Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Montréal Open
July 12 - 16, 2006
(5) 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 Montréal Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Stefan Kobel - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 8 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 9 13th 240 US$6,500.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 7 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 5 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 6 7th 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 2 9th 160 US$6,000.00
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
Canada Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/13/2006 Winner 1 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (28, Q11) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Thu, 7/13/2006 Winner 2 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (12) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:48
Fri, 7/14/2006 Winner 3 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (4, Q1) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:02
Fri, 7/14/2006 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:48
Sat, 7/15/2006 Contender 6 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (7) Won 21-14, 18-21, 20-18 0:56
Sat, 7/15/2006 Semi-Finals Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 13-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:58
Sun, 7/16/2006 Bronze Medal Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (3) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 7-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 27-23 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 5-8
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 21-17, 21-18 0:48
6/11/06FIVBItalian Open Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 7 Rego/Santos 1 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Rego/Santos 2 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/23/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 22-20, 18-21, 15-9 0:58
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 2-5
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 21-13, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
6/11/06FIVBItalian Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 7 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:02
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Heuscher/Kobel 7 21-12, 21-18 0:40
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-15, 21-13 0:41
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 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-2
7/16/06FIVBCanada Open Bronze Medal Cunha/Neto 3 Heuscher/Kobel 5 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 1:00
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Cunha/Neto 25, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-3
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Insfran/Marques 4, Q1 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:02
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 5 Heuscher/Kobel 2 24-22, 19-21, 15-8 1:09
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
Trail the series against # 6 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-2
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 7 Heuscher/Kobel 5 21-18, 15-21, 15-9 0:55
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
Series tied with # 7 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Egger/Laciga 7 21-14, 18-21, 20-18 0:56
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Heuscher/Kobel 4 14-21, 24-22, 15-7 0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Heese/VanHuizen 23, Q1 21-16, 21-16 0:43
Series tied with # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Heuscher/Kobel 8 24-22, 26-24 0:52
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 27 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Wu/Xu 12 21-17, 21-15 0:48
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 19, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Ces/Dugrip 4 21-18, 26-24 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 4-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 23-25, 21-17, 15-11 0:56
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-15, 19-21, 15-7 0:55
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 # 24, Q5 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 26 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Herrera/Mesa 20 21-12, 21-16 0:40
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Babich/Nikolaev 28, Q11 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 9 21-15, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against Cloutier/Cote, Canada 1-0
8/16/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Cloutier/Cote 31 21-15, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # Q6 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