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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Open
August 7 - 9, 2005

(1) 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:

124

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$363,546.36

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:

238

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$926,968.48

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	8	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$80,770.96
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	30	6	2	3	1	3	5	4	1	4	1	US$297,820.96

Previous Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	1	1st	100	€ 11,050.00
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
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open	8	1st	100	€ 11,050.00

Swiss Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 8/8/2005	Winner 1	Sascha Heyer / David Wenger, Switzerland (16)	Won 21-17, 23-21	0:41
Mon, 8/8/2005	Winner 2	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (9)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:36
Mon, 8/8/2005	Contender 2	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (3)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:40
Mon, 8/8/2005	Contender 3	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (4)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:33
Tue, 8/9/2005	Contender 4	Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (14)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:44
Tue, 8/9/2005	Semi-Finals	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (9)	Lost 17-21, 21-17, 12-15	0:55
Tue, 8/9/2005	Bronze Medal	Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (12)	Won 23-21, 21-19	0:46

Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 21-8 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-4
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	Egger/Laciga	6	21-18, 21-12	0:34
7/10/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Gold Medal	Egger/Laciga	1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	21-17, 21-10	0:42
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	7	Egger/Laciga	12	21-17, 21-19	0:36
5/21/05	FIVB	China Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	3	Egger/Laciga	6	22-20, 21-12	0:36
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	3	Egger/Laciga	6	21-13, 16-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 3 Canet/Hamel, France 3-0
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Egger/Laciga	1	Canet/Hamel	3	21-18, 21-12	0:40
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Egger/Laciga	11	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	21-19, 21-18	0:42
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Canet/Hamel	4	28-26, 21-15	0:53
Lead the series against # 4 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 3	Egger/Laciga	1	Herrera/Mesa	4	21-19, 21-14	0:33
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	26-24, 21-19	0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 3-1
7/24/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Gold Medal	Egger/Laciga	8	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	21-19, 21-15	0:46
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Egger/Laciga	12	16-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:58
5/21/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Egger/Laciga	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	32-30, 21-19	0:51
5/15/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Gold Medal	Egger/Laciga	8	Dieckmann/Reckermann	1	26-24, 17-21, 15-10	1:10
Lead the series against # 6 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Semi-Finals	Egger/Laciga	1	Lione/Varnier	13	20-22, 21-15, 15-7	0:55
Lead the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	6	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	27, Q1	21-11, 21-14	0:36
Series tied with # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-2
8/9/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Egger/Laciga	1	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	0:55
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Egger/Laciga	1	21-17, 21-16	0:36
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Heuscher/Kobel	4	14-21, 24-22, 15-7	0:51
5/15/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Semi-Finals	Egger/Laciga	8	Heuscher/Kobel	3	21-17, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
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 # 12 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 3-0
8/9/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Bronze Medal	Egger/Laciga	1	Horrem/Pettersen	12	23-21, 21-19	0:46
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	6	Horrem/Pettersen	24	21-12, 21-18	0:38
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 3	Egger/Laciga	8	Horrem/Pettersen	13	21-18, 23-25, 15-10	1:19
Lead the series against # 14 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
8/9/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	1	Gscheidle/Schnider	14	21-19, 21-18	0:44
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 1	Egger/Laciga	8	Gscheidle/Schnider	16	21-16, 21-12	0:35
Series tied with # 15 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Brink/Schneider	22	Egger/Laciga	11	21-15, 12-21, 15-8	0:44
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 2	Egger/Laciga	8	Brink/Schneider	11	21-17, 21-10	0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Heyer/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	1	Heyer/Wenger	16	21-17, 23-21	0:41