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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005

(20, Q3) Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, Australia

Andrew Schacht
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 22, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Adelaïde

Height:

191 cm (6'4")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

118

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Montréal 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$237,120.00

Joshua Slack
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Montréal 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$268,020.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	69	0	1	3	2	6	10	16	8	16	6	1	US$435,690.00

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	17	7th	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	16	17th	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	11	33rd	50	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	10	7th	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	14	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	8	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/14-25/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	13	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	12	17th	108	US$4,500.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 1	Adrian Caravano / Olivier Conte, France (Q30)	Won 21-14, 24-22	0:49
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 2	Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (Q14)	Won 21-19, 22-20	0:52
Thu, 7/28/2005	Winner 1	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13)	Lost 15-21, 24-26	0:54
Thu, 7/28/2005	Contender 1	Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (29, Q8)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:52
Fri, 7/29/2005	Contender 2	Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (14)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 7/29/2005	Contender 3	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:51

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 30-30 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Schacht/Slack	17	21-13, 21-16	0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-5
7/23/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 5	Rego/Santos	2	Schacht/Slack	17	21-11, 21-19	0:47
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Schacht/Slack	8	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	1:14
8/17/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Schacht/Slack	13	21-17, 21-17	0:44
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Schacht/Slack	17	30-32, 21-17, 15-12	1:14
7/27/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Schacht/Slack	16	23-21, 21-16	0:48
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool A	Schacht/Slack	16	Rego/Santos	1	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 3-1
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	10	Brink/Schneider	12	14-21, 21-19, 15-8	1:08
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Brink/Schneider	14	Schacht/Slack	8	21-18, 21-12	0:47
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	12	Brink/Schneider	21, Q10	24-26, 21-18, 20-18	1:23
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	15	Brink/Schneider	18	18-21, 21-12, 15-6	0:55
Series tied with # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-19	1:19
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	17	Schacht/Slack	16	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Egger/Laciga	6	Schacht/Slack	20, Q3	21-19, 21-19	0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	17	Heyer/Laciga	6	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:55
6/18/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 5	Heyer/Laciga	9	Schacht/Slack	10	18-21, 27-25, 15-12	1:08
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Heyer/Laciga	13	Schacht/Slack	14	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Series tied with # 8 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-2
7/3/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 5	Rogers/Scott	5	Schacht/Slack	6	21-17, 21-12	0:39
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 3	Schacht/Slack	11	Rogers/Scott	3	21-17, 21-16	0:57
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Rogers/Scott	10, Q1	Schacht/Slack	15	25-23, 21-19	0:52
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	16	Rogers/Scott	14	23-21, 15-21, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	12	Canet/Hamel	21	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:03
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-3
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	3	Schacht/Slack	14	23-21, 21-15	0:45
8/21/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	Schacht/Slack	13	21-19, 21-12	0:43
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Schacht/Slack	15	21-19, 14-21, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-3
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	13	Schacht/Slack	20, Q3	21-15, 26-24	0:54
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	15	Schacht/Slack	16	21-16, 8-21, 16-14	0:53
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Schacht/Slack	11, Q1	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	20, Q3	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	14	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-3
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	17	Schacht/Slack	16	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:03
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Schacht/Slack	17	Berger/Doppler	8	21-14, 21-18	0:46
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	15	Schacht/Slack	16	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:55
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Berger/Doppler	13	Schacht/Slack	20, Q2	16-21, 21-18, 18-16	1:03
Lead the series against # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-0
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	17	Horrem/Pettersen	16	19-21, 23-21, 15-10	1:07
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	8	Horrem/Pettersen	24	28-26, 21-19	0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	10	Conde/Salema	7	21-19, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	22	Schacht/Slack	12	19-21, 25-23, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11	Leinemann/VanHuizen	22	26-24, 21-18	0:57
Trail the series against # 28, Q2 Polte/Schoen, Germany 0-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Polte/Schoen	43	Schacht/Slack	11	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:07
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Schacht/Slack	20, Q3	Berg/Svensson	29, Q8	21-16, 21-16	0:52
Trail the series against # Q1 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-5
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Neto/Ramos	2	Schacht/Slack	10	21-19, 21-14	0:49
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	11	Neto/Ramos	7	21-23, 22-20, 15-10	1:15
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	5	Schacht/Slack	12	21-17, 21-16	0:51
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 4	Neto/Ramos	2	Schacht/Slack	11	12-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:15
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	5	Schacht/Slack	12	21-11, 21-16	0:37
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	15	Neto/Ramos	2	21-14, 21-19	0:46
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	14	Schacht/Slack	17	21-16, 21-13	0:48
Lead the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	14	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	21-18, 21-16	0:46
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11, Q1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22, Q3	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:58
Series tied with # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Schacht/Slack	17	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q10	21-19, 21-18	0:47
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	41	Schacht/Slack	11	27-25, 21-17	0:56
Lead the series against # Q12 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Schacht/Slack	16	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	19-21, 33-31, 15-10	1:12
Lead the series against # Q13 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	10	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	23, Q3	21-10, 21-12	0:45
Lead the series against # Q14 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 3-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Schacht/Slack	20, Q3	Hernandez/Papaleo	Q14	21-19, 22-20	0:52
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Hernandez/Papaleo	21, Q4	21-17, 21-17	0:49
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Schacht/Slack	16	Hernandez/Papaleo	32, Q48	15-21, 21-15, 17-15	0:58
Lead the series against # Q18 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 3-0
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11	Gosch/Strauss	22, Q3	21-19, 21-13	0:46
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Gosch/Strauss	31, Q16	23-21, 21-13	0:43
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Schacht/Slack	24	Gosch/Strauss	48	21-18, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # Q30 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Schacht/Slack	20, Q3	Caravano/Conte	Q30	21-14, 24-22	0:49