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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
July 22 - 27, 2013

(Q7) Bernhard Beyeler/Rafael Bissig, Switzerland

Bernhard Beyeler
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 20, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Baden

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (CEV Varna 2012)

Career FIVB WT Best:

33rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$367.13

Rafael Bissig
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 15, 1985 (41 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (CEV Varna 2012)

Career FIVB WT Best:

33rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$367.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	57	CQ	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	US$625.70
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	US$625.70

Previous Long Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	7/16-20/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters		Country Quota	0	€ 0.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	Q21	41st	80	US$0.00
CEV	5/29-6/2/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Q18	21st	96	€ 0.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q31	41st	80	US$0.00
CEV	8/22-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	14, Q9	13th	180	€ 500.00

Long Beach Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 7/22/2013	Qualifier 1	Alex Ranghieri / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (32, Q10)	Lost 13-21, 14-21	0:35

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Bernhard Beyeler												Rafael Bissig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2012	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
2012	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$500.00	3	3	50.0 %
2013	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	0	3	0.0 %
2013	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	1	5	16.7 %
Total	CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	$500.00	5	5	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Bernhard Beyeler													Rafael Bissig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2012	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$250.00	2012	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$250.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2013	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2013	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	$250.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	$250.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	1-5	16.7%
2012-2013	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	1-5	16.7%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-3	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

Head to Head Results
Beyeler/Bissig trail the series against the field 1-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 14 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gavira/Herrera	29, Q12	Beyeler/Bissig	Q21	21-13, 21-17	0:31
Trail the series against # 18 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-1
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Eithun/Horrem	28, Q6	Beyeler/Bissig	Q22	10-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 20 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/30/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	12, Q2	Beyeler/Bissig	Q18	21-18, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Sutter/Sutter, Switzerland 1-0
7/16/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Country Quota	Beyeler/Bissig		Sutter/Sutter		16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 32, Q10 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
7/22/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	32, Q10	Beyeler/Bissig	Q7	21-13, 21-14	0:35