Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Adelaide Australia Open
March 25 - 30, 2008
(12) Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, 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: 141
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$507,180.00
Sascha Heyer
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 104 kg (229 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 155
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$413,192.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB36011042141112 US$258,050.00
FIVB C&S11000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall37111042141112 US$260,050.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 7 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/9-12/2007 Vaduz Satellite 1 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 7 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 5 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 11 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 7 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 8 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
Adelaide Australia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 1 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (21, Q2) Won 21-19, 23-25, 15-10 0:56
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 2 Stein Metzger / Mark Williams, United States (28) Won 21-18, 20-22, 18-16 1:03
Fri, 3/28/2008 Winner 3 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 12-15 1:03
Fri, 3/28/2008 Contender 4 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Lost 13-21, 20-22 0:43
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer lead the series against the field 28-16 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-2
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:56
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 7 Heuscher/Heyer 4 21-9, 19-21, 15-12 0:52
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Heyer 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 17 21-19, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Heuscher/Heyer 12 21-13, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Heuscher/Heyer 5 21-19, 21-16 0:47
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Araujo/Magalhaes 13 Heuscher/Heyer 4 21-18, 26-24 1:00
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Heuscher/Heyer 8 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # 4 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 4 Heuscher/Heyer 12 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:03
Lead the series against # 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 11 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # 6 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Heyer 7 Schacht/Slack 18 20-22, 21-14, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # 7 Wu/Xu, China 3-2
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 24-22, 21-11 0:37
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Heuscher/Heyer 11 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:01
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Wu/Xu 12 21-23, 24-22, 15-9 1:02
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Wu/Xu 3 21-18, 23-21 0:47
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Wu/Xu 5 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 19-21, 29-27, 17-15 1:09
Lead the series against # 11 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 4 Doppler/Gartmayer 20 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Doppler/Gartmayer 13 19-21, 21-14, 15-4 0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Gosch/Horst 11 18-21, 21-13, 17-15 1:04
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Heuscher/Heyer 7 Gosch/Horst 18 24-22, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 14 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-3
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 23-21 0:43
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-12, 21-16 0:42
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-19, 21-15 0:44
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Laciga/Schnider 16 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 17 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Heuscher/Heyer 6 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 20 Li/Zhou, China 2-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Li/Zhou 22 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Li/Zhou 24, Q14 21-17, 25-23 0:44
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 3-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Plavins/Samoilovs 21, Q2 21-19, 23-25, 15-10 0:56
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q1 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-16, 21-15 0:35
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 21-14, 22-20 0:40
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 21-11, 21-17 0:36
Series tied with # 22 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 24 Heuscher/Heyer 7 24-22, 19-21, 15-12 1:13
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-19, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 23 Lione/Varnier, Italy 3-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Lione/Varnier 27 21-16, 21-12 0:33
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Lione/Varnier 21 21-13, 21-16 0:38
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Lione/Varnier 15 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Lochhead/Pitman 27 23-21, 21-17 0:43
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 4 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q6 21-13, 21-16 0:34
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Heuscher/Heyer 7 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 28 Metzger/Williams, United States 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Metzger/Williams 28 21-18, 20-22, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against # Q4 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # Q20 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 21-11, 21-15 0:34