Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(30, Q12) Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, 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: 10
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Stare Jablonki 2005)
Career Winnings: US$256,327.50
Sascha Heyer
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 104 kg (229 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 155
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$413,192.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333749Money
FIVB4503107191137111 US$256,855.00
FIVB C&S41120000000000 US$7,000.00
Overall4914307191137111 US$263,855.00
Previous Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Did not play Martin Walser - 25th
1998 Bernhard Vesti - 37th Martin Fluckiger - 41st
1999 Bernhard Vesti - 41st Martin Tschudi - 57th
2000 Bernhard Vesti - 41st Martin Walser - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 28, Q12 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q10 33rd 28 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 27 25th 36 US$2,000.00
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
FIVB C&S 8/18-20/2000 Lausanne Satellite 3 2nd 18 US$1,500.00
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 2 Alexis Schoeb / Clement Schoeb, Switzerland (Q53) Won 21-17, 21-10 0:34
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 3 Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (Q21) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 4 Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw, United States (Q5) Lost 15-21, 22-24 0:40
Thu, 7/12/2001 Qualifier 6 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (Q20) Won 21-14, 20-22, 15-11 0:53
Thu, 7/12/2001 Qualifier 7 Jarrod Novosel / Joshua Slack, Australia (16, Q2) Won 15-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:57
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 1 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (3) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 2 Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (14) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:46
Fri, 7/13/2001 Contender 2 Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (20, Q6) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Sat, 7/14/2001 Contender 3 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Paulao Moreira, Brazil (6) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-8 1:07
Sat, 7/14/2001 Contender 4 Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (24, Q10) Lost 17-21, 10-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Egger/Heyer lead the series against the field 15-11 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Child/Heese 3 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 5 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 21-19, 21-19 0:52
Series tied with # 6 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 1-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6 22-20, 19-21, 15-8 1:07
6/28/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 5 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6, Q2 Egger/Heyer Q10 16-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 14 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 14 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-15, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 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
Series tied with # 16, Q2 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-1
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 7 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Novosel/Slack 16, Q2 15-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:57
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Novosel/Slack 15, Q5 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 21-15, 14-21, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 20, Q6 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Bosma/Cotrino 20, Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # 24, Q10 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-17, 21-10 0:41
Trail the series against # Q1 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Berger/Stamm 21, Q3 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 21-19, 21-7 0:36
Trail the series against # Q5 Heidger/McCaw, United States 0-2
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 4 Heidger/McCaw Q5 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-15, 24-22 0:40
6/28/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 7 Heidger/McCaw 24, Q5 Egger/Heyer Q10 21-19, 22-24, 19-17 1:05
Lead the series against # Q8 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 10 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # Q9 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
6/28/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 4 Egger/Heyer Q10 Pedrosa/Teixeira 27, Q7 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q11 Palinek/Pochop, Czech Republic 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 # Q20 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 2-0
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 6 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe Q20 21-14, 20-22, 15-11 0:53
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # Q21 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Goranson/Goranson Q21 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # Q24 Contreras/Rodriguez Ibarra, Mexico 1-0
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 9 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Contreras/Rodriguez Ibarra Q20 21-7, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # Q26 Kais/Kais, Estonia 2-0
6/27/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer Q10 Kais/Kais Q23 21-17, 21-17 0:34
6/14/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 Kais/Kais 31, Q29 26-24, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q28 Rodriguez/Vasquez A., Venezuela 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 8 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Rodriguez/Vasquez A. Q22 21-18, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # Q53 Schoeb/Schoeb, Switzerland 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Schoeb/Schoeb Q53 21-17, 21-10 0:34