Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 14 - 19, 2009
(13) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Did not play Martin Tschudi - 37th
2008 Sascha Heyer - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 9 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 28 9th 400 US$11,000.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool D Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (20, Q2) Lost 18-21, 34-36 1:00
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool D Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (29, Q20) Won 21-17, 21-9 0:36
Fri, 7/17/2009 Pool D Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4) Lost 15-21, 26-24, 16-18 1:10
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 1 Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (17) Won 21-15, 13-7 Retired 0:36
Sat, 7/18/2009 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (2) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer lead the series against the field 24-18 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Marques 2 Heuscher/Heyer 13 21-17, 21-15 0:38
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 Insfran/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Insfran/Solberg 4 Heuscher/Heyer 13 21-15, 24-26, 18-16 1:10
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-1
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 9 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-16, 21-19 0:50
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 # 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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Heyer 9 Ces/Ces 8 21-13, 21-11 0:36
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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 17 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 1-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-15, 13-7 Retired 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 20, Q2 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Lario/Mesa 20, Q2 Heuscher/Heyer 13 21-18, 36-34 1:00
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Lario/Mesa 19 24-22, 21-14 0:44
Trail the series against # 26 "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 # 27, Q6 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 # 29, Q20 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 29, Q20 21-17, 21-9 0:36
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 21 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # Q9 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 28 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q17 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Heyer 9 Doppler/Mellitzer 25 21-10, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q29 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Heuscher/Heyer 17 Karasev/Zaitsev 32, Q23 21-13, 21-15 0:40