Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 18 - 22, 2005
(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: 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 Shanghai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 3 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
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
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/19/2005 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (31, Q10) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:39
Thu, 5/19/2005 Contender 1 Emiel Boersma / Richard Kogel, Netherlands (18, Q9) Won 14-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:47
Fri, 5/20/2005 Contender 2 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (17) Won 21-13, 16-21, 17-15 0:52
Fri, 5/20/2005 Contender 3 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (24) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 25-16 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 3 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
Lead the series against # 3 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
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
Series tied with # 8 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 # 11 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 # 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 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Brink/Schneider 24, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Berger/Doppler, Austria 4-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Berger/Doppler 17 21-13, 16-21, 17-15 0:52
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Berger/Doppler 8 21-11, 24-22 0:48
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Berger/Doppler 11 Heuscher/Kobel 6 27-25, 21-19 0:49
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Berger/Doppler 9 26-24, 21-19 0:47
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 20 Berger/Doppler 15 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 18, Q9 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Boersma/Kogel 18, Q9 14-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 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 # 22, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 24 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Horrem/Pettersen 24 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 31, Q10 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 21-15 0:39