Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Olympic Garden Open
May 19 - 23, 2004
(13) 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 (53 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 Lianyungang Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 5/12-16/2004 Italian Open 3rd 80 € 4,500.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 14 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 10 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 5 17th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 12 2nd 540 US$30,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 13 17th 60 US$2,500.00
CEV 8/27-31/2003 European Championships 3rd 160 € 9,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/14-17/2003 Switzerland Satellite 3 3rd 24 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 15 5th 312 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 13 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 18 9th 216 US$7,000.00
CEV 7/9-13/2003 Greek Open 1st 100 € 8,500.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 18 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 13 17th 120 US$5,000.00
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$6,000.00
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/21/2004 Winner 1 Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (20) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Fri, 5/21/2004 Winner 2 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (4) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:39
Fri, 5/21/2004 Contender 2 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (14) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Sat, 5/22/2004 Contender 3 Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (11) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:44
Sat, 5/22/2004 Contender 4 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (15) Lost 21-19, 15-21, 13-15 0:58
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2001FIVB900000020151 $25,250.00 292158.0 %
2001CEV110000000000 $31,000.00 6185.7 %
2002FIVB901001010420 $44,305.00 191851.4 %
2002CEV100000100000 $1,800.00 1233.3 %
2003FIVB1001004010400 $81,000.00 301468.2 %
2003FIVB C&S100100000000 $1,500.00 6185.7 %
2003CEV210100000000 $17,500.00 12285.7 %
2004FIVB300000020100 $14,000.00 7653.8 %
2004CEV100100000000 $4,500.00 6185.7 %
TotalFIVB31020050601071 $164,555.00 855959.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S100100000000 $1,500.00 6185.7 %
TotalCEV621200100000 $66,500.00 30781.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Markus Egger  Sascha Heyer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
9000002151 $12,625.00 2001FIVB9000002151 $12,625.00
1001000000 $1,000.00 2001FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,000.00
1100000000 $15,500.00 2001CEV1100000000 $15,500.00
9010011420 $22,152.50 2002FIVB9010011420 $22,152.50
1000010000 $900.00 2002CEV1000010000 $900.00
10010041400 $40,500.00 2003FIVB10010041400 $40,500.00
1001000000 $750.00 2003FIVB C&S1001000000 $750.00
2101000000 $8,750.00 2003CEV2101000000 $8,750.00
3000002100 $7,000.00 2004FIVB3000002100 $7,000.00
1001000000 $2,250.00 2004CEV1001000000 $2,250.00
823550107131524 $138,065.00 TotalTotal763461711141020 $129,505.00
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%
2003-200445 66.2% 12 17.6% 11 16.2% 57-11 83.8% 11 27.5% 5 12.5% 24 60.0% 11-29 27.5% 45-24 65.2% 23-16 59.0% 30 71-40 64.0%
Against the Field28 60.9% 10 21.7% 8 17.4% 38-8 82.6% 11 22.4% 5 10.2% 33 67.3% 11-38 22.4% 56-62 47.5% 42-26 61.8% 20 51-44 53.7%
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 lead the series against the field 46-34 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-3
9/21/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Heyer 12 21-11, 21-18 0:45
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Heyer 13 21-12, 21-16 0:34
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 # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-7
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 4 Laciga/Laciga 8 Egger/Heyer 14 18-21, 21-18, 19-17 1:03
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 2 Egger/Heyer 12 Laciga/Laciga 4 21-15, 21-12 0:31
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 13 21-14, 21-19 0:39
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Egger/Heyer 23 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 1 Egger/Heyer 8 21-18, 21-18 0:40
9/9/01CEVEuropean Championships Gold Medal Egger/Heyer 20 Laciga/Laciga 1 21-18, 23-21 0:38
9/8/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 1 Egger/Heyer 20 21-16, 14-21, 16-14 0:57
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
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-4
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Egger/Heyer 13 21-16, 22-20 0:39
8/30/03CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Egger/Heyer Heuscher/Kobel 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:59
8/17/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 2 Egger/Heyer 3 21-14, 23-21 0:39
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
9/8/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Egger/Heyer 20 Heuscher/Kobel 5 21-19, 11-21, 15-8 0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-7
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 13 Baracetti/Conde 4 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Baracetti/Conde 2 21-17, 22-20 0:43
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Egger/Heyer 18 21-14, 23-21 0:43
