Team Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major
July 5 - 10, 2016

(8) Nico Beeler/Alexei Strasser, Switzerland

Nico Beeler
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 3, 1993 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jona

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Edmonton 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$75,644.56

Alexei Strasser
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 29, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zürich

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$59,791.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	US$2,498.40
FIVB	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	3	3	2	US$47,900.00
Overall	19	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	4	4	3	2	US$50,398.40

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Did not play	Mirco Gerson - 25th
2014	Did not play	Sebastian Chevallier - 17th
2015	Alexei Strasser - 25th	Nico Beeler - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/15-19/2016	Poland Grand Slam	26	25th	160	US$4,000.00
CEV	6/1-5/2016	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	28	25th	120	€ 500.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	Q16	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	21	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	21	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	20	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	Q6	33rd	60	US$0.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	29, Q14	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	Q2	33rd	60	US$0.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	15	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/22-26/2015	Xiamen Open	11	17th	180	US$1,200.00
CEV	9/18-20/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Milan Masters	9	13th	144	€ 500.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	31, Q22	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	Q14	41st	40	US$0.00
CEV	8/5-9/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	16, Q10	5th	192	€ 1,250.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	Q15	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	32	25th	160	US$4,000.00

Gstaad Major Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/7/2016	Pool H	Taylor Crabb / Trevor Crabb, United States (25, Q5)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:30
Thu, 7/7/2016	Pool H	Oivind Hordvik / Bjarte Usken, Norway (24, Q4)	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:30
Fri, 7/8/2016	Pool H	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (9)	Lost 14-21, 14-21	0:30
Sat, 7/9/2016	Winner 1	Tim Holler / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (26, Q6)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:33
Sat, 7/9/2016	Winner 2	Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (11)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:38

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	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	3	$37,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	$10,900.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00
Total	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	4	5	$48,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nico Beeler												Alexei Strasser
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
17	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6	5	$37,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	24	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	6	10	$43,225.00
18	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	4	5	$15,950.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	1	9	$9,850.00
9	1	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	1	$13,200.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
											Satellite	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$475.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	$4,625.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$2,500.00
50	1	0	0	2	3	12	10	11	11	$71,275.00	Total	49	0	0	0	2	1	8	10	9	19	$56,050.00

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
2015	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$16,700.00	10	13	43.5 %
2015	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,750.00	5	3	62.5 %
2016	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	2	3	$31,200.00	14	20	41.2 %
2016	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	0	3	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	3	5	$47,900.00	24	33	42.1 %
Total	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	$2,250.00	5	6	45.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nico Beeler													Alexei Strasser
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
											2008	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2009	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
											2013	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	$9,875.00
											2013	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$1,375.00
											2014	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	4	$13,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
											2014	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,250.00
6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	$8,350.00	2015	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	$8,350.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$875.00	2015	CEV	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$1,375.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	3	$15,600.00	2016	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	3	$19,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2016	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
20	0	0	0	1	1	5	4	4	5	$25,075.00	Total	Total	54	0	0	0	3	2	10	12	8	19	$55,800.00

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	16	55.2%	7	24.1%	6	20.7%	23-6	79.3%	1	3.6%	4	14.3%	23	82.1%	1-27	3.6%	16-23	41.0%	8-10	44.4%	0	0	24-33	42.1%
2015-2016	16	55.2%	7	24.1%	6	20.7%	23-6	79.3%	1	3.6%	4	14.3%	23	82.1%	1-27	3.6%	16-23	41.0%	8-10	44.4%	0	0	24-33	42.1%
Against the Field	9	69.2%	2	15.4%	2	15.4%	11-2	84.6%	1	6.7%	2	13.3%	12	80.0%	1-14	6.7%	18-24	42.9%	6-8	42.9%	0	0	12-16	42.9%

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	5	3	5	10	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	16
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	2	9	9	0	0	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	13	17
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	6	5	14	22	0	0	4	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	24	36

Head to Head Results
Beeler/Strasser trail the series against the field 14-18 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Beeler/Strasser	32	21-15, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 5 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-0
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Beeler/Strasser	15	Gibb/Patterson	2	21-16, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-3
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Beeler/Strasser	28	21-19, 21-18	0:35
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Beeler/Strasser	21	21-16, 18-21, 15-7	0:35
8/7/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool A	Beeler/Strasser	16, Q10	Gavira/Herrera	1	21-19, 21-15	0:38
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 3	Beeler/Strasser	28	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-18, 25-23	0:42
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Beeler/Strasser	28	21-13, 21-19	0:37
Series tied with # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Beeler/Strasser	8	21-14, 21-14	0:30
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Beeler/Strasser	31, Q22	Lupo/Nicolai	15	24-22, 17-21, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 10 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Doppler/Horst	9	Beeler/Strasser	29, Q14	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:54
Series tied with # 11 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 2-2
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	11	Beeler/Strasser	8	21-12, 21-15	0:38
6/16/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Beeler/Strasser	26	21-15, 21-17	0:34
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Beeler/Strasser	29, Q14	Goncalves/Solberg	4	21-13, 21-18	0:40
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Beeler/Strasser	31, Q22	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-19, 20-22, 15-13	0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Beeler/Strasser	32	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:47
Series tied with # 13 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-1
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	Beeler/Strasser	29, Q14	21-14, 21-19	0:38
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Beeler/Strasser	31, Q22	Bockermann/Fluggen	Q6	21-16, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 14 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bourne/Hyden	17	Beeler/Strasser	31, Q22	21-18, 21-11	0:32
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Beeler/Strasser	28	Ontiveros/Virgen	16	21-15, 22-20	0:40
Series tied with # 16 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-1
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool E	Beeler/Strasser	21	Carambula/Ranghieri	5	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:43
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Carambula/Ranghieri	18	Beeler/Strasser	31, Q22	21-18, 21-10	0:33
Trail the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Beeler/Strasser	26	21-12, 21-14	0:27
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool E	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Beeler/Strasser	28	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 2-0
8/7/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool A	Beeler/Strasser	16, Q10	Kosiak/Rudol	9, Q4	21-16, 21-13	0:36
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Beeler/Strasser	28	Kosiak/Rudol	19, Q1	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 Hordvik/Usken, Norway 1-2
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool H	Beeler/Strasser	8	Hordvik/Usken	24, Q4	21-14, 21-12	0:30
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Hordvik/Usken	23	Beeler/Strasser	26	21-18, 21-17	0:34
10/7/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Hordvik/Usken	18	Beeler/Strasser	15	21-15, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Crabb/Crabb, United States 0-1
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool H	Crabb/Crabb	25, Q5	Beeler/Strasser	8	21-17, 21-14	0:30
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Holler/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 1	Beeler/Strasser	8	Holler/Windscheif	26, Q6	21-16, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # Q10 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Beeler/Strasser	20	Finsters/Tocs	29, Q9	21-18, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # Q12 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 0-1
2/23/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Qualifier 2	Ermacora/Pristauz	27, Q15	Beeler/Strasser	Q2	12-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:46