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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Mazury Open
July 21 - 25, 2004

(1) 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 WT 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 WT 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 Stare Jablonki Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	3	2	504	US$27,500.00
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

Mazury Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/23/2004	Winner 1	Piotr Glogowski / Krzysztof Hajbowicz, Poland (32)	Won 21-13, 25-23	0:34
Fri, 7/23/2004	Winner 2	Fabio Luiz Magalhaes / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (17, Q1)	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:31
Sat, 7/24/2004	Winner 3	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (24, Q2)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:35
Sat, 7/24/2004	Winner 4	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (21)	Lost 17-21, 21-19, 8-15	0:56
Sat, 7/24/2004	Contender 6	Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (5)	Won 21-16, 21-11	0:32
Sun, 7/25/2004	Semi-Finals	Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (7)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:38
Sun, 7/25/2004	Bronze Medal	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (21)	Lost 21-19, 18-21, 19-21	0:58

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 43-32

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-2
6/20/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Rego/Santos	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:57
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	4	21-14, 21-16	0:38
3/21/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-19, 21-18	0:43
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Rego/Santos	1	17-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:52
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Rego/Santos	4	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-8
7/18/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Araujo/Insfran	4	Heuscher/Kobel	3	12-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:52
8/3/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	5	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-19, 21-15	0:52
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Araujo/Insfran	1	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:58
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Heuscher/Kobel	17	21-14, 21-16	0:43
6/22/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	1	Heuscher/Kobel	20	21-16, 21-17	0:47
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Araujo/Insfran	1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	22-20, 21-18	0:45
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Araujo/Insfran	4	Heuscher/Kobel	13	24-22, 21-12	0:47
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-17, 21-18	0:54
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-5
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	By Forfeit
6/20/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Gold Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	21-18, 27-25	0:54
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-16, 21-18	0:38
3/20/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	By Forfeit
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-15	0:38
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool M	Dieckmann/Reckermann	20	Heuscher/Kobel	13	17-21, 26-24, 15-13	1:00
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	21	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-19, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 3-6
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Laciga/Laciga	5	21-16, 21-11	0:32
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 6	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	2	By Forfeit
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-9, 21-15	0:35
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	4	14-21, 35-33, 15-11	0:58
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-16, 21-18	0:38
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	17	21-18, 21-19	0:39
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Heuscher/Kobel	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	24-22, 15-21, 16-14	0:56
7/1/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	27-25, 26-24	0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-4
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Baracetti/Conde	5	21-17, 21-17	0:32
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Baracetti/Conde	11	25-23, 21-16	0:56
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	3	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-19, 21-17	0:44
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
Lead the series against # 7 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-1
7/25/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Semi-Finals	Neto/Ramos	7	Heuscher/Kobel	1	21-15, 21-18	0:38
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Neto/Ramos	8	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Neto/Ramos	14	19-21, 22-20, 23-21	1:11
Lead the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 6-0
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Egger/Heyer	6	21-19, 21-11	0:41
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Egger/Heyer	8	25-23, 21-15	0:39
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Egger/Heyer	13	21-16, 22-20	0:39
8/17/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Egger/Heyer	3	21-14, 23-21	0:39
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Egger/Heyer	20	21-14, 21-19	0:39
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Egger/Heyer	19	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Series tied with # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-19	1:19
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	17	Schacht/Slack	16	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:01
Lead the series against # 12 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 3-1
7/17/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	24-22, 29-27	0:55
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Heuscher/Kobel	2	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:55
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	17	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 14 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool H	Klemperer/Rademacher	25	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-14, 15-21, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 4-0
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Alvarez/Rossell	19	21-15, 24-22	0:41
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Alvarez/Rossell	26	21-19, 26-24	0:47
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Alvarez/Rossell	18	21-13, 21-18	0:45
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Alvarez/Rossell	11	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 1-0
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Magalhaes/Silva	17, Q1	21-14, 21-12	0:31
Lead the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Kais/Vesik	18	18-21, 28-26, 16-14	1:02
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 3-0
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Hernandez/Papaleo	18	21-14, 21-9	0:36
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Hernandez/Papaleo	32, Q26	21-13, 18-21, 15-12	0:51
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	17	Hernandez/Papaleo	32, Q48	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:59
Lead the series against # 21 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 5-3
7/25/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Bronze Medal	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	21	Heuscher/Kobel	1	19-21, 21-18, 21-19	0:58
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 4	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	21	Heuscher/Kobel	1	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:56
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	20	21-14, 19-21, 15-11	0:53
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	25-23, 21-19	0:46
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	21-15, 21-15	0:35
8/11/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	21-13, 34-32	0:39
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Heuscher/Kobel	8	24-26, 21-18, 15-12	1:05
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 22 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Leinemann/VanHuizen	27, Q8	16-21, 21-19, 15-5	0:59
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Brink/Schneider	24, Q2	21-13, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	31, Q25	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 32 Glogowski/Hajbowicz, Poland 1-0
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Glogowski/Hajbowicz	32	21-13, 25-23	0:34
Lead the series against # Q19 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