Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007
(26, Q6) Marcel Gscheidle/Jan Schnider, Switzerland
 
Marcel Gscheidle
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 14, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Frauenfeld
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 70
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$58,525.00
Jan Schnider
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 7, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Oensingen
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 102
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Fortaleza 2007)
Career Winnings: US$133,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB2900000013612223 US$72,500.00
FIVB C&S40201000100000 US$5,400.00
Overall3302010014612223 US$77,900.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Bernhard Vesti - 41st Did not play
2003 Bernhard Vesti - 25th Did not play
2005 Jan Schnider - 17th Marcel Gscheidle - 17th
2006 Jan Schnider - 25th Marcel Gscheidle - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 24 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 30 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 29 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 28, Q5 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q10 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 31, Q10 9th 320 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 27 25th 60 US$2,000.00
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 2 Sebastian Beck / Michael Bleiker, Switzerland (Q27) Won 23-21, 23-21 0:40
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 3 Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (Q22) Won 21-18, 25-23 0:49
Thu, 6/14/2007 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7) Lost 18-21, 10-21 0:40
Thu, 6/14/2007 Contender 1 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (10) Lost 21-16, 14-21, 8-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Gscheidle/Schnider trail the series against the field 12-19 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
10/16/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 4 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 30 21-17, 21-19 0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-3
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Gscheidle/Schnider 29 21-18, 21-16 0:45
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 31, Q10 21-19, 21-16 0:41
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Gscheidle/Schnider 27, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Gscheidle/Schnider 28, Q5 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 21-18, 21-10 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Gscheidle/Schnider 24 21-18, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 10 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 16-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:54
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 31, Q10 Brenha/Maia 18 21-19, 21-13 0:45
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 23, Q12 Brenha/Maia 10 21-18, 19-21, 15-5 0:59
Trail the series against # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Gscheidle/Schnider 24 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 7 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 21-16, 21-12 0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 13 Gscheidle/Schnider 19 22-20, 23-21 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-1
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 30 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 21-16 0:45
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 Gscheidle/Schnider Q10 21-23, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 Herrera/Mesa 23 19-21, 21-18, 15-2 1:00
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Series tied with # 18 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 30 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 19, Q2 21-18, 21-18 0:45
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 22, Q9 Gscheidle/Schnider 27 21-16, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 19 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 Gscheidle/Schnider 19 21-10, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 22 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-2
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Leinemann/VanHuizen 11 Gscheidle/Schnider 22 14-21, 29-27, 15-6 0:59
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 9 Gscheidle/Schnider 16 21-15, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
10/16/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Bronze Medal De Gruijter/Ronnes 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 4 21-19, 22-20 0:43
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Li/Zhou, China 2-0
8/9/06FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 28, Q5 Li/Zhou 26, Q12 33-31, 21-14 0:51
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q3 Li/Zhou Q35 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 Lelliott/Reader, Canada 2-0
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gscheidle/Schnider Q10 Lelliott/Reader Q23 21-18, 21-14 0:40
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 31, Q10 Lelliott/Reader Q26 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q22 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 Kolar/Tichy Q22 21-18, 25-23 0:49
Lead the series against # Q27 Beck/Bleiker, Switzerland 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 Beck/Bleiker Q27 23-21, 23-21 0:40