Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 21 - 26, 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Did not play Martin Walser - 37th
1997 Did not play Markus Egger - 17th
1998 Stefan Kobel - 17th Did not play
1999 Did not play Martin Tschudi - 41st
2000 Stefan Kobel - 17th Martin Walser - 41st
2001 Stefan Kobel - 9th Markus Egger - 9th
2002 Stefan Kobel - 17th Markus Egger - 25th
2003 Stefan Kobel - 5th Markus Egger - 9th
2004 Stefan Kobel - 2nd Markus Egger - 9th
2006 Did not play Paul Laciga - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 2 Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (20) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:48
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer trail the series against the field 21-24 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 9 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 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Heuscher/Heyer 13 21-16, 21-15 0:40
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 # 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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 9 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 # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 Heuscher/Heyer 9 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 16 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
Trail the series against # 18 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 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Redmann/VanHuizen 20 22-20, 21-17 0:48
Series tied with # 21 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
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24 "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 # 25 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 # 26 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 # 29 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 # 37, Q4 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 # 40, Q13 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
Lead the series against # 46, Q6 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 Barbosa/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Barbosa/Ferreira 27, Q17 21-14, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Heyer 9 Erdmann/Matysik 24 27-25, 27-25 0:57
Trail the series against 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 # Q18 Spijkers/van de Sande, Netherlands 1-0
8/11/07FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Winner 3 Heuscher/Heyer 1 Spijkers/van de Sande 12, Q7 21-9, 21-16 0:34