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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Fuzhou Open
April 21 - 25, 2015

(24, Q10) 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
2014	Mats Kovatsch - 5th	Jonas Kissling - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/4-8/2014	Doha Open	28	17th	180	US$1,200.00
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

Fuzhou Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 4/21/2015	Qualifier 1	Iaroslav Rudykh / Neilton Santos, Azerbaijan (Q23)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:35
Tue, 4/21/2015	Qualifier 2	Rahman Raoufi / Bahman Salemi, Iran (Q26)	Won 21-16, 24-26, 15-11	0:59
Wed, 4/22/2015	Pool H	Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (9)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:35
Wed, 4/22/2015	Pool H	Jian Li / Jiaxin Wu, China (8)	Won 24-22, 21-18	0:41
Thu, 4/23/2015	Pool H	Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (25)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:37
Fri, 4/24/2015	Winner 1	Jackson Henriquez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (17)	Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-11	0:51
Fri, 4/24/2015	Winner 2	Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (12)	Lost 12-21, 12-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Kissling/Kovatsch lead the series against the field 10-9 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 8 Li/Wu, China 1-0
4/22/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Kissling/Kovatsch	24, Q10	Li/Wu	8	24-22, 21-18	0:41
Series tied with # 9 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-1
4/22/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Kissling/Kovatsch	24, Q10	Krou/Rowlandson	9	21-13, 21-15	0:35
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 # 11 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
5/9/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 2	Ontiveros/Virgen	1	Kissling/Kovatsch	19	21-19, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 0-1
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	12	Kissling/Kovatsch	24, Q10	21-12, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	24, Q10	Henriquez/Villafane	17	20-22, 21-19, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 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
Trail the series against # 25 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 0-2
4/23/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Bryl/Kujawiak	25	Kissling/Kovatsch	24, Q10	21-17, 21-18	0:37
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bryl/Kujawiak	31, Q19	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q14	21-19, 15-21, 18-16	0:54
Lead the series against # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q9 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 # Q18 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
Lead the series against # Q23 Rudykh /Santos, Azerbaijan 1-0
4/21/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	24, Q10	Rudykh /Santos	Q23	21-14, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # Q26 Raoufi/Salemi, Iran 1-0
4/21/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 2	Kissling/Kovatsch	24, Q10	Raoufi/Salemi	Q26	21-16, 24-26, 15-11	0:59
Lead the series against # Q28 Pelka/Popek, Poland 1-0
12/12/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool C	Kissling/Kovatsch	19, Q3	Pelka/Popek	30	15-21, 21-9, 15-12	0:47