European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Austrian Masters
May 17 - 20, 2007
(3) 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: 11
Tournaments: 124
Career Wins: 10
Career CEV Wins: 7
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: 18
Tournaments: 238
Career Wins: 17
Career CEV Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$926,968.48
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV84020200000 US$80,770.96
FIVB211211154141 US$215,050.00
FIVB C&S11000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall306231354141 US$297,820.96
Previous St. Pölten Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 16 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 12 17th 160 US$4,900.00
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 1 3rd 480 € 5,850.00
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
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
Austrian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/18/2007 Winner 1 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (14) Won 24-26, 21-18, 15-8 0:58
Fri, 5/18/2007 Winner 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (6) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:46
Sat, 5/19/2007 Winner 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:39
Sat, 5/19/2007 Contender 4 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (1) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 25-10 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/19/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Egger/Laciga 3 21-14, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/19/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Egger/Laciga 3 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-2
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 27 Egger/Laciga 12 By Forfeit  
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Doppler/Gartmayer 14 Egger/Laciga 1 21-16, 21-19 0:40
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 21-16, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 5-2
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 3 Herrera/Mesa 6 21-18, 21-19 0:46
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
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 1 Herrera/Mesa 2 21-13, 21-17 0:45
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 4 Herrera/Mesa 5 Egger/Laciga 1 25-23, 21-15 0:51
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 1 Herrera/Mesa 4 21-19, 21-14 0:33
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 26-24, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 7 Lione/Varnier, Italy 4-1
5/21/06CEVTurkish Masters Gold Medal Egger/Laciga 1 Lione/Varnier 6 21-14, 21-19 0:46
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
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 1 Lione/Varnier 8 21-16, 21-16 0:45
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 1 Lione/Varnier 13 20-22, 21-15, 15-7 0:55
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-0
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
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-16, 21-13 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 # 10 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 1 Benes/Benes 11 28-26, 21-18 0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 12 Amore/Tomatis 21 21-11, 13-21, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-0
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 24-26, 21-18, 15-8 0:58
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 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 2-0
6/17/06CEVRussian Masters Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 1 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-15, 27-25 0:47
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 1 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 3 Kolar/Tichy 30, Q37 21-14, 21-14 0:36