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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997

(Q26) Patrick Bischofberger/Olivier Knechciak, Switzerland

Patrick Bischofberger
Switzerland

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1968 (56 yrs old)

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (FIVB Fortaleza 1996)

Career Winnings:

US$500.00

Olivier Knechciak
Switzerland

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 18, 1973 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lausanne

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2002)

Career FIVB WT Best:

41st (Los Angeles 1997)

Career Winnings:

US$475.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Los Angeles Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Los Angeles World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/10/1997		Guilherm Deulofeu / Eric Guissart, France (30)	Lost 5-15	0:37

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Olivier Knechciak - 41st	Patrick Bischofberger - 41st

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	Q26	41st	18	US$0.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Patrick Bischofberger												Olivier Knechciak
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
											Satellite	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$225.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$475.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Patrick Bischofberger													Olivier Knechciak
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$500.00	1996	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$500.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
1996-1997	0	0	0	0-0	0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Bischofberger/Knechciak trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 30 Deulofeu/Guissart, France 0-1
9/10/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Deulofeu/Guissart	30	Bischofberger/Knechciak	Q26	15-5	0:37