European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008
(8) Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, Switzerland
 
Martin Laciga
Switzerland
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: 238
Career Wins: 17
Career CEV Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$926,968.48
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: 122
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (Blackpool 2008)
Career Winnings: US$155,915.86
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212541Money
CEV6001021010100 US$25,490.15
FIVB20000114324041 US$97,800.00
Overall26001135334141 US$123,290.15
Previous Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
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
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 7 5th 360 € 2,800.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 14 17th 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 5/9-12/2008 Austrian Masters 9 5th 360 € 2,800.00
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
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q9 21st 60 € 0.00
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
CEV 8/24-26/2007 European Championship 11 7th 400 € 4,000.00
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
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 1 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (25) Won 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 0:52
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 2 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (9) Lost 34-32, 22-24, 6-15 1:12
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 2 Rodolfo Cavaliere / Fabio Galli, Italy (26) Won 22-20, 24-22 0:46
Sat, 7/12/2008 Contender 3 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (16) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Laciga/Schnider trail the series against the field 14-17 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 1-1
5/12/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 4 Matysik/Uhmann 2 Laciga/Schnider 9 22-20, 23-21 0:45
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Laciga/Schnider 11 Matysik/Uhmann 6 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-2
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Laciga/Schnider 21 21-16, 25-23 0:48
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 1 Laciga/Schnider 9 21-13, 21-16 0:46
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 # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
5/10/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-17, 21-15 0:40
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Laciga/Schnider 11 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with # 4 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 11 Gosch/Horst 10 21-13, 16-21, 15-10 0:53
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Gosch/Horst 11 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:02
Series tied with # 5 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
9/29/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Laciga/Schnider 18 Boersma/Ronnes 14 15-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:51
8/26/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 4 Boersma/Ronnes 2 Laciga/Schnider 11 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 2 Laciga/Schnider 7 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:59
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 # 9 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 9 Laciga/Schnider 8 32-34, 24-22, 15-6 1:12
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Reckermann/Urbatzka 16 Laciga/Schnider 17 21-19, 30-32, 15-6 1:08
Lead the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 9 Fijalek/Prudel 11 21-17, 21-17 0:42
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 15 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 12 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-18, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Ces/Ces, France 0-2
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Ces/Ces 12, Q4 Laciga/Schnider 7 26-24, 15-21, 15-12 1:10
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-16, 21-17 0:30
Series tied with # 16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 16 Laciga/Schnider 8 21-19, 21-14 0:47
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 9 Hoyer/Soderberg 15, Q6 20-22, 21-8, 15-9 1:00
Lead the series against # 18 Garcia/Martin, Spain 1-0
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 7 Garcia/Martin 13, Q6 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:05
Lead the series against # 20 Corneliussen/Mayland, Denmark 1-0
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 9 Corneliussen/Mayland 8 21-12, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Gavira/Lario Q8 Laciga/Schnider Q9 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 22 Daalmeijer/Oude Elferink, Netherlands 1-0
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 7 Daalmeijer/Oude Elferink 16, Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 25 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 8 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 25 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 26 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 8 Cavaliere/Galli 26 22-20, 24-22 0:46
Trail the series against # 29 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