Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(14) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Markus Egger - 7th Marcel Gscheidle - 25th
2007 Did not play Marcel Gscheidle - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 15 7th 300 US$7,000.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (19) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 2 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (3) Lost 18-21, 21-23 0:44
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 2 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (13, Q1) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Laciga/Schnider trail the series against the field 14-18 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
9/29/07FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Laciga/Schnider 18 21-16, 21-12 0:36
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 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-4
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 3 Laciga/Schnider 14 21-18, 23-21 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 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
Lead the series against # 9 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 Lione/Varnier 21 23-21, 21-18 1:01
Lead the series against # 10 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 1-0
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 16 Amore/Bizzotto 15 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 Laciga/Schnider 14 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 15 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
Series tied with # 16 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 # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 "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 # 25, Q8 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
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q6 Goranson/Hoidalen 21 21-11, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 30, Q12 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 # Q3 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 # Q4 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 # Q20 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 # Q37 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 # Q38 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds, Latvia 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds Q18 21-13, 21-10 0:27