Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 21 - 25, 2006
(8) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Sascha Heyer - 25th Paul Laciga - 2nd
2002 Sascha Heyer - 5th Paul Laciga - 9th
2003 Sascha Heyer - 5th Paul Laciga - 5th
2004 Sascha Heyer - 5th Paul Laciga - 5th
2005 Martin Laciga - 7th Markus Egger - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 4 7th 300 US$8,000.00
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
Switzerland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/22/2006 Winner 1 Francisco Alvarez / Wilfredo Villar, Cuba (25, Q3) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 16-18 1:01
Thu, 6/22/2006 Contender 1 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (24) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
Fri, 6/23/2006 Contender 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 33-15 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 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
Series tied with # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-3
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Egger/Laciga 4 20-22, 26-24, 15-10 1:03
11/27/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Egger/Laciga 6 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:07
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
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 5 Egger/Laciga 4 21-17, 23-21 0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 19 Egger/Laciga 3 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Holdren/Scott, United States 0-1
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Holdren/Scott 22 Egger/Laciga 3 15-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:55
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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-3
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 10 Egger/Laciga 8 21-18, 21-16 0:44
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Kais/Vesik 5 Egger/Laciga 4 21-19, 21-16 0:49
11/26/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 6 Kais/Vesik 10 21-11, 21-13 0:31
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 14 Egger/Laciga 3 21-12, 24-22 0:42
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Kais/Vesik 21 18-21, 27-25, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 11 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
11/26/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 6 Klemperer/Schneider 9 21-17, 21-19 0:51
Series tied with # 12 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Egger/Laciga 3 19-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:02
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-19, 21-17 0:49
Lead the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 4 Baracetti/Conde 13 21-13, 21-15 0:39
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool F Egger/Laciga 6 Baracetti/Conde 11 21-10, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-0
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 21-19, 24-22 0:40
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 21-18, 22-24, 15-12 1:03
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund 27 21-16, 28-26 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 24 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Egger/Laciga 8 Arkaev/Barsuk 24 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Alvarez/Villar, Cuba 0-1
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Villar 25, Q3 Egger/Laciga 8 21-19, 16-21, 18-16 1:01
Lead the series against # 26 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
Lead the series against # 29 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 # 31, Q10 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 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 3-1
6/10/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 5 Insfran/Marques 3 Egger/Laciga 4 21-19, 25-27, 15-11 1:15
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 3 Insfran/Marques 4 21-15, 21-13 0:35
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
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q12 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Berg/Svensson 17 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # Q20 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q21 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 2-0
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool F Egger/Laciga 6 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 27, Q4 21-11, 21-19 0:46
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 27, Q1 21-11, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q25 Byron/Suan, Australia 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Byron/Suan 29, Q17 21-13, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # Q28 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
8/20/05FIVB C&SLiechtenstein Satellite Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 4 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52