Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 6, 2006
(Q4) Mark Heese/Rich VanHuizen, Canada
 
Mark Heese
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 15, 1969 (56 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 (50 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
Awards
  • Most Inspirational 2005
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB1000000022303 US$31,900.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 John Child - 4th Did not play
1998 John Child - 9th Did not play
1999 John Child - 9th Did not play
2000 John Child - 17th Did not play
2001 John Child - 17th Did not play
2002 John Child - 5th Did not play
2003 Ahren Cadieux - 25th Did not play
2004 John Child - 25th Conrad Leinemann - 25th
2005 Ahren Cadieux - 33rd Conrad Leinemann - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q3 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 18 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 9 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam Q3 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 23, Q1 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 2 Kjell Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (Q29) Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 3 Sean Scott / Kevin Wong, United States (11, Q13) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:47
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam400000000100 $4,900.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open600000022200 $27,000.00
Total1000000022300 $31,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Mark Heese Rich VanHuizen
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3001020000 $0.00 Olympic Games          
6000002200 $14,537.50 World Championships3000002000 $13,950.00
290130243110 $120,700.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam36000011830 $35,300.00
1251448314124100 $344,600.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open55000031118100 $75,675.00
1001000000 $1,300.00 Challenger          
2000011000 $4,250.00 Goodwill Games          
1661598364829210 $485,387.50 Total94000041426130 $124,925.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB100000010000 $6,000.00 2250.0 %
2006FIVB800000002303 $19,900.00 121348.0 %
TotalFIVB900000012303 $25,900.00 141548.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Mark Heese  Rich VanHuizen
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $2,250.00 1992FIVB          
2000011000 $3,562.50 1994FIVB          
17003076100 $45,750.00 1995FIVB          
16122144110 $108,250.00 1996FIVB          
9001133100 $33,550.00 1997FIVB          
11011035100 $40,550.00 1998FIVB          
1001000000 $1,300.00 1998FIVB C&S          
13000146200 $35,500.00 1999FIVB          
13011143300 $40,500.00 2000FIVB          
9000222210 $27,375.00 2001FIVB          
9010142010 $31,312.50 2002FIVB          
8000101051 $14,812.50 2003FIVB1000000001 $0.00
9000022320 $16,500.00 2004FIVB14000002138 $9,000.00
13000012424 $21,125.00 2005FIVB14000006521 $33,550.00
8000002303 $9,950.00 2006FIVB9000003303 $12,200.00
1391598354021128 $432,287.50 TotalTotal3800000119513 $54,750.00
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
Overall8 42.1% 6 31.6% 5 26.3% 14-5 73.7% 4 23.5% 3 17.6% 10 58.8% 4-13 23.5% 8-10 44.4% 10-8 55.6% 00 18-18 50.0%
2005-20068 42.1% 6 31.6% 5 26.3% 14-5 73.7% 4 23.5% 3 17.6% 10 58.8% 4-13 23.5% 8-10 44.4% 10-8 55.6% 00 18-18 50.0%
Against the Field5 35.7% 5 35.7% 4 28.6% 10-4 71.4% 3 20.0% 3 20.0% 9 60.0% 3-12 20.0% 10-18 35.7% 16-14 53.3% 00 13-16 44.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam005300000100000065
Challenge/Four Star/Open00110000360000001213
Total00640000370000001818
Head to Head Results
Heese/VanHuizen trail the series against the field 10-13 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 7 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 # 11, Q13 Scott/Wong, United States 0-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Scott/Wong 11, Q13 Heese/VanHuizen Q4 21-18, 21-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 2-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 15 Heese/VanHuizen 18 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 14 Heese/VanHuizen 13 21-15, 19-21, 18-16 0:59
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
Trail the series against # 21 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Amore/Fenili 16 Heese/VanHuizen 18 21-17, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Heese/VanHuizen 9 Lochhead/Pitman 25, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 29, 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q19 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 0-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Koreng/Matysik 29, Q14 Heese/VanHuizen Q3 21-15, 21-18 0:59
Lead the series against # Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 3-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Heese/VanHuizen 9 Cadieux/Leinemann 10 21-16, 14-21, 15-9 0:54
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
Trail the series against # Q8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 Heese/VanHuizen 9 21-18, 21-16 0:51
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 Heese/VanHuizen 13 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 1:09
Trail the series against # Q14 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Nishimura/Shiratori 24, Q5 Heese/VanHuizen 9 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:04
Trail the series against # Q16 Cicola/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Cicola/Tomatis 32, Q14 Heese/VanHuizen Q3 18-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # Q27 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Heese/VanHuizen 13 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 24-22, 21-13 0:46
Lead the series against # Q29 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Heese/VanHuizen Q4 Goranson/Hoidalen Q29 21-12, 19-21, 15-12 0:53