Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(15) 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 20 5th 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 26 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 11 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 1 Mark Heese / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (18) Won 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:41
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 2 Julien Prosser / Brett Richardson, Australia (17) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 3 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (26, Q3) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 12-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Heyer/Laciga trail the series against the field 16-18 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-2
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Heyer/Laciga 20 21-11, 21-16 0:35
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 0-3
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Heyer/Laciga 15 21-18, 21-19 0:41
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Heyer/Laciga 14 21-15, 21-12 0:42
6/26/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Heyer/Laciga 8 22-20, 21-12 0:42
Series tied with # 5, Q1 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 2-2
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Heyer/Laciga 20 Insfran/Marques 4 22-20, 21-15 0:44
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 # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 5 Heyer/Laciga 14 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Kais/Vesik 17 Heyer/Laciga 8 21-17, 23-25, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Baracetti/Conde 13 Heyer/Laciga 20 21-18, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-3
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 7 Heyer/Laciga 26 21-23, 21-18, 19-17 1:09
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 # 17 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 3-0
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 15 Prosser/Richardson 17 21-16, 21-16 0:34
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
Series tied with # 18 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 2-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 15 Heese/VanHuizen 18 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 14 Heese/VanHuizen 13 21-15, 19-21, 18-16 0:59
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Heese/VanHuizen 23, Q1 Heyer/Laciga 26 21-19, 21-18 0:40
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Heese/VanHuizen 14 Heyer/Laciga 19 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 23 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 8 Berg/Svensson 40 21-17, 21-12 0:35
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, Q6 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 9 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 25, Q9 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # 26, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q3 Heyer/Laciga 15 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:53
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 13 Lochhead/Pitman 19, Q4 21-15, 24-22 0:44
Series tied with # 27 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 # Q4 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 12 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:30