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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004

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 Timmendorfer Strand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	4	3rd	288	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	4	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	2	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	6	2nd	324	US$18,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	6	5th	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	6	9th	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	2	9th	120	US$4,000.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		5th	120	€ 4,500.00
FIVB C&S	8/14-17/2003	Switzerland Satellite	2	1st	30	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	8	3rd	416	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	13	5th	324	US$11,500.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	16	5th	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	17	9th	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	20	3rd	240	US$12,000.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool F	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:47
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool F	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France	Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:53
Sat, 6/12/2004	Pool F	Mikhail Kouchnerev / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia	Won By Forfeit
Sat, 6/12/2004	Winner 1	Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal	Won 21-13, 21-10	0:32
Sat, 6/12/2004	Winner 2	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:36
Sun, 6/13/2004	Semi-Finals	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:51
Sun, 6/13/2004	Bronze Medal	David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:43

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 37-20 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 4-0
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Ahmann/Hager	26	21-17, 21-19	0:39
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Ahmann/Hager	25	21-14, 21-13	0:30
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
Lead the series against 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 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-3
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Berg/Dahl	14	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:48
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 Berger/Doppler, Austria 3-2
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
Series tied with Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Bosma/Herrera	12	Heuscher/Kobel	4	19-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:58
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Bosma/Herrera	18	21-17, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel		Brink/Schneider		21-17, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel		Brizida/Pedrosa		21-13, 21-10	0:32
Lead the series against Canet/Hamel, France 3-0
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel		Canet/Hamel		16-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:53
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Canet/Hamel	19	21-13, 21-12	0:37
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 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Ces/Salvetti	29	21-18, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Heuscher/Kobel		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		21-14, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-1
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Heuscher/Kobel	2	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:55
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	17	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-4
6/13/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Heuscher/Kobel		21-16, 21-18	0:51
3/20/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	By Forfeit
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-15	0:38
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
Lead the series against Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 4-2
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Egger/Heyer	13	21-16, 22-20	0:39
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Egger/Heyer		Heuscher/Kobel		21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:59
8/17/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Egger/Heyer	3	21-14, 23-21	0:39
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 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Heuscher/Kobel		Grinbergs/Stals		22-20, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 5-3
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	20	21-14, 19-21, 15-11	0:53
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud		Heuscher/Kobel		21-15, 21-18	0:54
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
Lead the series against Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 3-2
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel		Horrem/Maaseide		21-15, 21-14	0:36
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Horrem/Maaseide	13	21-15, 21-11	0:32
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 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Series tied with Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-1
6/13/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel		Klemperer/Rademacher		21-16, 21-18	0:43
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool H	Klemperer/Rademacher	25	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-14, 15-21, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 2-1
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel		Kouchnerev/Sayfulin		By Forfeit
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