Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(3) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Paul Laciga - 13th Martin Laciga - 13th
1997 Paul Laciga - 9th Martin Laciga - 9th
1998 Paul Laciga - 7th Martin Laciga - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 4 5th 360 US$13,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 4 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 3 17th 104 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 3 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 5 2nd 486 US$28,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 3 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 2 5th 360 US$13,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 3 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 4 5th 180 US$6,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool C Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (27) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:26
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool C Manuel Carrasco / Raul Mesa, Spain (22) Won 21-9, 14-21, 15-9 0:43
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool C Riccardo Fenili / Fabio Galli, Italy (46) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:43
Thu, 10/16/2003 Winner 1 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (29) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Fri, 10/17/2003 Winner 2 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (36) Won 21-19, 25-23 0:49
Fri, 10/17/2003 Winner 3 Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2) Lost 14-21, 20-22 0:44
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Paul Laciga - 9th Martin Laciga - 9th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Paul Laciga - 2nd Martin Laciga - 2nd
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Paul Laciga - 5th Martin Laciga - 5th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Markus Egger - 17th Sascha Heyer - 2nd
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Paul Laciga - 17th Martin Laciga - 17th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Jonas Weingart - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 16 9th 210 US$6,200.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 6 2nd 540 US$39,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 3 5th 300 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 3 5th 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 13 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 69-24 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-2
7/20/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 3 Laciga/Laciga 5 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 1:00
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 5 Laciga/Laciga 3 27-25, 21-18 0:46
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 3 Rego/Santos 4 21-18, 21-10 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-3
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 2 Laciga/Laciga 3 21-14, 22-20 0:44
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 5 Laciga/Laciga 4 21-19, 21-13 0:44
9/8/02FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Laciga/Laciga 7 Araujo/Insfran 4 21-17, 27-25 0:54
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Laciga/Laciga 12 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-2
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 8 21-18, 21-15 0:37
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool E Laciga/Laciga 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann 12 21-12, 21-12 0:31
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 10 Laciga/Laciga 2 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:56
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 22 Laciga/Laciga 3 22-20, 25-27, 17-15 1:03
Lead the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 2 Egger/Heyer 12 Laciga/Laciga 4 21-15, 21-12 0:31
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 13 21-14, 21-19 0:39
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Egger/Heyer 23 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 4-1
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 5 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-16, 21-18 0:38
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Heuscher/Kobel 17 21-18, 21-19 0:39
10/3/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Heuscher/Kobel 11 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
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 # 7 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-1
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Berger/Doppler 10 21-18, 24-22 0:44
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Berger/Doppler 10 Laciga/Laciga 7 21-18, 21-19 0:48
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 5 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 28-26, 21-19 0:45
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 24 21-17, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 5-4
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 8 Baracetti/Conde 4 21-19, 21-19 0:52
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
Lead the series against # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 4-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Rogers/Scott 9 23-21, 21-19 0:40
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Rogers/Scott 14 21-19, 21-17 0:42
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Rogers/Scott 14 21-19, 21-19 0:40
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Rogers/Scott 18 15-21, 30-28, 29-27 1:18
Lead the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Brenha/Maia 13 21-19, 21-15 0:41
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Brenha/Maia 20 21-14, 21-15 0:39
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
Series tied with # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-3
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Laciga/Laciga 3 17-21, 21-14, 15-6 0:48
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
Trail the series against # 17 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
10/3/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool F Bellaguarda/Dultra 22, Q2 Laciga/Laciga 6 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 3-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Berg/Dahl 15 21-13, 16-21, 17-15 0:49
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Berg/Dahl 14 Laciga/Laciga 3 22-20, 21-15 0:36
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Berg/Dahl 13 21-18, 21-15 0:39
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 7 Berg/Dahl 16 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Carrasco/Mesa, Spain 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Carrasco/Mesa 22 21-9, 14-21, 15-9 0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 4-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Horrem/Maaseide 19 21-13, 15-21, 15-10 0:53
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 8 Horrem/Maaseide 16 21-11, 21-10 0:33
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Horrem/Maaseide 30 21-15, 21-16 0:45
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 4 Horrem/Maaseide 20 21-14, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 6-0
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 3 Holden/Leinemann 20 21-13, 21-16 0:37
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Holden/Leinemann 19 22-20, 21-16 0:42
8/11/02FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Laciga/Laciga 8 Holden/Leinemann 15 21-18, 21-17 0:59
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
Lead the series against # 26 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Prosser/Williams 20 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:47
Lead the series against # 27 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 27 21-15, 21-10 0:26
Trail the series against # 28 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool D Bosma/Herrera 29 Laciga/Laciga 4 13-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 29 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-1
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 29 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Arkaev/Barsuk 27, Q10 21-15, 21-19 0:37
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Arkaev/Barsuk 29, Q21 Laciga/Laciga 4 18-21, 21-1, 15-0 Retired 0:25
Lead the series against # 34 Child/Heese, Canada 3-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Child/Heese 20 21-17, 21-16 0:44
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 5 Laciga/Laciga 4 16-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 5-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool E Laciga/Laciga 5 Klemperer/Rademacher 28, Q8 By Forfeit  
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Klemperer/Rademacher 26 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 29-27, 21-17 0:51
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 # 36 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 36 21-19, 25-23 0:49
Lead the series against # 39 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool H Laciga/Laciga 8 Ahmann/Hager 24 21-17, 25-23 0:39
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 40 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 2-0
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Kogel/Mulder 30, Q4 21-19, 21-18 0:43
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool H Laciga/Laciga 8 Kogel/Mulder 25, Q13 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 41 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-15, 21-14 0:30
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 21-19, 21-15 0:31
Series tied with # 43 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Shiratori/Watanabe 42 21-17, 21-19 0:37
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 20, Q4 Laciga/Laciga 3 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 44 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Asahi/Nishimura 31 24-22, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 46 Fenili/Galli, Italy 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Fenili/Galli 46 21-17, 21-15 0:43