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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Russian Masters
June 15 - 18, 2006

(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 Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 1998	Bernhard Vesti - 25th	Paul Laciga - 4th
FIVB 1999	Bernhard Vesti - 41st	Paul Laciga - 5th
2005	Martin Laciga - 5th	Markus Egger - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	1	1st	600	€ 11,050.00
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
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	1	5th	120	€ 5,500.00
FIVB C&S	8/18-21/2005	Liechtenstein Satellite	1	1st	20	US$2,000.00
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	1	3rd	80	€ 5,850.00
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
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

Russian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/16/2006	Winner 1	Tomasz Sinczak / Rafal Szternel, Poland (16)	Won 21-11, 21-10	0:30
Fri, 6/16/2006	Winner 2	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (8)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:37
Sat, 6/17/2006	Winner 3	Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (4)	Won 21-23, 21-16, 18-16	1:01
Sat, 6/17/2006	Semi-Finals	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (8)	Won 21-15, 27-25	0:47
Sun, 6/18/2006	Gold Medal	Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (4)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:43

Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 11-4 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-1
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Semi-Finals	Egger/Laciga	1	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	21-18, 21-14	0:44
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	Egger/Laciga	1	22-20, 21-16	0:43
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Egger/Laciga	6	Arkaev/Barsuk	21	23-21, 21-17	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-3
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Egger/Laciga	1	20-22, 21-19, 15-11	0:56
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 # 4 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 2-0
6/18/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Gold Medal	Egger/Laciga	1	Koreng/Matysik	4	21-16, 21-18	0:43
6/17/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	1	Koreng/Matysik	4	21-23, 21-16, 18-16	1:01
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Egger/Laciga	1	Benes/Benes	11	28-26, 21-18	0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 2-0
6/17/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Semi-Finals	Egger/Laciga	1	Babich/Nikolaev	8	21-15, 27-25	0:47
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	1	Babich/Nikolaev	8	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 1-0
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	1	Sinczak/Szternel	16	21-11, 21-10	0:30