Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Brazil Open
October 1 - 6, 2002
(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: 16
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
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: 10
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$299,405.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725374157Money
FIVB733363105165121252 US$572,660.00
FIVB C&S115210111000000 US$22,350.00
Overall848573116175121252 US$595,010.00
Previous Fortaleza Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open 13 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB C&S 8/15-18/2002 Swiss Satellite 2 3 24 US$1,500.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/3/2002 Pool F Anton Hauser / Andrew Pelletier, Canada (27, Q7) Won 21-8, 21-13 0:29
Thu, 10/3/2002 Pool F Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (6) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 13-15 0:48
Fri, 10/4/2002 Pool F Jefferson Bellaguarda / Juca Dultra, Brazil (22, Q2) Lost 18-21, 21-12, 7-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel trail the series against the field 16-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-3
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Araujo/Insfran 4 Heuscher/Kobel 13 24-22, 21-12 0:47
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-17, 21-18 0:54
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 1-0
7/7/02FIVBNorway Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 13 Ferreira/Marques 8 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-4
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-19, 21-17 0:44
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Heuscher/Kobel 13 26-24, 23-21 0:55
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Baracetti/Conde 2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-23, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Baracetti/Conde 3 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-15, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # 5 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool L Metzger/Wong 11 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:04
Trail the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
10/3/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Heuscher/Kobel 11 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Laciga/Laciga 3 24-22, 15-21, 16-14 0:56
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 27-25, 26-24 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 3-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Holden/Leinemann 24 21-16, 21-16 0:39
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Holden/Leinemann 13 19-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:08
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Holden/Leinemann 18 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:55
Lead the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 4-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 13 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 12 25-23, 21-19 0:46
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 21-15, 21-15 0:35
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 5 21-13, 34-32 0:39
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Heuscher/Kobel 8 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 1:05
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 30 Heuscher/Kobel 14 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Horrem/Maaseide 27 21-12, 21-17 0:36
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 25 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-3
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool J Berg/Dahl 16 Heuscher/Kobel 9 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 20 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-17, 13-21, 15-13 0:51
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Berg/Dahl 14 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ahmann/Hager 9 21-14, 21-13 0:36
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Ahmann/Hager 18 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Rogers/Scott 17 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-2
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 7 Heuscher/Kobel 8 27-25, 21-16 0:49
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 18 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool F Bellaguarda/Dultra 22, Q2 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-18, 12-21, 15-7 0:50
Lead the series against # 24 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Kogel/Mulder 29 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Klemperer/Rademacher 25 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Hauser/Pelletier, Canada 1-0
10/3/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 11 Hauser/Pelletier 27, Q7 21-8, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Grydeland/Kobbevik, Norway 1-0
8/16/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Grydeland/Kobbevik 15 21-16, 21-13 0:43
Trail the series against # Q2 Klepper/Toscano, Brazil 0-1
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Klepper/Toscano 30, Q6 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-19, 21-18 0:37