Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Swiss Open
June 20 - 24, 2001
(27) Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland
 
Markus Egger
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 24, 1975 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Zug
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 124
Career Wins: 10
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Stare Jablonki 2005)
Career Winnings: US$363,546.36
Sascha Heyer
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1972 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 104 kg (229 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 183
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$534,068.41
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333749Money
CEV72220010000000 US$80,071.16
FIVB4503107191137111 US$256,855.00
FIVB C&S41120000000000 US$7,000.00
Overall5636507291137111 US$343,926.16
Previous Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 29, Q12 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 9/1-3/2000 Pfaeffikon Satellite 3 1st 20 US$2,000.00
CEV 8/25-27/2000 European Championships 19 2nd 162 € 11,700.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-20/2000 Lausanne Satellite 3 2nd 18 US$1,500.00
Swiss Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/22/2001 Winner 1 Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana, United States (6) Lost 24-26, 15-21 0:47
Fri, 6/22/2001 Contender 1 Oliver Oetke / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (11) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 13-15 0:47
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200000000200 $7,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1102001040211 $104,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3201106151962 $145,005.00
Satellite411200000000 $7,000.00
Confederation Championship512100100000 $66,000.00
Total54264072911373 $329,855.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Markus Egger Sascha Heyer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games2000001100 $0.00
4000000301 $7,625.00 World Championships7010001401 $38,875.00
20020026523 $74,575.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4802116181262 $193,725.00
731321131091420 $166,052.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open8702301021211317 $173,027.50
2001010000 $1,900.00 Challenger3001002000 $2,100.00
7222010000 $6,175.00 Satellite8213002000 $5,465.00
7121020100 $36,500.00 Confederation Championship12121052100 $44,125.00
11349611916181624 $292,827.50 Total16738912147391920 $457,317.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2000CEV101000000000 $11,700.00 5183.3 %
2001FIVB200000000020 $4,000.00 4450.0 %
TotalFIVB200000000020 $4,000.00 4450.0 %
TotalCEV101000000000 $11,700.00 5183.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Markus Egger  Sascha Heyer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1995FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           1996FIVB5000000221 $2,500.00
           1996CEV1000100000 $0.00
4000000202 $1,850.00 1997FIVB5000000203 $1,850.00
8000011015 $6,050.00 1998FIVB3000000003 $0.00
2000020000 $850.00 1998FIVB C&S2000002000 $625.00
11000000047 $4,000.00 1999FIVB9000000018 $1,000.00
2011000000 $2,725.00 1999FIVB C&S3001002000 $1,140.00
2000010100 $1,312.50 1999CEV1000010000 $1,500.00
12000000039 $2,250.00 2000FIVB3000000003 $0.00
2110000000 $1,750.00 2000FIVB C&S3111000000 $3,050.00
1010000000 $5,850.00 2000CEV2010001000 $6,412.50
2000000020 $2,000.00 2001FIVB2000000020 $2,000.00
4613104131023 $28,637.50 TotalTotal401221154519 $20,077.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall77 65.8% 21 17.9% 19 16.2% 98-19 83.8% 18 23.1% 13 16.7% 47 60.3% 18-60 23.1% 77-47 62.1% 39-32 54.9% 30 119-79 60.1%
2000-200121 72.4% 5 17.2% 3 10.3% 26-3 89.7% 3 14.3% 5 23.8% 13 61.9% 3-18 14.3% 21-13 61.8% 8-8 50.0% 00 29-21 58.0%
Against the Field34 63.0% 10 18.5% 10 18.5% 44-10 81.5% 9 18.4% 10 20.4% 30 61.2% 9-40 18.4% 68-58 54.0% 38-40 48.7% 10 54-49 52.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000041000200000043
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0041126001162000023219
Challenge/Four Star/Open0020420160016211110018357
Satellite000030002001100061
Confederation Championship00004200122311012228
Total00245432500413163301514788
Head to Head Results
Egger/Heyer trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:35
8/27/00CEVEuropean Championships Gold Medal Laciga/Laciga 1 Egger/Heyer 19 12-11, 12-4 1:06
Lead the series against # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
8/26/00CEVEuropean Championships Winner 4 Egger/Heyer 19 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 2 15-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 Egger/Heyer 27 26-24, 21-15 0:47
Trail the series against # 11 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 11 Egger/Heyer 27 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 18 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
8/26/00CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Egger/Heyer 19 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 6 15-9 0:45
Trail the series against # 21 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Holdren/Rogers 13 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-19, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # Q11 Palinek/Pochop, Czechia 1-0
6/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 Palinek/Pochop Q5 18-21, 21-14, 15-7 1:01
Lead the series against # Q25 Kais/Kais, Estonia 1-0
6/14/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 Kais/Kais 31, Q29 26-24, 21-14 0:37