Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Paul Laciga - 13th
1997 Sascha Heyer - 37th Paul Laciga - 9th
1998 Bernhard Vesti - 49th Paul Laciga - 4th
1999 Bernhard Vesti - 33rd Paul Laciga - 5th
2000 Bernhard Vesti - 41st Paul Laciga - 3rd
2001 Sascha Heyer - 25th Paul Laciga - 2nd
2002 Sascha Heyer - 17th Paul Laciga - 17th
2003 Sascha Heyer - 5th Paul Laciga - 5th
2004 Sascha Heyer - 7th Paul Laciga - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 12 9 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 6 17 200 US$7,500.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 1 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (27) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 2 Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu, China (22) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Fri, 7/15/2005 Winner 3 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (19) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:45
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Sat, 7/16/2005 Contender 5 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (5) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 10-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 6 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 21-14 0:42
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Laciga 8 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 3 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
Series tied with # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Egger/Laciga 12 16-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:58
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Egger/Laciga 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 32-30, 21-19 0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Rogers/Scott 5 Egger/Laciga 6 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 12 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 # 17 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 12 Baracetti/Depiaggio 21 21-13, 21-13 0:29
Series tied with # 19 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Gibb/Metzger 19 Egger/Laciga 6 21-18, 21-17 0:45
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Gibb/Metzger 38 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Xu/Xu 22 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 12 Neto/Ramos 5 23-21, 23-21 0:48
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 2 Egger/Laciga 11 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q2 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 27, Q1 21-11, 21-14 0:36