Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(10) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Paul Laciga - 2nd Did not play
2002 Paul Laciga - 9th Did not play
2003 Paul Laciga - 5th Michel Kertai - 57th
2004 Paul Laciga - 5th Tino Schutz - 25th
2005 Markus Egger - 7th Marcel Gscheidle - 17th
2006 Markus Egger - 17th Marcel Gscheidle - 9th
2007 Paul Laciga - 17th Marcel Gscheidle - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 21 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 16 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 17 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 14 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool G Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (23, Q1) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool G Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (26, Q7) Won 20-22, 21-15, 15-9 0:43
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool G Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (7) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 2 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (1) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:49
Head to Head Results
Laciga/Schnider trail the series against the field 10-14 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Laciga/Schnider 10 21-13, 21-19 0:49
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-18, 21-17 0:50
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Reckermann/Urbatzka 16 Laciga/Schnider 17 21-19, 30-32, 15-6 1:08
Trail the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Laciga/Schnider 10 Schacht/Slack 7 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 9 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
Trail the series against # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 Laciga/Schnider 16 21-15, 16-21, 24-22 1:03
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Laciga/Schnider 18 Baracetti/Conde 7 21-19, 19-21, 17-15 1:05
Trail the series against # 20 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
Trail the series against # 21 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Deulofeu/Salvetti 28, Q5 Laciga/Schnider 21 21-17, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Li/Zhou, China 2-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Laciga/Schnider 10 Li/Zhou 23, Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:44
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Laciga/Schnider 8 Li/Zhou 9 21-18, 24-22 0:49
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Laciga/Schnider 15 Pedrosa/Rosas 31, Q17 29-31, 21-15, 15-11 1:21
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Laciga/Schnider 10 Babich/Mykhaylov 26, Q7 20-22, 21-15, 15-9 0:43
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 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