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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$17,000 Swiss Life Beach Volleyball Satellite
August 15 - 18, 2002

(2) 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 C&S 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 C&S 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 Lausanne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Stefan Kobel - 5th	Patrick Heuscher - 5th
1999	Did not play	Martin Walser - 1st
2000	Stefan Kobel - 1st	Patrick Heuscher - 1st
2001	Stefan Kobel - 2nd	Patrick Heuscher - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	13	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	9	9	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	13	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	14	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	6	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	13	3	240	US$11,940.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	8	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	8	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	11	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/12-16/2001	Spain Open	14	5	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	8/29-9/4/2001	Goodwill Games	11	13	0	US$1,500.00
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

Swiss Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/16/2002	Pool B	Jon Grydeland / Magne Kobbevik, Norway (15)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:43
Fri, 8/16/2002	Pool B	Olivier Knechciak / David Viollier, Switzerland (31)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:34
Sat, 8/17/2002	Pool B	Ron Andelhof / Ward Coucke, Belgium (18)	Won 21-10, 21-17
Sat, 8/17/2002	Winner 1	Mait Murs / Harrys Puusepp, Estonia (32)	Won 21-13, 21-7	0:27
Sat, 8/17/2002	Winner 2	Richard Rademaker / Roland Rademaker, Netherlands (25)	Won 21-11, 21-9	0:25
Sun, 8/18/2002	Semi-Finals	Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland (5)	Lost 21-11, 18-21, 12-15	0:54
Sun, 8/18/2002	Bronze Medal	Dmitri Barsuk / Denis Tenenbaum, Russia (11)	Won 21-13, 24-22	0:33

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 6-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-3
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Baracetti/Conde	4	Heuscher/Kobel	13	26-24, 23-21	0:55
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 4	Baracetti/Conde	2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	21-23, 21-17, 15-13	1:06
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 # 5 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-1
8/18/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Semi-Finals	Gscheidle/Vesti	5	Heuscher/Kobel	2	11-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 11 Barsuk/Tenenbaum, Russia 1-0
8/18/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Barsuk/Tenenbaum	11	21-13, 24-22	0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Grydeland/Kobbevik, Norway 1-0
8/16/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Grydeland/Kobbevik	15	21-16, 21-13	0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Andelhof/Coucke, Belgium 1-0
8/17/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Andelhof/Coucke	18	21-10, 21-17
Lead the series against # 25 Rademaker/Rademaker, Netherlands 1-0
8/17/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Rademaker/Rademaker	25	21-11, 21-9	0:25
Lead the series against # 31 Knechciak/Viollier, Switzerland 1-0
8/16/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Knechciak/Viollier	31	21-15, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Murs/Puusepp, Estonia 1-0
8/17/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Murs/Puusepp	32	21-13, 21-7	0:27