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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Goodwill Games
August 29 - September 4, 2001

(11) 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 Brisbane Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/16-19/2001	Swiss Satellite	1	2	30	US$2,600.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	14	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	13	17	100	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	11	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	11	9	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	8	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	16	4	252	US$11,000.00
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

Goodwill Games Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/30/2001	Winner 1	Eric Fonoimoana / Rob Heidger, United States (6)	Lost 23-25, 20-22	0:48
Fri, 8/31/2001	Contender 1	Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (14)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel trail the series against the field 5-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Baracetti/Conde	3	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-15, 21-9	0:29
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 6 Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States 0-1
8/30/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Fonoimoana/Heidger	6	Heuscher/Kobel	11	25-23, 22-20	0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-3
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	14	Heuscher/Kobel	13	18-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:54
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Heuscher/Kobel	11	24-22, 21-18	0:37
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
Trail the series against # 9 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-2
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 1	Berger/Stamm	19	Heuscher/Kobel	14	21-14, 26-24	0:46
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 # 10 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 # 12 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-1
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Bosma/Cotrino	22	Heuscher/Kobel	11	14-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:45
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Bosma/Cotrino	22, Q2	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Berg/Dahl	14	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-14, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 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