Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 2004
(3) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Stefan Kobel - 5th Patrick Heuscher - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-25/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 5 3rd 0 US$0.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 1 Marvin Polte / Thorsten Schoen, Germany (30, Q8) Won 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 2 Mariano Baracetti / Pedro Depiaggio, Argentina (14) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Fri, 9/24/2004 Winner 3 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6) Won 24-22, 21-18 0:45
Fri, 9/24/2004 Winner 4 Harley Marques / Fred Souza, Brazil (7) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:02
Sat, 9/25/2004 Semi-Finals Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Sun, 9/26/2004 Gold Medal Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (5) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 9-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 31-20 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 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
Series tied with # 2 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-2
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 7 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-18, 24-26, 15-12 1:03
7/25/04FIVBMazury Open Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 7 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-15, 21-18 0:38
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 8 14-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Neto/Ramos 14 19-21, 22-20, 23-21 1:11
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-6
9/26/04FIVBBrazil Open Gold Medal Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 Heuscher/Kobel 3 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 1:00
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 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 8-0
9/25/04FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 3 Egger/Heyer 6 21-18, 21-16 0:38
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Egger/Heyer 6 24-22, 21-18 0:45
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Egger/Heyer 6 21-19, 21-11 0:41
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Egger/Heyer 8 25-23, 21-15 0:39
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 # 7 Marques/Souza, Brazil 1-0
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Marques/Souza 7 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:02
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Cunha/Ferreira 15, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 9, Q2 Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 1-0
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Magalhaes/Silva 17, Q1 21-14, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Kais/Vesik 18 18-21, 28-26, 16-14 1:02
5/30/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 4 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Baracetti/Depiaggio 14 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 19 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Brink/Schneider 24, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 21 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Heuscher/Kobel 1 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:04
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 31, Q25 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 26 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 # 30, Q8 Polte/Schoen, Germany 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Polte/Schoen 30, Q8 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # Q13 Polnitski/Tarakanov, Russia 1-0
8/16/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Polnitski/Tarakanov 32 21-10, 21-13 0:29