Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 5, 2001
(13) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Stefan Kobel - 41st Patrick Heuscher - 41st
1999 Stefan Kobel - 41st Patrick Heuscher - 41st
2000 Stefan Kobel - 41st Patrick Heuscher - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 11 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 11 9th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 8 17th 72 US$3,000.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/2/2001 Pool M Petr Chromy / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic (45) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:46
Thu, 8/2/2001 Pool M Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (20) Lost 21-17, 24-26, 13-15 1:00
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 1 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (14) Lost 21-18, 11-21, 11-15 0:54
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Stefan Kobel - 5th Patrick Heuscher - 5th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Stefan Kobel - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Sascha Heyer - 17th Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Sascha Heyer - 9th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Jefferson Bellaguarda - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 13 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 6 5th 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 9 17th 200 US$7,500.00
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel trail the series against the field 14-15 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 27-25, 26-24 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Baracetti/Conde 3 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-15, 21-9 0:29
Series tied with # 6 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 # 8 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Child/Heese 5 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 12 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 # 14 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-3
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 14 Heuscher/Kobel 13 18-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:54
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Heuscher/Kobel 11 24-22, 21-18 0:37
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 # 16 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 2-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6 21-14, 17-21, 15-10 0:42
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6, Q2 21-13, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 17 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
Lead the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Ahmann/Hager 18 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 20 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool M Dieckmann/Reckermann 20 Heuscher/Kobel 13 17-21, 26-24, 15-13 1:00
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 21 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-19, 21-16 0:33
Series tied with # 24 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Bosma/Cotrino 22 Heuscher/Kobel 11 14-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Bosma/Cotrino 22, Q2 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 25 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
Series tied with # 31 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Horrem/Maaseide 27 21-12, 21-17 0:36
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 25 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 45 Chromy/Stejskal, Czech Republic 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool M Heuscher/Kobel 13 Chromy/Stejskal 45 23-21, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 48 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