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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 19 - 23, 2005

(2) 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 Salvador Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Stefan Kobel - 2nd	Patrick Heuscher - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/11-14/2005	Switzerland Satellite	1	1st	34	US$3,400.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	4	17th	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	5	1st	560	US$41,500.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	4	5th	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	4	5th	240	US$10,000.00
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

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/20/2005	Winner 1	Stephane Canet / Gregory Gagliano, France (31, Q17)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:44
Thu, 10/20/2005	Winner 2	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (15)	Lost 16-21, 21-23	0:32
Fri, 10/21/2005	Contender 2	Igor Hernandez / Farid Mussa, Venezuela (32, Q30)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-8	1:02
Fri, 10/21/2005	Contender 3	Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (9)	Won 22-20, 13-21, 15-5	0:49
Fri, 10/21/2005	Contender 4	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (5)	Lost 22-24, 21-19, 8-15	1:09

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 51-27 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 4-7
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Rego/Santos	2	21-19, 21-18	0:42
7/23/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	22-20, 18-21, 15-9	0:58
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 # 3 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 # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Heuscher/Kobel	4	14-21, 24-22, 15-7	0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-3
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Marques	5	Heuscher/Kobel	2	24-22, 19-21, 15-8	1:09
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 # 6 Rogers/Scott, United States 4-1
7/30/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Rogers/Scott	8	21-16, 21-17	0:45
7/17/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Rogers/Scott	14	21-16, 21-19	0:46
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 6	Rogers/Scott	10, Q1	Heuscher/Kobel	4	21-16, 21-16	0:40
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Rogers/Scott	19	21-18, 21-19	0:40
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Rogers/Scott	17	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 7 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 4-2
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Neto/Ramos	5	21-14, 21-17	0:42
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 # 8 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-0
7/31/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Gibb/Metzger	15	21-14, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 3-2
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Heyer/Laciga	9	22-20, 13-21, 15-5	0:49
7/30/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Heyer/Laciga	7	19-21, 21-17, 22-20	1:00
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 # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 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 # 14 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Herrera/Mesa	20	21-12, 21-16	0:40
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 # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	15	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-16, 23-21	0:32
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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-4
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Baracetti/Conde	5	21-17, 21-17	0:32
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Baracetti/Conde	11	25-23, 21-16	0:56
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	3	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-19, 21-17	0:44
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Baracetti/Conde	4	Heuscher/Kobel	13	26-24, 23-21	0:55
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 4	Baracetti/Conde	2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	21-23, 21-17, 15-13	1:06
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Baracetti/Conde	3	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-15, 21-9	0:29
Lead the series against # 21 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	27	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	5	De Gruijter/Ronnes	19	21-15, 19-21, 15-7	0:55
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 # 25, Q9 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 # 26 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 # 28 Polte/Schoen, Germany 2-0
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Polte/Schoen	28, Q2	21-16, 21-16	0:41
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 # 29, Q6 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, Q13 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Ces/Dugrip	4	21-18, 26-24	0:48
Lead the series against # 31, Q17 Canet/Gagliano, France 1-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Canet/Gagliano	31, Q17	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 32, Q30 Hernandez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Hernandez/Mussa	32, Q30	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	1:02
Lead the series against # Q3 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/14/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Gold Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Gscheidle/Schnider	2	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # Q4 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