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European Championship Tour
€ 90,000 European Championships
August 30 - September 1, 2002

(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 Basel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	8	1st	300	US$22,500.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	7	9th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	12	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	6	9th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	7	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	6	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	4	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	2	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	5	3rd	288	US$14,000.00
FIVB	9/12-16/2001	Spain Open	3	17th	72	US$3,000.00
CEV	9/7-9/2001	European Championships	1	2nd	180	€ 23,250.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/30/2002	Winner 2	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (17)	Won 21-10, 22-20	0:38
Sat, 8/31/2002	Winner 3	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (8)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:40
Sat, 8/31/2002	Winner 4	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (5)	Lost 16-21, 20-22	0:37
Sat, 8/31/2002	Contender 5	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (17)	Won 21-14, 24-22	0:38
Sun, 9/1/2002	Semi-Finals	Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (2)	Won 21-14, 22-20	0:49
Sun, 9/1/2002	Gold Medal	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (5)	Lost 25-27, 11-21	0:48

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	FIVB	15	1	2	3	1	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	$154,000.00	2	1	66.7 %
2000	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00	6	0	100.0 %
2001	FIVB	11	0	5	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	$152,000.00	47	16	74.6 %
2001	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$23,250.00	4	1	80.0 %
2002	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	$56,170.00	27	9	75.0 %
2002	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,750.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	58	2	9	5	5	16	0	14	2	5	0	0	$556,770.00	83	29	74.1 %
Total	CEV	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$48,000.00	14	3	82.4 %

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
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
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
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
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,625.00	2001	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,625.00
8	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$28,085.00	2002	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$28,085.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,375.00	2002	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,375.00
100	8	12	6	9	23	21	15	4	2	$414,535.00	Total	Total	99	8	12	6	9	23	21	14	4	2	$413,785.00

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%
2001-2002	7	87.5%	1	12.5%	0	0.0%	8-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	7-3	70.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	8-3	72.7%
Against the Field	12	85.7%	1	7.1%	1	7.1%	13-1	92.9%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	24-6	80.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	14-4	77.8%

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 31-7 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-1
9/1/02	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	1	Berger/Doppler	2	21-14, 22-20	0:49
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	10	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-18, 21-19	0:48
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Berger/Doppler	17, Q4	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 3 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 4-0
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
9/7/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	1	Horrem/Maaseide	16	23-21, 21-15	0:40
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	4	Horrem/Maaseide	20	21-14, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 4-2
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
8/27/00	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	2	15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
9/1/02	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Laciga/Laciga	1	27-25, 21-11	0:48
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Laciga/Laciga	1	21-16, 22-20	0:37
Series tied with # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
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
Lead the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 4-1
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	1	Egger/Heyer	8	21-18, 21-18	0:40
9/9/01	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Egger/Heyer	20	Laciga/Laciga	1	21-18, 23-21	0:38
9/8/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	1	Egger/Heyer	20	21-16, 14-21, 16-14	0:57
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	4	Egger/Heyer	29, Q12	21-18, 21-17	0:35
8/27/00	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Laciga/Laciga	1	Egger/Heyer	19	12-11, 12-4	1:06
Lead the series against # 11 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 3-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
9/8/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	24	21-15, 21-14	0:35
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	15-6	0:38
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Karasev/Zaitsev	20	21-15, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 2-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Laciga/Laciga	8	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	9	21-17, 21-17	0:49
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	27, Q12	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Laciga/Laciga	8	Kogel/Mulder	25, Q13	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 5	Laciga/Laciga	1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	17	21-14, 24-22	0:38
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	17	21-10, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 2-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Laciga/Laciga	12	Bosma/Cotrino	28, Q2	24-22, 23-21	0:44
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	2	Bosma/Cotrino	15, Q4	21-16, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 23 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Grinbergs/Krumins	31, Q25	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against 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