Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Norway Open
July 3 - 7, 2002
(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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Stefan Kobel - 41st Patrick Heuscher - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 8 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 8 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 11 7th 180 US$7,000.00
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
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/5/2002 Pool D Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (29) Won 15-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:42
Fri, 7/5/2002 Pool D Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Lost 21-18, 23-25, 11-15 1:01
Sat, 7/6/2002 Pool D Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (20) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 0:47
Sat, 7/6/2002 Winner 1 Mikhail Kouchnerev / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (30) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Sat, 7/6/2002 Winner 2 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (12) Won 25-23, 21-19 0:46
Sun, 7/7/2002 Semi-Finals Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:43
Sun, 7/7/2002 Bronze Medal Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Harley Marques, Brazil (8) Won By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 22-21 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-4
7/7/02FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Ramos/Rego 1 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-17, 21-19 0:43
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, Q10 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-18, 21-19 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 4 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Heuscher/Kobel 13 18-21, 25-23, 15-11 1:01
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 # 5 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-2
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 7 Heuscher/Kobel 8 27-25, 21-16 0:49
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Series tied with # 6 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 # 8 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 1-0
7/7/02FIVBNorway Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 13 Ferreira/Marques 8 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 9 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 10 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Series tied with # 10 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 # 12 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 4-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 13 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 12 25-23, 21-19 0:46
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 21-15, 21-15 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 3-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Holden/Leinemann 24 21-16, 21-16 0:39
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Holden/Leinemann 13 19-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:08
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Holden/Leinemann 18 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:55
Lead the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19, Q2 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Egger/Heyer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Brenha/Maia 20 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 23 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Berg/Dahl 14 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ahmann/Hager 9 21-14, 21-13 0:36
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Ahmann/Hager 18 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Pedrosa/Teixeira 27 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 29 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 15-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 30 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Series tied with # Q1 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
Trail the series against # Q7 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Klemperer/Rademacher 25 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # Q9 Maderbock/Stamm, Austria 1-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Maderbock/Stamm 24, Q3 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q13 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny 22, Q4 22-20, 21-18 0:42