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June 22 - 26, 2005
(6) Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, 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
Martin Laciga
Switzerland
Photo: eurobeachtour.com
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 25, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Aarberg
Resides: Deceased August 22, 2023
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 206
Career Wins: 8
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$784,010.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB211211154141 US$215,050.00
FIVB C&S11000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall222211154141 US$217,050.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Paul Laciga - 17th
1997 Did not play Paul Laciga - 5th
1998 Did not play Paul Laciga - 5th
1999 Bernhard Vesti - 25th Paul Laciga - 2nd
2001 Sascha Heyer - 33rd Paul Laciga - 2nd
2002 Sascha Heyer - 17th Paul Laciga - 5th
2003 Sascha Heyer - 17th Paul Laciga - 5th
2004 Sascha Heyer - 9th Paul Laciga - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 8 7 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 11 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 6 3 320 US$16,000.00
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/22/2005 Winner 2 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (38) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Thu, 6/23/2005 Winner 3 Marvin Polte / Thorsten Schoen, Germany (43) Lost 21-7, 19-21, 13-15 0:51
Fri, 6/24/2005 Contender 3 Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (28) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 15-17 1:01
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Did not play Paul Laciga - 9th
1999Marseille Bernhard Vesti - 41st Paul Laciga - 2nd
2001Klagenfurt Sascha Heyer - 17th Paul Laciga - 5th
2003Rio de Janeiro Sascha Heyer - 17th Paul Laciga - 5th
2007Gstaad Did not play Paul Laciga - 17th
2011Rome Did not play Jonas Weingart - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 6 17 200 US$7,500.00
Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 10-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Laciga 8 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 2 Egger/Laciga 11 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 4 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-0
5/22/05FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Egger/Laciga 6 Insfran/Marques 4 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Egger/Laciga 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 32-30, 21-19 0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-2
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 Egger/Laciga 6 22-20, 21-12 0:36
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 Egger/Laciga 6 21-13, 16-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 8 Heyer/Laciga 9 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 13 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 22 Egger/Laciga 11 21-15, 12-21, 15-8 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Kais/Vesik 21 18-21, 27-25, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 6 Horrem/Pettersen 24 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Berger/Doppler 24 Egger/Laciga 8 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against # 28 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-1
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 28 Egger/Laciga 6 15-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:01
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 8 Leinemann/VanHuizen 25, Q4 21-18, 21-12 0:39
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Leinemann/VanHuizen 22, Q3 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 33 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 27, Q1 21-11, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 38 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Gibb/Metzger 38 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 42 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Egger/Laciga 11 Canet/Hamel 27, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 43 Polte/Schoen, Germany 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Polte/Schoen 43 Egger/Laciga 6 7-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:51