Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 6, 2006
(16) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
2005 Martin Laciga - 17th Markus Egger - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 12 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 7 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 7 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 8 17th 160 US$4,900.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool A Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (17) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:58
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool A Sebastian Goettlinger / Alexander Horst, Austria (32) Lost By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool A Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (1) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 37-21 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-4
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Egger/Laciga 16 By Forfeit  
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 # 2 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
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
Lead the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-1
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 5 Egger/Laciga 12 21-16, 21-16 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Egger/Laciga 7 21-14, 18-21, 20-18 0:56
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Heuscher/Kobel 4 14-21, 24-22, 15-7 0:51
Series tied with # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 27 Egger/Laciga 12 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 14 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
11/26/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 6 Klemperer/Schneider 9 21-17, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 15, Q24 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 4 Krug/Urbatzka 32, Q20 21-13, 17-21, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rogers 17 Egger/Laciga 16 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 20 Egger/Laciga 7 24-22, 16-21, 17-15 0:58
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 8 Heyer/Laciga 9 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 20 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 7 Schacht/Slack 6 21-16, 21-18 0:44
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 # 21 Amore/Fenili, Italy 2-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Egger/Laciga 7 Amore/Fenili 23 23-21, 17-21, 15-9 0:59
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 4 Amore/Fenili 12, Q7 21-18, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 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 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 4-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Egger/Laciga 7 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 18-21, 25-23, 15-11 1:03
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
Series tied with # 25 Alvarez/Villar, Cuba 1-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Egger/Laciga 7 Alvarez/Villar 26, Q2 22-20, 11-21, 15-11 0:55
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 # 27, Q6 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 # 30, Q7 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-1
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 5 Egger/Laciga 7 Herrera/Mesa 26 21-13, 18-21, 18-16 1:02
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 26 Egger/Laciga 7 21-18, 21-17 0:40
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 26-24, 21-19 0:51
Trail the series against # 32 Goettlinger/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Goettlinger/Horst 32 Egger/Laciga 16 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Egger/Laciga 7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-17, 21-19 0:39
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 21-9, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 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 # 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 # Q14 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 7 Nishimura/Shiratori 24, Q5 21-13, 21-19 0:38
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q25 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 7 Plavins/Samoilovs 31 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:47