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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Turkish Masters
May 17 - 21, 2006

(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 Alanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 1997	Did not play	Sascha Heyer - 41st
2003	Stefan Kobel - 5th	Patrick Heuscher - 5th
2005	Stefan Kobel - 3rd	Patrick Heuscher - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	3	2nd	180	€ 15,000.00
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

Turkish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/19/2006	Winner 1	Kandemir Bulent / Semih Gitak, Türkiye (14)	Won 21-10, 21-12	0:38
Fri, 5/19/2006	Winner 2	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (6)	Lost 18-21, 21-10, 13-15	1:12
Fri, 5/19/2006	Contender 2	Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (16)	Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:50
Sat, 5/20/2006	Contender 3	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:40
Sat, 5/20/2006	Contender 4	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (4)	Lost 22-24, 21-19, 8-15	1:07

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 24-8 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 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 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 # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Heuscher/Kobel	3	24-22, 19-21, 15-8	1:07
Trail the series against # 6 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	6	Heuscher/Kobel	3	21-18, 10-21, 15-13	1:12
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-0
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	27	21-15, 21-17	0:40
5/15/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	By Forfeit
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	30-28, 16-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-2
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Kais/Vesik	13	21-15, 21-12	0:40
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 3	Kais/Vesik	14	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-15, 21-17	0:31
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 # 14 Bulent/Gitak, Türkiye 1-0
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Bulent/Gitak	14	21-10, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Doppler/Gartmayer	16	19-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against 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
Series tied with 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 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 2-0
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	31, Q32	21-13, 21-14	0:37
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Heuscher/Kobel		Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger		21-19, 21-19	0:37