Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 5, 2001
(32) Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland
 
Markus Egger
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 24, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Zug
Resides: Wangs
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Stare Jablonki 2005)
Career Winnings: US$256,327.50
Sascha Heyer
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Resides: Frauenfeld
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 104 kg (229 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 155
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$413,192.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333749Money
FIVB4503107191137111 US$256,855.00
FIVB C&S41120000000000 US$7,000.00
Overall4914307191137111 US$263,855.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Sascha Heyer - 49th Markus Egger - 49th
1998 Bernhard Vesti - 13th Did not play
1999 Bernhard Vesti - 25th Martin Tschudi - 41st
2000 Bernhard Vesti - 41st Martin Walser - 49th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 28, Q3 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 30, Q8 9 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 30, Q12 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 28, Q12 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q10 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 27 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 29, Q12 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 9/1-3/2000 Pfaeffikon Satellite 3 1 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-20/2000 Lausanne Satellite 3 2 18 US$1,500.00
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool A Willie De Jesus / Joseph Gil, Puerto Rico (33) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:38
Thu, 8/2/2001 Pool A Nikolas Berger / Oliver Stamm, Austria (1) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:48
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 1 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2) Lost 24-26, 21-15, 26-28 1:19
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999Marseille Bernhard Vesti - 41st Martin Tschudi - 41st
2003Rio de Janeiro Sascha Heyer - 17th Markus Egger - 17th
2005Berlin Martin Laciga - 17th Paul Laciga - 2nd
2007Gstaad Did not play Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2009Stavanger Did not play Patrick Heuscher - 9th
2011Rome Did not play Sebastian Chevallier - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 32 17 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 5 17 160 US$5,000.00
Head to Head Results
Egger/Heyer lead the series against the field 18-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-2
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool A Berger/Stamm 1 Egger/Heyer 32 21-17, 21-19 0:48
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Berger/Stamm 21, Q3 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 21-19, 21-7 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Ramos/Rego 2 Egger/Heyer 32 26-24, 15-21, 28-26 1:19
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 5 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 21-19, 21-19 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 10-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:50
Series tied with # 8 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 5 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:47
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Child/Heese 3 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 14 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-15, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # 11 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 Egger/Heyer 27 26-24, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Prosser/Zahner 13 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 16 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 1-2
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Bellaguarda/Moreira 12, Q1 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 21-15, 21-18 0:40
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6 22-20, 19-21, 15-8 1:07
6/28/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 5 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6, Q2 Egger/Heyer Q10 16-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45
Series tied with # 17 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-1
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 7 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Novosel/Slack 16, Q2 15-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:57
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Novosel/Slack 15, Q5 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 21-15, 14-21, 15-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 18 Heidger/McCaw, United States 0-2
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 4 Heidger/McCaw Q5 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-15, 24-22 0:40
6/28/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 7 Heidger/McCaw 24, Q5 Egger/Heyer Q10 21-19, 22-24, 19-17 1:05
Lead the series against # 20 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 6 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Dieckmann/Reckermann 26, Q6 21-13, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 11 Egger/Heyer 27 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 23 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Holdren/Rogers 13 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-19, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 2-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Bosma/Cotrino 22, Q2 21-18, 21-15 0:31
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Bosma/Cotrino 20, Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 25 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Henkel/Smith 14 21-13, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # 28 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 3-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 5 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Shiratori/Watanabe Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:41
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 6 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe Q20 21-14, 20-22, 15-11 0:53
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 33 De Jesus/Gil, Puerto Rico 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool A Egger/Heyer 32 De Jesus/Gil 33 21-15, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 35 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-15, 21-14 0:37
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 10 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 40 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal, Cuba 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal Q25 23-21, 15-21, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 43 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Goranson/Goranson Q21 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 44 Palinek/Pochop, Czech Republic 1-0
6/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 Palinek/Pochop Q5 18-21, 21-14, 15-7 1:01
Lead the series against # 47 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
6/28/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 4 Egger/Heyer Q10 Pedrosa/Teixeira 27, Q7 21-13, 21-17 0:34