European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 European Championship Final
September 16 - 19, 2009
(3) 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: 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 (53 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 Sochi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Sascha Heyer - 3rd Patrick Heuscher - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 9/9-13/2009 English Masters 4 2nd 540 € 7,500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 6 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 5 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 14 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$6,600.00
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
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters 3 2nd 540 € 7,500.00
CEV 6/3-7/2009 Austrian Masters 1 5th 360 € 2,000.00
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
CEV 5/6-10/2009 Spanish Masters 3 1st 600 € 8,500.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 20 13th 180 US$4,250.00
CEV 9/19-21/2008 Russian Masters Final 4 3rd 960 € 6,400.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool C Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (11) Won 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 1:04
Thu, 9/17/2009 Pool C Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (14) Lost 21-19, 11-21, 11-15 0:56
Thu, 9/17/2009 Pool C Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (6) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Fri, 9/18/2009 Winner 1 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:45
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 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          
13012163000 $36,987.50 Confederation Championship12121052100 $44,125.00
1549811432452960 $544,167.50 Total1673891214739190 $457,317.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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 %
2008CEV501112000000 $26,000.00 17965.4 %
2009FIVB1000002141200 $75,450.00 261859.1 %
2009CEV512002000000 $28,000.00 19773.1 %
TotalFIVB29011041141610 $225,250.00 795459.4 %
TotalFIVB C&S110000000000 $2,000.00 50100.0 %
TotalCEV1223114010000 $68,050.00 451970.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Patrick Heuscher  Sascha Heyer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
3010011000 $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
5011120000 $13,000.00 2008CEV5011120000 $13,000.00
10000035200 $37,725.00 2009FIVB10000035200 $37,725.00
5120020000 $14,000.00 2009CEV5120020000 $14,000.00
1441113124324218210 $484,123.75 TotalTotal152611932144251320 $410,830.00
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
Overall27 67.5% 7 17.5% 6 15.0% 34-6 85.0% 14 48.3% 4 13.8% 11 37.9% 14-15 48.3% 27-11 71.1% 21-10 67.7% 00 48-21 69.6%
2008-200922 68.8% 6 18.8% 4 12.5% 28-4 87.5% 8 40.0% 4 20.0% 8 40.0% 8-12 40.0% 22-8 73.3% 14-8 63.6% 00 36-16 69.2%
Against the Field11 57.9% 5 26.3% 3 15.8% 16-3 84.2% 4 28.6% 3 21.4% 7 50.0% 4-10 28.6% 22-14 61.1% 18-12 60.0% 00 20-13 60.6%
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 lead the series against the field 28-20 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 2-2
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 1 Heuscher/Heyer 3 21-15, 21-15 0:45
9/12/09CEVEnglish Masters Semi-Finals Heuscher/Heyer 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 22-20, 17-21, 15-9 0:55
6/21/09CEVGerman Masters Gold Medal Brink/Reckermann 1 Heuscher/Heyer 3 21-16, 26-28, 15-13 1:24
5/10/09CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Heuscher/Heyer 3 Brink/Reckermann 8 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 1:08
Trail the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
9/13/09CEVEnglish Masters Gold Medal Gavira/Herrera 3 Heuscher/Heyer 4 21-16, 21-14 0:40
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 8 Heuscher/Heyer 1 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 4 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 4-3
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 9 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-16, 21-19 0:50
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 3 Heuscher/Heyer 3 Klemperer/Koreng 2 21-15, 21-18 0:44
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Contender 4 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Heuscher/Heyer 1 21-19, 21-17 0:54
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 5 Heuscher/Heyer 12 26-28, 22-20, 15-13 1:05
9/20/08CEVRussian Masters Final Semi-Finals Klemperer/Koreng 3 Heuscher/Heyer 4 21-19, 21-17 0:39
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Semi-Finals Heuscher/Heyer 4 Klemperer/Koreng 3 21-19, 21-11 0:43
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 22, Q2 Klemperer/Koreng 6 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-2
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Heuscher/Heyer 3 Kais/Vesik 6 21-16, 21-19 0:39
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Semi-Finals Heuscher/Heyer 3 Kais/Vesik 8 25-23, 21-15 0:43
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Heuscher/Heyer 18 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Heuscher/Heyer 3 Kais/Vesik 12 23-21, 21-18 0:43
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Kais/Vesik 13 21-18, 21-15 0:38
6/10/07FIVBZagreb Open Gold Medal Kais/Vesik 16 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:04
Lead the series against # 7 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
9/12/09CEVEnglish Masters Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Benes/Kubala 7 21-12, 21-19 0:35
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 5 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Benes/Kubala 28 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:59
Lead the series against # 8 Gosch/Horst, Austria 6-1
9/12/09CEVEnglish Masters Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Gosch/Horst 6 27-25, 21-19 0:50
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
5/24/08CEVSwiss 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
Series tied with # 9 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 # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-2
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 3 Fijalek/Prudel 6 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:51
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
Lead the series against # 11 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 3-0
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Heuscher/Heyer 3 Dugrip/Salvetti 11 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 1:04
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Dugrip/Salvetti 10 21-16, 19-21, 19-17 0:54
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 3 Dugrip/Salvetti 14, Q8 17-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 2-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-15, 13-7 Retired 0:36
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 3 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 21-12, 26-24 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 12, Q5 21-18, 18-21, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-7
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Heuscher/Heyer 3 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:56
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 Heuscher/Heyer 9 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Heuscher/Heyer 4 21-13, 21-18 0:41
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