Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 16 - 20, 2004
(8) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Sascha Heyer - 25th Markus Egger - 25th
2002 Sascha Heyer - 5th Markus Egger - 5th
2003 Sascha Heyer - 5th Markus Egger - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 13 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 13 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 13 9th 144 US$5,500.00
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
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
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
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/18/2004 Winner 1 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (25) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:49
Fri, 6/18/2004 Winner 2 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (24, Q6) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:43
Sat, 6/19/2004 Winner 3 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 20-22 0:41
Sat, 6/19/2004 Contender 4 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (11) Won 21-13, 17-21, 18-16 0:57
Sat, 6/19/2004 Contender 5 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (25) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Sat, 6/19/2004 Contender 6 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (2) Lost 23-25, 15-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Egger/Heyer lead the series against the field 48-36 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-4
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Heyer 8 21-19, 22-20 0:41
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 # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-5
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Egger/Heyer 8 25-23, 21-15 0:39
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Egger/Heyer 13 21-16, 22-20 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 8 Egger/Heyer 13 21-19, 15-21, 21-19 1:04
Lead the series against # 6 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 13 Prosser/Williams 20 21-13, 19-21, 16-14 0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-4
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
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-2
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Egger/Heyer 18 14-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:43
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Egger/Heyer 18 14-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:43
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 18 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 17 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 4-7
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Egger/Heyer 8 Baracetti/Conde 11 21-13, 17-21, 18-16 0:57
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Egger/Heyer 13 Baracetti/Conde 11 21-19, 21-16 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-1
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 3 Egger/Heyer 13 Schacht/Slack 11, Q1 21-13, 22-20 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 2-1
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Egger/Heyer 13 Alvarez/Rossell 14 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 5-4
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 Egger/Heyer 13 21-17, 21-18 0:34
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 Egger/Heyer 13 14-21, 25-23, 17-15 1:00
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
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
Lead the series against # 21 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 13 Horrem/Maaseide 20 21-15, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 23, Q3 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 # 24, Q6 Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 2-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Egger/Heyer 8 Magalhaes/Silva 24, Q6 21-16, 21-18 0:43
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 10 Magalhaes/Silva 23, Q4 21-16, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 25 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-1
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Egger/Heyer 8 Berger/Doppler 25 21-19, 21-19 0:45
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 8 Berger/Doppler 25 22-20, 21-17 0:49
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Berger/Doppler 10 Egger/Heyer 23 21-16, 21-9 0:35
Lead the series against # 26, 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 # 27 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 3-0
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 3 Egger/Heyer 14 Klemperer/Rademacher 22 21-17, 22-20 0:40
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
Series tied with # 30, Q21 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 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 # Q5 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 2-0
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 13 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 20 21-14, 21-17 0:35
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Egger/Heyer 9 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 1 Egger/Heyer 13 Ces/Salvetti 29 21-11, 21-18 0:40
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 # Q17 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Gilbertsson/Svensson 31 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # Q29 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/15/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Pool C Egger/Heyer 3 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 14 21-18, 21-14 0:36