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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 South African Open
March 23 - 28, 2004

(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:

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 Cape Town Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	6	2nd	324	US$18,000.00
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

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/25/2004	Winner 1	David Hodge / Ryan Wentzel, South Africa (31)	Won 21-11, 21-10	0:30
Thu, 3/25/2004	Winner 2	Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain (18)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:33
Fri, 3/26/2004	Winner 3	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (26, Q11)	Lost 21-15, 15-21, 9-15	0:50
Fri, 3/26/2004	Contender 4	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (5)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:32
Sat, 3/27/2004	Contender 5	Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (9)	Lost 21-19, 17-21, 11-15	0:53

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 39-19 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-1
3/21/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-19, 21-18	0:43
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Rego/Santos	1	17-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:52
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Rego/Santos	4	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 4 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
8/3/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Blanton/Nygaard	12	19-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:56
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-4
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Baracetti/Conde	5	21-17, 21-17	0:32
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Baracetti/Conde	11	25-23, 21-16	0:56
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 # 6 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
10/17/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 3	Holdren/Metzger	15	Heuscher/Kobel	6	23-21, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Berger/Doppler, Austria 3-1
10/16/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Berger/Doppler	8	21-11, 24-22	0:48
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool F	Berger/Doppler	11	Heuscher/Kobel	6	27-25, 21-19	0:49
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Berger/Doppler	9	26-24, 21-19	0:47
6/22/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Berger/Doppler	15	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	1:03
Trail the series against # 8 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-4
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-16, 21-18	0:38
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	17	21-18, 21-19	0:39
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 # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-1
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Heuscher/Kobel	2	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:55
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	17	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-0
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Rogers/Scott	19	21-18, 21-19	0:40
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Rogers/Scott	17	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 12 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Neto/Ramos	14	19-21, 22-20, 23-21	1:11
Lead the series against # 13 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 2-0
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Alvarez/Rossell	18	21-13, 21-18	0:45
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Alvarez/Rossell	11	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-19	1:19
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	17	Schacht/Slack	16	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-3
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Berg/Dahl	14	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:48
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 # 18 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-0
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Bosma/Herrera	18	21-17, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Canet/Hamel	19	21-13, 21-12	0:37
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Canet/Hamel	22	16-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
Trail the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q2 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Hernandez/Papaleo	32, Q26	21-13, 18-21, 15-12	0:51
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	17	Hernandez/Papaleo	32, Q48	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:59
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-1
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q11	Heuscher/Kobel	2	15-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:50
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q14	21-15, 21-19	0:33
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22, Q4	22-20, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 2-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Shiratori/Watanabe	43	21-15, 21-14	0:37
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q5	21-16, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 31 Hodge/Wentzel, South Africa 1-0
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Hodge/Wentzel	31	21-11, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # Q8 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Leinemann/VanHuizen	27, Q8	16-21, 21-19, 15-5	0:59
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q20 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