European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006
(5) 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: 16
Tournaments: 175
Career Wins: 12
Career CEV Wins: 2
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: 10
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 9
Career CEV Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$356,630.61
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725374157Money
CEV170430512200000 US$91,050.88
FIVB733363105165121252 US$572,660.00
FIVB C&S115210111000000 US$22,350.00
Overall10189103167197121252 US$686,060.88
Previous Lucerne Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Stefan Kobel - 2nd Patrick Heuscher - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 7 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 8 7th 400 US$11,200.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 5 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 8 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 9 13th 240 US$6,500.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 3 13th 180 € 1,300.00
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
Swiss Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 8/7/2006 Winner 1 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (12) Lost 21-14, 25-27, 13-15 1:00
Mon, 8/7/2006 Contender 1 Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (4) Won 23-21, 21-13 0:44
Mon, 8/7/2006 Contender 2 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (7) Won 21-16, 23-25, 15-7 1:02
Mon, 8/7/2006 Contender 3 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (11) Won 18-21, 28-26, 17-15 1:05
Tue, 8/8/2006 Contender 4 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (1) Lost 15-21, 18-21  
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 19-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
8/8/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 21-15, 21-18  
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Heuscher/Kobel 3 24-22, 19-21, 15-8 1:07
Lead the series against # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/10/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 7 Klemperer/Schneider 6 21-18, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Koreng/Matysik 4 23-21, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 2-0
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Babich/Nikolaev 7 21-16, 23-25, 15-7 1:02
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Babich/Nikolaev 28, Q11 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-1
8/28/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Gold Medal Herrera/Mesa 5 Heuscher/Kobel 3 17-21, 22-20, 15-12 1:00
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Herrera/Mesa 20 21-12, 21-16 0:40
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 21-18, 21-18 0:36
5/14/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Herrera/Mesa 7 22-24, 21-13, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 9 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 0-1
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 1 Benes/Benes 6 Heuscher/Kobel 3 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 4-1
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 18-21, 28-26, 17-15 1:05
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Heuscher/Kobel 8 24-22, 26-24 0:52
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 27 21-15, 21-17 0:40
5/15/05CEVTurkish Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 By Forfeit  
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 30-28, 16-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-3
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 12 Heuscher/Kobel 5 14-21, 27-25, 15-13 1:00
6/10/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 7 Kais/Vesik 5 By Forfeit  
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Kais/Vesik 13 21-15, 21-12 0:40
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 3 Kais/Vesik 14 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-15, 21-17 0:31
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 23-21 0:32
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Kais/Vesik 18 18-21, 28-26, 16-14 1:02
5/30/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 4 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Horrem/Pettersen 9 21-19, 16-21, 15-7 0:57
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Horrem/Pettersen 10 21-15, 21-16 0:43
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Horrem/Pettersen 24 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Kalinine/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Kalinine/Kolodinsky 14 Heuscher/Kobel 3 17-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:07
Lead the series against # 16 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-1
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 31, Q10 Heuscher/Kobel 9 16-21, 22-20, 20-18 1:11
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 7 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q3 21-18, 21-12 0:44
8/14/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 2 21-18, 21-16 0:39