Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Brazil Open
November 27 - December 2, 2001
(11) 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 Vitória Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Stefan Kobel - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 14 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 11 13th 0 US$1,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/16-19/2001 Swiss Satellite 1 2nd 30 US$2,600.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 14 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 13 17th 100 US$2,750.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/29/2001 Winner 1 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (22, Q4) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:42
Thu, 11/29/2001 Winner 2 Jose Pedrosa / Jose Teixeira, Portugal (27) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 11/30/2001 Winner 3 Thomas Klepper / Murilo Toscano, Brazil (30, Q6) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:37
Fri, 11/30/2001 Contender 4 Eduardo Bacil / Pedro Brazao, Brazil (23, Q14) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Fri, 11/30/2001 Contender 5 Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Lost 22-20, 27-29, 11-15 1:06
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel trail the series against the field 13-16 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 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 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-2
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Loiola/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 11 20-22, 29-27, 15-11 1:06
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Loiola/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Baracetti/Conde 2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-23, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Baracetti/Conde 3 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-15, 21-9 0:29
Series tied with # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Laciga/Laciga 3 24-22, 15-21, 16-14 0:56
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 27-25, 26-24 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-1
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 5 21-13, 34-32 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 8 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 4 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 14 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 # 17 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Canet/Hamel 22 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
Series tied with # 20 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 # 22, Q4 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny 22, Q4 22-20, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 23, Q14 Bacil/Brazao, Brazil 1-0
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Bacil/Brazao 23, Q14 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 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 # 27 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Pedrosa/Teixeira 27 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 30, Q6 Klepper/Toscano, Brazil 0-1
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Klepper/Toscano 30, Q6 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q1 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