Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(6) Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, Switzerland
 
Markus Egger
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 24, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Zug
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Stare Jablonki 2005)
Career Winnings: US$256,327.50
Martin Laciga
Switzerland
Photo: eurobeachtour.com
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: 206
Career Wins: 8
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$784,010.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB211211154141 US$215,050.00
FIVB C&S11000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall222211154141 US$217,050.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 8 1st 400 US$32,000.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 6 7th 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 12 9th 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 6 17th 200 US$7,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 8 7th 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 11 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 6 3rd 320 US$16,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (27) Won 21-16, 28-26 0:44
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 2 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (11) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:34
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (21) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 3 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (20, Q3) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:51
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 4 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (1) Won 17-21, 26-24, 15-11 1:10
Sat, 7/30/2005 Contender 5 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (15) Lost 16-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:57
Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 24-13 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 17-21, 26-24, 15-11 1:10
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 8 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:59
Series tied with # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 6 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 21-14 0:42
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Laciga 8 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-0
5/22/05FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Egger/Laciga 6 Insfran/Marques 4 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:03
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 22 Egger/Laciga 11 21-15, 12-21, 15-8 0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Heuscher/Kobel 4 14-21, 24-22, 15-7 0:51
Lead the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 8 Heyer/Laciga 9 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Rogers/Scott 5 Egger/Laciga 6 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Egger/Laciga 11 Canet/Hamel 27, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-4
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 Egger/Laciga 6 21-18, 21-12 0:34
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 7 Egger/Laciga 12 21-17, 21-19 0:36
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 Egger/Laciga 6 22-20, 21-12 0:36
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 Egger/Laciga 6 21-13, 16-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Kais/Vesik 21 18-21, 27-25, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-2
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Gibb/Metzger 15 Egger/Laciga 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:57
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Gibb/Metzger 19 Egger/Laciga 6 21-18, 21-17 0:45
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Gibb/Metzger 38 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Berger/Doppler 24 Egger/Laciga 8 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 6 Horrem/Pettersen 24 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 20, Q3 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 6 Schacht/Slack 20, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 12 Baracetti/Depiaggio 21 21-13, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-1
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 28 Egger/Laciga 6 15-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:01
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 8 Leinemann/VanHuizen 25, Q4 21-18, 21-12 0:39
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Leinemann/VanHuizen 22, Q3 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 27 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund 27 21-16, 28-26 0:44
Trail the series against # 28, Q2 Polte/Schoen, Germany 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Polte/Schoen 43 Egger/Laciga 6 7-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # Q1 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-1
7/23/05FIVBPoland Open Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 8 Neto/Ramos 5 21-19, 22-24, 15-13 1:15
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 12 Neto/Ramos 5 23-21, 23-21 0:48
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 2 Egger/Laciga 11 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q5 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 3-0
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 8 Cadieux/Heese 24, Q3 21-17, 21-12 0:38
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 11 Cadieux/Heese 21, Q4 23-21, 21-18 0:47
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Egger/Laciga 6 Cadieux/Heese 21 21-18, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q7 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Xu/Xu 22 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # Q13 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 27, Q1 21-11, 21-14 0:36