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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Masters
July 20 - 23, 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 Valencia Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Martin Laciga - 1st	Markus Egger - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters	1	1st	600	€ 11,050.00
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
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

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/21/2006	Winner 1	Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (16)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:36
Fri, 7/21/2006	Winner 2	Emiel Boersma / Mathijs Mast, Netherlands (8)	Won 24-22, 15-21, 15-13	1:04
Sat, 7/22/2006	Winner 3	Riccardo Lione / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (4)	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:37
Sat, 7/22/2006	Semi-Finals	Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (14)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:40
Sun, 7/23/2006	Bronze Medal	Riccardo Lione / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (4)	Won 19-21, 21-7, 15-8	1:02

Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 19-3 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 4 Lione/Tomatis, Italy 2-0
7/23/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Bronze Medal	Egger/Laciga	1	Lione/Tomatis	4	19-21, 21-7, 15-8	1:02
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	1	Lione/Tomatis	4	21-13, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 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 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 1-0
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	1	Boersma/Mast	8	24-22, 15-21, 15-13	1:04
Lead the series against # 9 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	1	Joosen/Melis	16	21-15, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 4-2
7/15/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 5	Egger/Laciga	7	Herrera/Mesa	26	21-13, 18-21, 18-16	1:02
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	26	Egger/Laciga	7	21-18, 21-17	0:40
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 3	Egger/Laciga	1	Herrera/Mesa	2	21-13, 21-17	0:45
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Herrera/Mesa	5	Egger/Laciga	1	25-23, 21-15	0:51
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
Series tied with # 14 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Doppler/Gartmayer	14	Egger/Laciga	1	21-16, 21-19	0:40
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	1	Doppler/Gartmayer	16	21-16, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # 16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	1	Hoyer/Soderberg	16	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 1-0
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	1	Correa/Ruiz Nunez	12	21-14, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against 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