Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 31 - September 4, 2005
(4) 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 Athens Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Paul Laciga - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 8/18-21/2005 Liechtenstein Satellite 1 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 11 17th 112 US$4,750.00
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
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/1/2005 Winner 1 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (29, Q14) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:49
Thu, 9/1/2005 Winner 2 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (13) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:56
Fri, 9/2/2005 Winner 3 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (12, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:39
Fri, 9/2/2005 Winner 4 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (1) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:40
Sat, 9/3/2005 Semi-Finals Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (7) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:46
Sun, 9/4/2005 Gold Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Lost 14-21, 24-26 0:43
Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 20-5 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 4 Egger/Laciga 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 21-18, 21-11 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-2
9/4/05FIVBGreece Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Egger/Laciga 4 21-14, 26-24 0:43
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 # 6 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 # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 4 Schacht/Slack 7 21-15, 21-13 0:46
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 6 Schacht/Slack 20, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:51
Trail the series against # 8 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 0-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Bosma/Ortiz 27, Q19 Egger/Laciga 11 21-16, 21-18 0:56
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 4 Amore/Fenili 12, Q7 21-18, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 4 Horrem/Pettersen 13 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:56
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 6 Horrem/Pettersen 24 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 26-24, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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 # 21 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund 27 21-16, 28-26 0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/21/05FIVB C&SLiechtenstein Satellite Gold Medal Egger/Laciga 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 2 21-15, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 29, Q14 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-19, 21-17 0:49
Lead the series against # Q10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Egger/Laciga 11 Canet/Hamel 27, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:42