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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Fuzhou Open
April 22 - 26, 2014

(26, Q9) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Fuzhou 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$22,537.50

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Fuzhou 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$21,512.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	41	Money
FIVB	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	5	0	3	7	US$27,375.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	23	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	5	1	3	7	US$27,375.00

Previous Fuzhou Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Did not play	Sebastian Chevallier - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	12/11-14/2013	Durban Open	19, Q3	9th	250	US$4,000.00

Fuzhou Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 4/22/2014	Qualifier 1	Joshua Court / Damien Schumann, Australia (Q24)	Won 21-18, 24-22	0:42
Tue, 4/22/2014	Qualifier 2	Murat Giginoglu / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (Q8)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:34
Wed, 4/23/2014	Pool G	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (7)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:34
Wed, 4/23/2014	Pool G	Cheng Chen / Likejiang Ha, China (10)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:37
Thu, 4/24/2014	Pool G	Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (23, Q3)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:34
Fri, 4/25/2014	Winner 1	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (17)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:34
Fri, 4/25/2014	Winner 2	Grant O'Gorman / Sam Pedlow, Canada (24, Q4)	Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:50
Fri, 4/25/2014	Winner 3	Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (12)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Kissling/Kovatsch lead the series against the field 7-4 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
12/12/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kissling/Kovatsch	19, Q3	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Kissling/Kovatsch	26, Q9	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Chen/Ha, China 1-0
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Kissling/Kovatsch	26, Q9	Chen/Ha	10	21-19, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	Kissling/Kovatsch	26, Q9	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	26, Q9	Gabathuler/Gerson	17	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 18 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 0-1
12/13/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool C	Plavins/Solovejs	14	Kissling/Kovatsch	19, Q3	21-14, 27-25	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q22	Garcia/Marco	Q11	21-13, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Kissling/Kovatsch	26, Q9	Dumek/Kubala	23, Q3	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 1-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Kissling/Kovatsch	26, Q9	O'Gorman/Pedlow	24, Q4	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # Q8 Giginoglu/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
4/22/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 2	Kissling/Kovatsch	26, Q9	Giginoglu/Sekerci	Q8	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # Q24 Court/Schumann, Australia 1-0
4/22/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	26, Q9	Court/Schumann	Q24	21-18, 24-22	0:42