Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Portugal Open
June 2 - 6, 2004
(4) 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
2002 Paul Laciga - 17th Martin Laciga - 17th
2003 Paul Laciga - 5th Martin Laciga - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 5 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 3 9th 144 US$5,500.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/4/2004 Winner 1 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (29, Q2) Lost 21-23, 18-21 0:43
Fri, 6/4/2004 Contender 1 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (20) Won 22-20, 21-11 0:45
Fri, 6/4/2004 Contender 2 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (19) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Sat, 6/5/2004 Contender 3 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (28, Q5) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Sat, 6/5/2004 Contender 4 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (25, Q9) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 64-33 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-4
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Laciga/Laciga 5 21-14, 21-15 0:35
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Laciga/Laciga 8 16-21, 29-27, 15-13 1:15
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
Series tied with # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 5 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 14 Laciga/Laciga 3 22-20, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 3-0
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 8 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 21-17, 21-13 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 8 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-2
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 5 Bosma/Herrera 18 Laciga/Laciga 8 22-24, 21-19, 16-14 1:02
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool D Bosma/Herrera 29 Laciga/Laciga 4 13-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 5-5
1/25/04FIVB C&SArgentinean Satellite Gold Medal Baracetti/Conde 2 Laciga/Laciga 1 21-17, 21-19 0:44
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 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Schacht/Slack 14 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:44
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 # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 4-1
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 4 Laciga/Laciga 8 Egger/Heyer 14 18-21, 21-18, 19-17 1:03
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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18, Q4 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Cunha/Ferreira 22, Q9 Laciga/Laciga 3 18-21, 21-18, 21-19 0:58
Lead the series against # 19 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 5-1
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Laciga/Laciga 4 Berg/Dahl 19 21-14, 21-14 0:37
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 5 Berg/Dahl 21 21-18, 21-13 0:39
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 # 20 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 5-0
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Horrem/Maaseide 20 22-20, 21-11 0:45
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
Series tied with # 22 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
Lead the series against # 23 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
Series tied with # 24, Q1 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-2
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 6 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Laciga/Laciga 5 22-24, 23-21, 15-11 0:49
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 Laciga/Laciga 3 21-17, 24-22 0:37
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 # 25, Q9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-2
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 Laciga/Laciga 4 21-19, 21-18 0:36
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 # 27 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 # 28, Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 3-1
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Laciga/Laciga 4 Shiratori/Watanabe 28, Q5 21-17, 21-15 0:34
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:47
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 # 29, Q2 Child/Heese, Canada 4-2
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 29, Q2 Laciga/Laciga 4 23-21, 21-18 0:43
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 5 Child/Heese 28, Q4 21-23, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
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 # 30, Q14 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 # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q25 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 3 Lochhead/Pitman 30, Q21 21-15, 21-18 0:32