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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Germany Open
June 27 - July 1, 2001

(16) Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland

Patrick Heuscher
Switzerland

Photo: Adrian Knecht

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kehrsiten

Resides:

Zürich

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

141

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$507,180.00

Stefan Kobel
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 13, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Winterthur

Resides:

Duebendorf

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$299,405.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	73	3	3	6	3	10	5	16	5	12	1	2	5	2	US$572,660.00
FIVB C&S	11	5	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$22,350.00
Overall	84	8	5	7	3	11	6	17	5	12	1	2	5	2	US$595,010.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Stefan Kobel - 57th	Patrick Heuscher - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	9	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	16	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/28-12/3/2000	Brazil Open	17	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB C&S	9/1-3/2000	Pfaeffikon Satellite	2	2	18	US$1,500.00
FIVB C&S	8/18-20/2000	Lausanne Satellite	2	1	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	19	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	Q22	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	32	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	Q23	37	20	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/5-9/2000	Greece Challenger	3	1	60	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	Q22	37	20	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/29-8/1/1999	Switzerland Satellite	17	9	8	US$350.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Open of Austria	Q38	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	7/14-18/1999	Italian Open	Q47	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/7-11/1999	Norway Open	Q53	41	14	US$0.00

Germany Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/29/2001	Winner 1	Carl Henkel / Sinjin Smith, United States (17)	Won 21-18, 12-21, 16-14	0:54
Fri, 6/29/2001	Winner 2	Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:31
Fri, 6/29/2001	Contender 2	Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (18)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 18-16	0:55
Sat, 6/30/2001	Contender 3	Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw, United States (24, Q5)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:41
Sat, 6/30/2001	Contender 4	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Paulao Moreira, Brazil (6, Q2)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:32
Sat, 6/30/2001	Contender 5	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (7)	Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:48
Sat, 6/30/2001	Contender 6	John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (5)	Won 25-23, 21-17	0:44
Sun, 7/1/2001	Semi-Finals	Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (2)	Lost 25-27, 24-26	0:46
Sun, 7/1/2001	Bronze Medal	Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 11-7

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-3
7/1/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Bronze Medal	Ramos/Rego	1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	21-16, 21-18	0:34
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Ramos/Rego	1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	21-19, 21-18	0:31
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Ramos/Rego	1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	21-16, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/1/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	27-25, 26-24	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 5	Loiola/Santos	2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Child/Heese	5	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 6, Q2 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 1-0
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Bellaguarda/Moreira	6, Q2	21-13, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Ahmann/Hager	18	21-15, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 11, Q3 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Novosel/Slack	23, Q6	18-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:54
Series tied with # 15 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-1
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Heuscher/Kobel	9	23-21, 14-21, 15-12	0:53
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	21-16, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 17 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-0
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Henkel/Smith	17	21-18, 12-21, 16-14	0:54
Lead the series against # 18 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Holden/Leinemann	18	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	0:55
Trail the series against # 21 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Berger/Stamm	25	Heuscher/Kobel	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Heidger/McCaw, United States 1-0
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Heidger/McCaw	24, Q5	21-17, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 25 Martinez/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Martinez/Salema	24	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 26 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-15, 21-14	0:32