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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Yokohama Grand Slam
July 21 - 26, 2015

(Q11) 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 Yokohama Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	31	25th	160	US$4,000.00
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

Yokohama Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/21/2015	Qualifier 1	Hendrik Mol / Lars Fredrik Tvinde, Norway (Q22)	Lost 20-22, 15-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
Kissling/Kovatsch trail the series against the field 8-15 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 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 # 4 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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 20, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 23 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Kissling/Kovatsch	32	21-17, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 25 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
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 # Q4 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 # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q16 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 # Q20 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
Trail the series against # Q22 Mol/Tvinde, Norway 0-1
7/21/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Mol/Tvinde	Q22	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q11	22-20, 21-15	0:43