FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$17,000 Swiss Life Beach Volleyball Satellite
August 15 - 18, 2002
(31) Olivier Knechciak/David Viollier, Switzerland
 
Olivier Knechciak
Switzerland
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 18, 1973 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Lausanne
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 5
Career Best: 9th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2002)
Career Winnings: US$475.00
David Viollier
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 6
Career Best: 7th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2004)
Career Winnings: US$1,300.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB C&S20000001010 US$950.00
Previous Lausanne Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 David Viollier - 17th Olivier Knechciak - 17th
1999 Claudio Semadeni - 25th Did not play
2000 Stefan Zimmermann - 17th Did not play
2001 Did not play Fabio Pasquali - 17th
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Swiss Satellite Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/16/2002 Pool B Ron Andelhof / Ward Coucke, Belgium (18) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Fri, 8/16/2002 Pool B Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (2) Lost 15-21, 12-21 0:34
Sat, 8/17/2002 Pool B Jon Grydeland / Magne Kobbevik, Norway (15) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-13  
Sat, 8/17/2002 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (1) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:36
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenger100000000100 $500.00
Satellite100000010000 $450.00
Total200000010100 $950.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Olivier Knechciak David Viollier
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000000 $0.00 World Championships          
1000000100 $250.00 Challenger1000000100 $250.00
3000001110 $225.00 Satellite5000013100 $1,050.00
5000001210 $475.00 Total6000013200 $1,300.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB C&S100000010000 $450.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000010000 $450.00 2250.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Olivier Knechciak  David Viollier
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1997FIVB          
1000000100 $250.00 1998FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
1000000010 $0.00 1999FIVB C&S          
1000000100 $0.00 2000FIVB C&S          
           2001FIVB C&S1000000100 $0.00
1000001000 $225.00 2002FIVB C&S1000001000 $225.00
5000001211 $475.00 TotalTotal3000001200 $475.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-2 33.3% 1-0 100.0% 00 2-2 50.0%
2001-20021 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-2 33.3% 1-0 100.0% 00 2-2 50.0%
Against the Field1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-4 33.3% 2-0 100.0% 00 2-2 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Satellite000021000100000022
Total000021000100000022
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
8/17/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 1 Knechciak/Viollier 31 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/16/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Knechciak/Viollier 31 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Grydeland/Kobbevik, Norway 1-0
8/17/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Pool B Knechciak/Viollier 31 Grydeland/Kobbevik 15 21-18, 15-21, 15-13  
Lead the series against # 18 Andelhof/Coucke, Belgium 1-0
8/16/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Pool B Knechciak/Viollier 31 Andelhof/Coucke 18 21-18, 21-18 0:41