felipe, 39 defenses across 7 matches.
Foot points (shark): Arthur, 36 points.
Head points: Felipe, 27 points.
The matches that mattered
Biggest comeback: Indio e Felipe came back from 4 points down to beat Sandrey e Michel 18 x 14, in the round of 16.
Longest match: Paulinho e Matteus 21 x 23 Dudu e Arthur, 44 points played in total, in the losers round 4.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indio e Felipe | 7 | 7 | 127 | 95 | 103 | 63 | 9 | 27 | 56.4% |
| Dudu e Arthur | 8 | 5 | 132 | 133 | 95 | 53 | 5 | 23 | 57.1% |
| Murilo e Preto Mágico | 7 | 4 | 119 | 113 | 85 | 64 | 2 | 19 | 52.9% |
| Paulinho e Matteus | 5 | 3 | 89 | 79 | 58 | 39 | 1 | 15 | 56.7% |
| Tavinho e Gui BSB | 5 | 3 | 82 | 74 | 67 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 63.4% |
| Davi e Fernando | 4 | 2 | 66 | 61 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 55.7% |
| Vitinho e Neguebinha | 4 | 2 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 49.1% |
| Brisa e Marcola | 4 | 2 | 66 | 69 | 57 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 65.0% |
| Paraná e Juka | 3 | 1 | 45 | 49 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 51.5% |
| Franklin e Biel | 3 | 1 | 29 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 54.8% |
| Netinho e Matheusinho | 3 | 1 | 43 | 50 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 50.0% |
| Sandrey e Michel | 3 | 1 | 40 | 49 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 45.8% |
| Renan e Maestro | 2 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 41.2% |
| Pablo e Dudu | 2 | 0 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 58.3% |
| VT e Gui | 2 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 34.6% |
| Borges e Lucas | 2 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 42.1% |
P = matches played, W = wins. Conversion is the ratio of attacks that scored to attacks attempted.
The tournament in numbers
- 28 matches analyzed
- 1,821 actions recorded
- 1,168 attack points
- 457 defenses
- 196 unforced errors
- Head attack: 248 points from 519 attempts (48%)
- Foot attack: 416 points from 593 attempts (70%)
The tournament wrapped up
Felipe e Indio stay atop the ranking, 7,180 points ahead of Gui BSB e Tavinho. Check the full ranking at: /en/ligas/lbf/duplas
The broadcast of this tournament has already reached 561,170 views on YouTube, across 3 videos.
Every match of TAFC is available with full point-by-point statistics on the tournament page.
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