Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 25, 2004
(5) 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 Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 1 13th 162 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 1 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 3 2nd 504 US$27,500.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 2 5th 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 2 1st 360 US$27,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 4 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 4 5th 216 US$9,000.00
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
Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/14/2004 Pool E John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (20) Won 28-26, 21-18 1:01
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal9700.7780201
 19700.7780201
 20000000
Stefan KobelTotal231200.5221901
 1231200.5221901
 20000000
Mon, 8/16/2004 Pool E Julien Prosser / Mark Williams, Australia (17) Won 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:56
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal231000.43551112
 1231000.43551112
 20000000
 30000000
Stefan KobelTotal432500.58101003
 1432500.58101003
 20000000
 30000000
Wed, 8/18/2004 Pool E Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (8) Won 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal14700.5003715
 114700.5003715
 20000000
 30000000
Stefan KobelTotal492500.51001004
 1492500.51001004
 20000000
 30000000
Fri, 8/20/2004 Winner 1 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (18) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal221100.5002913
 1221100.5002913
 20000000
Stefan KobelTotal261400.53801204
 1261400.53801204
 20000000
Sun, 8/22/2004 Winner 2 Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger, United States (12) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal13600.4622700
 113600.4622700
 20000000
Stefan KobelTotal322200.6880512
 1322200.6880512
 20000000
Mon, 8/23/2004 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 14-21, 21-19, 12-15 1:00
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal301500.5003214
 1301500.5003214
 20000000
 30000000
Stefan KobelTotal321700.53101305
 1321700.53101305
 20000000
 30000000
Wed, 8/25/2004 Bronze Medal Julien Prosser / Mark Williams, Australia (17) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:01
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal412400.5853903
 1412400.5853903
 20000000
 30000000
Stefan KobelTotal442100.47702601
 1442100.47702601
 20000000
 30000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick Heuscher1528000.5261847418
Stefan Kobel24913600.546185120
Total40121600.53919132538
Opponents37918800.49629110328
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Stefan Kobel - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Stefan Kobel - 5th Patrick Heuscher - 5th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Stefan Kobel - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Sascha Heyer - 17th Did not play
2008Olympic GamesBeijing Sascha Heyer - 17th Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Sascha Heyer - 9th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Jefferson Bellaguarda - 17th Did not play
2012Olympic GamesLondon Jefferson Bellaguarda - 9th Did not play
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 53-41 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-3
8/23/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
6/20/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 2 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:57
5/30/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 21-14, 21-16 0:38
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 # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-8
7/18/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Araujo/Insfran 4 Heuscher/Kobel 3 12-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:52
8/3/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 5 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-19, 21-15 0:52
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Araujo/Insfran 1 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 17 21-14, 21-16 0:43
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 20 21-16, 21-17 0:47
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 22-20, 21-18 0:45
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Araujo/Insfran 4 Heuscher/Kobel 13 24-22, 21-12 0:47
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-17, 21-18 0:54
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 3-6
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Laciga/Laciga 5 21-16, 21-11 0:32
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 6 Laciga/Laciga 5 Heuscher/Kobel 2 By Forfeit  
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Laciga/Laciga 7 21-9, 21-15 0:35
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 5 Heuscher/Kobel 4 14-21, 35-33, 15-11 0:58
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 2-5
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 By Forfeit  
6/20/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 21-18, 27-25 0:54
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 21-18 0:38
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 # 6 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool L Heuscher/Kobel 14 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 35 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 7 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 3-0
8/18/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Heuscher/Kobel 5 Blanton/Nygaard 8 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:55
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 # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 5-3
7/25/04FIVBMazury Open Bronze Medal Hoidalen/Kjemperud 21 Heuscher/Kobel 1 19-21, 21-18, 21-19 0:58
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 21 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:56
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 3-1
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 24-22, 29-27 0:55
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 5 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Heuscher/Kobel 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
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
Series tied with # 12 Holdren/Metzger, United States 1-1
8/22/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Holdren/Metzger 12 21-16, 21-19 0:43
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 3 Holdren/Metzger 15 Heuscher/Kobel 6 23-21, 21-18 0:46
Series tied with # 13 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 # 14 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 4-0
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Alvarez/Rossell 19 21-15, 24-22 0:41
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Alvarez/Rossell 26 21-19, 26-24 0:47
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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-3
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Berg/Dahl 30, Q3 21-17, 21-13 0:44
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 # 17 Prosser/Williams, Australia 4-1
8/25/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 5 Prosser/Williams 17 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:01
8/16/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Heuscher/Kobel 5 Prosser/Williams 17 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:56
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Prosser/Williams 23 21-17, 21-18 0:42
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Prosser/Williams 26 21-16, 21-19 0:36
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Prosser/Williams 26 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 4-0
8/20/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Brenha/Maia 18 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-15, 26-24 0:43
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Brenha/Maia 15 19-21, 22-20, 20-18 1:05
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Brenha/Maia 20 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 20 Child/Heese, Canada 4-1
8/14/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Heuscher/Kobel 5 Child/Heese 20 28-26, 21-18 1:01
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 # 21 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 3-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 18 21-14, 21-9 0:36
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 # 22 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 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 # 24 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