Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003
(13) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Martin Fluckiger - 37th
1999 Bernhard Vesti - 25th Martin Tschudi - 57th
2001 Sascha Heyer - 33rd Markus Egger - 33rd
2002 Sascha Heyer - 17th Markus Egger - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 9 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 18 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open 23 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 20 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 23 2nd 360 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 22 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 28 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 17 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 19, Q2 25th 30 US$1,650.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/26/2003 Pool D David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (29, Q13) Won 21-18, 21-23, 15-7 0:46
Fri, 6/27/2003 Pool D Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Lost 23-21, 19-21, 11-15 1:01
Fri, 6/27/2003 Pool D Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (20) Lost 14-21, 22-20, 12-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Egger/Heyer lead the series against the field 28-24 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 1 Egger/Heyer 9 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Egger/Heyer 23 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 3 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-1
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Egger/Heyer 23 Metzger/Wong 8 21-13, 17-21, 15-9 0:53
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 5 Egger/Heyer 30 21-12, 13-21, 15-12 0:56
Series tied with # 4 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Rego/Santos 4 Egger/Heyer 13 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 1:01
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Rego/Santos 2 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Berger/Doppler 10 Egger/Heyer 23 21-16, 21-9 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-6
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Egger/Heyer 20 21-12, 21-18 0:43
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 2 Egger/Heyer 17 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:50
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-17, 21-19 0:46
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Egger/Heyer 30 21-18, 21-17 0:43
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 5 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 21-19, 21-19 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Child/Heese, Canada 1-2
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Child/Heese 14 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:54
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 5 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:47
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Child/Heese 3 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8 Egger/Heyer 9 15-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 18 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 17 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Dieckmann/Reckermann 15 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 6 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Dieckmann/Reckermann 26, Q6 21-13, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Egger/Heyer 18 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Egger/Heyer 22 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-1
8/4/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Egger/Heyer 23 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:59
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool A Egger/Heyer 17 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 16 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:51
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 10-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:50
Series tied with # 15 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-2
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 23 Berg/Dahl 16 21-15, 21-14 0:42
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Berg/Dahl 21 Egger/Heyer 28 21-19, 21-15 0:43
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Egger/Heyer 30 Berg/Dahl 14 21-16, 21-17 0:41
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 13 Egger/Heyer 20 13-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against # 17 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Egger/Heyer 20 21-14, 21-19 0:39
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Egger/Heyer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Holden/Leinemann 20 Egger/Heyer 13 21-14, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 1-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 30 Fonoimoana/Holdren 13 21-13, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q13 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Egger/Heyer 13 Klemperer/Rademacher 29, Q13 21-18, 21-23, 15-7 0:46
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Egger/Heyer 23 Klemperer/Rademacher 26 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against Ferreira/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 9 Ferreira/Ramos 10 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q1 Canet/Hamel, France 3-0
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Egger/Heyer 9 Canet/Hamel 24 21-18, 21-19 0:39
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-15, 21-14 0:37
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 # Q4 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Egger/Heyer 9 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:42
Series tied with # Q5 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Egger/Heyer 22 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 17-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:55
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-17, 22-20 0:55
Lead the series against # Q11 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 4-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:31
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 5 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Shiratori/Watanabe Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:41
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 # Q18 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 Cadieux/Mackay, Canada 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 Cadieux/Mackay Q18 21-16, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q29 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Gavrilov/Todorov 31, Q24 19-21, 24-22, 15-8 0:54
Lead the series against # Q32 Martell/Sotelo, Mexico 2-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Egger/Heyer 23 Martell/Sotelo 47 21-15, 21-15 0:31
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 Martell/Sotelo Q34 21-17, 21-17 0:36