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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$17,000 Switzerland Satellite
August 14 - 17, 2003

(2) Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland

Patrick Heuscher
Switzerland

Photo: Adrian Knecht

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kehrsiten

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

141

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$507,180.00

Stefan Kobel
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 13, 1974 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Winterthur

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S 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 Lausanne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2002	Stefan Kobel - 3rd	Patrick Heuscher - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	8	3rd	416	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	13	5th	324	US$11,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	16	5th	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	17	9th	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	20	3rd	240	US$12,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	16	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/1-6/2002	Brazil Open	11	17th	60	US$2,520.00
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

Switzerland Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/15/2003	Pool B	Oleg Kiselev / Sergey Sinkevich, Kazakhstan (18)	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:34
Fri, 8/15/2003	Pool B	Mauro Mercanti / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (15)	Won 21-10, 21-11	0:31
Sat, 8/16/2003	Pool B	Pascal Cloutier / Dany Cote, Canada (31)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:39
Sat, 8/16/2003	Winner 1	Alexei Polnitski / Mikhail Tarakanov, Russia (32)	Won 21-10, 21-13	0:29
Sat, 8/16/2003	Winner 2	Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland (4)	Won 21-18, 21-11	0:36
Sun, 8/17/2003	Semi-Finals	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (3)	Won 21-14, 23-21	0:39
Sun, 8/17/2003	Gold Medal	Riccardo Fenili / Fabio Galli, Italy (13)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:39

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$25,250.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	1	1	2	0	2	1	5	2	3	0	0	$208,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	51	2	2	3	3	7	4	11	2	7	1	0	$337,810.00
Challenger	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00
Satellite	9	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$16,850.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	84	8	5	7	3	11	6	17	5	12	1	0	$595,010.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Patrick Heuscher												Stefan Kobel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	$25,125.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$12,625.00
47	1	2	3	0	10	16	12	2	0	$238,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	1	1	2	0	3	7	3	0	0	$104,050.00
72	2	3	4	3	13	22	12	4	0	$230,880.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	52	2	2	3	3	11	13	7	1	0	$168,905.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00	Challenger	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00
10	5	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$9,425.00	Satellite	10	5	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$10,325.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00
141	9	7	9	3	26	42	29	6	0	$507,180.00	Total	86	9	5	7	3	17	22	12	1	0	$299,405.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	0	0	$60,750.00	26	23	53.1 %
2002	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	2	1	0	$43,610.00	21	21	50.0 %
2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	6	1	85.7 %
2003	FIVB	6	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$60,000.00	23	8	74.2 %
2003	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	7	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	27	0	0	3	1	3	2	9	2	6	1	0	$164,360.00	70	52	57.4 %
Total	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	13	1	92.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Patrick Heuscher													Stefan Kobel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$850.00	1998	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$850.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	1998	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	1999	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00	1999	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,075.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	$4,000.00	2000	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	$4,000.00
3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00	2000	FIVB C&S	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
11	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	0	0	$30,375.00	2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	0	0	$30,375.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00	2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00
10	0	0	1	0	0	6	2	1	0	$21,805.00	2002	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	0	6	2	1	0	$21,805.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
6	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	$30,000.00	2003	FIVB	6	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	$30,000.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2003	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
50	3	2	4	1	7	13	9	1	10	$95,505.00	Total	Total	51	4	2	4	1	7	13	9	1	10	$97,405.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	20	87.0%	2	8.7%	1	4.3%	22-1	95.7%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	20-0	100.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	23-1	95.8%
2002-2003	13	92.9%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	13-1	92.9%	0		0		0		0-0		13-0	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	13-1	92.9%
Against the Field	11	91.7%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	11-1	91.7%	0		0		0		0-0		22-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	11-1	91.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	18	6	0	0	20	15	2	2	2	0	1	1	55	30
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	23	13	0	0	55	31	4	6	3	3	2	2	123	73
Satellite	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	10	0	3	1	1	0	3	0	23	1
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	53	21	0	0	90	50	9	10	7	3	6	3	213	113

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 18-2 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 3 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-0
8/17/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Egger/Heyer	3	21-14, 23-21	0:39
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Egger/Heyer	20	21-14, 21-19	0:39
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Egger/Heyer	19	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Series tied with # 4 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-1
8/16/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Gscheidle/Vesti	4	21-18, 21-11	0:36
8/18/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Semi-Finals	Gscheidle/Vesti	5	Heuscher/Kobel	2	11-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Barsuk/Tenenbaum, Russia 1-0
8/18/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Barsuk/Tenenbaum	11	21-13, 24-22	0:33
Lead the series against # 7 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera	20, Q14	21-15, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 12 Rademaker/Rademaker, Netherlands 1-0
8/17/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Rademaker/Rademaker	25	21-11, 21-9	0:25
Lead the series against # 13 Fenili/Galli, Italy 1-0
8/17/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Gold Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Fenili/Galli	13	21-14, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Mercanti/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
8/15/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Mercanti/Tomatis	15	21-10, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Murs/Puusepp, Estonia 1-0
8/17/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Murs/Puusepp	32	21-13, 21-7	0:27
Lead the series against # 18 Kiselev/Sinkevich, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/15/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Kiselev/Sinkevich	18	21-19, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 31 Cloutier/Cote, Canada 1-0
8/16/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Cloutier/Cote	31	21-15, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 32 Polnitski/Tarakanov, Russia 1-0
8/16/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Polnitski/Tarakanov	32	21-10, 21-13	0:29