European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012
(14, Q9) Bernhard Beyeler/Rafael Bissig, Switzerland
 
Bernhard Beyeler
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 20, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Baden
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 20
Career Best: 7th (CEV C&S Baden 2012)
Career CEV Best: 13th (Varna 2012)
Career Winnings: US$991.24
Rafael Bissig
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 15, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 18
Career Best: 5th (CEV C&S Lausanne 2013)
Career CEV Best: 13th (Varna 2012)
Career Winnings: US$1,266.58
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125334157CQMoney
CEV4000000010110001 US$625.70
CEV C&S8000001013010002 US$819.57
FIVB5000000000002210 US$0.00
Overall17000001023122213 US$1,445.27
Previous Varna Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV C&S 2011 Rafael Bissig - 17th Bernhard Beyeler - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 7/4-8/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters Q13 25th 60 € 0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam Q22 33rd 40 US$0.00
CEV C&S 6/13-17/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag 16, Q2 17th 20 € 125.00
CEV C&S 5/23-27/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden 13, Q13 7th 50 € 300.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open Q43 57th 6 US$0.00
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/23/2012 Qualifier 2 Tim Oude Elferink / Jeroen Vismans, Netherlands (Q8) Won 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:48
Thu, 8/23/2012 Qualifier 3 Mathias Loftesnes / Lars Fredrik Tvinde, Norway (Q16) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:40
Fri, 8/24/2012 Winner 1 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (3) Lost 14-21, 22-24 0:36
Fri, 8/24/2012 Contender 1 Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (6) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Beyeler/Bissig lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
7/28/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 4, Q2 Beyeler/Bissig Q15 21-19, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 3 Beyeler/Bissig 14, Q9 21-14, 24-22 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Garcia/Marco, Spain 0-1
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Contender 1 Garcia/Marco 6 Beyeler/Bissig 14, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against Latunov/Marinov, Bulgaria 1-0
5/24/12CEV C&S2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden Qualifier 1 Beyeler/Bissig 13, Q13 Latunov/Marinov Q20 21-9, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # Q8 Oude Elferink/Vismans, Netherlands 1-0
8/23/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Qualifier 2 Beyeler/Bissig 14, Q9 Oude Elferink/Vismans Q8 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # Q10 Sutter/Sutter, Switzerland 2-0
6/13/12CEV C&S2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag Country Quota Beyeler/Bissig 16, Q2 Sutter/Sutter 21-15, 21-17 0:37
5/25/12CEV C&S2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden Contender 2 Beyeler/Bissig 13, Q13 Sutter/Sutter 7 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # Q11 Gordieiev/Iemelianchyk, Ukraine 1-0
5/25/12CEV C&S2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden Contender 1 Beyeler/Bissig 13, Q13 Gordieiev/Iemelianchyk 12, Q8 21-16, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q16 Loftesnes/Tvinde, Norway 1-0
8/23/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Qualifier 3 Beyeler/Bissig 14, Q9 Loftesnes/Tvinde Q16 21-14, 21-15 0:40