Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 19 - 23, 2005
(9) 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 (54 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 Salvador Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Markus Egger - 17th Martin Laciga - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 7 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 7 4th 392 US$16,900.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/20/2005 Winner 1 Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (24, Q5) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:34
Thu, 10/20/2005 Contender 1 Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (25, Q9) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 10/21/2005 Contender 2 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (10) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Fri, 10/21/2005 Contender 3 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (2) Lost 20-22, 21-13, 5-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Heyer/Laciga lead the series against the field 15-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-3
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Heyer/Laciga 9 22-20, 13-21, 15-5 0:49
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 # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/26/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Heyer/Laciga 8 22-20, 21-12 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 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 # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 9 Berger/Doppler 10 21-15, 21-14 0:37
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 9 Berger/Doppler 24 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 14 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 7 Herrera/Mesa 23 23-21, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 17 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Heyer/Laciga 8 Leinemann/VanHuizen 28 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Series tied with # 23 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 Heyer/Laciga 9 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q9 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 9 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 25, Q9 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Gartmayer/Nowotny 10 Heyer/Laciga 7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q19 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 7 Ferreira/Ferreira 23, Q2 21-18, 22-20 0:49