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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 29 - July 3, 2005

(11) 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 Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Stefan Kobel - 41st	Patrick Heuscher - 41st
2002	Stefan Kobel - 3rd	Patrick Heuscher - 3rd
2003	Stefan Kobel - 5th	Patrick Heuscher - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	9	17th	200	US$7,500.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	6	9th	160	US$6,000.00
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
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

Norway Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/30/2005	Winner 1	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (22)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:36
Thu, 6/30/2005	Winner 2	Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (6)	Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:47
Fri, 7/1/2005	Winner 3	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3, Q1)	Lost 12-21, 13-21	0:35
Sat, 7/2/2005	Contender 4	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (1)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:37
Sat, 7/2/2005	Contender 5	Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (10)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:43
Sat, 7/2/2005	Contender 6	David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (24, Q6)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:51
Sun, 7/3/2005	Semi-Finals	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2)	Lost 18-21, 21-13, 10-15	0:51
Sun, 7/3/2005	Bronze Medal	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4)	Won By Forfeit	0:10

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 44-26 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-17, 21-13	0:37
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-17, 21-16	0:40
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 # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-5
7/3/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	2	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-18, 13-21, 15-10	0:51
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
Trail the series against # 3, Q1 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Insfran/Marques	3, Q1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-12, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 3-6
7/3/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	By Forfeit	0:10
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
Series tied with # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Heyer/Laciga	6	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:47
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Heyer/Laciga	8	Heuscher/Kobel	9	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:39
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Heyer/Laciga	9	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 4-2
6/24/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	7	Heuscher/Kobel	9	21-16, 21-15	0:40
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
Series tied with # 10 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-1
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Horrem/Pettersen	10	21-15, 21-16	0:43
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Horrem/Pettersen	24	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-13	0:41
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 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
Series tied with # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 Polte/Schoen, Germany 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Polte/Schoen	30, Q8	21-19, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 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 # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Klemperer/Koreng	24, Q6	17-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:51
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 1-0
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Boersma/Kogel	18, Q9	14-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 27 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Prosser/Richardson	24	21-16, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 28 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 3-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22	21-15, 21-14	0:36
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 # 29, Q3 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 # 30, Q7 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Rossell/Villar	27, Q5	21-17, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # Q8 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 # Q11 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 # Q12 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