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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 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:

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 Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Stefan Kobel - 5th	Patrick Heuscher - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-25/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	5	3	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	1	13	162	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	1	4	252	US$11,000.00
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

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/23/2004	Winner 1	Marvin Polte / Thorsten Schoen, Germany (30, Q8)	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:44
Thu, 9/23/2004	Winner 2	Mariano Baracetti / Pedro Depiaggio, Argentina (14)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:41
Fri, 9/24/2004	Winner 3	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6)	Won 24-22, 21-18	0:45
Fri, 9/24/2004	Winner 4	Harley Marques / Fred Souza, Brazil (7)	Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:02
Sat, 9/25/2004	Semi-Finals	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:38
Sun, 9/26/2004	Gold Medal	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (5)	Lost 18-21, 21-19, 9-15	1:00

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 31-20

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-3
8/23/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
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
Series tied with # 2 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-2
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 3	Neto/Ramos	7	Heuscher/Kobel	1	21-18, 24-26, 15-12	1:03
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
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-6
9/26/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Heuscher/Kobel	3	21-18, 19-21, 15-9	1:00
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
Lead the series against # 6 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 8-0
9/25/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Egger/Heyer	6	21-18, 21-16	0:38
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Egger/Heyer	6	24-22, 21-18	0:45
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
Lead the series against # 7 Marques/Souza, Brazil 1-0
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Marques/Souza	7	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:02
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Cunha/Ferreira	15, Q4	21-16, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 9, Q2 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 # 13 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 # 14 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Baracetti/Depiaggio	14	21-19, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 19 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
Series tied with # 21 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Heuscher/Kobel	1	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:04
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 # 23 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 # 26 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Gosch/Strauss	31, Q16	21-16, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Polte/Schoen, Germany 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Polte/Schoen	30, Q8	21-19, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # Q13 Polnitski/Tarakanov, Russia 1-0
8/16/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Polnitski/Tarakanov	32	21-10, 21-13	0:29