FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$17,000 Swiss Life Beach Volleyball Satellite
August 15 - 18, 2002
(2) 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 C&S Wins: 6
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 C&S Wins: 6
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 Lausanne Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Stefan Kobel - 5th Patrick Heuscher - 5th
1999 Did not play Martin Walser - 1st
2000 Stefan Kobel - 1st Patrick Heuscher - 1st
2001 Stefan Kobel - 2nd Patrick Heuscher - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 13 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 9 9th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 13 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 14 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 6 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 13 3rd 240 US$11,940.00
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
Swiss Satellite Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/16/2002 Pool B Jon Grydeland / Magne Kobbevik, Norway (15) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:43
Fri, 8/16/2002 Pool B Olivier Knechciak / David Viollier, Switzerland (31) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Sat, 8/17/2002 Pool B Ron Andelhof / Ward Coucke, Belgium (18) Won 21-10, 21-17  
Sat, 8/17/2002 Winner 1 Mait Murs / Harrys Puusepp, Estonia (32) Won 21-13, 21-7 0:27
Sat, 8/17/2002 Winner 2 Richard Rademaker / Roland Rademaker, Netherlands (25) Won 21-11, 21-9 0:25
Sun, 8/18/2002 Semi-Finals Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland (5) Lost 21-11, 18-21, 12-15 0:54
Sun, 8/18/2002 Bronze Medal Dmitri Barsuk / Denis Tenenbaum, Russia (11) Won 21-13, 24-22 0:33
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 6-4 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-3
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Heuscher/Kobel 13 26-24, 23-21 0:55
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 # 5 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-1
8/18/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Semi-Finals Gscheidle/Vesti 5 Heuscher/Kobel 2 11-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 11 Barsuk/Tenenbaum, Russia 1-0
8/18/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 2 Barsuk/Tenenbaum 11 21-13, 24-22 0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Grydeland/Kobbevik, Norway 1-0
8/16/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Grydeland/Kobbevik 15 21-16, 21-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Andelhof/Coucke, Belgium 1-0
8/17/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Andelhof/Coucke 18 21-10, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 25 Rademaker/Rademaker, Netherlands 1-0
8/17/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Rademaker/Rademaker 25 21-11, 21-9 0:25
Lead the series against # 31 Knechciak/Viollier, Switzerland 1-0
8/16/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Knechciak/Viollier 31 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Murs/Puusepp, Estonia 1-0
8/17/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Murs/Puusepp 32 21-13, 21-7 0:27