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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 22, 2008

(11) 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:

Tournaments:

141

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

155

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$413,192.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	36	0	1	1	0	4	2	14	1	11	2	US$258,050.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,000.00
Overall	37	1	1	1	0	4	2	14	1	11	2	US$260,050.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	9	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	17	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	22, Q2	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	21	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/9/2008

Pool B

Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (14)

Won 21-13, 21-17

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Patrick Heuscher	Total	17	8	1	0.412	3	5	3	1
	1	17	8	1	0.412	3	5	3	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sascha Heyer	Total	29	21	3	0.621	2	2	0	5
	1	29	21	3	0.621	2	2	0	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/11/2008

Pool B

Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2)

Lost 15-21, 10-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Patrick Heuscher	Total	6	4	1	0.500	0	1	0	1
	1	6	4	1	0.500	0	1	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sascha Heyer	Total	38	14	10	0.105	0	4	2	1
	1	38	14	10	0.105	0	4	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/13/2008

Pool B

Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (23)

Lost 17-21, 23-21, 13-15

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Patrick Heuscher	Total	16	10	1	0.563	7	8	0	3
	1	16	10	1	0.563	7	8	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sascha Heyer	Total	49	24	11	0.265	1	3	2	1
	1	49	24	11	0.265	1	3	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Lucky Loser

Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (24)

Lost 11-21, 19-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Patrick Heuscher	Total	28	14	5	0.321	0	7	1	2
	1	28	14	5	0.321	0	7	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sascha Heyer	Total	28	10	6	0.143	2	2	1	2
	1	28	10	6	0.143	2	2	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Patrick Heuscher	67	36	8	0.418	10	21	4	7
Sascha Heyer	144	69	30	0.271	5	11	5	9
Total	211	105	38	0.318	15	32	9	16
Opponents	196	106	32	0.378	17	33	7	8

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Did not play	Martin Tschudi - 41st
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Stefan Kobel - 17th	Markus Egger - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Stefan Kobel - 5th	Markus Egger - 17th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Stefan Kobel - 3rd	Did not play
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Stefan Kobel - 17th	Paul Laciga - 2nd
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Sascha Heyer - 17th	Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Sascha Heyer - 9th	Patrick Heuscher - 9th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Jefferson Bellaguarda - 17th	Sebastian Chevallier - 17th
2012	Olympic Games	London	Jefferson Bellaguarda - 9th	Sebastian Chevallier - 9th

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer trail the series against the field 24-30 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 3-2
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	1	Heuscher/Heyer	6	24-22, 21-11	0:37
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	Heuscher/Heyer	11	15-21, 21-16, 15-10	1:01
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Heuscher/Heyer	5	Wu/Xu	12	21-23, 24-22, 15-9	1:02
6/9/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Wu/Xu	3	21-18, 23-21	0:47
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Heuscher/Heyer	8	Wu/Xu	5	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-4
8/11/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool B	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-15, 21-10	0:41
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Heuscher/Heyer	17	21-18, 21-18	0:57
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Heuscher/Heyer	16	21-14, 21-15	0:43
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Heuscher/Heyer	12	21-13, 22-20	0:43
Lead the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-0
6/9/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Rego/Santos	1	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:55
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Heyer	8	Rego/Santos	1	13-21, 21-18, 18-16	0:59
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-4
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Araujo/Magalhaes	12	Heuscher/Heyer	21	21-16, 15-21, 15-10	0:54
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	14	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-18, 21-23, 15-6	1:01
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Heuscher/Heyer	5	21-19, 21-16	0:47
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Araujo/Magalhaes	13	Heuscher/Heyer	4	21-18, 26-24	1:00
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Heuscher/Heyer	8	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:01
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-2
7/26/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Heuscher/Heyer	9	21-19, 21-13	0:47
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Heuscher/Heyer	21	22-20, 16-21, 15-9	1:03
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	19-21, 29-27, 17-15	1:09
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-5
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Heuscher/Heyer	21	21-8, 21-18	0:37
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Heuscher/Heyer	14	21-15, 21-13	0:39
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Heuscher/Heyer	7	21-19, 23-21	0:43
6/23/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-12, 21-16	0:42
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Brink/Dieckmann	6	21-19, 21-15	0:44
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	21-18, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	22, Q2	Klemperer/Koreng	6	21-17, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-3
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	14	Heuscher/Heyer	22, Q2	21-14, 26-24	0:47
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-19, 14-21, 15-10	0:56
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	7	Heuscher/Heyer	4	21-9, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
5/5/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Heyer	8	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	17	21-19, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/9/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Schacht/Slack	18	20-22, 21-14, 15-10	1:06
Trail the series against # 12 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-2
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	18	Heuscher/Heyer	16	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:03
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	24	Heuscher/Heyer	7	24-22, 19-21, 15-12	1:13
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	4	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-19, 23-21	0:45
Trail the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/10/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Gold Medal	Kais/Vesik	16	Heuscher/Heyer	7	21-19, 17-21, 17-15	1:04
Lead the series against # 14 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
8/9/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool B	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Baracetti/Conde	14	21-13, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-0
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Heuscher/Heyer	4	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Heuscher/Heyer	6	Doppler/Gartmayer	13	19-21, 21-14, 15-4	0:52
Series tied with # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	30	Heuscher/Heyer	6	21-18, 22-20	0:44
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	19-21, 24-22, 15-11	0:56
Series tied with # 18 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	22, Q2	Boersma/Ronnes	11	21-16, 21-18	0:44
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Boersma/Ronnes	27, Q8	Heuscher/Heyer	6	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 19 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	Heuscher/Heyer	7	12-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
Series tied with # 20 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 4	Laciga/Schnider	15	Heuscher/Heyer	14	21-19, 21-17	0:44
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 3	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Laciga/Schnider	16	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 23 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 3-2
8/13/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool B	Plavins/Samoilovs	23	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-17, 21-23, 15-13	1:03
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	12	Plavins/Samoilovs	21, Q2	21-19, 23-25, 15-10	0:56
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q1	Heuscher/Heyer	7	21-16, 21-15	0:35
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	4	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q5	21-14, 22-20	0:40
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Plavins/Samoilovs	22, Q9	21-11, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-1
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Gosch/Horst	24	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-11, 21-19	0:39
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	14	Gosch/Horst	19	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:04
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	Gosch/Horst	11	18-21, 21-13, 17-15	1:04
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool T	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Gosch/Horst	18	24-22, 21-18	0:46