Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Olympic Garden Open
May 19 - 23, 2004
(4) 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 WT Wins: 3
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 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 Lianyungang Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 2 7th 180 US$7,000.00
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
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/21/2004 Winner 1 Max Backer / Emiel Boersma, Netherlands (29, Q7) Won 21-16, 28-26 0:45
Fri, 5/21/2004 Winner 2 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (13) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:39
Sat, 5/22/2004 Winner 3 Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain (12) Lost 21-19, 20-22, 13-15 0:58
Sat, 5/22/2004 Contender 4 Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (26) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Sat, 5/22/2004 Contender 5 Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (8) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:50
Sat, 5/22/2004 Contender 6 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (10, Q1) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 41-18 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 3 Series, 4 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
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-4
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Baracetti/Conde 5 21-17, 21-17 0:32
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 # 8 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 2-0
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Blanton/Nygaard 8 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:50
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 # 10, Q1 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-1
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Rogers/Scott 10, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 21-16, 21-16 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Bosma/Herrera 12 Heuscher/Kobel 4 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:58
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Bosma/Herrera 18 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 4-0
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Egger/Heyer 13 21-16, 22-20 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Series tied with # 16 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
Lead the series against # 19 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-1
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 Heuscher/Kobel 2 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:50
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 # 23, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25 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 # 26 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 4-0
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Ahmann/Hager 26 21-17, 21-19 0:39
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ahmann/Hager 25 21-14, 21-13 0:30
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ahmann/Hager 9 21-14, 21-13 0:36
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Ahmann/Hager 18 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-0
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Backer/Boersma 29, Q7 21-16, 28-26 0:45
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q10 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 31, Q32 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Series tied with # Q13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 1:03
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q15 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