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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Xiamen Open
October 7 - 11, 2014

(22) 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 Xiamen Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q14	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	Q16	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	32	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q18	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	Q18	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2014	Anapa Open	15	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	5/6-10/2014	Puerto Vallarta Open	19	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q17	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	26, Q9	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	12/11-14/2013	Durban Open	19, Q3	9th	250	US$4,000.00

Xiamen Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/8/2014	Pool F	Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, Austria (11)	Lost 21-23, 10-21	0:35
Wed, 10/8/2014	Pool F	Armin Dollinger / Clemens Wickler, Germany (6)	Won 27-25, 21-18	0:42
Thu, 10/9/2014	Pool F	Giacomo De Fabritiis / Enrico Rossi, Italy (27)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:35
Fri, 10/10/2014	Winner 1	Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (17, Q2)	Lost 21-9, 13-21, 11-15	0:50

Head to Head Results
Kissling/Kovatsch lead the series against the field 8-2 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 6 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 2-0
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Kissling/Kovatsch	22	Dollinger/Wickler	6	27-25, 21-18	0:42
5/9/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	19	Dollinger/Wickler	21, Q2	14-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 7 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 2-0
4/29/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q17	O'Gorman/Pedlow	Q16	21-16, 15-21, 15-11	0:43
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
Trail the series against # 11 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 0-1
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Petutschnig/Winter	11	Kissling/Kovatsch	22	23-21, 21-10	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
12/13/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	19, Q3	Hatch/Redmann	7	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-1
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Eithun/Horrem	17, Q2	Kissling/Kovatsch	22	9-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 18, Q1 Bao/Ha, China 1-0
12/11/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Qualifier 2	Kissling/Kovatsch	19, Q3	Bao/Ha	Q14	21-23, 21-18, 15-11	0:59
Lead the series against # 27 De Fabritiis/Rossi, Italy 1-0
10/9/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Kissling/Kovatsch	22	De Fabritiis/Rossi	27	21-16, 21-18	0:35