Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 15 - 19, 2005
(6) Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland
 
Patrick Heuscher
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 22, 1976 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Kehrsiten
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 173
Career Wins: 11
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$624,834.39
Stefan Kobel
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 13, 1974 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Winterthur
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$356,630.61
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725374157Money
CEV170430512200000 US$91,050.88
FIVB733363105165121252 US$572,660.00
FIVB C&S115210111000000 US$22,350.00
Overall10189103167197121252 US$686,060.88
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Stefan Kobel - 13th Patrick Heuscher - 13th
2002 Stefan Kobel - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
2003 Stefan Kobel - 3rd Patrick Heuscher - 3rd
2004 Stefan Kobel - 1st Patrick Heuscher - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 6 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 2 13th 120 US$4,500.00
CEV 5/12-15/2005 Turkish Open 3 3rd 80 € 5,850.00
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$27,000.00
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/16/2005 Winner 1 Juan Rossell / Wilfredo Villar, Cuba (27, Q5) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Thu, 6/16/2005 Winner 2 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (22) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Fri, 6/17/2005 Winner 3 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3, Q1) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:40
Fri, 6/17/2005 Contender 4 Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (9) Lost 15-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:49
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100100000000 $0.00
World Championships300001000200 $25,250.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1711202152300 $208,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open51223374112719 $337,810.00
Challenger210001000000 $5,500.00
Satellite942100110000 $16,850.00
Goodwill Games100000001000 $1,500.00
Confederation Championship701202110000 $48,725.00
Total9186931371851219 $643,735.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Patrick Heuscher Stefan Kobel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3001001100 $0.00 Olympic Games1001000000 $0.00
6000011400 $25,125.00 World Championships3000010200 $12,625.00
47123010161221 $238,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam17112037300 $104,050.00
72234313221249 $230,880.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open52223311137110 $168,905.00
2100010000 $2,750.00 Challenger2100010000 $2,750.00
10521011000 $9,425.00 Satellite10521011000 $10,325.00
1000001000 $750.00 Goodwill Games1000001000 $750.00
13012163000 $36,987.50 Confederation Championship7012031000 $24,362.50
15498114324529610 $544,167.50 Total939693202312110 $323,767.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2000CEV201000100000 $8,550.00 4266.7 %
2001FIVB1100011222300 $60,750.00 262353.1 %
2001CEV100000010000 $4,650.00 1233.3 %
2002FIVB1000100060210 $43,610.00 212150.0 %
2002FIVB C&S100100000000 $1,500.00 6185.7 %
2002CEV100001000000 $2,375.00 2250.0 %
2003FIVB900203030100 $87,000.00 311468.9 %
2003FIVB C&S110000000000 $3,000.00 70100.0 %
2003CEV200001010000 $6,000.00 7370.0 %
2004FIVB1113212101000 $151,500.00 491873.1 %
2004CEV100100000000 $9,000.00 6185.7 %
2005FIVB300001011000 $20,500.00 7653.8 %
2005CEV100100000000 $5,850.00 4180.0 %
TotalFIVB44135273124610 $363,360.00 1348262.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S210100000000 $4,500.00 13192.9 %
TotalCEV801202120000 $36,425.00 241168.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Patrick Heuscher  Stefan Kobel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1997FIVB1000000001 $0.00
4000000103 $850.00 1998FIVB4000000103 $850.00
2000020000 $1,000.00 1998FIVB C&S2000020000 $1,000.00
3000000003 $0.00 1999FIVB3000000003 $0.00
1000001000 $175.00 1999FIVB C&S2100001000 $2,075.00
2000011000 $281.25 1999CEV2000011000 $281.25
6000001203 $4,000.00 2000FIVB6000001203 $4,000.00
3210000000 $3,750.00 2000FIVB C&S3210000000 $3,750.00
2010010000 $4,275.00 2000CEV2010010000 $4,275.00
11000134300 $30,375.00 2001FIVB11000134300 $30,375.00
1010000000 $1,300.00 2001FIVB C&S1010000000 $1,300.00
1000001000 $2,325.00 2001CEV1000001000 $2,325.00
10001006210 $21,805.00 2002FIVB10001006210 $21,805.00
1001000000 $750.00 2002FIVB C&S1001000000 $750.00
1000010000 $1,187.50 2002CEV1000010000 $1,187.50
9002033100 $43,500.00 2003FIVB9002033100 $43,500.00
1100000000 $1,500.00 2003FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,500.00
2000011000 $3,000.00 2003CEV2000011000 $3,000.00
11132131000 $75,750.00 2004FIVB11132131000 $75,750.00
1001000000 $4,500.00 2004CEV1001000000 $4,500.00
3000012000 $10,250.00 2005FIVB3000012000 $10,250.00
1001000000 $2,925.00 2005CEV1001000000 $2,925.00
77468216219110 $213,498.75 TotalTotal78568216219110 $215,398.75
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall120 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% 53 190-112 62.9%
2004-200558 73.4% 11 13.9% 10 12.7% 69-10 87.3% 13 33.3% 8 20.5% 18 46.2% 13-26 33.3% 58-18 76.3% 24-18 57.1% 23 84-39 68.3%
Against the Field41 67.2% 13 21.3% 7 11.5% 54-7 88.5% 24 42.1% 8 14.0% 25 43.9% 24-33 42.1% 82-46 64.1% 74-30 71.2% 11 79-39 66.9%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030002001100061
World Championships000032003300000066
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00001860020152220115530
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000231300553146332212373
Satellite00006000100311030231
Goodwill Games000000000100000002
Confederation Championship001051001151220012612
Total00105822001015510129364239125
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 50-19 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-4
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-15, 21-16 0:31
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 # 3, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-17, 21-16 0:40
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 4-1
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46
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 # 8 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/15/05CEVTurkish Open Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 8 Heuscher/Kobel 3 21-17, 21-14 0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Heyer/Laciga 9 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-15, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Series tied with # 10 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 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 # 12 Brink/Schneider, Germany 4-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Brink/Schneider 22 21-14, 21-15 0:37
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Brink/Schneider 11 21-15, 21-13 0:45
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Brink/Schneider 24, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:35
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Heuscher/Kobel Brink/Schneider 21-17, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
5/15/05CEVTurkish Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 By Forfeit  
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 30-28, 16-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 15 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/14/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Herrera/Mesa 7 22-24, 21-13, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 16 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Horrem/Pettersen 24 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Series tied with # 17 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 # 19 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 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 # 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 4-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 22 21-15, 21-14 0:36
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 Heuscher/Kobel 2 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:50
8/30/03CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel Gartmayer/Nowotny 21-11, 21-15 0:43
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 # 24 Berger/Doppler, Austria 4-2
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
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 4 Berger/Doppler 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 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 # 27, Q5 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Rossell/Villar 27, Q5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 28 Canet/Hamel, France 4-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Canet/Hamel 27, Q6 23-21, 21-15 0:40
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Heuscher/Kobel Canet/Hamel 16-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:53
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
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
Lead the series against # Q2 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
Trail the series against # 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
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q28 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 5-0
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
9/7/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Brenha/Maia 21 21-12, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q32 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
7/11/03CEVGreek Open Pool E Heuscher/Kobel Grinbergs/Stals 22-20, 21-15 0:41