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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 20 - 24, 2007

(28) 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:

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 (53 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 Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Markus Egger - 7th	Sascha Heyer - 4th
2006	Markus Egger - 17th	Sascha Heyer - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	19	25th	60	US$2,000.00

Paris Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/21/2007	Pool E	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (5)	Won 21-15, 12-21, 15-12	0:43
Thu, 6/21/2007	Pool E	Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (12)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:31
Fri, 6/22/2007	Pool E	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (21)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:55
Fri, 6/22/2007	Winner 1	Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (19)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 30-19 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-5
8/22/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Laciga/Laciga	3	21-13, 21-16	0:38
6/27/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	5	Rego/Santos	1	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:01
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Laciga/Laciga	5	21-14, 21-15	0:35
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
Lead the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Laciga/Laciga	28	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	21-15, 12-21, 15-12	0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 1	Wu/Xu	3	Laciga/Laciga	19	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Dalhausser/Rogers	12	Laciga/Laciga	28	21-14, 21-12	0:31
Series tied with # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-2
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 6	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Laciga/Laciga	5	22-24, 23-21, 15-11	0:49
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 # 15, Q2 Schacht/Slack, Australia 4-1
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 5	Laciga/Laciga	5	Schacht/Slack	11	21-13, 21-17	0:41
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Laciga/Laciga	7	Schacht/Slack	12	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	1:03
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
Series tied with # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	Laciga/Laciga	28	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	14	Laciga/Laciga	19	23-21, 21-17	0:48
Lead the series against # 21 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Laciga/Laciga	28	Herrera/Mesa	21	18-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:55
Lead the series against # 27 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 6-0
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	3	Horrem/Maaseide	26	24-22, 13-21, 15-12	0:56
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Laciga/Laciga	4	Horrem/Maaseide	20	22-20, 21-11	0:45
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
Lead the series against # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	5	De Gruijter/Ronnes	28, Q9	27-25, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # Q4 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 2	Laciga/Laciga	5	Leinemann/VanHuizen	22	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q15 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-1
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Brenha/Maia	13	21-19, 21-15	0:41
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Brenha/Maia	20	21-14, 21-15	0:39
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 # Q32 Canet/Hamel, France 3-1
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	28, Q4	Laciga/Laciga	5	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:12
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	7	Canet/Hamel	26, Q1	15-21, 21-16, 15-4	0:51
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