Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 2004
(6) Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland
 
Markus Egger
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 24, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Zug
Resides: Wangs
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Stare Jablonki 2005)
Career Winnings: US$256,327.50
Sascha Heyer
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Resides: Frauenfeld
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 104 kg (229 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 155
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$413,192.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333749Money
FIVB4503107191137111 US$256,855.00
FIVB C&S41120000000000 US$7,000.00
Overall4914307191137111 US$263,855.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Sascha Heyer - 17th Markus Egger - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 8 17 108 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 8 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 6 9 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open 5 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open 4 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 8 9 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 8 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 13 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 13 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 13 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 14 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 10 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 5 17 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 12 2 540 US$30,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 13 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/14-17/2003 Switzerland Satellite 3 3 24 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 15 5 312 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 13 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 18 9 216 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 18 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 13 17 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 9 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 18 5 180 US$6,000.00
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (27) Won 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:04
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 2 Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (11) Won 21-14, 19-21, 18-16 0:57
Fri, 9/24/2004 Winner 3 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (3) Lost 22-24, 18-21 0:45
Fri, 9/24/2004 Contender 4 Rodrigo Monteiro / Bruno de Paula, Brazil (31, Q11) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Fri, 9/24/2004 Contender 5 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (12) Won 21-14, 26-24 0:44
Fri, 9/24/2004 Contender 6 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (9, Q2) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Sat, 9/25/2004 Semi-Finals Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (3) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:38
Sun, 9/26/2004 Bronze Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Won 17-21, 23-21, 17-15 1:05
Head to Head Results
Egger/Heyer lead the series against the field 22-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-7
9/26/04FIVBBrazil Open Bronze Medal Egger/Heyer 6 Rego/Santos 1 17-21, 23-21, 17-15 1:05
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 3 Rego/Santos 2 Egger/Heyer 8 21-16, 21-18 0:44
7/10/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Egger/Heyer 5 Rego/Santos 1 By Forfeit  
7/3/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Heyer 4 21-16, 21-18 0:40
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Heyer 8 23-21, 23-21 0:48
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Heyer 8 21-19, 22-20 0:41
9/21/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Heyer 12 21-11, 21-18 0:45
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Heyer 13 21-12, 21-16 0:34
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Rego/Santos 4 Egger/Heyer 13 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 1:01
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Rego/Santos 2 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 8 Egger/Heyer 13 21-19, 15-21, 21-19 1:04
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-8
9/25/04FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 3 Egger/Heyer 6 21-18, 21-16 0:38
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Egger/Heyer 6 24-22, 21-18 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 1 Egger/Heyer 9 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Dieckmann/Reckermann 15 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 6 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Dieckmann/Reckermann 26, Q6 21-13, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 2-0
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Egger/Heyer 5 Cunha/Ferreira 6 21-19, 21-18 0:40
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 2 Egger/Heyer 13 Cunha/Ferreira 19, Q6 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 9, Q2 Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 4-0
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Egger/Heyer 6 Magalhaes/Silva 9, Q2 21-16, 21-18 0:39
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 8 Magalhaes/Silva 25, Q7 21-15, 21-12 0:42
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Egger/Heyer 8 Magalhaes/Silva 24, Q6 21-16, 21-18 0:43
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 10 Magalhaes/Silva 23, Q4 21-16, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Egger/Heyer 6 Goranson/Skarlund 11 21-14, 19-21, 18-16 0:57
Lead the series against # 12 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 3-0
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Egger/Heyer 6 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 21-14, 26-24 0:44
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Egger/Heyer 5 Arkaev/Barsuk 12, Q4 21-19, 23-21 0:43
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Egger/Heyer 5 Arkaev/Barsuk 29 21-11, 25-23 0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 8 Kais/Vesik 25, Q2 30-28, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Egger/Heyer 12 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 28-26, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-1
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 28, Q8 Egger/Heyer 5 21-18, 25-23 0:49
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 4 Brink/Schneider 29, Q9 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:57
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 13 Brink/Schneider 18, Q4 16-21, 22-20, 17-15 1:06
Trail the series against # 20 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 0-1
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 1 Boersma/Kogel 25, Q3 Egger/Heyer 8 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 6 Berg/Svensson 27 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 28 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Egger/Heyer 5 Asahi/Nishimura 44 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 de Paula/Monteiro, Brazil 1-0
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Egger/Heyer 6 Monteiro/de Paula 31, Q11 21-17, 21-16 0:37