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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 2004

(6) 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:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

155

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$413,192.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	49	Money
FIVB	45	0	3	1	0	7	1	9	1	13	7	1	1	1	US$256,855.00
FIVB C&S	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$7,000.00
Overall	49	1	4	3	0	7	1	9	1	13	7	1	1	1	US$263,855.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Sascha Heyer - 17th	Markus Egger - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	8	17th	108	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	8	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	6	9th	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	5	2nd	324	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	4	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	8	9th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	8	5th	216	US$9,000.00
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

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/23/2004	Winner 1	Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (27)	Won 21-15, 20-22, 15-12	1:04
Thu, 9/23/2004	Winner 2	Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (11)	Won 21-14, 19-21, 18-16	0:57
Fri, 9/24/2004	Winner 3	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (3)	Lost 22-24, 18-21	0:45
Fri, 9/24/2004	Contender 4	Rodrigo Monteiro / Bruno de Paula, Brazil (31, Q11)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:37
Fri, 9/24/2004	Contender 5	Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (12)	Won 21-14, 26-24	0:44
Fri, 9/24/2004	Contender 6	Fabio Luiz Magalhaes / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (9, Q2)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:39
Sat, 9/25/2004	Semi-Finals	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (3)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:38
Sun, 9/26/2004	Bronze Medal	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Won 17-21, 23-21, 17-15	1:05

Head to Head Results
Egger/Heyer lead the series against the field 22-19 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-7
9/26/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Bronze Medal	Egger/Heyer	6	Rego/Santos	1	17-21, 23-21, 17-15	1:05
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 3	Rego/Santos	2	Egger/Heyer	8	21-16, 21-18	0:44
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Egger/Heyer	5	Rego/Santos	1	By Forfeit
7/3/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Egger/Heyer	4	21-16, 21-18	0:40
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Egger/Heyer	8	23-21, 23-21	0:48
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Egger/Heyer	8	21-19, 22-20	0:41
9/21/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Egger/Heyer	12	21-11, 21-18	0:45
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Egger/Heyer	13	21-12, 21-16	0:34
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Rego/Santos	4	Egger/Heyer	13	21-23, 21-19, 15-11	1:01
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Egger/Heyer	18	Rego/Santos	2	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	8	Egger/Heyer	13	21-19, 15-21, 21-19	1:04
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-8
9/25/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Egger/Heyer	6	21-18, 21-16	0:38
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Egger/Heyer	6	24-22, 21-18	0:45
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Egger/Heyer	6	21-19, 21-11	0:41
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Egger/Heyer	8	25-23, 21-15	0:39
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Egger/Heyer	13	21-16, 22-20	0:39
8/17/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Egger/Heyer	3	21-14, 23-21	0:39
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Egger/Heyer	20	21-14, 21-19	0:39
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Egger/Heyer	19	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	1	Egger/Heyer	9	14-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Egger/Heyer	18	Dieckmann/Reckermann	15	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 6	Egger/Heyer	30, Q8	Dieckmann/Reckermann	26, Q6	21-13, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 2-0
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Egger/Heyer	5	Cunha/Ferreira	6	21-19, 21-18	0:40
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 2	Egger/Heyer	13	Cunha/Ferreira	19, Q6	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 9, Q2 Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 4-0
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Egger/Heyer	6	Magalhaes/Silva	9, Q2	21-16, 21-18	0:39
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	8	Magalhaes/Silva	25, Q7	21-15, 21-12	0:42
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Egger/Heyer	8	Magalhaes/Silva	24, Q6	21-16, 21-18	0:43
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	10	Magalhaes/Silva	23, Q4	21-16, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Egger/Heyer	6	Goranson/Skarlund	11	21-14, 19-21, 18-16	0:57
Lead the series against # 12 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 3-0
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 5	Egger/Heyer	6	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	21-14, 26-24	0:44
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Egger/Heyer	5	Arkaev/Barsuk	12, Q4	21-19, 23-21	0:43
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool E	Egger/Heyer	5	Arkaev/Barsuk	29	21-11, 25-23	0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	8	Kais/Vesik	25, Q2	30-28, 21-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool E	Egger/Heyer	12	Hernandez/Papaleo	28, Q14	28-26, 21-15	0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-1
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Brink/Schneider	28, Q8	Egger/Heyer	5	21-18, 25-23	0:49
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	4	Brink/Schneider	29, Q9	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:57
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	13	Brink/Schneider	18, Q4	16-21, 22-20, 17-15	1:06
Trail the series against # 20 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 0-1
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Boersma/Kogel	25, Q3	Egger/Heyer	8	22-20, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	6	Berg/Svensson	27	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	1:04
Lead the series against # 28 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool E	Egger/Heyer	5	Asahi/Nishimura	44	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 de Paula/Monteiro, Brazil 1-0
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Egger/Heyer	6	Monteiro/de Paula	31, Q11	21-17, 21-16	0:37