Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(8) 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 Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Stefan Kobel - 41st Patrick Heuscher - 41st
1999 Stefan Kobel - 57th Patrick Heuscher - 57th
2000 Stefan Kobel - 37th Patrick Heuscher - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 16 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 9 13th 108 US$4,000.00
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
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (25) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:40
Fri, 7/13/2001 Contender 1 Maurizio Pimponi / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (9) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:42
Fri, 7/13/2001 Contender 2 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (7) Lost 26-24, 18-21, 12-15 1:05
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 12-9 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-3
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Bronze Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-16, 21-18 0:34
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-19, 21-18 0:31
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-16, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 27-25, 26-24 0:46
Lead the series against # 3 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Child/Heese 5 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 1-0
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6, Q2 21-13, 21-14 0:32
Series tied with # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Heuscher/Kobel 8 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 1:05
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 2-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-15, 21-18 0:42
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Henkel/Smith 17 21-18, 12-21, 16-14 0:54
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 16, Q2 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 # 17 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 # 18 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 # 23 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Holden/Leinemann 18 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:55
Trail the series against # 25 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 25 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 29 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 # Q1 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 # Q5 Heidger/McCaw, United States 1-0
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Heidger/McCaw 24, Q5 21-17, 21-16 0:41