Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 26 - 30, 2006
(19) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Paul Laciga - 4th Sascha Heyer - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 15 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 1 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (14) Won 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:06
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 2 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (3) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:39
Fri, 7/28/2006 Contender 2 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (13) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:34
Fri, 7/28/2006 Contender 3 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (28, Q8) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Fri, 7/28/2006 Contender 4 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (8) Lost 15-21, 21-16, 13-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Heyer/Laciga lead the series against the field 31-28 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 10 Series, 5 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
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Heyer/Laciga 19 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Baracetti/Conde 13 Heyer/Laciga 20 21-18, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-5
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Heyer/Laciga 19 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Heyer/Laciga 11 21-16, 21-15 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 11 Deulofeu/Salvetti 27, Q16 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 20 Egger/Laciga 7 24-22, 16-21, 17-15 0:58
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 8 Heyer/Laciga 9 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 13 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 19 Wu/Xu 13 21-12, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-3
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 19 Schacht/Slack 14 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:06
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 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 # 20 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-0
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 6 Heyer/Laciga 8 Dalhausser/Rogers 26 21-8, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 23, Q11 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 14 Pedrosa/Rosas 19 21-12, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cadieux/Leinemann 21, Q3 Heyer/Laciga 12 22-20, 21-19 0:50
Series tied with # 25, Q1 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 # 27 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 13 Heyer/Laciga 19 23-21, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 3 Heyer/Laciga 19 Lochhead/Pitman 28, Q8 21-15, 21-14 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Heyer/Laciga 20 Koreng/Matysik 29, Q9 22-20, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 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 # 32, Q28 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 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
Series tied with 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
Series tied with # Q3 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 # 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 # Q5 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 # Q10 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 # Q12 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 # Q15 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
Lead the series against # Q20 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 19 Biza/Kubala 30, Q20 15-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:42
Trail the series against # Q24 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 20 Heyer/Laciga 13 24-22, 21-16 0:39