Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 19 - 23, 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 Salvador Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Sascha Heyer - 17th Paul Laciga - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 4 2nd 360 US$22,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/20/2005 Winner 1 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (29, Q6) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:36
Thu, 10/20/2005 Winner 2 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (20, Q2) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Fri, 10/21/2005 Winner 3 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (5) Won 16-21, 21-15, 17-15 1:01
Fri, 10/21/2005 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 21-23, 18-21 0:54
Sat, 10/22/2005 Contender 6 Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (7) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:44
Sat, 10/22/2005 Semi-Finals Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:46
Sun, 10/23/2005 Bronze Medal Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (8) Lost 21-17, 13-21, 14-16 1:11
Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 29-13 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-3
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Laciga 4 23-21, 21-18 0:54
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 # 2 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 # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-1
10/22/05FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Egger/Laciga 4 21-16, 21-12 0:46
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
Lead the series against # 5 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 2-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 4 Insfran/Marques 5 16-21, 21-15, 17-15 1:01
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 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 # 7 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 3-1
10/22/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Egger/Laciga 4 Neto/Ramos 7 21-14, 21-18 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 8 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-4
10/23/05FIVBBrazil Open Bronze Medal Gibb/Metzger 8 Egger/Laciga 4 17-21, 21-13, 16-14 1:11
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Gibb/Metzger 12 Egger/Laciga 11 21-13, 20-22, 15-12 0:55
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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 13, 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 # 14 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 19 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 # 20, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 4 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 21-15, 21-16 0:39
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 # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 28 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 # 29, Q6 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Hernandez/Papaleo 29, Q6 21-12, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q3 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 # Q12 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-19, 21-17 0:49