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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$15,000 Argentinean Satellite
January 23 - 25, 2004

(1) Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland

Martin Laciga
Switzerland

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 25, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aarberg

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

206

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S 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 C&S Wins:

1 (Karlovy Vary 1997)

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 Mar del Plata Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 1998	Paul Laciga - 1st	Martin Laciga - 1st
FIVB 1999	Paul Laciga - 9th	Martin Laciga - 9th
FIVB 2000	Paul Laciga - 5th	Martin Laciga - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	3	5th	480	US$15,000.00
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

Argentinean Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 1/23/2004	Winner 2	Santiago Etchegaray / Esteban Soriano, Argentina (16)	Won 21-6, 21-10	0:34
Sat, 1/24/2004	Winner 3	Fabio Araujo / Rodrigo Monteiro, Brazil (24)	Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50
Sat, 1/24/2004	Winner 4	Adrian Marcelo Bialy / Sebastian Menegozzo, Argentina (4)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:34
Sun, 1/25/2004	Semi-Finals	Fabio Araujo / Rodrigo Monteiro, Brazil (24)	Won 21-8, 16-21, 15-10	0:55
Sun, 1/25/2004	Gold Medal	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (2)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:44

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	10	2	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	$82,570.00	36	11	76.6 %
2003	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	$103,500.00	37	14	72.5 %
2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	70	3	10	5	5	24	0	15	2	6	0	0	$686,670.00	129	45	74.1 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00	4	1	80.0 %

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
10	2	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	$41,285.00	2002	FIVB	10	2	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	$41,285.00
10	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	$51,750.00	2003	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	$51,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00	2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00
106	5	12	5	9	31	22	16	4	2	$440,135.00	Total	Total	105	5	12	5	9	31	22	15	4	2	$439,385.00

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	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
2003-2004	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%

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 10-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 5-5
1/25/04	FIVB C&S	Argentinean Satellite	Gold Medal	Baracetti/Conde	2	Laciga/Laciga	1	21-17, 21-19	0:44
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 # 3 Fenili/Galli, Italy 1-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Fenili/Galli	46	21-17, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 4 Bialy/Menegozzo, Argentina 1-0
1/24/04	FIVB C&S	Argentinean Satellite	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	1	Bialy/Menegozzo	4	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Etchegaray/Soriano, Argentina 1-0
1/23/04	FIVB C&S	Argentinean Satellite	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	1	Etchegaray/Soriano	16	21-6, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Araujo/Monteiro, Brazil 2-0
1/25/04	FIVB C&S	Argentinean Satellite	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	1	Araujo/Monteiro	24	21-8, 16-21, 15-10	0:55
1/24/04	FIVB C&S	Argentinean Satellite	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	1	Araujo/Monteiro	24	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50