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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 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kehrsiten

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

173

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

103

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$356,630.61

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	41	57	Money
CEV	17	0	4	3	0	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$91,050.88
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	101	8	9	10	3	16	7	19	7	12	1	2	5	2	US$686,060.88

Previous St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$25,250.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	1	1	2	0	2	1	5	2	3	0	0	$208,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	51	2	2	3	3	7	4	11	2	7	1	9	$337,810.00
Challenger	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00
Satellite	9	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$16,850.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Confederation Championship	7	0	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	$48,725.00
Total	91	8	6	9	3	13	7	18	5	12	1	9	$643,735.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Patrick Heuscher												Stefan Kobel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	$25,125.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$12,625.00
47	1	2	3	0	10	16	12	2	1	$238,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	1	1	2	0	3	7	3	0	0	$104,050.00
72	2	3	4	3	13	22	12	4	9	$230,880.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	52	2	2	3	3	11	13	7	1	10	$168,905.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00	Challenger	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00
10	5	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$9,425.00	Satellite	10	5	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$10,325.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00
13	0	1	2	1	6	3	0	0	0	$36,987.50	Confederation Championship	7	0	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	$24,362.50
154	9	8	11	4	32	45	29	6	10	$544,167.50	Total	93	9	6	9	3	20	23	12	1	10	$323,767.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2000	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,550.00	4	2	66.7 %
2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	0	0	$60,750.00	26	23	53.1 %
2001	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,650.00	1	2	33.3 %
2002	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	2	1	0	$43,610.00	21	21	50.0 %
2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	6	1	85.7 %
2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,375.00	2	2	50.0 %
2003	FIVB	9	0	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	$87,000.00	31	14	68.9 %
2003	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	7	0	100.0 %
2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	7	3	70.0 %
2004	FIVB	11	1	3	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	$151,500.00	49	18	73.1 %
2004	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	6	1	85.7 %
2005	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	$59,500.00	17	12	58.6 %
2005	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,850.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	47	1	3	6	2	8	3	12	4	7	1	0	$402,360.00	144	88	62.1 %
Total	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	13	1	92.9 %
Total	CEV	8	0	1	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	$36,425.00	24	11	68.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Patrick Heuscher													Stefan Kobel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$850.00	1998	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$850.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	1998	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	1999	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00	1999	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,075.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$281.25	1999	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$281.25
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	$4,000.00	2000	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	$4,000.00
3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00	2000	FIVB C&S	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,275.00	2000	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,275.00
11	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	0	0	$30,375.00	2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	0	0	$30,375.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00	2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,325.00	2001	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,325.00
10	0	0	1	0	0	6	2	1	0	$21,805.00	2002	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	0	6	2	1	0	$21,805.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,187.50	2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,187.50
9	0	0	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	$43,500.00	2003	FIVB	9	0	0	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	$43,500.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2003	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00
11	1	3	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	$75,750.00	2004	FIVB	11	1	3	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	$75,750.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	2004	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00
6	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	$29,750.00	2005	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	$29,750.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,925.00	2005	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,925.00
80	4	6	9	2	17	21	10	1	10	$232,998.75	Total	Total	81	5	6	9	2	17	21	10	1	10	$234,898.75

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	120	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%	5	3	190-112	62.9%
2004-2005	58	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%	2	3	84-39	68.3%
Against the Field	24	68.6%	9	25.7%	2	5.7%	33-2	94.3%	13	34.2%	6	15.8%	19	50.0%	13-25	34.2%	48-36	57.1%	44-16	73.3%	0	1	46-27	63.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	18	6	0	0	20	15	2	2	2	0	1	1	55	30
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	23	13	0	0	55	31	4	6	3	3	2	2	123	73
Satellite	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	10	0	3	1	1	0	3	0	23	1
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	11	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	26	12
Total	0	0	1	0	58	22	0	0	101	55	10	12	9	3	6	4	239	125

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 36-18 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-6
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	4	21-19, 21-10	0:39
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 # 2 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 # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
7/9/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 6	Insfran/Marques	3	Heuscher/Kobel	4	By Forfeit
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway 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
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Neto/Ramos	5	21-13, 21-13	0:37
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 # 6 Brink/Schneider, Germany 4-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Brink/Schneider	22	21-14, 21-15	0:37
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Brink/Schneider	11	21-15, 21-13	0:45
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Brink/Schneider	24, Q2	21-13, 21-16	0:35
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel		Brink/Schneider		21-17, 21-18	0:47
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 # 11 Berger/Doppler, Austria 4-2
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
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Berger/Doppler	2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-15, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
5/15/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	By Forfeit
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	30-28, 16-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	21-17, 21-13	0:37
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 # 14 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 # 16 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 # 18 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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23 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 # 24 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 4-1
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
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel		Gartmayer/Nowotny		21-11, 21-15	0:43
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, Q16 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. 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
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway 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
8/16/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland 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
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain 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
8/17/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Murs/Puusepp	32	21-13, 21-7	0:27