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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 3 - 8, 2012

(10) Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland

Jefferson Bellaguarda
Switzerland

/ Brazil

Photo: Adrian Knecht

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 12, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Salvador

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2002)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Moscow 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$196,025.00

Patrick Heuscher
Switzerland

Photo: Adrian Knecht

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kehrsiten

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

141

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$507,180.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	18	0	1	1	0	3	0	5	0	5	3	US$154,200.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Paulao Moreira - 17th	Stefan Kobel - 13th
2002	Juca Dultra - 57th	Stefan Kobel - 9th
2003	Juca Dultra - Country Quota	Stefan Kobel - 3rd
2004	Did not play	Stefan Kobel - 1st
2005	Did not play	Stefan Kobel - 9th
2006	Did not play	Stefan Kobel - 13th
2007	Did not play	Sascha Heyer - 17th
2008	Did not play	Sascha Heyer - 9th
2009	Martin Laciga - 5th	Sascha Heyer - 5th
2010	Martin Laciga - 17th	Sascha Heyer - 17th
2011	Patrick Heuscher - 17th	Jefferson Bellaguarda - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	24	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	24	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	15	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	11	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	4	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/4-9/2011	Agadir Open	3	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	7	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/12-17/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	12	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	9	17th	160	US$5,100.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/5/2012	Pool P	Thiago Barbosa / Rhooney Ferramenta, Brazil (23, Q2)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:42
Thu, 7/5/2012	Pool P	Casey Jennings / Bill Strickland, United States (26, Q8)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:42
Fri, 7/6/2012	Pool P	Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (7)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:37
Sat, 7/7/2012	Winner 2	Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (5)	Lost 21-19, 17-21, 10-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Bellaguarda/Heuscher trail the series against the field 19-25 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 11 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-2
7/17/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	12	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	21-16, 14-21, 15-12	0:53
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool K	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	17-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:51
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	16	21-12, 19-21, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
7/17/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Rego	1	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	12	21-16, 18-21, 17-15	0:55
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Rego	2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	19	18-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool Q	Gibb/Rosenthal	8	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	24	21-14, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/7/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cunha/Santos	5	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	10	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:57
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool K	Cunha/Santos	2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	21-17, 21-14	0:40
Series tied with # 6 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool Q	Insfran/Schmidt	8	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	9	21-17, 21-14	0:37
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	19	Insfran/Schmidt	8	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 2-1
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	10	Fuerbringer/Lucena	7	21-18, 21-12	0:37
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool Q	Fuerbringer/Lucena	25	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	9	21-15, 21-15	0:39
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	Fuerbringer/Lucena	17	21-18, 15-21, 16-14	0:56
Trail the series against # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-2
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool Q	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	24	Erdmann/Matysik	8	By Forfeit
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool O	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	11	22-24, 21-16, 15-7	0:57
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	16	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
Series tied with # 9 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-2
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 3	Chevallier/Heyer	25	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	24	By Forfeit
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool Q	Chevallier/Heyer	25	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	24	25-23, 21-19	0:46
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool Q	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	24	Chevallier/Heyer	25, Q1	21-13, 16-21, 16-14	0:55
10/7/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Contender 2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	3	Chevallier/Heyer	20	21-18, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool K	Nummerdor/Schuil	18	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-3
7/30/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	7	21-18, 21-12	0:36
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	12	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	28-26, 21-12	0:43
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	19	Fijalek/Prudel	24	21-18, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool Q	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	24	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-18, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 16 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
10/7/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Contender 3	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	3	Lochhead/Pitman	27, Q4	21-12, 22-20	0:38
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	18	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	17	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool P	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	7	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	26, Q20	21-19, 21-15	0:36
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool P	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	7	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	26, Q19	21-18, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool K	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q23	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	16-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:51
Lead the series against # 19 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-1
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool P	Klemperer/Koreng	10	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	7	26-24, 21-13	0:42
7/16/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	12	Klemperer/Koreng	6	21-19, 21-16	0:41
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-14, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool D	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	21	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	45	22-20, 14-21, 16-14	0:50
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 1-0
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	10	Barbosa/Ferramenta	23, Q2	21-19, 21-14	0:42
Trail the series against # 24 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool P	Laciga/Weingart	23, Q6	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	7	21-12, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 26, Q8 Jennings/Strickland, United States 0-1
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Jennings/Strickland	26, Q8	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	10	21-18, 21-19	0:42
Series tied with # 27, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool O	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	11	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	22	23-21, 19-21, 15-8	0:56
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	20	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	4	21-15, 22-20	0:35
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool P	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	7	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	23, Q2	18-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:51
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	16	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	17	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Solberg	6	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	24	21-15, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # Q4 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
7/14/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	12	Ces/Ces	21, Q4	21-18, 21-18	0:43