Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Open
May 23 - 27, 2006
(12) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Paul Laciga - 9th Sascha Heyer - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 13 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 9 13th 120 US$4,500.00
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
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/24/2006 Winner 1 Ahren Cadieux / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (21, Q3) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:50
Wed, 5/24/2006 Contender 1 Koichi Nishimura / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (28, Q12) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Thu, 5/25/2006 Contender 2 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (11) Lost 21-18, 14-21, 7-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Heyer/Laciga lead the series against the field 12-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 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 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 # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-2
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 4 Heyer/Laciga 13 21-13, 21-16 0:35
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
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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Series tied with # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-2
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 11 Heyer/Laciga 12 18-21, 21-14, 15-7 0:54
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 # 15 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 21-17, 18-21, 17-15 0:56
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 13 Lochhead/Pitman 19, Q4 21-15, 24-22 0:44
Trail the series against # 19, 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
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cadieux/Leinemann 21, Q3 Heyer/Laciga 12 22-20, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 22, Q6 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 # 27, Q7 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 # 28, Q12 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 12 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 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