Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam
June 10 - 15, 2008
(21) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Stefan Kobel - 57th Martin Fluckiger - 37th
1999 Did not play Martin Tschudi - 57th
2001 Stefan Kobel - 4th Markus Egger - 33rd
2002 Stefan Kobel - 9th Markus Egger - 17th
2003 Stefan Kobel - 9th Markus Egger - 17th
2004 Stefan Kobel - 5th Markus Egger - 9th
2005 Stefan Kobel - 17th Paul Laciga - 2nd
2007 Sascha Heyer - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 7 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 16 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 14 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 12 9th 240 US$5,500.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/12/2008 Pool E Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (12) Lost 16-21, 21-15, 10-15 0:54
Thu, 6/12/2008 Pool E Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (5) Lost 20-22, 21-16, 9-15 1:03
Fri, 6/13/2008 Pool E Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (28, Q19) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Fri, 6/13/2008 Winner 1 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (16) Won 22-20, 21-12 0:40
Sat, 6/14/2008 Winner 2 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2) Lost 8-21, 18-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer lead the series against the field 40-26 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Heuscher/Heyer 16 21-14, 21-15 0:43
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Heuscher/Heyer 12 21-13, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-5
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Heuscher/Heyer 21 21-8, 21-18 0:37
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Heuscher/Heyer 14 21-15, 21-13 0:39
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 # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-0
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Rego/Santos 1 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:55
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Rego/Santos 1 13-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:59
Lead the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Heuscher/Heyer 21 22-20, 16-21, 15-9 1:03
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 19-21, 29-27, 17-15 1:09
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-4
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Araujo/Magalhaes 12 Heuscher/Heyer 21 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 0:54
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-18, 21-23, 15-6 1:01
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
Lead the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Laciga/Schnider 15 Heuscher/Heyer 14 21-19, 21-17 0:44
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Laciga/Schnider 16 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 16 Lione/Varnier, Italy 4-0
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 21 Lione/Varnier 16 22-20, 21-12 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 17 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-2
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 Heuscher/Heyer 16 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:03
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
Trail the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/10/07FIVBZagreb Open Gold Medal Kais/Vesik 16 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:04
Lead the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 30 Heuscher/Heyer 6 21-18, 22-20 0:44
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 19-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 22, Q7 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
Lead the series against # 26 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Gosch/Horst 19 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:04
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
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 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 # 28, Q19 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 21 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q19 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 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 # 30, Q8 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-1
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 23 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-17, 23-21 0:48
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:52
Trail the series against # Q10 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 # Q11 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Horrem/Maaseide 27 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 1:05
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Horrem/Maaseide 24 21-17, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # Q13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q15 Metzger/Williams, United States 2-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 16 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 21-18, 21-18 0:44
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 # Q18 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Kubala/Pavlas 26, Q7 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q22 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Heuscher/Heyer 7 Leinemann/VanHuizen 31 22-20, 21-11 0:44
Lead the series against # Q32 Bockermann/Gotz, Germany 1-0
8/12/07FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Gold Medal Heuscher/Heyer 1 Bockermann/Gotz 10, Q1 21-14, 21-17 0:39