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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 31 - September 4, 2005

(7) 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 Athens Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Joshua Slack - 9th	Andrew Schacht - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	8	7th	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	17, Q1	13th	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	20, Q3	13th	168	US$6,300.00
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

Greece Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/1/2005	Winner 1	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (26)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:44
Thu, 9/1/2005	Winner 2	Kristjan Kais / Martin Ruul, Estonia (23)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:44
Fri, 9/2/2005	Winner 3	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:51
Fri, 9/2/2005	Winner 4	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:48
Sat, 9/3/2005	Contender 6	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (29, Q14)	Won 21-16, 18-21, 21-19	1:18
Sat, 9/3/2005	Semi-Finals	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (4)	Lost 15-21, 13-21	0:46
Sun, 9/4/2005	Bronze Medal	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3)	Lost 22-24, 19-21	0:59

Head to Head Results
Schacht/Slack lead the series against the field 28-18 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 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 2-6
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 3	Schacht/Slack	7	Rego/Santos	2	21-16, 21-18	0:51
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Schacht/Slack	8	27-25, 17-21, 15-8	1:08
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
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
9/4/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Bronze Medal	Insfran/Marques	3	Schacht/Slack	7	24-22, 21-19	0:59
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 4	Insfran/Marques	3	Schacht/Slack	7	21-18, 21-16	0:48
Trail the series against # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Semi-Finals	Egger/Laciga	4	Schacht/Slack	7	21-15, 21-13	0:46
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Egger/Laciga	6	Schacht/Slack	20, Q3	21-19, 21-19	0:51
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-1
8/27/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 5	Horrem/Pettersen	12	Schacht/Slack	8	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:12
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 # 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	17, Q1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	16	24-22, 17-21, 15-11	1:06
Lead the series against # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Brenha/Maia	15	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:54
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Schacht/Slack	14	Brenha/Maia	19	By Forfeit	0:38
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 20, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	8	Lochhead/Pitman	19	24-22, 24-22	1:07
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 # 23 Kais/Ruul, Estonia 1-0
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	7	Kais/Ruul	23	21-14, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 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 # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 3-1
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	7	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26	21-17, 21-16	0:44
8/5/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	10	Schacht/Slack	17, Q1	21-15, 17-21, 17-15	1:03
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
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 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 # 29, Q14 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 6	Schacht/Slack	7	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	21-16, 18-21, 21-19	1:18
Lead the series against # Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 5-0
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	8	Hernandez/Papaleo	25	21-17, 21-16	0:44
8/5/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	17, Q1	Hernandez/Papaleo	31, Q9	21-17, 21-19	0:41
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 # Q6 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	8	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	24, Q6	21-15, 21-13	0:41
Lead the series against # Q10 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