Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(22) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Sascha Heyer - 37th Markus Egger - 37th
1998 Bernhard Vesti - 49th Did not play
1999 Bernhard Vesti - 33rd Did not play
2000 Bernhard Vesti - 41st Did not play
2001 Sascha Heyer - 25th Markus Egger - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 28 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 17 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 19, Q2 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 30 5 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 20 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 19 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/16-19/2001 Swiss Satellite 2 3 28 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 32 17 100 US$2,750.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool F Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (6, Q3) Lost 21-23, 15-21 0:49
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool F Mikhail Kouchnerev / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (27) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:55
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool F Jose Pedrosa / Jose Teixeira, Portugal (11) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 22-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-2
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool A Ramos/Rego 1 Egger/Heyer 17 21-19, 21-16 0:38
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 # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-5
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 2 Egger/Heyer 17 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:50
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-17, 21-19 0:46
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Egger/Heyer 30 21-18, 21-17 0:43
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 # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Egger/Heyer 28 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 14 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-15, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 1-2
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Child/Heese 14 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:54
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 # 6, Q3 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Egger/Heyer 22 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 5 Egger/Heyer 30 21-12, 13-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 2-0
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Egger/Heyer 22 Pedrosa/Teixeira 11 21-16, 21-13 0:34
6/28/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 4 Egger/Heyer Q10 Pedrosa/Teixeira 27, Q7 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Egger/Heyer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Series tied with # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool A Egger/Heyer 17 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 16 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:51
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 10-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 1-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 30 Fonoimoana/Holdren 13 21-13, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-3
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool D Lopes/Neto 4 Egger/Heyer 20 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 22-20, 21-17 0:39
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-17, 21-10 0:41
Trail the series against # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-2
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Berg/Dahl 21 Egger/Heyer 28 21-19, 21-15 0:43
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Egger/Heyer 30 Berg/Dahl 14 21-16, 21-17 0:41
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 13 Egger/Heyer 20 13-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 25, Q9 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
Series tied with # 27 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Egger/Heyer 22 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 17-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:55
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-17, 22-20 0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 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 # 30, Q13 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 # 31 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 Cadieux/Mackay, Canada 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 Cadieux/Mackay Q18 21-16, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q5 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool A Egger/Heyer 17 Amore/Lione 32, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against # Q25 Martell/Sotelo, Mexico 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 Martell/Sotelo Q34 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q33 Rodriguez/Vasquez A., Venezuela 2-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 Rodriguez/Vasquez A. Q19 21-15, 22-20 0:37
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 8 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Rodriguez/Vasquez A. Q22 21-18, 21-16 0:29