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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 (48 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 (51 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 Lianyungang Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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	9	0	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	$87,000.00	31	14	68.9 %
2003	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	7	0	100.0 %
2004	FIVB	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$34,000.00	12	5	70.6 %
Total	FIVB	33	0	1	3	1	5	3	11	2	6	1	0	$225,360.00	90	63	58.8 %
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
9	0	0	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	$43,500.00	2003	FIVB	9	0	0	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	$43,500.00
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
3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00	2004	FIVB	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00
56	3	3	4	1	10	15	9	1	10	$126,005.00	Total	Total	57	4	3	4	1	10	15	9	1	10	$127,905.00

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	120	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%	5	3	190-112	62.9%
2003-2004	53	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%	1	2	80-32	71.4%
Against the Field	51	78.5%	6	9.2%	8	12.3%	57-8	87.7%	12	30.0%	7	17.5%	21	52.5%	12-28	30.0%	102-38	72.9%	36-30	54.5%	1	1	70-35	66.7%

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 41-18 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 3 Series, 4 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 # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 8 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 2-0
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Blanton/Nygaard	8	19-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:50
8/3/03	FIVB	Austria 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
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 6	Rogers/Scott	10, Q1	Heuscher/Kobel	4	21-16, 21-16	0:40
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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Bosma/Herrera	12	Heuscher/Kobel	4	19-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:58
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 # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 4-0
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Egger/Heyer	13	21-16, 22-20	0:39
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
Lead the series against # 14 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
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
Series tied with # 16 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Horrem/Maaseide	13	21-15, 21-11	0:32
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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 23, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 24 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 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 # 26 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 4-0
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Ahmann/Hager	26	21-17, 21-19	0:39
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Ahmann/Hager	25	21-14, 21-13	0:30
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 # 29, Q7 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-0
5/21/04	FIVB	China 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
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Leinemann/VanHuizen	27, Q8	16-21, 21-19, 15-5	0:59
Lead the series against # Q10 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria 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
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	22	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-19, 17-21, 15-11	1:03
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway 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
8/15/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Kiselev/Sinkevich	18	21-19, 21-13	0:34