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European Championship Tour
€ 180,000 European Championships
August 25 - 27, 2000

(1) 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:

238

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$926,968.48

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:

154

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$675,294.05

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	Money
CEV	11	4	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$101,658.58
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	132	10	15	8	9	33	4	19	7	19	6	2	US$1,113,328.58

Previous Bilbao Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	4	5th	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	4	5th	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	3	3rd	272	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	4	13th	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	4	2nd	306	US$18,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	4	9th	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	6	3rd	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	3	1st	340	US$26,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	4	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	3	4th	238	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2000	Macau Open	3	5th	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	6	2nd	306	US$18,000.00
FIVB	1/12-16/2000	Argentina Open	6	5th	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/5/1999	Brazil Open	5	5th	204	US$8,000.00
CEV	8/27-29/1999	European Championships	1	1st	200	€ 20,000.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/25/2000	Winner 1	Rui Oliveira / Hugo Ribeiro, Portugal (32)	Won 15-3	0:27
Fri, 8/25/2000	Winner 2	Jesper Hansen / Jens Larsen, Denmark (16)	Won 16-14	1:00
Sat, 8/26/2000	Winner 3	Javier Bosma / Fabio Diez, Spain (8)	Won 15-10	0:42
Sat, 8/26/2000	Winner 4	Martin Lebl / Michal Palinek, Czech Republic (5)	Won 15-6	0:30
Sun, 8/27/2000	Semi-Finals	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (2)	Won 15-12	0:58
Sun, 8/27/2000	Gold Medal	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (19)	Won 12-11, 12-4	1:06

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
Confederation Championship	6	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$76,500.00
Total	127	8	15	5	9	33	4	19	7	19	6	0	$1,088,170.00

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
13	2	2	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	$48,375.00	Confederation Championship	6	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$38,250.00
219	10	17	7	11	55	51	40	19	0	$818,785.00	Total	147	8	16	5	10	39	36	23	8	0	$624,610.00

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	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00	6	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	24	0	2	0	4	6	0	9	1	2	0	0	$194,600.00	7	3	70.0 %
Total	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00	6	0	100.0 %

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
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1997	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	1998	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
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
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$12,250.00	1999	CEV	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$12,250.00
13	1	2	2	1	4	2	1	0	0	$70,000.00	2000	FIVB	13	1	2	2	1	4	2	1	0	0	$70,000.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	2000	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
77	7	5	3	9	17	17	13	4	2	$288,450.00	Total	Total	76	7	5	3	9	17	17	12	4	2	$287,700.00

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	20	90.9%	2	9.1%	0	0.0%	22-0	100.0%	4	33.3%	3	25.0%	5	41.7%	4-8	33.3%	20-5	80.0%	6-3	66.7%	0	0	31-8	79.5%
1999-2000	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0		0		0		0-0		1-0	100.0%	0-0		0	0	6-0	100.0%
Against the Field	7	53.8%	1	7.7%	5	38.5%	8-5	61.5%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	14-2	87.5%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	13-2	86.7%

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
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	11	3	3	0	0	0	1	2	21	6
Total	0	0	0	0	64	13	0	0	83	39	14	2	2	0	4	10	200	81

Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 7-0 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
8/27/00	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	2	15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 5 Lebl/Palinek, Czech Republic 1-0
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	1	Lebl/Palinek	5	15-6	0:30
Lead the series against # 8 Bosma/Diez, Spain 1-0
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	1	Bosma/Diez	8	15-10	0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	15-6	0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Hansen/Larsen, Denmark 1-0
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	1	Hansen/Larsen	16	16-14	1:00
Lead the series against # 19 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
8/27/00	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Laciga/Laciga	1	Egger/Heyer	19	12-11, 12-4	1:06
Lead the series against # 32 Oliveira/Ribeiro, Portugal 1-0
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	1	Oliveira/Ribeiro	32	15-3	0:27