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European Championship Tour
€ 90,000 European Championships
August 30 - September 1, 2002

(6) 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:

175

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$627,165.63

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:

103

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (4 times)

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 Basel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/15-18/2002	Swiss Satellite	2	3rd	24	US$1,500.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	13	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	9	9th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	13	25th	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	14	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	6	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	13	3rd	240	US$11,940.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	8	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	8	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	11	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/12-16/2001	Spain Open	14	5th	216	US$9,000.00
CEV	9/7-9/2001	European Championships	5	9th	80	€ 4,650.00
FIVB	8/29-9/4/2001	Goodwill Games	11	13th	0	US$1,500.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/30/2002	Winner 2	Maurizio Pimponi / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (11)	Won 21-18, 21-10	0:37
Sat, 8/31/2002	Winner 3	Fabio Diez / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (14)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:45
Sat, 8/31/2002	Winner 4	Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (2)	Lost 15-21, 15-21	0:39
Sat, 8/31/2002	Contender 5	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (4)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 22-16 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	24-22, 15-21, 16-14	0:56
7/1/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	27-25, 26-24	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Berger/Doppler	2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-15, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	30	Heuscher/Kobel	14	20-22, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Horrem/Maaseide	27	21-12, 21-17	0:36
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	25	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-16, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 4-2
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-17, 21-19	0:37
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	25-23, 21-19	0:46
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	21-15, 21-15	0:35
8/11/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	21-13, 34-32	0:39
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Heuscher/Kobel	8	24-26, 21-18, 15-12	1:05
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
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
Trail the series against # 7 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-3
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Berg/Dahl	16	Heuscher/Kobel	9	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	20	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-17, 13-21, 15-13	0:51
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Berg/Dahl	14	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-14, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Egger/Heyer	20	21-14, 21-19	0:39
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Egger/Heyer	19	21-17, 21-14	0:35
9/8/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Egger/Heyer	20	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-19, 11-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 4-0
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	11	21-18, 21-10	0:37
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Pimponi/Raffaelli	9	21-15, 21-18	0:42
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-15, 21-14	0:32
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	10	15-2	0:20
Lead the series against # 12 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Canet/Hamel	22	16-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-1
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	14	21-18, 21-13	0:45
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	29, Q7	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Backer/Ronnes	33	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22, Q4	22-20, 21-18	0:42
Series tied with # 18 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-1
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Bosma/Cotrino	22	Heuscher/Kobel	11	14-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:45
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Bosma/Cotrino	22, Q2	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
Series tied with # 19 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	22	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-19, 17-21, 15-11	1:03
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30	21-13, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool L	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	35	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 23 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 0-1
9/8/01	CEV	European Championships	Contender 3	Grinbergs/Krumins	12	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Ahmann/Hager	9	21-14, 21-13	0:36
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Ahmann/Hager	18	21-15, 21-14	0:37