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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 22, 2001

(Q42) Roland Koch/Sascha Messmer, Switzerland

Roland Koch
Switzerland

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1973 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Apenzell

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

41st (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$275.00

Sascha Messmer
Switzerland

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 16, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Gallen

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

41st (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$425.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	US$550.00
Overall	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	4	US$550.00

Previous Marseille Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	Q40	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	Q38	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	Q48	41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	9/1-3/2000	Pfaeffikon Satellite	14	13th	6	US$200.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/17/2001	Qualifier 1	Andy Witt / Larry Witt, United States (Q23)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:37

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Satellite	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$550.00
Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$550.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Roland Koch												Sascha Messmer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$275.00	Satellite	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$425.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$275.00	Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$425.00

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
2001	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	1	4	20.0 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	1	4	20.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Roland Koch													Sascha Messmer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2000	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2001	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	$100.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	$100.00

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	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	33.3%	4	66.7%	0-6	0.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	2-6	25.0%
2000-2001	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-4	20.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4	80.0%	0-5	0.0%	2-8	20.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-5	16.7%

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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Total	1	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6

Head to Head Results
Koch/Messmer trail the series against the field 0-4 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q14 Kouvitchka/Sayfulin, Russia 0-1
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q16	Koch/Messmer	Q48	21-14, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # Q16 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
6/27/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q27	Koch/Messmer	Q38	21-14, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # Q22 Cadieux/Chaloupka, Canada 0-1
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Cadieux/Chaloupka	31, Q25	Koch/Messmer	Q40	33-31, 21-16	1:03
Trail the series against # Q23 Witt/Witt, United States 0-1
7/17/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Witt/Witt	Q23	Koch/Messmer	Q42	21-19, 21-18	0:37