European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008
(6) 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: 175
Career Wins: 12
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$627,165.63
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: 183
Career Wins: 6
Career CEV Wins: 4
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 Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 1 Oleksiy Klyamar / Andrii Kutsmus, Ukraine (27) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (11) Won 23-21, 23-21 0:47
Sat, 7/12/2008 Winner 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (3) Lost 23-25, 21-14, 13-15 0:52
Sat, 7/12/2008 Contender 4 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (16) Won 20-22, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
Sat, 7/12/2008 Contender 5 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (28) Won 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:59
Sat, 7/12/2008 Contender 6 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (12) Lost 18-21, 11-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer lead the series against the field 30-23 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 1-1
5/25/08CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Matysik/Uhmann 1 Heuscher/Heyer 2 23-21, 21-14 0:48
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Matysik/Uhmann 6 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-3
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
Lead the series against # 4 Gosch/Horst, Austria 4-0
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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
5/25/08CEVSwiss Masters Bronze Medal Fijalek/Prudel 11 Heuscher/Heyer 2 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 1:15
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Heuscher/Heyer 2 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
Series tied with # 11 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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 14 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 1:04
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Hoyer/Soderberg 16 20-22, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 21 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q19 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Corneliussen/Mayland, Denmark 1-0
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Corneliussen/Mayland 19 14-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 24 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 2 Litva/Varga 15, Q10 21-14, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 25 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 27 Klyamar/Kutsmus, Ukraine 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Klyamar/Kutsmus 27 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 28 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 5 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Benes/Kubala 28 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:59
Series tied with # 29 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