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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$520,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 31 - August 3, 2003

(Q13) Marcel Gscheidle/Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland

Marcel Gscheidle
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 14, 1973 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Frauenfeld

Resides:

St-Gallen

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$58,525.00

Bernhard Vesti
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 9, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bad Ragaz

Resides:

Maienfeld

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Marseille 1998)

Career Winnings:

US$33,700.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	4	8	US$21,550.00
FIVB C&S	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$9,600.00
Overall	25	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	6	4	8	US$31,150.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Patrick Egger - 33rd
1998	Did not play	Markus Egger - 13th
1999	Did not play	Markus Egger - 25th
2000	Did not play	Markus Egger - 41st
2002	Bernhard Vesti - 17th	Marcel Gscheidle - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	28, Q10	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q14	41	16	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	26	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	Q6	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	8/15-18/2002	Swiss Satellite	5	2	28	US$2,300.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	22, Q7	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	15	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	Q14	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	17	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	Q15	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	27	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	Q18	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	Q13	41	14	US$0.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/31/2003	Qualifier 2	Jarle Huseby / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (Q20)	Won 18-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:55
Thu, 7/31/2003	Qualifier 3	Richard Kogel / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (30, Q4)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Gscheidle/Vesti trail the series against the field 7-17

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Baracetti/Conde	7	Gscheidle/Vesti	26	By Forfeit
8/18/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Gold Medal	Baracetti/Conde	1	Gscheidle/Vesti	5	23-21, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Gscheidle/Vesti	27	23-21, 28-26	0:46
Lead the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
8/18/02	FIVB C&S	Swiss Satellite	Semi-Finals	Gscheidle/Vesti	5	Heuscher/Kobel	2	11-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 9 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool K	Berger/Doppler	10	Gscheidle/Vesti	15	21-13, 25-27, 15-11	1:12
Lead the series against # 10 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 7	Gscheidle/Vesti	28, Q21	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q23	14-21, 28-26, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Marques/Neto	5	Gscheidle/Vesti	28, Q10	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 3	Rogers/Scott	11, Q2	Gscheidle/Vesti	Q18	21-14, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Schacht/Slack	11	Gscheidle/Vesti	22, Q7	21-11, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 19 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-2
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Metzger/Wong	12	Gscheidle/Vesti	28, Q10	21-17, 21-12	0:40
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	5	Gscheidle/Vesti	27	21-16, 22-24, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 21 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
7/12/01	FIVB	Italy Open		Karasev/Zaitsev	21, Q7	Gscheidle/Vesti	Q19	19-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:53
Trail the series against # 25 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Ahmann/Hager	32	Gscheidle/Vesti	17	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:59
Trail the series against # 30, Q4 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-2
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Kogel/Mulder	30, Q4	Gscheidle/Vesti	Q13	21-17, 21-17	0:36
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Kogel/Mulder	23, Q2	Gscheidle/Vesti	26	By Forfeit
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 2	Gscheidle/Vesti	28, Q21	Kogel/Mulder	Q44	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # Q1 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool E	Holden/Leinemann	21	Gscheidle/Vesti	28, Q10	21-18, 21-15	0:42
Series tied with # Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Gscheidle/Vesti	17	Shiratori/Watanabe	41	21-16, 21-14	0:35
7/17/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q16	Gscheidle/Vesti	Q17	15-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # Q16 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	Q19	Gscheidle/Vesti	Q14	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # Q17 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 2-0
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Gscheidle/Vesti	28, Q10	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	Q7	25-23, 25-27, 15-10	1:11
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool K	Gscheidle/Vesti	15	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	34	15-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # Q18 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera	27	Gscheidle/Vesti	22, Q7	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q20 Huseby/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gscheidle/Vesti	Q13	Huseby/Skarlund	Q20	18-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:55