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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Russian Masters
June 15 - 18, 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 Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Stefan Kobel - 2nd	Patrick Heuscher - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	3	5th	360	€ 3,000.00
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
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

Russian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/16/2006	Winner 1	Leonid Kalinine / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (14)	Lost 21-17, 19-21, 20-22	1:07
Fri, 6/16/2006	Contender 1	Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic (6)	Lost 21-18, 16-21, 12-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 9-5 (Lead 5 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
Series tied with # 2 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	21	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-16, 21-18	0:36
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 # 5 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	7	Klemperer/Schneider	6	21-18, 21-15	0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 0-1
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Benes/Benes	6	Heuscher/Kobel	3	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 12 Canet/Gagliano, France 1-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Canet/Gagliano	31, Q17	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Kalinine/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Kalinine/Kolodinsky	14	Heuscher/Kobel	3	17-21, 21-19, 22-20	1:07
Lead the series against # 15 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
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