Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Swiss Open
June 20 - 24, 2001
(9) Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland
 
Patrick Heuscher
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 22, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Kehrsiten
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$507,180.00
Stefan Kobel
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 13, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Winterthur
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$299,405.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725374157Money
FIVB733363105165121252 US$572,660.00
FIVB C&S115210111000000 US$22,350.00
Overall848573116175121252 US$595,010.00
Previous Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 16 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 11/28-12/3/2000 Brazil Open 17 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB C&S 9/1-3/2000 Pfaeffikon Satellite 2 2nd 18 US$1,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-20/2000 Lausanne Satellite 2 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 19 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open Q22 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 32 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open Q23 37th 20 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/5-9/2000 Greece Challenger 3 1st 60 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open Q22 37th 20 US$0.00
Swiss Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/22/2001 Winner 1 Eduardo Martinez / Jose Salema, Argentina (24) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
Fri, 6/22/2001 Winner 2 Nikolas Berger / Oliver Stamm, Austria (25) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 9-15 0:51
Fri, 6/22/2001 Contender 2 Maurizio Pimponi / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (26) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Sat, 6/23/2001 Contender 3 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (18) Lost 21-23, 21-14, 12-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 6-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-16, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Loiola/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 14, Q7 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Novosel/Slack 23, Q6 18-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:54
Series tied with # 18 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-1
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Heuscher/Kobel 9 23-21, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 21-16, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 22 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Ahmann/Hager 18 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Martinez/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Martinez/Salema 24 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 25 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Berger/Stamm 25 Heuscher/Kobel 9 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 26 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q1 Araujo/Garrido, Brazil 1-0
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Araujo/Garrido 19, Q1 21-13, 25-23 0:36