Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Salvador Open
March 16 - 21, 2004
(6) 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: 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 (51 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 Salvador Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 6 5th 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 6 9th 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 2 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/14-17/2003 Switzerland Satellite 2 1st 30 US$3,000.00
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$2,500.00
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/18/2004 Winner 1 Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (27, Q8) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:59
Thu, 3/18/2004 Winner 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (11) Won 25-23, 21-16 0:56
Fri, 3/19/2004 Winner 3 Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (14) Won 19-21, 22-20, 23-21 1:11
Fri, 3/19/2004 Winner 4 Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (18) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:45
Sat, 3/20/2004 Semi-Finals Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Won By Forfeit  
Sun, 3/21/2004 Gold Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:43
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100100000000 $0.00
World Championships300001000200 $25,250.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1711202152300 $208,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open51223374112710 $337,810.00
Challenger210001000000 $5,500.00
Satellite942100110000 $16,850.00
Goodwill Games100000001000 $1,500.00
Total8485731161751210 $595,010.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Patrick Heuscher Stefan Kobel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3001001100 $0.00 Olympic Games1001000000 $0.00
6000011400 $25,125.00 World Championships3000010200 $12,625.00
47123010161220 $238,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam17112037300 $104,050.00
72234313221240 $230,880.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5222331113710 $168,905.00
2100010000 $2,750.00 Challenger2100010000 $2,750.00
10521011000 $9,425.00 Satellite10521011000 $10,325.00
1000001000 $750.00 Goodwill Games1000001000 $750.00
141979326422960 $507,180.00 Total86957317221210 $299,405.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2001FIVB1100011222300 $60,750.00 262353.1 %
2002FIVB1000100060210 $43,610.00 212150.0 %
2002FIVB C&S100100000000 $1,500.00 6185.7 %
2003FIVB900203030100 $87,000.00 311468.9 %
2003FIVB C&S110000000000 $3,000.00 70100.0 %
2004FIVB101000000000 $18,000.00 5183.3 %
TotalFIVB31013142112610 $209,360.00 835958.5 %
TotalFIVB C&S210100000000 $4,500.00 13192.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Patrick Heuscher  Stefan Kobel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1997FIVB1000000001 $0.00
4000000103 $850.00 1998FIVB4000000103 $850.00
2000020000 $1,000.00 1998FIVB C&S2000020000 $1,000.00
3000000003 $0.00 1999FIVB3000000003 $0.00
1000001000 $175.00 1999FIVB C&S2100001000 $2,075.00
6000001203 $4,000.00 2000FIVB6000001203 $4,000.00
3210000000 $3,750.00 2000FIVB C&S3210000000 $3,750.00
11000134300 $30,375.00 2001FIVB11000134300 $30,375.00
1010000000 $1,300.00 2001FIVB C&S1010000000 $1,300.00
10001006210 $21,805.00 2002FIVB10001006210 $21,805.00
1001000000 $750.00 2002FIVB C&S1001000000 $750.00
9002033100 $43,500.00 2003FIVB9002033100 $43,500.00
1100000000 $1,500.00 2003FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,500.00
1010000000 $9,000.00 2004FIVB1010000000 $9,000.00
5433418159110 $118,005.00 TotalTotal5543418159110 $119,905.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall120 71.4% 25 14.9% 23 13.7% 145-23 86.3% 40 31.7% 21 16.7% 65 51.6% 40-86 31.7% 120-65 64.9% 65-44 59.6% 53 190-112 62.9%
2003-200453 81.5% 5 7.7% 7 10.8% 58-7 89.2% 21 47.7% 6 13.6% 17 38.6% 21-23 47.7% 53-17 75.7% 26-13 66.7% 12 80-32 71.4%
Against the Field59 73.8% 10 12.5% 11 13.8% 69-11 86.3% 18 27.7% 11 16.9% 36 55.4% 18-47 27.7% 118-58 67.0% 56-44 56.0% 43 91-54 62.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030002001100061
World Championships000032003300000066
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00001860020152220115530
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000231300553146332212373
Satellite00006000100311030231
Goodwill Games000000000100000002
Total000053210090509107363213113
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 45-24 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-1
3/21/04FIVBBrazil Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-19, 21-18 0:43
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Rego/Santos 1 17-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:52
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 20 Rego/Santos 4 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-4
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 5 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-16, 21-18 0:38
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Heuscher/Kobel 17 21-18, 21-19 0:39
10/3/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Heuscher/Kobel 11 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
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
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
3/20/04FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 By Forfeit  
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-15 0:38
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 # 5 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
8/3/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 8 Blanton/Nygaard 12 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 3-1
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Berger/Doppler 8 21-11, 24-22 0:48
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Berger/Doppler 11 Heuscher/Kobel 6 27-25, 21-19 0:49
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Berger/Doppler 9 26-24, 21-19 0:47
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 20 Berger/Doppler 15 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 17 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-0
8/17/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 2 Egger/Heyer 3 21-14, 23-21 0:39
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Egger/Heyer 20 21-14, 21-19 0:39
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Egger/Heyer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-4
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Baracetti/Conde 11 25-23, 21-16 0:56
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-19, 21-17 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 13 Rogers/Scott 19 21-18, 21-19 0:40
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Rogers/Scott 17 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 3 Holdren/Metzger 15 Heuscher/Kobel 6 23-21, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Neto/Ramos 14 19-21, 22-20, 23-21 1:11
Trail the series against # 15 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-3
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 20 Berg/Dahl 14 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:48
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool J Berg/Dahl 16 Heuscher/Kobel 9 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 20 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-17, 13-21, 15-13 0:51
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Berg/Dahl 14 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 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
Series tied with # 17 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-19 1:19
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 17 Schacht/Slack 16 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 2-0
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Alvarez/Rossell 18 21-13, 21-18 0:45
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 20 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Canet/Hamel 19 21-13, 21-12 0:37
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Canet/Hamel 22 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
Series tied with # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 20 Horrem/Maaseide 13 21-15, 21-11 0:32
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 30 Heuscher/Kobel 14 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 25 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 # 26 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 0:51
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 17 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q48 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Leinemann/VanHuizen 27, Q8 16-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:59
Lead the series against # 28 Child/Heese, Canada 3-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Child/Heese 27 23-21, 21-7 0:43
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Child/Heese 4 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Child/Heese 11 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Child/Heese 5 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 2-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Shiratori/Watanabe 43 21-15, 21-14 0:37
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-16, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 32, Q27 Kiselev/Sinkevich, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/15/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Kiselev/Sinkevich 18 21-19, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q2 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Kogel/Mulder 29 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 20 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q14 21-15, 21-19 0:33
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny 22, Q4 22-20, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q13 Fenili/Galli, Italy 1-0
8/17/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 2 Fenili/Galli 13 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q19 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool L Heuscher/Kobel 14 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 35 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q22 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q25 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
Trail the series against # Q29 Klepper/Toscano, Brazil 0-1
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Klepper/Toscano 30, Q6 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-19, 21-18 0:37