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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Brazil Open
October 1 - 6, 2002

(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:

Tournaments:

141

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$299,405.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	73	3	3	6	3	10	5	16	5	12	1	2	5	2	US$572,660.00
FIVB C&S	11	5	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$22,350.00
Overall	84	8	5	7	3	11	6	17	5	12	1	2	5	2	US$595,010.00

Previous Fortaleza Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	13	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB C&S	8/15-18/2002	Swiss Satellite	2	3rd	24	US$1,500.00
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

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/3/2002	Pool F	Anton Hauser / Andrew Pelletier, Canada (27, Q7)	Won 21-8, 21-13	0:29
Thu, 10/3/2002	Pool F	Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (6)	Lost 21-19, 19-21, 13-15	0:48
Fri, 10/4/2002	Pool F	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Juca Dultra, Brazil (22, Q2)	Lost 18-21, 21-12, 7-15	0:50

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel trail the series against the field 16-22 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-3
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Araujo/Insfran	4	Heuscher/Kobel	13	24-22, 21-12	0:47
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-17, 21-18	0:54
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 1-0
7/7/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Ferreira/Marques	8	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-4
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	3	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-19, 21-17	0:44
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Baracetti/Conde	4	Heuscher/Kobel	13	26-24, 23-21	0:55
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 4	Baracetti/Conde	2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	21-23, 21-17, 15-13	1:06
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Baracetti/Conde	3	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-15, 21-9	0:29
Trail the series against # 5 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool L	Metzger/Wong	11	Heuscher/Kobel	14	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	1:04
Trail the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Heuscher/Kobel	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	24-22, 15-21, 16-14	0:56
7/1/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	27-25, 26-24	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 3-0
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Holden/Leinemann	24	21-16, 21-16	0:39
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Holden/Leinemann	13	19-21, 21-17, 20-18	1:08
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Holden/Leinemann	18	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	0:55
Lead the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 4-1
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	25-23, 21-19	0:46
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	21-15, 21-15	0:35
8/11/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	21-13, 34-32	0:39
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Heuscher/Kobel	8	24-26, 21-18, 15-12	1:05
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	30	Heuscher/Kobel	14	20-22, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Horrem/Maaseide	27	21-12, 21-17	0:36
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	25	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-16, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-3
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Berg/Dahl	16	Heuscher/Kobel	9	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	20	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-17, 13-21, 15-13	0:51
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Berg/Dahl	14	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-14, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Ahmann/Hager	9	21-14, 21-13	0:36
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Ahmann/Hager	18	21-15, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Rogers/Scott	17	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-2
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Lopes/Neto	7	Heuscher/Kobel	8	27-25, 21-16	0:49
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 6	Lopes/Neto	8, Q2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	21-19, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 18 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	29, Q7	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Bellaguarda/Dultra	22, Q2	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-18, 12-21, 15-7	0:50
Lead the series against # 24 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Kogel/Mulder	29	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool H	Klemperer/Rademacher	25	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-14, 15-21, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Hauser/Pelletier, Canada 1-0
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Hauser/Pelletier	27, Q7	21-8, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Grydeland/Kobbevik, Norway 1-0
8/16/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Grydeland/Kobbevik	15	21-16, 21-13	0:43
Trail the series against # Q2 Klepper/Toscano, Brazil 0-1
11/30/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Klepper/Toscano	30, Q6	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-19, 21-18	0:37