TAFC - Etapa 54: Michel e Sandrey crowned champions in Içara
Michel e Sandrey are the champions of TAFC, Etapa 54, in Içara. The title run went unbeaten, day by day, with the numbers behind every match.
TAFC got under way on Friday, 12 June 2026, in Içara - SC.
Three days and 23 matches later, the title went to Sandrey e Michel, who came through the whole draw without losing a single matchup.
Areia Score tracked 23 matches play by play, logging 1,477 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: Felipe Isse e Joãozinho, Renan Magnago e Juka, Lapiseira e Dudu (Pablo) and Kamikaze e Gustavão.
Saturday: the main draw in Içara
The pro draw opened on 13 June 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: Indio e Felipe, Sandrey e Michel, Tavinho e Gui BSB and Dudu e Arthur.
Indio e Felipe beat Felipe Isse e Joãozinho 18 x 16 and Longo e Vitinho 18 x 14.
Sandrey e Michel beat Maestro e Neguebinha 18 x 13 and Beguinha e Giovane 18 x 8.
Tavinho e Gui BSB beat Lapiseira e Dudu (Pablo) 18 x 12 and Pedrinho e Davi 18 x 15.
Dudu e Arthur beat Kamikaze e Gustavão 18 x 12 and Franklin e Hiltinho 18 x 16.
Sunday: the TAFC decider
The quarterfinals
Indio e Felipe v Sandrey e Michel
Sandrey e Michel beat Indio e Felipe 18 x 8.
Follow this one point by point on Areia Score.
Tavinho e Gui BSB v Dudu e Arthur
Tavinho e Gui BSB beat Dudu e Arthur 22 x 20.
Follow this one point by point on Areia Score.
The repechage quarterfinals
Felipe Isse e Joãozinho v Indio e Felipe
Indio e Felipe beat Felipe Isse e Joãozinho 18 x 9.
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Brisa e Marcola v Dudu e Arthur
Dudu e Arthur beat Brisa e Marcola 18 x 16.
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Into the 14 June 2026 decider, the four duos that reached the semifinals were Sandrey e Michel and Tavinho e Gui BSB, through the winners bracket, and Dudu e Arthur and Indio e Felipe, back from the repechage.
The semifinals
Sandrey e Michel 2 x 0 Dudu e Arthur
The opener went point for point, and Sandrey e Michel edged it 20 x 18. Sandrey e Michel 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.
Tavinho e Gui BSB 0 x 2 Indio e Felipe
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.
Third-place match
Tavinho e Gui BSB beat Dudu e Arthur 18 x 14.
Follow this one point by point on Areia Score.
The final
Sandrey e Michel won both games against Indio e Felipe to take the matchup 2 to 0. The opener went point for point, and Sandrey e Michel edged it 18 x 16. Sandrey e Michel 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.
Michel led the scoring in the decider, with 20 attack points.
Sandrey e Michel take the title.
The champions' run at TAFC
Sandrey e Michel went through 5 matchups across the weekend and won every one. The full road to the title:
- First round: beat Maestro e Neguebinha 18 x 13
- Round of 16: beat Beguinha e Giovane 18 x 8
- Quarterfinals: beat Indio e Felipe 18 x 8
- Semifinals: beat Dudu e Arthur 2 to 0 (20 x 18, 18 x 14)
- Final: beat Indio e Felipe 2 to 0 (18 x 16, 18 x 15)
Podium
- 1º Michel e Sandrey (+2,000 ranking points)
- 2º Felipe e Indio (+1,400 ranking points)
- 3º Gui e Tavinho (+1,000 ranking points)
- 4º Arthur e Dudu (+800 ranking points)
Felipe e Indio finished as runners-up and Gui e Tavinho completed the podium.
Individual standouts
Top scorer: Felipe, 63 attack points for Felipe e Indio.
Best conversion: Michel, 71.2% conversion (52 points from 73 attacks).
Top defender: Michel, 34 defenses across 7 matches.
Foot points (shark): Sandrey, 39 points.
Head points: Felipe, 42 points.
The matches that mattered
Biggest comeback: Tavinho e Gui BSB came back from 3 points down to beat Dudu e Arthur 22 x 20, in the quarterfinals.
Longest match: Brisa e Marcola 32 x 34 Franklin e Hiltinho, 66 points played in total, in the first round.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandrey e Michel | 7 | 7 | 128 | 92 | 104 | 65 | 6 | 24 | 62.8% |
| Indio e Felipe | 8 | 5 | 130 | 123 | 88 | 54 | 3 | 28 | 59.9% |
| Tavinho e Gui BSB | 6 | 4 | 106 | 98 | 68 | 40 | 3 | 16 | 61.9% |
| Brisa e Marcola | 5 | 3 | 104 | 101 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 48.6% |
| Felipe Isse e Joãozinho | 5 | 3 | 79 | 76 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 57.1% |
| Dudu e Arthur | 7 | 3 | 120 | 122 | 87 | 44 | 6 | 23 | 61.4% |
| Pedrinho e Davi | 4 | 2 | 68 | 62 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 65.0% |
| Beguinha e Giovane | 4 | 2 | 59 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 45.9% |
| Maestro e Neguebinha | 3 | 1 | 37 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 45.9% |
| Longo e Vitinho | 3 | 1 | 48 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 72.2% |
| Paulinho e Matteus | 3 | 1 | 45 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 52.4% |
| Franklin e Hiltinho | 3 | 1 | 61 | 68 | 43 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 50.0% |
| Murilo e Preto Mágico | 2 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 71.4% |
| Kamikaze e Gustavão | 2 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 57.1% |
| Lapiseira e Dudu (Pablo) | 2 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 44.0% |
| Renan Magnago e Juka | 2 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 50.0% |
P = matches played, W = wins. Conversion is the ratio of attacks that scored to attacks attempted.
The tournament in numbers
- 23 matches analyzed
- 1,477 actions recorded
- 960 attack points
- 354 defenses
- 163 unforced errors
- Head attack: 247 points from 473 attempts (52%)
- Foot attack: 330 points from 453 attempts (73%)
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 562,787 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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