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 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Kehrsiten
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 173
Career Wins: 11
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$624,834.39
Sascha Heyer
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1972 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 104 kg (229 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 183
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$534,068.41
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV132311501000 US$103,760.89
FIVB36011042141112 US$258,050.00
FIVB C&S11000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall50342192151112 US$363,810.89
Previous Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 9 9th 320 US$8,000.00
CEV 7/11-13/2008 European Championship 6 5th 480 € 5,500.00
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
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 2 4th 420 € 3,800.00
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
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters 10 5th 360 € 2,800.00
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
CEV 8/24-26/2007 European Championship 14 9th 320 € 3,000.00
Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/9/2008 Pool B Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (14) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal17810.4123531
 117810.4123531
 20000000
Sascha HeyerTotal292130.6212205
 1292130.6212205
 20000000
Mon, 8/11/2008 Pool B Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Lost 15-21, 10-21 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal6410.5000101
 16410.5000101
 20000000
Sascha HeyerTotal3814100.1050421
 13814100.1050421
 20000000
Wed, 8/13/2008 Pool B Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (23) Lost 17-21, 23-21, 13-15 1:03
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal161010.5637803
 1161010.5637803
 20000000
 30000000
Sascha HeyerTotal4924110.2651321
 14924110.2651321
 20000000
 30000000
Thu, 8/14/2008 Lucky Loser Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (24) Lost 11-21, 19-21 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal281450.3210712
 1281450.3210712
 20000000
Sascha HeyerTotal281060.1432212
 1281060.1432212
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick Heuscher673680.418102147
Sascha Heyer14469300.27151159
Total211105380.3181532916
Opponents196106320.378173378
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Martin Tschudi - 41st
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Stefan Kobel - 17th Markus Egger - 17th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Stefan Kobel - 5th Markus Egger - 17th
2004Olympic GamesAthens Stefan Kobel - 3rd Did not play
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Stefan Kobel - 17th Paul Laciga - 2nd
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Sascha Heyer - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2008Olympic GamesBeijing Sascha Heyer - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Sascha Heyer - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Jefferson Bellaguarda - 17th Sebastian Chevallier - 17th
2012Olympic GamesLondon Jefferson Bellaguarda - 9th Sebastian Chevallier - 9th
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships200000010100 $18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1600004070500 $132,900.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1701100261420 $107,150.00
Satellite110000000000 $2,000.00
Confederation Championship400003010000 $15,750.00
Total411110721511120 $275,800.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Patrick Heuscher Sascha Heyer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3001001100 $0.00 Olympic Games2000001100 $0.00
6000011400 $25,125.00 World Championships7010001401 $38,875.00
47123010161221 $238,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4802116181262 $193,725.00
72234313221249 $230,880.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open8702301021211317 $173,027.50
2100010000 $2,750.00 Challenger3001002000 $2,100.00
10521011000 $9,425.00 Satellite8213002000 $5,465.00
1000001000 $750.00 Goodwill Games          
13012163000 $36,987.50 Confederation Championship12121052100 $44,125.00
15498114324529610 $544,167.50 Total16738912147391920 $457,317.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007FIVB1001102050100 $105,400.00 371669.8 %
2007FIVB C&S110000000000 $2,000.00 50100.0 %
2007CEV210000010000 $14,050.00 9375.0 %
2008FIVB900000050310 $44,400.00 162044.4 %
2008CEV300012000000 $12,100.00 9756.3 %
TotalFIVB19011020100410 $149,800.00 533659.6 %
TotalFIVB C&S110000000000 $2,000.00 50100.0 %
TotalCEV510012010000 $26,150.00 181064.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Patrick Heuscher  Sascha Heyer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1995FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           1996FIVB5000000221 $2,500.00
           1996CEV1000100000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 1997FIVB5000000203 $1,850.00
4000000103 $850.00 1998FIVB3000000003 $0.00
2000020000 $1,000.00 1998FIVB C&S2000002000 $625.00
3000000003 $0.00 1999FIVB9000000018 $1,000.00
1000001000 $175.00 1999FIVB C&S3001002000 $1,140.00
2000011000 $281.25 1999CEV1000010000 $1,500.00
6000001203 $4,000.00 2000FIVB3000000003 $0.00
3210000000 $3,750.00 2000FIVB C&S3111000000 $3,050.00
2010010000 $4,275.00 2000CEV2010001000 $6,412.50
11000134300 $30,375.00 2001FIVB9000002151 $12,625.00
1010000000 $1,300.00 2001FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,000.00
1000001000 $2,325.00 2001CEV1100000000 $15,500.00
10001006210 $21,805.00 2002FIVB9010011420 $22,152.50
1001000000 $750.00 2002FIVB C&S          
1000010000 $1,187.50 2002CEV1000010000 $900.00
9002033100 $43,500.00 2003FIVB10010041400 $40,500.00
