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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 (49 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 (53 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

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