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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 8 - 12, 2005

(6) 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:

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 (50 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 Zagreb Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	2	13th	120	US$4,500.00
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

Croatia Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/9/2005	Winner 1	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (27, Q6)	Won 23-21, 21-15	0:40
Thu, 6/9/2005	Winner 2	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (22)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:37
Fri, 6/10/2005	Winner 3	Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (3)	Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:46
Fri, 6/10/2005	Winner 4	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7, Q1)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:44
Sat, 6/11/2005	Contender 6	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 36-20 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-4
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-15, 21-16	0:31
8/23/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
6/20/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Rego/Santos	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:57
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	4	21-14, 21-16	0:38
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
Series tied with # 2 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-2
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 3	Neto/Ramos	7	Heuscher/Kobel	1	21-18, 24-26, 15-12	1:03
7/25/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Semi-Finals	Neto/Ramos	7	Heuscher/Kobel	1	21-15, 21-18	0:38
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Neto/Ramos	8	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Neto/Ramos	14	19-21, 22-20, 23-21	1:11
Lead the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 4-1
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	3	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:46
7/17/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	24-22, 29-27	0:55
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Heuscher/Kobel	2	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:55
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	17	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	7, Q1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-6
9/26/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Heuscher/Kobel	3	21-18, 19-21, 15-9	1:00
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	By Forfeit
6/20/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Gold Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	21-18, 27-25	0:54
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-16, 21-18	0:38
3/20/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	By Forfeit
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-15	0:38
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool M	Dieckmann/Reckermann	20	Heuscher/Kobel	13	17-21, 26-24, 15-13	1:00
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	21	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-19, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 12 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Baracetti/Depiaggio	14	21-19, 21-17	0:41
Series tied with # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Horrem/Pettersen	24	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-13	0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Kais/Vesik	18	18-21, 28-26, 16-14	1:02
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-17, 21-18	0:41
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 # 22 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Brink/Schneider	22	21-14, 21-15	0:37
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Brink/Schneider	24, Q2	21-13, 21-16	0:35
Series tied with # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Heuscher/Kobel	1	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:04
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	31, Q25	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 4-1
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Berger/Doppler	17	21-13, 16-21, 17-15	0:52
10/16/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Berger/Doppler	8	21-11, 24-22	0:48
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool F	Berger/Doppler	11	Heuscher/Kobel	6	27-25, 21-19	0:49
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Berger/Doppler	9	26-24, 21-19	0:47
6/22/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Berger/Doppler	15	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	1:03
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 3-0
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Hernandez/Papaleo	18	21-14, 21-9	0:36
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 # 27, Q6 Canet/Hamel, France 3-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	23-21, 21-15	0:40
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 # 29, Q8 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Gosch/Strauss	31, Q16	21-16, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # Q3 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
Trail the series against # Q7 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Berg/Svensson	31, Q10	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # Q23 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 4-0
8/20/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Brenha/Maia	18	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Brenha/Maia	16	21-15, 26-24	0:43
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Brenha/Maia	15	19-21, 22-20, 20-18	1:05
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Brenha/Maia	20	20-22, 21-19, 15-10	0:47