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June 22 - 26, 2005
(8) Sascha Heyer/Paul Laciga, Switzerland
 
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
Paul Laciga
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 24, 1970 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Bern
Resides: Kerzers, FR
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$599,960.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB200101204642 US$161,050.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Martin Laciga - 17th
1997 Did not play Martin Laciga - 5th
1998 Martin Fluckiger - 37th Martin Laciga - 5th
1999 Martin Tschudi - 57th Martin Laciga - 2nd
2001 Markus Egger - 33rd Martin Laciga - 2nd
2002 Markus Egger - 17th Martin Laciga - 5th
2003 Markus Egger - 17th Martin Laciga - 5th
2004 Markus Egger - 9th Martin Laciga - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 9 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 13 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 7 9 160 US$6,000.00
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/22/2005 Winner 2 Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (40) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Thu, 6/23/2005 Winner 3 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (9) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:39
Fri, 6/24/2005 Winner 4 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (17) Lost 17-21, 25-23, 9-15 0:57
Sat, 6/25/2005 Contender 5 Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (28) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Sat, 6/25/2005 Contender 6 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (26) Won 21-8, 21-18 0:35
Sat, 6/25/2005 Contender 7 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (31) Won 21-14, 23-21 0:38
Sun, 6/26/2005 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (13) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 1:09
Sun, 6/26/2005 Gold Medal Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 20-22, 12-21 0:42
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Did not play Martin Laciga - 9th
1999Marseille Martin Tschudi - 41st Martin Laciga - 2nd
2001Klagenfurt Markus Egger - 17th Martin Laciga - 5th
2003Rio de Janeiro Markus Egger - 17th Martin Laciga - 5th
2007Gstaad Patrick Heuscher - 17th Martin Laciga - 17th
2009Stavanger Patrick Heuscher - 9th Did not play
2011Rome Sebastian Chevallier - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 8 2 900 US$45,000.00
Head to Head Results
Heyer/Laciga lead the series against the field 14-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 1 Heyer/Laciga 13 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/26/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Heyer/Laciga 8 22-20, 21-12 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 5 Heyer/Laciga 9 21-17, 14-8 Retired 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 Heyer/Laciga 7 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:57
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 8 Heyer/Laciga 9 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Heyer/Laciga 8 Heuscher/Kobel 9 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:39
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Heyer/Laciga 9 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-15, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Conde/Salema 15 Heyer/Laciga 7 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Heyer/Laciga 9 Schacht/Slack 10 18-21, 27-25, 15-12 1:08
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 13 Schacht/Slack 14 21-15, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
6/26/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Semi-Finals Heyer/Laciga 8 Brink/Schneider 13 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 1:09
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Heyer/Laciga 13 Brink/Schneider 22 22-20, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 15 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Heyer/Laciga 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Kais/Vesik 17 Heyer/Laciga 8 21-17, 23-25, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 19 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 9 Berger/Doppler 24 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 24 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 9 Prosser/Richardson 26, Q8 21-14, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 26 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-0
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 6 Heyer/Laciga 8 Dalhausser/Rogers 26 21-8, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 28 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Heyer/Laciga 8 Leinemann/VanHuizen 28 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 31 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 7 Heyer/Laciga 8 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 31 21-14, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # 40 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 8 Berg/Svensson 40 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 46 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 13 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48