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 Brazao/Souza, Brazil 0-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Brazao/Souza 7 Egger/Heyer 10 16-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 2-3
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 2 Egger/Heyer 14 Blanton/Nygaard 4 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:04
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Egger/Heyer 12 Blanton/Nygaard 5 By Forfeit  
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 12 Egger/Heyer 15 21-19, 19-21, 24-22 1:03
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Egger/Heyer 18 21-18, 21-15 0:42
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Egger/Heyer 18 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 10, Q1 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 15 Rogers/Scott 14 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Series tied with # 11 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-1
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Egger/Heyer 13 Alvarez/Rossell 11 24-22, 21-19 0:44
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Egger/Heyer 22 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-2
5/16/04CEVItalian Open Semi-Finals Bosma/Herrera Egger/Heyer 21-16, 14-21, 15-9 0:55
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Bosma/Herrera 24 Egger/Heyer 10 21-19, 21-16 0:40
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 13 Bosma/Herrera 29 21-15, 17-21, 15-7 0:55
Lead the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 9-2
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Egger/Heyer 13 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 21-14, 21-19 0:39
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 19 21-17, 21-19 0:44
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 16 Egger/Heyer 5 23-21, 25-23 0:44
8/17/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Bronze Medal Egger/Heyer 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 1 21-12, 21-15 0:32
7/13/03CEVGreek Open Gold Medal Egger/Heyer Hoidalen/Kjemperud 21-16, 21-15 0:46
7/11/03CEVGreek Open Pool B Egger/Heyer Hoidalen/Kjemperud 21-19, 34-36, 15-12 1:25
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
9/9/01CEVEuropean Championships Semi-Finals Egger/Heyer 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 2 21-19, 21-14 0:40
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 10-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:50
8/26/00CEVEuropean Championships Winner 4 Egger/Heyer 19 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 2 15-12 0:44
Series tied with # 15 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 15 Egger/Heyer 13 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Egger/Heyer 15 Schacht/Slack 18 21-19, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 16 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 3 Horrem/Maaseide 3 Egger/Heyer 8 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Egger/Heyer 5 Fonoimoana/Wong 20 19-21, 21-13, 15-10 1:05
Lead the series against # 18 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 13 Brink/Schneider 18, Q4 16-21, 22-20, 17-15 1:06
Lead the series against # 20 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 2-1
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 13 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 20 21-14, 21-17 0:35
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool A Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Egger/Heyer 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 1:05
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Egger/Heyer 9 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Canet/Hamel, France 5-0
5/16/04CEVItalian Open Bronze Medal Egger/Heyer Canet/Hamel By Forfeit  
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool A Egger/Heyer Canet/Hamel 21-14, 21-14 0:40
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 # 24 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Egger/Heyer 12 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 28-26, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 25 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 6-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 13 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 0:48
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Shiratori/Watanabe 31, Q13 21-9, 21-19 0:33
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 # 26 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Egger/Heyer 8 Ahmann/Hager 21-15, 19-21, 17-15 0:59
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/30/03CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Egger/Heyer Kais/Vesik 21-9, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-0
7/12/03CEVGreek Open Pool B Egger/Heyer Backer/Boersma 21-12, 23-21 0:40
Lead the series against # Q10 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Egger/Heyer 15 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 31, Q32 21-11, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # Q11 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Egger/Heyer 5 Asahi/Nishimura 44 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # Q13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 2-1
5/15/04CEVItalian Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 21-11, 21-13 0:37
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 # Q14 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
7/12/03CEVGreek Open Winner 2 Egger/Heyer Grinbergs/Stals 21-17, 21-15 0:35