Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship presented by ConocoPhillips
June 26 - July 5, 2009
(28) Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland
 
Patrick Heuscher
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 22, 1976 (48 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 (53 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Stefan Kobel - 41st Martin Tschudi - 25th
2001 Did not play Markus Egger - 25th
2002 Stefan Kobel - 3rd Markus Egger - 25th
2003 Stefan Kobel - 5th Markus Egger - 17th
2004 Did not play Markus Egger - 5th
2005 Stefan Kobel - 3rd Paul Laciga - 13th
2006 Stefan Kobel - 17th Paul Laciga - 5th
2007 Sascha Heyer - 5th Patrick Heuscher - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 18 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 20 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 11 17th 0 US$0.00
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
Stavanger World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/27/2009 Pool D Brad Keenan / Nick Lucena, United States (21) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal171140.4120501
 17420.2860000
 210720.5000501
Sascha HeyerTotal211610.7142613
 113910.6151602
 28700.8751011
Mon, 6/29/2009 Pool D Pedro Cunha / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4) Won 21-14, 23-21 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal171220.5882315
 110810.7001201
 27410.4291114
Sascha HeyerTotal17940.2940134
 14220.0000024
 213720.3850110
Wed, 7/1/2009 Pool D Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (45) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal301850.43321024
 117920.4121621
 213930.4621403
Sascha HeyerTotal13700.5381403
 18400.5001301
 25300.6000102
Thu, 7/2/2009 Winner 1 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (13) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal281730.5002402
 116930.3751201
 212800.6671201
Sascha HeyerTotal6500.8331314
 13301.0000212
 23200.6671102
Fri, 7/3/2009 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (10) Lost 18-21, 22-24 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick HeuscherTotal271070.1112425
 1824-0.2501113
 219830.2631312
Sascha HeyerTotal201440.5001204
 112830.4170102
 28610.6251102
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Patrick Heuscher11968210.395826517
Sascha Heyer775190.545516518
Total196119300.45413421035
Opponents210107420.3101238630
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
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Stefan Kobel - 17th Paul Laciga - 2nd
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Sascha Heyer - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Sascha Heyer - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Jefferson Bellaguarda - 17th Sebastian Chevallier - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 7 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 28 9th 400 US$11,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
Total371110421411120 $260,050.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Patrick Heuscher Sascha Heyer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3001001100 $0.00 Olympic Games2000001100 $0.00
6000011400 $25,125.00 World Championships7010001400 $38,875.00
47123010161220 $238,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4802116181260 $193,725.00
72234313221240 $230,880.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open870230102121130 $173,027.50
2100010000 $2,750.00 Challenger3001002000 $2,100.00
10521011000 $9,425.00 Satellite8213002000 $5,465.00
1000001000 $750.00 Goodwill Games          
141979326422960 $507,180.00 Total1552681164538190 $413,192.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007FIVB1001102050100 $105,400.00 371669.8 %
2007FIVB C&S110000000000 $2,000.00 50100.0 %
2008FIVB900000050310 $44,400.00 162044.4 %
2009FIVB400000021100 $24,050.00 10758.8 %
TotalFIVB23011020121510 $173,850.00 634359.4 %
TotalFIVB C&S110000000000 $2,000.00 50100.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Patrick Heuscher  Sascha Heyer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1995FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           1996FIVB5000000221 $2,500.00
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
6000001203 $4,000.00 2000FIVB3000000003 $0.00
3210000000 $3,750.00 2000FIVB C&S3111000000 $3,050.00
11000134300 $30,375.00 2001FIVB9000002151 $12,625.00
1010000000 $1,300.00 2001FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,000.00
10001006210 $21,805.00 2002FIVB9010011420 $22,152.50
1001000000 $750.00 2002FIVB C&S          
9002033100 $43,500.00 2003FIVB10010041400 $40,500.00
1100000000 $1,500.00 2003FIVB C&S1001000000 $750.00
11132131000 $75,750.00 2004FIVB13011036200 $51,300.00
11101043200 $64,875.00 2005FIVB10010116010 $54,225.00
1100000000 $1,700.00 2005FIVB C&S          
8100123100 $45,175.00 2006FIVB10000014410 $26,300.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 2006FIVB C&S          
10011025100 $52,700.00 2007FIVB10011025100 $52,700.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 2007FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,000.00
9000005310 $22,200.00 2008FIVB9000005310 $22,200.00
4000003100 $12,025.00 2009FIVB4000003100 $12,025.00
1099683193517210 $385,430.00 TotalTotal12126611237241320 $306,942.50
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%
2008-200931 73.8% 5 11.9% 6 14.3% 36-6 85.7% 4 11.1% 7 19.4% 25 69.4% 4-32 11.1% 31-25 55.4% 9-13 40.9% 20 42-38 52.5%
Against the Field23 62.2% 5 13.5% 9 24.3% 28-9 75.7% 6 14.3% 8 19.0% 28 66.7% 6-36 14.3% 46-52 46.9% 22-34 39.3% 11 35-44 44.3%
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
Total001034200131342110119372
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer lead the series against the field 24-23 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
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
Series tied with # 4 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 28 Cunha/Solberg 4 21-14, 23-21 0:41
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Cunha/Solberg 5 Heuscher/Heyer 20 21-18, 22-20 0:43
Lead the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 5 Heuscher/Heyer 12 26-28, 22-20, 15-13 1:05
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 22, Q2 Klemperer/Koreng 6 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-2
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Heuscher/Heyer 9 21-19, 21-13 0:47
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 10 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-5
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 10 Heuscher/Heyer 28 21-18, 24-22 0:55
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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 28 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Heuscher/Heyer 18 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
6/10/07FIVBZagreb Open Gold Medal Kais/Vesik 16 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:04
Lead the series against # 21 Keenan/Lucena, United States 1-0
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 28 Keenan/Lucena 21 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 23 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Heuscher/Heyer 18 21-17, 22-20 0:42
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Heuscher/Heyer 20 29-31, 24-22, 15-12 1:15
Lead the series against # 24 Gosch/Horst, Austria 4-1
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 20 Gosch/Horst 19 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:56
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Lucky Loser Gosch/Horst 24 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-11, 21-19 0:39
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 # 26 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 # 29 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 # 30 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Lario/Mesa 19 24-22, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 31 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 21 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Trail the series against # 33 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23 Heuscher/Heyer 12 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 35 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Heyer 20 Henriquez/Mussa 29, Q7 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 45 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 28 Horrem/Maaseide 45 21-19, 21-17 0:47
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 # 46 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 9 Babich/Mykhaylov 26, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:41