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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 7, 2005

(11) 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:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

206

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$784,010.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	21	1	2	1	1	1	5	4	1	4	1	US$215,050.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,000.00
Overall	22	2	2	1	1	1	5	4	1	4	1	US$217,050.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Sascha Heyer - 49th	Paul Laciga - 5th
1998	Bernhard Vesti - 13th	Paul Laciga - 13th
1999	Bernhard Vesti - 25th	Paul Laciga - 9th
2000	Bernhard Vesti - 41st	Paul Laciga - 5th
2001	Sascha Heyer - 17th	Paul Laciga - 5th
2002	Sascha Heyer - 2nd	Paul Laciga - 9th
2003	Sascha Heyer - 5th	Paul Laciga - 17th
2004	Sascha Heyer - 17th	Paul Laciga - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	6	7th	280	US$10,750.00
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

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/4/2005	Winner 1	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (22)	Won 26-24, 21-19	0:51
Thu, 8/4/2005	Winner 2	Javier Bosma / Alex Ortiz, Spain (27, Q19)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:56
Fri, 8/5/2005	Contender 2	Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (12)	Lost 13-21, 22-20, 12-15	0:55

Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 27-15 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Brink/Schneider	22	Egger/Laciga	11	21-15, 12-21, 15-8	0:44
Lead the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-1
7/24/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Gold Medal	Egger/Laciga	8	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	21-19, 21-15	0:46
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Egger/Laciga	12	16-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:58
5/21/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Egger/Laciga	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	32-30, 21-19	0:51
Series tied with # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	6	Rego/Santos	1	21-19, 21-14	0:42
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Egger/Laciga	8	21-15, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Heuscher/Kobel	4	14-21, 24-22, 15-7	0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/16/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 5	Rogers/Scott	5	Egger/Laciga	6	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-0
5/22/05	FIVB	China Open	Bronze Medal	Egger/Laciga	6	Insfran/Marques	4	16-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:03
Lead the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	8	Heyer/Laciga	9	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 8 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-0
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	6	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	17-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:10
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	8	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
Trail the series against # 9 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/18/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 5	Berger/Doppler	24	Egger/Laciga	8	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	1:06
Lead the series against # 10 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	6	Gartmayer/Nowotny	27	21-14, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-3
8/5/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Gibb/Metzger	12	Egger/Laciga	11	21-13, 20-22, 15-12	0:55
7/30/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 5	Gibb/Metzger	15	Egger/Laciga	6	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:57
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Metzger	19	Egger/Laciga	6	21-18, 21-17	0:45
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	6	Gibb/Metzger	38	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-4
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	Egger/Laciga	6	21-18, 21-12	0:34
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	7	Egger/Laciga	12	21-17, 21-19	0:36
5/21/05	FIVB	China Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	3	Egger/Laciga	6	22-20, 21-12	0:36
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	3	Egger/Laciga	6	21-13, 16-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Kais/Vesik	21	18-21, 27-25, 15-10	0:58
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
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 # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	6	Horrem/Pettersen	24	21-12, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-1
6/24/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Leinemann/VanHuizen	28	Egger/Laciga	6	15-21, 21-16, 17-15	1:01
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	8	Leinemann/VanHuizen	25, Q4	21-18, 21-12	0:39
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	6	Leinemann/VanHuizen	22, Q3	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Egger/Laciga	6	Arkaev/Barsuk	21	23-21, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 22 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	26-24, 21-19	0:51
Lead the series against # 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	6	Kjemperud/Skarlund	27	21-16, 28-26	0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	6	Xu/Xu	22	21-16, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 27, Q19 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 0-1
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bosma/Ortiz	27, Q19	Egger/Laciga	11	21-16, 21-18	0:56
Lead the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-1
7/23/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Semi-Finals	Egger/Laciga	8	Neto/Ramos	5	21-19, 22-24, 15-13	1:15
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	12	Neto/Ramos	5	23-21, 23-21	0:48
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	2	Egger/Laciga	11	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # Q2 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	12	Baracetti/Depiaggio	21	21-13, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # Q3 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 3-0
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	8	Cadieux/Heese	24, Q3	21-17, 21-12	0:38
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Egger/Laciga	11	Cadieux/Heese	21, Q4	23-21, 21-18	0:47
5/21/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 6	Egger/Laciga	6	Cadieux/Heese	21	21-18, 21-14	0:41
Lead the series against # Q10 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	6	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	27, Q1	21-11, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # Q23 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Egger/Laciga	11	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	21-19, 21-18	0:42