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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Olympic Garden Open
May 19 - 23, 2004

(3) Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland

Martin Laciga
Switzerland

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

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 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 Lianyungang Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	8	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	3	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	1/23-25/2004	Argentinean Satellite	1	2nd	26	US$1,800.00
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

China Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/21/2004	Winner 1	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (30, Q21)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:32
Fri, 5/21/2004	Winner 2	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (19)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:32
Sat, 5/22/2004	Winner 3	Pedro Cunha / Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira, Brazil (22, Q9)	Lost 21-18, 18-21, 19-21	0:58
Sat, 5/22/2004	Contender 4	Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong, United States (17)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:37

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$15,500.00	6	6	50.0 %
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	73	3	10	5	5	24	1	16	2	7	0	0	$702,170.00	135	51	72.6 %
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
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$7,750.00	2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$7,750.00
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
109	5	12	5	9	32	23	17	4	2	$447,885.00	Total	Total	108	5	12	5	9	32	23	16	4	2	$447,135.00

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%
2003-2004	51	66.2%	14	18.2%	12	15.6%	65-12	84.4%	10	30.3%	5	15.2%	18	54.5%	10-23	30.3%	51-18	73.9%	24-17	58.5%	2	1	77-36	68.1%
Against the Field	41	71.9%	7	12.3%	9	15.8%	48-9	84.2%	9	29.0%	6	19.4%	16	51.6%	9-22	29.0%	82-28	74.5%	32-30	51.6%	1	1	58-30	65.9%

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 41-21 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-3
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Laciga/Laciga	8	16-21, 29-27, 15-13	1:15
7/20/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	3	Laciga/Laciga	5	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	1:00
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	5	Laciga/Laciga	3	27-25, 21-18	0:46
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Rego/Santos	4	21-18, 21-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	22-20, 21-16	0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 4-1
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-16, 21-18	0:38
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	17	21-18, 21-19	0:39
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Heuscher/Kobel	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 8 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Blanton/Nygaard	19, Q1	19-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 10, Q1 Rogers/Scott, United States 4-0
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	4	Rogers/Scott	9	23-21, 21-19	0:40
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Rogers/Scott	14	21-19, 21-17	0:42
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Rogers/Scott	14	21-19, 21-19	0:40
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Rogers/Scott	18	15-21, 30-28, 29-27	1:18
Trail the series against # 12 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-2
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 5	Bosma/Herrera	18	Laciga/Laciga	8	22-24, 21-19, 16-14	1:02
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Bosma/Herrera	29	Laciga/Laciga	4	13-21, 21-14, 17-15	0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 4-1
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 4	Laciga/Laciga	8	Egger/Heyer	14	18-21, 21-18, 19-17	1:03
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 2	Egger/Heyer	12	Laciga/Laciga	4	21-15, 21-12	0:31
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Egger/Heyer	13	21-14, 21-19	0:39
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Laciga/Laciga	7	Egger/Heyer	23	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:48
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	4	Egger/Heyer	29, Q12	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-3
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Laciga/Laciga	3	17-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:48
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 # 15 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-1
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Schacht/Slack	14	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:44
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
Lead the series against # 16 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 4-0
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Horrem/Maaseide	19	21-13, 15-21, 15-10	0:53
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
Trail the series against # 17 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 0-1
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Fonoimoana/Wong	17	Laciga/Laciga	3	21-16, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	21-18, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 20 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	27	21-15, 21-10	0:26
Trail the series against # 22, Q9 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Cunha/Ferreira	22, Q9	Laciga/Laciga	3	18-21, 21-18, 21-19	0:58
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Canet/Hamel	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Canet/Hamel	35	21-14, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 24 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
10/17/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	3	Hernandez/Papaleo	36	21-19, 25-23	0:49
Lead the series against # 25 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 2-1
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Shiratori/Watanabe	30, Q12	21-16, 21-18	0:47
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 # 26 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 # 27, Q4 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	Laciga/Laciga	3	21-17, 24-22	0:37
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	21-15, 21-14	0:30
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against # 30, Q21 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Lochhead/Pitman	30, Q21	21-15, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # Q11 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Asahi/Nishimura	31	24-22, 21-17	0:39