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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006

(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:

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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	3	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	4	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2005	South Africa Open	6	2nd	360	US$22,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	3	7th	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	4	4th	280	US$12,000.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/8/2006	Winner 1	Raul Mesa / Francisco Rodriguez Herrera, Spain (29)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:34
Thu, 6/8/2006	Winner 2	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (13)	Won 21-19, 24-22	0:40
Fri, 6/9/2006	Winner 3	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (5)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:49
Fri, 6/9/2006	Contender 4	Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (32, Q20)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-11	0:46
Sat, 6/10/2006	Contender 5	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3)	Lost 19-21, 27-25, 11-15	1:15

Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 30-11 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-3
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Egger/Laciga	4	23-21, 21-18	0:54
9/4/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	2	Egger/Laciga	4	21-14, 26-24	0:43
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
Series tied with # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-3
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Egger/Laciga	4	20-22, 26-24, 15-10	1:03
11/27/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Egger/Laciga	6	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:07
10/22/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Egger/Laciga	4	21-16, 21-12	0:46
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 4	Egger/Laciga	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-18, 21-11	0:40
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
Lead the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 3-1
6/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 5	Insfran/Marques	3	Egger/Laciga	4	21-19, 25-27, 15-11	1:15
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Egger/Laciga	3	Insfran/Marques	4	21-15, 21-13	0:35
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	4	Insfran/Marques	5	16-21, 21-15, 17-15	1:01
5/22/05	FIVB	China Open	Bronze Medal	Egger/Laciga	6	Insfran/Marques	4	16-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:03
Series tied with # 5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-2
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Kais/Vesik	5	Egger/Laciga	4	21-19, 21-16	0:49
11/26/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	6	Kais/Vesik	10	21-11, 21-13	0:31
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	14	Egger/Laciga	3	21-12, 24-22	0:42
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 # 6 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
11/26/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Semi-Finals	Egger/Laciga	6	Klemperer/Schneider	9	21-17, 21-19	0:51
Lead the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	4	Baracetti/Conde	13	21-13, 21-15	0:39
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Egger/Laciga	6	Baracetti/Conde	11	21-10, 21-17	0:36
Series tied with # 9 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 5	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Egger/Laciga	3	19-21, 21-16, 16-14	1:02
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	4	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	21-19, 21-17	0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	4	Amore/Fenili	12, Q7	21-18, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-0
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	13	21-19, 24-22	0:40
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 2	Egger/Laciga	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	20	21-18, 22-24, 15-12	1:03
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 # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-0
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	4	Horrem/Pettersen	13	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:56
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	6	Horrem/Pettersen	24	21-12, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 20, Q10 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	6	Berg/Svensson	17	21-15, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/21/05	FIVB C&S	Liechtenstein Satellite	Gold Medal	Egger/Laciga	1	Gscheidle/Schnider	2	21-15, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 29 Mesa/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	4	Mesa/Rodriguez Herrera	29	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 32, Q20 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	4	Krug/Urbatzka	32, Q20	21-13, 17-21, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Cunha/Neto	5	Egger/Laciga	4	21-17, 23-21	0:45
Lead the series against # Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	4	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	21-15, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # Q14 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 2-0
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Egger/Laciga	6	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	27, Q4	21-11, 21-19	0:46
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 # Q26 Byron/Suan, Australia 1-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	4	Byron/Suan	29, Q17	21-13, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # Q31 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
8/20/05	FIVB C&S	Liechtenstein Satellite	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	1	Gabathuler/Wenger	4	15-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:52