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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006

(22) 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 The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/24/2006	Winner 1	Kjell Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (11)	Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-11	1:00
Thu, 8/24/2006	Winner 2	Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (6)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:39
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 3	Nikolas Berger / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (19)	Lost 18-21, 21-17, 19-21	0:58
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 3	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (1)	Won 21-16, 23-21	0:42
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 4	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (5)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:57
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 5	Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (9)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:49

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	10	2	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	$82,570.00	36	11	76.6 %
2002	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,750.00	4	2	66.7 %
2003	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	$103,500.00	37	14	72.5 %
2003	CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	9	2	81.8 %
2004	FIVB	12	1	1	0	0	4	1	2	1	2	0	0	$115,300.00	40	22	64.5 %
2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00	4	1	80.0 %
2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	82	4	11	5	5	28	1	17	3	8	0	0	$801,970.00	169	67	71.6 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	CEV	6	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$61,000.00	27	7	79.4 %

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
10	2	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	$41,285.00	2002	FIVB	10	2	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	$41,285.00
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
10	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	$51,750.00	2003	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	$51,750.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00	2003	CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00
12	1	1	0	0	5	3	2	0	0	$57,650.00	2004	FIVB	12	1	1	0	0	5	3	2	0	0	$57,650.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00	2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00
13	1	2	1	1	4	2	2	0	0	$82,800.00	2005	FIVB	10	0	1	0	1	1	6	0	1	0	$54,225.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB C&S
4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$16,725.00	2005	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,625.00
9	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	0	$25,725.00	2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	1	0	$26,300.00
5	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$17,375.00	2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00
159	16	17	10	10	44	32	22	6	2	$685,410.00	Total	Total	149	10	16	7	10	39	38	21	6	2	$625,935.00

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%
2005-2006	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	4-2	66.7%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	8-2	80.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	6-2	75.0%

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 16-7 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Laciga/Laciga	22	Nummerdor/Schuil	1	21-16, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 7-3
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Laciga/Laciga	5	21-16, 21-11	0:32
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 6	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	2	By Forfeit
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-9, 21-15	0:35
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	4	14-21, 35-33, 15-11	0:58
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga		Heuscher/Kobel		21-19, 21-17	0:43
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-16, 21-18	0:38
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	17	21-18, 21-19	0:39
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Heuscher/Kobel	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
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 # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 4	Laciga/Laciga	22	Herrera/Mesa	5	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:57
Lead the series against # 6 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	22	Koreng/Matysik	6	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-2
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
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool A	Laciga/Laciga		Kais/Vesik		21-13, 21-16	0:31
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 21-15	0:31
Series tied with # 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	Laciga/Laciga	22	21-18, 21-18	0:49
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 # 11 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	22	Goranson/Hoidalen	11	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 18 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Amore/Lione	29	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 19 Berger/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Berger/Gartmayer	19	Laciga/Laciga	22	21-18, 17-21, 21-19	0:58