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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 28 - July 2, 2006

(5) 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 Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Victor Anfilloff - 41st	Matthew Grinlaubs - 57th
2000	Victor Anfilloff - 33rd	Matthew Grinlaubs - 17th
2001	Did not play	Jarrod Novosel - 17th
2002	Joshua Slack - 5th	Andrew Schacht - 5th
2003	Joshua Slack - 17th	Andrew Schacht - 17th
2004	Joshua Slack - 7th	Andrew Schacht - 7th
2005	Joshua Slack - 17th	Andrew Schacht - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	5	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	7	5th	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	11	7th	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	7	4th	280	US$12,000.00
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

Norway Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/29/2006	Pool E	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (28, Q5)	Lost 21-18, 25-27, 13-15	1:09
Fri, 6/30/2006	Pool E	Ahren Cadieux / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (21)	Won 25-23, 21-19	0:58
Fri, 6/30/2006	Pool E	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (12)	Lost 21-16, 20-22, 10-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Schacht/Slack trail the series against the field 32-33 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Schacht/Slack	11	21-16, 21-17	0:45
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Schacht/Slack	17	21-13, 21-16	0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Schacht/Slack	7	21-18, 16-21, 15-11	1:04
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Schacht/Slack	11	17-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:06
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	7	Kais/Vesik	10	21-13, 21-18	0:40
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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-1
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	7	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-18, 15-21, 15-9	0:55
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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Schacht/Slack	5	21-15, 21-15	0:46
Series tied with # 12 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Lione/Varnier	12	Schacht/Slack	5	16-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:57
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 6	Schacht/Slack	7	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	21-16, 18-21, 21-19	1:18
Trail the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-5
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 4	Baracetti/Conde	13	Schacht/Slack	7	21-16, 21-15	0:47
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Baracetti/Conde	6	15-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:07
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 5	Baracetti/Conde	14	Schacht/Slack	11	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:12
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	11	Schacht/Slack	12	21-17, 21-19	0:46
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	7	Schacht/Slack	18	22-20, 21-15	0:43
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Baracetti/Conde	3	Schacht/Slack	14	21-16, 16-21, 17-15	0:58
Lead the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-1
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Doppler/Gartmayer	13	Schacht/Slack	5	23-21, 18-21, 16-14	1:09
6/3/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 5	Schacht/Slack	7	Doppler/Gartmayer	16	21-16, 21-19	0:39
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Schacht/Slack	11	Doppler/Gartmayer	14	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	11	Wu/Xu	9	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 19 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 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 3-2
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	7	Heyer/Laciga	26	21-23, 21-18, 19-17	1:09
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Heyer/Laciga	12	18-21, 21-14, 15-7	0:54
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
Lead the series against # 21 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	5	Cadieux/Leinemann	21	25-23, 21-19	0:58
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 27, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Schacht/Slack	5	18-21, 27-25, 15-13	1:09
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 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
Lead the series against Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	7	Gscheidle/Schnider	26, Q6	21-16, 21-12	0:41
Trail the series against Lopes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 3	Lopes/Solberg	18, Q15	Schacht/Slack	7	21-18, 21-17	0:51
Lead the series against # Q6 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 4-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11	Gosch/Strauss	22, Q6	21-14, 21-15	0:42
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 # Q7 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 # Q8 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 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 # Q16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	5	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	22, Q9	21-12, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # Q28 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Schacht/Slack	14	Goranson/Goranson	30	21-13, 21-16	0:36