Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(7) Sascha Heyer/Paul Laciga, Switzerland
 
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
Paul Laciga
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 24, 1970 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Bern
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$599,960.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB200101204642 US$161,050.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 6 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 6 13th 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 8 2nd 900 US$45,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 9 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 13 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 7 9th 160 US$6,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 1 Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (26, Q17) Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (23) Won 23-21, 21-14 0:40
Fri, 7/29/2005 Winner 3 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:54
Fri, 7/29/2005 Winner 4 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3) Won 23-25, 21-14, 15-13 1:10
Sat, 7/30/2005 Semi-Finals Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (5) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 20-22 1:00
Sun, 7/31/2005 Bronze Medal Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (4) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Heyer/Laciga lead the series against the field 22-11 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/26/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Heyer/Laciga 8 22-20, 21-12 0:42
Series tied with # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Heyer/Laciga 7 Rego/Santos 2 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:54
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 1 Heyer/Laciga 13 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Heyer/Laciga 7 Insfran/Marques 3 23-25, 21-14, 15-13 1:10
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 5 Heyer/Laciga 9 21-17, 14-8 Retired 0:37
Lead the series against # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-1
7/31/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Schneider 4 Heyer/Laciga 7 21-17, 21-17 0:43
6/26/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Semi-Finals Heyer/Laciga 8 Brink/Schneider 13 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 1:09
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Heyer/Laciga 13 Brink/Schneider 22 22-20, 21-16 0:42
Series tied with # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-2
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 5 Heyer/Laciga 7 19-21, 21-17, 22-20 1:00
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Heyer/Laciga 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 0:47
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Heyer/Laciga 8 Heuscher/Kobel 9 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:39
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Heyer/Laciga 9 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-15, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 8 Heyer/Laciga 9 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Kais/Vesik 17 Heyer/Laciga 8 21-17, 23-25, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 7 Heyer/Laciga 8 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 31 21-14, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 9 Berger/Doppler 24 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 18 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Conde/Salema 15 Heyer/Laciga 7 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
Series tied with # 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Heyer/Laciga 6 21-18, 22-20 0:40
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Heyer/Laciga 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 20, Q3 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-1
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 17 Heyer/Laciga 6 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:55
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Heyer/Laciga 9 Schacht/Slack 10 18-21, 27-25, 15-12 1:08
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 13 Schacht/Slack 14 21-15, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 6 Baracetti/Depiaggio 21 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 23 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 7 Herrera/Mesa 23 23-21, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Heyer/Laciga 8 Leinemann/VanHuizen 28 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 26, Q17 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 7 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q17 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 6 Gscheidle/Schnider 22, Q16 23-21, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 8 Berg/Svensson 40 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 7 Ferreira/Ferreira 23, Q2 21-18, 22-20 0:49
Lead the series against # Q11 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 2-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 6 Prosser/Richardson 27 21-15, 27-25 0:37
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 9 Prosser/Richardson 26, Q8 21-14, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q16 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 6 Rossell/Villar 27, Q11 21-13, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q18 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 13 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48