Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 21 - 25, 2006
(23, Q1) Mark Heese/Rich VanHuizen, Canada
 
Mark Heese
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 15, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Aurora, ON
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 166
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Berlin 1996)
Career Winnings: US$518,387.50
Rich VanHuizen
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 25, 1975 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Belleville
Height: 205 cm (6'9")
Weight: 105 kg (231 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 94
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$124,925.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB1000000022303 US$31,900.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 John Child - 5th Did not play
2002 John Child - 5th Did not play
2003 John Child - 9th Did not play
2004 Did not play Ahren Cadieux - 41st
2005 John Child - 17th Conrad Leinemann - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 18 9th 160 US$6,000.00
Switzerland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/21/2006 Qualifier 2 Michael Bleiker / Hannes Wyder, Switzerland (Q32) Won 21-11, 21-11 0:32
Wed, 6/21/2006 Qualifier 3 Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (Q17) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Thu, 6/22/2006 Winner 1 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) Lost 20-22, 11-21 0:40
Thu, 6/22/2006 Contender 1 Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (26) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Fri, 6/23/2006 Contender 2 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (9) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Heese/VanHuizen lead the series against the field 7-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Heese/VanHuizen 18 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-19, 12-21, 19-17 1:04
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Heese/VanHuizen 14 21-17, 21-15 1:22
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Heese/VanHuizen 23, Q1 21-16, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 10 Heese/VanHuizen 23, Q1 22-20, 21-11 0:40
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 6 Heese/VanHuizen 14 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 26 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 2-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Heese/VanHuizen 23, Q1 Heyer/Laciga 26 21-19, 21-18 0:40
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Heese/VanHuizen 14 Heyer/Laciga 19 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 2-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Heese/VanHuizen 14 Cadieux/Leinemann 20 21-16, 21-15 0:50
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Heese/VanHuizen 18 Cadieux/Leinemann 15 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:02
Lead the series against # Q17 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Heese/VanHuizen 23, Q1 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev Q17 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # Q32 Bleiker/Wyder, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Heese/VanHuizen 23, Q1 Bleiker/Wyder Q32 21-11, 21-11 0:32