Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Prague Open
May 6 - 11, 2008
(15) Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, 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: 18
Tournaments: 206
Career Wins: 8
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$784,010.00
Jan Schnider
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 7, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Oensingen
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 102
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Fortaleza 2007)
Career Winnings: US$133,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB2000011432441 US$97,800.00
Previous Prague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 8 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 15 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 18 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 16 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 17 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 28, Q2 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 28, Q6 17th 100 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q10 41st 24 US$0.00
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/8/2008 Winner 1 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (18) Lost 16-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:49
Thu, 5/8/2008 Contender 1 Robert Kufa / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (31) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Fri, 5/9/2008 Contender 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (32, Q43) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 1:01
Fri, 5/9/2008 Contender 3 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (24, Q2) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:54
Fri, 5/9/2008 Contender 4 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (14) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Sat, 5/10/2008 Contender 5 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (7) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Laciga/Schnider trail the series against the field 13-16 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-3
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 6 Marques/Solberg 2 Laciga/Schnider 8 21-18, 21-16 0:43
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Laciga/Schnider 18 Marques/Solberg 2 21-16, 21-18 0:43
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 4 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 21-19, 21-15 0:39
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 5 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q6 21-11, 21-18 0:35
Series tied with # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Laciga/Schnider 8 Rego/Santos 1 22-20, 15-21, 15-13 1:00
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Laciga/Schnider 17 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
9/30/07FIVBBrazil Open Bronze Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Laciga/Schnider 18 21-14, 21-17 0:46
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Laciga/Schnider 18 21-13, 21-10 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 4 Laciga/Schnider 8 22-20, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 7 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/10/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Laciga/Schnider 15 17-21, 25-23, 15-12 1:02
Series tied with # 14 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Laciga/Schnider 15 Heuscher/Heyer 14 21-19, 21-17 0:44
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Laciga/Schnider 16 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 16 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
9/29/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Laciga/Schnider 18 Boersma/Ronnes 14 15-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 18 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 19 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Gosch/Horst 11 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:02
Trail the series against # 22 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-2
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Cadieux/Heese 17 Laciga/Schnider 16 21-12, 21-19 0:37
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Cadieux/Heese 18 Laciga/Schnider 17 15-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 15 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 21-15, 21-18 0:54
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 1:00
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Dugrip/Gagliano 22, Q5 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q6 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 26 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Laciga/Schnider 8 Li/Zhou 9 21-18, 24-22 0:49
Trail the series against # 30, Q8 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-16, 21-17 0:30
Lead the series against # 31 Kufa/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Laciga/Schnider 15 Kufa/Rotrekl 31 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 32, Q43 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 15 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # Q6 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q6 Goranson/Hoidalen 21 21-11, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q16 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 8 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q11 19-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # Q28 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds, Latvia 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds Q18 21-13, 21-10 0:27
Lead the series against # Q34 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 1-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Laciga/Schnider 16 Sinczak/Szternel 32 26-24, 19-21, 18-16 1:01