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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$75,000 Doha Open
November 4 - 8, 2014

(28) 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 Doha Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/7-11/2014	Xiamen Open	22	17th	180	US$1,200.00
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

Doha Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 11/5/2014	Pool E	Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (5)	Lost 14-21, 23-21, 13-15	0:53
Wed, 11/5/2014	Pool E	Geir Eithun / Oivind Hordvik, Norway (12, Q1)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:38
Thu, 11/6/2014	Pool E	Michal Bryl / Maciej Kosiak, Poland (21)	Won 21-15, 16-21, 17-15	0:49
Thu, 11/6/2014	Winner 1	Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz, Germany (9)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Kissling/Kovatsch lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-1
11/5/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool E	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Kissling/Kovatsch	28	21-14, 21-23, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
5/7/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool C	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14	Kissling/Kovatsch	19	23-21, 21-15	0:46
Trail the series against # 9 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 0-1
11/6/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Winner 1	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	9	Kissling/Kovatsch	28	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12, Q1 Eithun/Hordvik, Norway 1-0
11/5/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool E	Kissling/Kovatsch	28	Eithun/Hordvik	12, Q1	21-18, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Bryl/Kosiak, Poland 1-0
11/6/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool E	Kissling/Kovatsch	28	Bryl/Kosiak	21	21-15, 16-21, 17-15	0:49
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 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