Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 2005
(4) 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 11 3rd 448 US$21,500.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 1 Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (29, Q16) Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 2 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (13) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Fri, 7/8/2005 Winner 3 Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (5) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:37
Fri, 7/8/2005 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 10-21 0:39
Sat, 7/9/2005 Contender 6 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 31-17 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-6
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 21-19, 21-10 0:39
7/3/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-18, 13-21, 15-10 0:51
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
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 21-17, 21-13 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 3 Heuscher/Kobel 4 By Forfeit  
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-12, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 3-2
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 5 21-13, 21-13 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 6 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Brink/Schneider 22 21-14, 21-15 0:37
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Brink/Schneider 24, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 10 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-1
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Horrem/Pettersen 10 21-15, 21-16 0:43
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Horrem/Pettersen 24 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-17, 21-13 0:37
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 # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Klemperer/Koreng 24, Q6 17-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:51
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 18 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Prosser/Richardson 24 21-16, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Rossell/Villar 27, Q5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 24 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 3-1
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
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 # 29, Q16 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 29, Q16 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 30, Q19 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 15-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 32 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
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q32 Murs/Puusepp, Estonia 1-0
8/17/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Murs/Puusepp 32 21-13, 21-7 0:27