Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(12) Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland
 
Martin Laciga
Switzerland
Photo: eurobeachtour.com
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 25, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Aarberg
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 206
Career Wins: 8
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$784,010.00
Paul Laciga
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 24, 1970 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Bern
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$599,960.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172537Money
FIVB119512593241871962 US$1,003,870.00
FIVB C&S211000000000 US$7,800.00
Overall121613593241871962 US$1,011,670.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Paul Laciga - 13th Martin Laciga - 13th
1997 Paul Laciga - 9th Martin Laciga - 9th
1998 Paul Laciga - 4th Martin Laciga - 4th
1999 Paul Laciga - 5th Martin Laciga - 5th
2000 Paul Laciga - 3rd Martin Laciga - 3rd
2001 Paul Laciga - 2nd Martin Laciga - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 6 9th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 7 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 6 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 4 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 2 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 5 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 3 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 2 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 3 5th 300 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 2 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool E Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (28, Q2) Won 24-22, 23-21 0:44
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool E Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (5, Q1) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:35
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool E Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (21) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 43-24 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 1-6
12/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Ramos/Rego 1 Laciga/Laciga 5 21-17, 21-18 0:38
8/12/01FIVBBelgium Open Semi-Finals Ramos/Rego 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-12, 19-21, 15-11 0:41
7/29/01FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Ramos/Rego 1 21-15, 21-19 0:36
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Ramos/Rego 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-14, 21-19 0:36
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Gold Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-19, 21-15 0:33
6/17/01FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 21-19, 21-14 0:31
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Ramos/Rego 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 21-19, 21-19 0:34
Series tied with # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 4-4
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 2 Laciga/Laciga 7 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Laciga/Laciga 4 22-20, 15-21, 15-9 0:50
8/12/01FIVBBelgium Open Bronze Medal Laciga/Laciga 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 21-18, 21-11 0:39
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 21-17, 21-11 0:34
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Baracetti/Conde 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 23-21, 23-21 0:44
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 6 Baracetti/Conde 4 Laciga/Laciga 2 25-23, 15-21, 21-19 1:07
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 6 Laciga/Laciga 2 Baracetti/Conde 20 21-15, 21-12 0:30
6/17/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 4 Baracetti/Conde 22 19-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:51
Series tied with # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 2-2
7/29/01FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Loiola/Santos 13 Laciga/Laciga 2 11-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:57
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 14 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-18, 21-15 0:44
6/24/01FIVBSwiss Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Loiola/Santos 3 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Laciga/Laciga 4 Loiola/Santos 2 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 2-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Child/Heese 15 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Child/Heese 4 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Laciga/Laciga 12 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 5-1
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 7 Prosser/Zahner 8 21-17, 21-14 0:35
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 5 Prosser/Zahner 12 21-14, 21-17 0:32
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Prosser/Zahner 15 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Gold Medal Prosser/Zahner 14 Laciga/Laciga 2 18-21, 28-26, 22-20 1:05
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 2 Prosser/Zahner 14 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 0:47
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 4 Prosser/Zahner 1 15-8 0:47
Trail the series against # 9 Metzger/Wong, United States 2-3
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 11 Laciga/Laciga 6 21-14, 21-15 0:44
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Metzger/Wong 10 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Metzger/Wong 11 21-19, 22-24, 15-11 0:58
6/24/01FIVBSwiss Open Gold Medal Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-17, 22-20 0:38
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Laciga/Laciga 2 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 3 Brenha/Maia 12 Laciga/Laciga 4 15-11 0:43
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Brenha/Maia 11 15-7 0:28
Lead the series against # 11 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Pedrosa/Teixeira 31, Q6 21-13, 21-11 0:29
Series tied with # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Laciga/Laciga 3 24-22, 15-21, 16-14 0:56
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 27-25, 26-24 0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-2
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 12 Laciga/Laciga 6 21-16, 21-17 0:36
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Laciga/Laciga 3 24-22, 22-20 0:42
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-18, 21-18 0:33
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-13, 21-15 0:40
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 22-20, 21-7 0:31
Lead the series against # 15 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 16 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Fonoimoana/Holdren 13 Laciga/Laciga 4 22-20, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 1-0
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 5 Lopes/Neto 8 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Series tied with # 21 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Schacht/Slack 21 Laciga/Laciga 12 21-19, 21-15 0:37
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Schacht/Slack 29 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 23 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 3-0
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 2 Holden/Leinemann 19 21-18, 21-17 0:34
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 Holden/Leinemann 23 18-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:59
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Holden/Leinemann 18 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:57
Trail the series against # 25, Q9 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 20, Q4 Laciga/Laciga 3 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 2-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Laciga/Laciga 12 Bosma/Cotrino 28, Q2 24-22, 23-21 0:44
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Bosma/Cotrino 15, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 21-15, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 31 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Canet/Hamel 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Canet/Hamel 35 21-14, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against Blanton/Henkel, United States 2-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Blanton/Henkel 23 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Blanton/Henkel 22 22-20, 17-21, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against Cadieux/Mackay, Canada 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Cadieux/Mackay 26, Q11 21-17, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q4 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Karasev/Zaitsev 20 21-15, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # Q5 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 3 Amore/Lione 29 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # Q6 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 5 Klemperer/Rademacher 28 20-22, 21-15, 15-8 0:47
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Klemperer/Rademacher 31, Q51 18-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:44
Lead the series against # Q8 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 2-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38