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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Spain Open
August 7 - 11, 2002

(8) Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland

Martin Laciga
Switzerland

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 25, 1975 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aarberg

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

206

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$784,010.00

Paul Laciga
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 24, 1970 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

141

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$599,960.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	Money
FIVB	119	5	12	5	9	32	4	18	7	19	6	2	US$1,003,870.00
FIVB C&S	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$7,800.00
Overall	121	6	13	5	9	32	4	18	7	19	6	2	US$1,011,670.00

Previous Cadiz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	7	9th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	12	17th	60	US$2,520.00
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

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool H	Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (24)	Won 21-17, 25-23	0:39
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool H	Fabio Diez / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (9)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:49
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool H	Richard Kogel / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (25, Q13)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:37
Sat, 8/10/2002	Winner 1	Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (23, Q1)	Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
Sat, 8/10/2002	Winner 2	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (16)	Won 21-11, 21-10	0:33
Sat, 8/10/2002	Semi-Finals	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (4)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:52
Sun, 8/11/2002	Gold Medal	Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (15)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:59

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$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$77,200.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	2	1	1	3	0	3	2	3	1	0	$171,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	94	5	9	4	8	25	3	14	5	15	5	0	$750,670.00
Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Total	121	6	13	5	9	32	4	18	7	19	6	0	$1,011,670.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Martin Laciga												Paul Laciga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	$44,050.00	World Championships	6	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$61,100.00
53	0	2	2	1	5	16	14	6	0	$188,825.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	24	0	2	1	2	4	7	4	3	0	$113,775.00
139	6	11	5	10	42	27	24	13	0	$530,135.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	106	5	9	4	8	29	27	18	5	0	$405,085.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,900.00	Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
206	8	15	7	11	52	45	40	19	0	$770,410.00	Total	141	6	14	5	10	38	35	23	8	0	$586,360.00

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
1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	1	0	0	0	$56,600.00	1	1	50.0 %
1999	FIVB	13	0	2	0	3	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	$138,000.00	6	2	75.0 %
2000	FIVB	15	1	2	3	1	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	$154,000.00	2	1	66.7 %
2001	FIVB	11	0	5	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	$152,000.00	47	16	74.6 %
2002	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	$56,170.00	27	9	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	58	2	9	5	5	16	0	14	2	5	0	0	$556,770.00	83	29	74.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Martin Laciga													Paul Laciga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
12	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	2	$4,750.00	1995	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	2	$4,750.00
9	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	$16,750.00	1996	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	$16,000.00
11	0	0	0	1	2	8	0	0	0	$28,300.00	1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	2	8	0	0	0	$28,300.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	1997	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
13	1	1	0	3	6	1	1	0	0	$71,400.00	1998	FIVB	13	1	1	0	3	6	1	1	0	0	$71,400.00
13	0	2	0	3	4	2	2	0	0	$69,000.00	1999	FIVB	13	0	2	0	3	4	2	2	0	0	$69,000.00
15	1	2	3	1	5	2	1	0	0	$77,000.00	2000	FIVB	15	1	2	3	1	5	2	1	0	0	$77,000.00
11	0	5	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	$76,000.00	2001	FIVB	11	0	5	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	$76,000.00
8	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$28,085.00	2002	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$28,085.00
93	4	10	5	9	23	21	15	4	2	$374,285.00	Total	Total	92	4	10	5	9	23	21	14	4	2	$373,535.00

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	110	71.9%	27	17.6%	16	10.5%	137-16	89.5%	27	33.8%	13	16.3%	40	50.0%	27-53	33.8%	110-40	73.3%	54-29	65.1%	3	2	175-74	70.3%
2001-2002	55	78.6%	11	15.7%	4	5.7%	66-4	94.3%	16	42.1%	6	15.8%	16	42.1%	16-22	42.1%	55-16	77.5%	27-10	73.0%	1	1	83-27	75.5%
Against the Field	62	74.7%	13	15.7%	8	9.6%	75-8	90.4%	18	36.0%	7	14.0%	25	50.0%	18-32	36.0%	124-42	74.7%	62-26	70.5%	2	1	97-36	72.9%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	20	4	0	0	7	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	38	18
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	31	8	0	0	55	22	8	2	2	0	3	5	113	47
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Total	0	0	0	0	61	13	0	0	72	36	11	2	2	0	3	8	179	75

Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 44-20 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 2 Series, 6 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 2-2
7/29/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Gold Medal	Loiola/Santos	13	Laciga/Laciga	2	11-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:57
7/14/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 4	Loiola/Santos	14	Laciga/Laciga	2	21-18, 21-15	0:44
6/24/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Loiola/Santos	3	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 6	Laciga/Laciga	4	Loiola/Santos	2	21-13, 18-21, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Laciga/Laciga	12	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 1-6
12/1/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Ramos/Rego	1	Laciga/Laciga	5	21-17, 21-18	0:38
8/12/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Semi-Finals	Ramos/Rego	1	Laciga/Laciga	2	21-12, 19-21, 15-11	0:41
7/29/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Ramos/Rego	1	21-15, 21-19	0:36
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 6	Ramos/Rego	1	Laciga/Laciga	2	21-14, 21-19	0:36
7/8/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Gold Medal	Ramos/Rego	1	Laciga/Laciga	2	21-19, 21-15	0:33
6/17/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Gold Medal	Ramos/Rego	1	Laciga/Laciga	4	21-19, 21-14	0:31
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 4	Ramos/Rego	1	Laciga/Laciga	4	21-19, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 5-4
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	8	Baracetti/Conde	4	21-19, 21-19	0:52
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	2	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:47
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	3	Laciga/Laciga	4	22-20, 15-21, 15-9	0:50
8/12/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Bronze Medal	Laciga/Laciga	2	Baracetti/Conde	3	21-18, 21-11	0:39
8/11/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	2	Baracetti/Conde	3	21-17, 21-11	0:34
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Baracetti/Conde	3	Laciga/Laciga	2	23-21, 23-21	0:44
7/14/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 6	Baracetti/Conde	4	Laciga/Laciga	2	25-23, 15-21, 21-19	1:07
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 6	Laciga/Laciga	2	Baracetti/Conde	20	21-15, 21-12	0:30
6/17/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	4	Baracetti/Conde	22	19-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 2-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Child/Heese	15	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:55
7/8/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Child/Heese	4	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-2
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	Laciga/Laciga	6	21-16, 21-17	0:36
8/4/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Laciga/Laciga	3	24-22, 22-20	0:42
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-18, 21-18	0:33
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-13, 21-15	0:40
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	22-20, 21-7	0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 2-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Laciga/Laciga	8	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	9	21-17, 21-17	0:49
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	27, Q12	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 2-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Laciga/Laciga	12	Bosma/Cotrino	28, Q2	24-22, 23-21	0:44
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	2	Bosma/Cotrino	15, Q4	21-16, 21-16	0:31
Series tied with # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	21	Laciga/Laciga	12	21-19, 21-15	0:37
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Schacht/Slack	29	21-17, 21-13	0:33
Series tied with # 12 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	10	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-18, 21-19	0:48
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Berger/Doppler	17, Q4	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
Series tied with # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	24-22, 15-21, 16-14	0:56
7/1/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	27-25, 26-24	0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 4-0
8/11/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Gold Medal	Laciga/Laciga	8	Holden/Leinemann	15	21-18, 21-17	0:59
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	2	Holden/Leinemann	19	21-18, 21-17	0:34
7/14/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Holden/Leinemann	23	18-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:59
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	2	Holden/Leinemann	18	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:57
Lead the series against # 16 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	8	Horrem/Maaseide	16	21-11, 21-10	0:33
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Horrem/Maaseide	30	21-15, 21-16	0:45
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	4	Horrem/Maaseide	20	21-14, 22-20	0:39
Series tied with # 19 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
9/24/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 3	Brenha/Maia	12	Laciga/Laciga	4	15-11	0:43
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Brenha/Maia	11	15-7	0:28
Lead the series against # 20 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	4	Egger/Heyer	29, Q12	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 21 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 2-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	15-6	0:38
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 3-0
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	8	Lopes/Neto	23, Q1	15-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Laciga/Laciga	7	Lopes/Neto	18	21-15, 24-26, 15-13	1:08
11/30/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	5	Lopes/Neto	8	21-14, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Laciga/Laciga	8	Ahmann/Hager	24	21-17, 25-23	0:39
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	2	Ahmann/Hager	15	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q13 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Laciga/Laciga	8	Kogel/Mulder	25, Q13	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Karasev/Zaitsev	20	21-15, 21-11	0:39
Series tied with # 29, Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Laciga/Laciga	7	Shiratori/Watanabe	42	21-17, 21-19	0:37
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	20, Q4	Laciga/Laciga	3	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 30 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Amore/Lione	29	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against Cadieux/Mackay, Canada 1-0
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool G	Laciga/Laciga	7	Cadieux/Mackay	26, Q11	21-17, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # Q3 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 3-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Laciga/Laciga	7	Klemperer/Rademacher	31	29-27, 21-17	0:51
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	5	Klemperer/Rademacher	28	20-22, 21-15, 15-8	0:47
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Klemperer/Rademacher	31, Q51	18-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:44