Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 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 Dubai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/16-21/2008 Guarajà Open 11 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 18 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 20 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 10 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Dubai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/8/2008 Winner 1 Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (23) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Wed, 10/8/2008 Winner 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (7) Won 25-23, 21-12 0:49
Thu, 10/9/2008 Winner 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2) Lost 19-21, 21-18, 13-15 0:51
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 4 Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (12) Won 21-19, 23-21 0:52
Fri, 10/10/2008 Contender 5 Alison Cerutti / Pedro Cunha, Brazil (6) Lost 24-22, 12-21, 9-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Laciga/Schnider trail the series against the field 8-14 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Laciga/Schnider 10 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:51
8/9/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Laciga/Schnider 20 21-14, 21-15 0:47
5/10/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Series tied with # 3 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-2
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Laciga/Schnider 18 21-15, 21-18 0:36
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Laciga/Schnider 20 Klemperer/Koreng 8 21-15, 21-15 0:48
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Laciga/Schnider 21 21-16, 25-23 0:48
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 Klemperer/Koreng 2 20-22, 21-9, 15-13 1:14
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 Cerutti/Cunha, Brazil 0-1
10/10/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 5 Cerutti/Cunha 6 Laciga/Schnider 10 22-24, 21-12, 15-9 0:58
Trail the series against # 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Laciga/Schnider 10 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 7 25-23, 21-12 0:49
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 # 12 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 4 Laciga/Schnider 10 Gabathuler/Wenger 12 21-19, 23-21 0:52
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20 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 # 23 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 10 Giontella/Nicolai 23 21-16, 21-14 0:39