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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006

(4) 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 The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/18-20/2006	Vaduz Satellite	1	1st	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2006	Poland Open	6	5th	360	US$10,000.00
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters	5	5th	360	€ 3,000.00
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/24/2006	Winner 2	Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (13)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:39
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 3	Tim Joosen / Dieter Melis, Belgium (12)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:52
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 4	Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (9)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:47
Sat, 8/26/2006	Semi-Finals	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2)	Lost 20-22, 17-21	0:50
Sat, 8/26/2006	Bronze Medal	Nikolas Berger / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (19)	Won 21-15, 21-11	0:37

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 29-18 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-3
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	22-20, 21-17	0:50
8/8/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-15, 21-18
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish 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
6/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	7	Klemperer/Schneider	6	21-18, 21-15	0:46
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
Lead the series against # 6 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Koreng/Matysik	4	23-21, 21-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-3
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	12	Heuscher/Kobel	5	14-21, 27-25, 15-13	1:00
6/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	7	Kais/Vesik	5	By Forfeit
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 # 8 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 2-0
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Babich/Nikolaev	7	21-16, 23-25, 15-7	1:02
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Babich/Nikolaev	28, Q11	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 6-1
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Heuscher/Kobel	4	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	21-15, 21-16	0:47
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	8	De Gruijter/Ronnes	25, Q1	21-17, 19-21, 24-22	1:03
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	De Gruijter/Ronnes	22	23-25, 21-17, 15-11	0:56
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	5	De Gruijter/Ronnes	19	21-15, 19-21, 15-7	0:55
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	21-17, 21-13	0:37
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Heuscher/Kobel	1	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:04
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	31, Q25	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 1-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Joosen/Melis	12	21-17, 21-18	0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Galli/Raffaelli	13	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-1
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Horrem/Pettersen	9	21-19, 16-21, 15-7	0:57
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 # 19 Berger/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Berger/Gartmayer	19	21-15, 21-11	0:37
Trail the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 3-7
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Laciga/Laciga	5	21-16, 21-11	0:32
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 6	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	2	By Forfeit
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-9, 21-15	0:35
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	4	14-21, 35-33, 15-11	0:58
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga		Heuscher/Kobel		21-19, 21-17	0:43
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-16, 21-18	0:38
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	17	21-18, 21-19	0:39
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Heuscher/Kobel	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	24-22, 15-21, 16-14	0:56
7/1/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	27-25, 26-24	0:46
Lead the series against # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 4-1
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	11	18-21, 28-26, 17-15	1:05
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Heuscher/Kobel	8	24-22, 26-24	0:52
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