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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008

(14) 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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Victor Anfilloff - 37th	Did not play
1998	Jeff Grocott - 37th	Did not play
1999	Victor Anfilloff - 25th	Matthew Grinlaubs - 41st
2000	Victor Anfilloff - 49th	Matthew Grinlaubs - 17th
2001	Did not play	Jarrod Novosel - 17th
2002	Joshua Slack - 25th	Andrew Schacht - 25th
2003	Joshua Slack - 25th	Andrew Schacht - 25th
2004	Joshua Slack - 17th	Andrew Schacht - 17th
2005	Joshua Slack - 13th	Andrew Schacht - 13th
2006	Joshua Slack - 17th	Andrew Schacht - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	7	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	5	3rd	480	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	5	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	6	7th	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	6	17th	120	US$2,500.00

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/31/2008	Pool C	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (19)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:40
Thu, 7/31/2008	Pool C	Ahren Cadieux / Jessi Lelliott, Canada (30)	Won 21-16, 15-21, 15-13	0:58
Fri, 8/1/2008	Pool C	Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (3)	Lost By Forfeit
Fri, 8/1/2008	Winner 1	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (6)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Schacht/Slack lead the series against the field 32-29 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 5-7
6/7/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 4	Schacht/Slack	5	Rego/Santos	1	22-20, 22-20	0:48
7/29/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Bronze Medal	Schacht/Slack	16	Rego/Santos	1	21-17, 21-19	0:42
7/8/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Schacht/Slack	7	17-21, 21-13, 18-16	1:01
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	15, Q2	Rego/Santos	2	21-19, 27-25	0:54
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 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 2-3
6/8/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Bronze Medal	Schacht/Slack	5	Marques/Solberg	3	21-16, 15-21, 15-13	1:00
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Marques/Solberg	2	Schacht/Slack	6	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	1:03
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	8	Marques/Solberg	4	21-14, 21-16	0:42
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	11, Q1	Schacht/Slack	13	21-18, 21-19	0:47
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	6, Q1	Schacht/Slack	11	21-16, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-2
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Reckermann/Urbatzka	3	Schacht/Slack	14	By Forfeit
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	16	Reckermann/Urbatzka	15	21-18, 21-19	0:47
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 3	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	Schacht/Slack	12	21-19, 21-17	0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
7/29/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Semi-Finals	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Schacht/Slack	16	21-13, 21-19	0:47
6/10/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Bronze Medal	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Schacht/Slack	18	21-14, 21-12	0:41
Series tied with # 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	6	Schacht/Slack	14	By Forfeit
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Schacht/Slack	13	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	20	16-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:00
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	15, Q2	Schacht/Slack	18	21-16, 21-16	0:44
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	5	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	22, Q9	21-12, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 2	Metzger/Williams	28	Schacht/Slack	6	21-18, 19-21, 17-15	1:05
Lead the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-2
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-16, 23-21	0:41
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	7	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	25-23, 21-14	0:47
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Schacht/Slack	11	21-18, 27-25	0:54
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	6	Kjemperud/Skarlund	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:04
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Schacht/Slack	5	21-15, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 3-1
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 1	Schacht/Slack	6	Doppler/Gartmayer	11	21-17, 21-14	0:43
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 # 11 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 1-0
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Matysik/Uhmann	31, Q25	25-23, 21-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 12 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-4
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Schacht/Slack	6	21-15, 18-21, 20-18	1:05
7/21/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 5	Schacht/Slack	8	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:06
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	13	Schacht/Slack	18	19-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:59
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	18	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-23, 21-18, 15-13	1:12
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 # 13 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-2
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q1	Schacht/Slack	5	26-24, 21-11	0:47
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	21	Schacht/Slack	12	21-14, 21-16	0:43
Series tied with # 18 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-1
6/8/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Lario	20, Q11	Schacht/Slack	5	14-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:03
6/6/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Schacht/Slack	5	Gavira/Lario	20, Q11	21-17, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 7-1
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Schacht/Slack	14	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-14, 21-19	0:40
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Schacht/Slack	13	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q5	21-13, 14-21, 15-7	0:49
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 1	Schacht/Slack	12	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q4	21-15, 21-19	0:42
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11	Lochhead/Pitman	22	21-17, 21-13	0:41
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	12	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q3	21-15, 19-21, 18-16	1:02
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 # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
8/19/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	Schacht/Slack	13	Horrem/Maaseide	24	21-18, 21-17	0:45
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	12	Horrem/Maaseide	21	21-23, 21-18, 15-11	1:07
Trail the series against # 23, Q8 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 0-1
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Babich/Mykhaylov	26, Q7	Schacht/Slack	7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Pedrosa/Rosas	21	21-15, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # 26 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	5	Hoyer/Soderberg	28, Q8	17-21, 24-22, 15-12	1:03
Lead the series against # 30 Cadieux/Lelliott, Canada 1-0
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Schacht/Slack	14	Cadieux/Lelliott	30	21-16, 15-21, 15-13	0:58