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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major Series
July 7 - 12, 2015

(31) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Gabriel Kissling - 41st	Sebastian Chevallier - 25th
2014	Mats Kovatsch - 25th	Jonas Kissling - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	30, Q8	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	Q20	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2015	Lucerne Open	24	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	4/21-25/2015	Fuzhou Open	24, Q10	9th	240	US$2,000.00
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

Gstaad Major Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/9/2015	Pool B	Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2)	Lost 21-17, 14-21, 10-15	0:47
Thu, 7/9/2015	Pool B	Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (15)	Lost 18-21, 21-23	0:42
Fri, 7/10/2015	Pool B	Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (18)	Won By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Kissling/Kovatsch trail the series against the field 5-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool C	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	Kissling/Kovatsch	30, Q8	21-14, 19-21, 15-8	0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Kissling/Kovatsch	31	17-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:47
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 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Kissling/Kovatsch	24	21-16, 25-23	0:35
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool C	Bourne/Hyden	14	Kissling/Kovatsch	30, Q8	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against # 15 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-2
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool B	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	Kissling/Kovatsch	31	21-18, 23-21	0:42
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	19, Q2	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q18	21-14, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool B	Kissling/Kovatsch	31	Binstock/Schachter	18	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 19 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool H	Kantor/Losiak	9	Kissling/Kovatsch	24	21-15, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 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 # 24, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	17	Kissling/Kovatsch	32	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 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 # 27, Q6 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 # 30 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-2
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Eithun/Horrem	27, Q13	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q20	14-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:50
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 # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q22 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