European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012
(8) Jonas Kissling/Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland
 
Jonas Kissling
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 7, 1990 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Strattlingen
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 5th (6 times)
Career CEV Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$30,072.74
Mats Kovatsch
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 21, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Bein
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 5th (6 times)
Career CEV Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$27,863.76
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725293341Money
CEV70000210120010 US$6,424.05
CEV C&S90000013131000 US$2,103.80
CEV Under Age30000111000000 US$0.00
FIVB210000103025037 US$27,375.00
FIVB Age Group WC20000100000100 US$0.00
Overall420000537276147 US$35,902.85
Previous Varna Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV C&S 2011 Mats Kovatsch - 9th Jonas Kissling - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-19/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q22 33rd 40 US$0.00
CEV C&S 8/8-12/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Q1 17th 20 € 0.00
CEV 7/4-8/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters 16, Q2 5th 360 € 1,500.00
CEV C&S 6/28-7/1/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne 8 9th 40 € 300.00
CEV C&S 5/23-27/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden 8 7th 50 € 300.00
CEV C&S 1/11-15/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Aalsmeer Q10 17th 10 € 0.00
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/24/2012 Winner 1 Sergiy Popov / Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine (9) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 8/24/2012 Winner 2 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:31
Sat, 8/25/2012 Contender 2 Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (6) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:43
Sat, 8/25/2012 Contender 3 Jan Hadrava / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (4) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Kissling/Kovatsch lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 1 Kissling/Kovatsch 8 21-13, 21-14 0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 0-1
8/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Contender 3 Hadrava/Kufa 4 Kissling/Kovatsch 8 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 6 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-1
8/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Contender 2 Kissling/Kovatsch 8 Garcia/Marco 6 23-21, 21-16 0:43
8/15/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kissling/Kovatsch Q22 Garcia/Marco Q11 21-13, 23-21 0:38
7/7/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters Contender 5 Garcia/Marco 8 Kissling/Kovatsch 16, Q2 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Popov/Samoday, Ukraine 1-0
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Winner 1 Kissling/Kovatsch 8 Popov/Samoday 9 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 13, Q7 Dziadkou/Vishneuski, Belarus 1-0
8/4/11CEV Under Age2011 CEV U23 European Championship Pool D Kissling/Kovatsch 9 Dziadkou/Vishneuski 21 21-17, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # Q1 Basta/Tesic, Serbia 1-0
7/7/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters Contender 4 Kissling/Kovatsch 16, Q2 Basta/Tesic 18 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 Kufa/Pridal, Czech Republic 1-0
5/25/12CEV C&S2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden Contender 2 Kissling/Kovatsch 8 Kufa/Pridal 14, Q14 25-23, 21-19 0:37