1100000000 $1,500.00 2003FIVB C&S1001000000 $750.00
2000011000 $3,000.00 2003CEV2101000000 $8,750.00
11132131000 $75,750.00 2004FIVB13011036200 $51,300.00
1001000000 $4,500.00 2004CEV2011000000 $8,500.00
11101043200 $64,875.00 2005FIVB10010116010 $54,225.00
1100000000 $1,700.00 2005FIVB C&S          
3021000000 $14,500.00 2005CEV3000003000 $2,600.00
8100123100 $45,175.00 2006FIVB10000014410 $26,300.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 2006FIVB C&S          
4001021000 $8,900.00 2006CEV          
10011025100 $52,700.00 2007FIVB10011025100 $52,700.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 2007FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,000.00
2100001000 $7,025.00 2007CEV2100001000 $7,025.00
9000005310 $22,200.00 2008FIVB9000005310 $22,200.00
3000120000 $6,050.00 2008CEV3000120000 $6,050.00
126109114273716210 $425,448.75 TotalTotal13558831639231320 $352,155.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall59 72.0% 10 12.2% 13 15.9% 69-13 84.1% 17 22.7% 14 18.7% 44 58.7% 17-58 22.7% 59-44 57.3% 27-27 50.0% 21 88-72 55.0%
2007-200832 71.1% 8 17.8% 5 11.1% 40-5 88.9% 12 27.9% 10 23.3% 21 48.8% 12-31 27.9% 32-21 60.4% 20-15 57.1% 10 53-36 59.6%
Against the Field13 44.8% 4 13.8% 12 41.4% 17-12 58.6% 10 21.7% 8 17.4% 28 60.9% 10-36 21.7% 26-54 32.5% 28-40 41.2% 01 27-48 36.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012010000000013
World Championships000060001200000072
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001027180011160000003934
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000016161110014133
Satellite000000003010001050
Confederation Championship0000420044000000128
Total0010382201353821101110580
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer trail the series against the field 32-36 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-4
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool B Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-15, 21-10 0:41
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Heuscher/Heyer 17 21-18, 21-18 0:57
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
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
Trail the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-4
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Heuscher/Heyer 9 21-19, 21-13 0:47
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Heuscher/Heyer 6 25-23, 14-21, 15-13 0:52
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Heuscher/Heyer 21 22-20, 16-21, 15-9 1:03
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 10 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 21-17, 23-21 0:40
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Heuscher/Heyer 14 21-11, 21-13 0:30
5/25/07FIVBItalian 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 1-7
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 12 Heuscher/Heyer 6 21-18, 21-11 0:43
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
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Heuscher/Heyer 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:53
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 # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/19/08FIVBParis 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
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 14 Heuscher/Heyer 22, Q2 21-14, 26-24 0:47
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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 12 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-3
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Herrera/Mesa 11 23-21, 23-21 0:47
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 Heuscher/Heyer 16 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:03
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Herrera/Mesa 5 Heuscher/Heyer 10 14-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:13
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 24 Heuscher/Heyer 7 24-22, 19-21, 15-12 1:13
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Herrera/Mesa 7 21-18, 21-19 0:53
6/30/07FIVBStavanger 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
6/10/07FIVBZagreb 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
8/9/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool B Heuscher/Heyer 11 Baracetti/Conde 14 21-13, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 9 Heuscher/Heyer 14 21-17, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 3-0
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 10 Doppler/Gartmayer 7 21-19, 21-19 0:42
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 # 17 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 # 18 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 22, Q2 Boersma/Ronnes 11 21-16, 21-18 0:44
7/8/07CEVSwiss Masters Gold Medal Heuscher/Heyer 13 Boersma/Ronnes 4 18-21, 21-17, 27-25 1:19
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Boersma/Ronnes 4 21-14, 21-19 0:40
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 # 19 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 # 20 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 2-1
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 2 Laciga/Schnider 7 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:59
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 # 23 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 3-2
8/13/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool B Plavins/Samoilovs 23 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-17, 21-23, 15-13 1:03
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
Lead the series against # 24 Gosch/Horst, Austria 4-1
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Lucky Loser Gosch/Horst 24 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-11, 21-19 0:39
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 2 Gosch/Horst 4 21-18, 21-19 0:47
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