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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005

(3) 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 Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

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
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	9	2nd	90	€ 8,150.00
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
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 2	Adrian Caravano / Olivier Conte, France (14)	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:47
Sat, 8/27/2005	Winner 3	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (6)	Lost 17-21, 12-21	0:40
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 3	Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Ukraine (17)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:33
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 4	Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (7)	Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-10	0:49
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 5	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1)	Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-11	0:56
Sun, 8/28/2005	Semi-Finals	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (6)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:44
Sun, 8/28/2005	Gold Medal	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (5)	Lost 21-17, 20-22, 12-15	1:00

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 29-15 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 3-2
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Egger/Laciga	1	20-22, 21-19, 15-11	0:56
8/9/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Egger/Laciga	1	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	0:55
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Egger/Laciga	1	21-17, 21-16	0:36
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Heuscher/Kobel	4	14-21, 24-22, 15-7	0:51
5/15/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Semi-Finals	Egger/Laciga	8	Heuscher/Kobel	3	21-17, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 5-4
8/9/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Gold Medal	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	21-18, 21-19	0:45
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	13	Heuscher/Kobel	4	15-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:53
7/30/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	21-18, 21-16	0:40
6/24/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	7	Heuscher/Kobel	9	21-16, 21-15	0:40
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	3	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:46
7/17/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	24-22, 29-27	0:55
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
Lead the series against # 4 Canet/Hamel, France 4-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	23-21, 21-15	0:40
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 # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-1
8/28/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Herrera/Mesa	5	Heuscher/Kobel	3	17-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:00
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
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Herrera/Mesa	7	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 5-8
8/28/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	21-19, 21-17	0:44
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Heuscher/Kobel	3	21-17, 21-12	0:40
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	By Forfeit
7/3/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	By Forfeit	0:10
9/26/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Heuscher/Kobel	3	21-18, 19-21, 15-9	1:00
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	By Forfeit
6/20/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Gold Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	21-18, 27-25	0:54
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-16, 21-18	0:38
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 # 7 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Arkaev/Barsuk	7	21-11, 18-21, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # 14 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Caravano/Conte	14	21-16, 22-20	0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Dyachenko/Kulinich	17	21-18, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 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
Lead the series against # 23 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	8	21-13, 21-10	0:35