FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$17,000 Switzerland Satellite
August 14 - 17, 2003
(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: 16
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB C&S Wins: 6
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 C&S Wins: 6
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 Lausanne Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
2002 Stefan Kobel - 3rd Patrick Heuscher - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 8 3 416 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 13 5 324 US$11,500.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 16 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 17 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 20 3 240 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 16 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/1-6/2002 Brazil Open 11 17 60 US$2,520.00
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
Switzerland Satellite Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/15/2003 Pool B Oleg Kiselev / Sergey Sinkevich, Kazakhstan (18) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:34
Fri, 8/15/2003 Pool B Mauro Mercanti / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (15) Won 21-10, 21-11 0:31
Sat, 8/16/2003 Pool B Pascal Cloutier / Dany Cote, Canada (31) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:39
Sat, 8/16/2003 Winner 1 Alexei Polnitski / Mikhail Tarakanov, Russia (32) Won 21-10, 21-13 0:29
Sat, 8/16/2003 Winner 2 Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland (4) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:36
Sun, 8/17/2003 Semi-Finals Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (3) Won 21-14, 23-21 0:39
Sun, 8/17/2003 Gold Medal Riccardo Fenili / Fabio Galli, Italy (13) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 18-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 3 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-0
8/17/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 2 Egger/Heyer 3 21-14, 23-21 0:39
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Egger/Heyer 20 21-14, 21-19 0:39
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Egger/Heyer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Series tied with # 4 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-1
8/16/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Gscheidle/Vesti 4 21-18, 21-11 0:36
8/18/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Semi-Finals Gscheidle/Vesti 5 Heuscher/Kobel 2 11-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Barsuk/Tenenbaum, Russia 1-0
8/18/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 2 Barsuk/Tenenbaum 11 21-13, 24-22 0:33
Lead the series against # 7 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera 20, Q14 21-15, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 12 Rademaker/Rademaker, Netherlands 1-0
8/17/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Rademaker/Rademaker 25 21-11, 21-9 0:25
Lead the series against # 13 Fenili/Galli, Italy 1-0
8/17/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 2 Fenili/Galli 13 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Mercanti/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
8/15/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Mercanti/Tomatis 15 21-10, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Murs/Puusepp, Estonia 1-0
8/17/02FIVB C&SSwiss Satellite Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Murs/Puusepp 32 21-13, 21-7 0:27
Lead the series against # 18 Kiselev/Sinkevich, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/15/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Kiselev/Sinkevich 18 21-19, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 31 Cloutier/Cote, Canada 1-0
8/16/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Cloutier/Cote 31 21-15, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 32 Polnitski/Tarakanov, Russia 1-0
8/16/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Polnitski/Tarakanov 32 21-10, 21-13 0:29