Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 18, 2004
(3) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Stefan Kobel - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2000 Stefan Kobel - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2001 Stefan Kobel - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
2002 Stefan Kobel - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2003 Stefan Kobel - 5th Patrick Heuscher - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 2 5 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 2 1 360 US$27,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 4 3 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 4 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 2 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 6 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 6 5 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 6 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 2 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/14-17/2003 Switzerland Satellite 2 1 30 US$3,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/15/2004 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (30, Q3) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:44
Thu, 7/15/2004 Winner 2 Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (19) Won 21-15, 24-22 0:41
Fri, 7/16/2004 Winner 3 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:41
Sat, 7/17/2004 Winner 4 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (15) Won 24-22, 29-27 0:55
Sat, 7/17/2004 Semi-Finals Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (14) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:46
Sun, 7/18/2004 Gold Medal Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (4) Lost 21-12, 20-22, 12-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 59-37
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-5
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 By Forfeit  
6/20/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 21-18, 27-25 0:54
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 21-18 0:38
3/20/04FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 By Forfeit  
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-15 0:38
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool M Dieckmann/Reckermann 20 Heuscher/Kobel 13 17-21, 26-24, 15-13 1:00
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 21 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-19, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-6
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 6 Laciga/Laciga 5 Heuscher/Kobel 2 By Forfeit  
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Laciga/Laciga 7 21-9, 21-15 0:35
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 5 Heuscher/Kobel 4 14-21, 35-33, 15-11 0:58
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 5 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-16, 21-18 0:38
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Heuscher/Kobel 17 21-18, 21-19 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-8
7/18/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Araujo/Insfran 4 Heuscher/Kobel 3 12-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:52
8/3/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 5 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-19, 21-15 0:52
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Araujo/Insfran 1 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 17 21-14, 21-16 0:43
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 20 21-16, 21-17 0:47
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 22-20, 21-18 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-4
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Baracetti/Conde 5 21-17, 21-17 0:32
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Baracetti/Conde 11 25-23, 21-16 0:56
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
Lead the series against # 6 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 6-0
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Egger/Heyer 6 21-19, 21-11 0:41
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Egger/Heyer 8 25-23, 21-15 0:39
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Egger/Heyer 13 21-16, 22-20 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-0
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 8 14-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Neto/Ramos 14 19-21, 22-20, 23-21 1:11
Lead the series against # 9 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Canet/Hamel 19 21-13, 21-12 0:37
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Canet/Hamel 22 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
Series tied with # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-19 1:19
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 17 Schacht/Slack 16 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 13 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 1-0
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Fonoimoana/Wong 16 21-14, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 3-1
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 3 Rogers/Scott 14 21-16, 21-19 0:46
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Rogers/Scott 10, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 21-16, 21-16 0:40
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 13 Rogers/Scott 19 21-18, 21-19 0:40
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Rogers/Scott 17 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 3-1
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 24-22, 29-27 0:55
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 5 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Heuscher/Kobel 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 17 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 5-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
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 # 17 Prosser/Williams, Australia 2-1
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Prosser/Williams 23 21-17, 21-18 0:42
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Prosser/Williams 26 21-16, 21-19 0:36
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Prosser/Williams 26 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 4-0
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Alvarez/Rossell 19 21-15, 24-22 0:41
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Alvarez/Rossell 26 21-19, 26-24 0:47
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Alvarez/Rossell 18 21-13, 21-18 0:45
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 20 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 20 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-1
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 Heuscher/Kobel 2 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:50
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 20 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q14 21-15, 21-19 0:33
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny 22, Q4 22-20, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 21, Q4 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 3-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 18 21-14, 21-9 0:36
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 0:51
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 17 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q48 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Berger/Doppler, Austria 3-1
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Berger/Doppler 8 21-11, 24-22 0:48
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Berger/Doppler 11 Heuscher/Kobel 6 27-25, 21-19 0:49
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Berger/Doppler 9 26-24, 21-19 0:47
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 20 Berger/Doppler 15 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:03
Series tied with # 24 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Bosma/Herrera 12 Heuscher/Kobel 4 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:58
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Bosma/Herrera 18 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 25 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Kais/Vesik 18 18-21, 28-26, 16-14 1:02
5/30/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 4 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Series tied with # 26 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 20 Horrem/Maaseide 13 21-15, 21-11 0:32
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
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 4-0
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Ahmann/Hager 26 21-17, 21-19 0:39
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ahmann/Hager 25 21-14, 21-13 0:30
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
Trail the series against # 30, Q3 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-3
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Berg/Dahl 30, Q3 21-17, 21-13 0:44
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 20 Berg/Dahl 14 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:48
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 # 32 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Ces/Salvetti 29 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # Q9 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 31, Q32 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q11 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Series tied with # Q18 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 1:03
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 21-13, 21-14 0:35