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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005

(26, Q17) Marcel Gscheidle/Jan Schnider, Switzerland

Marcel Gscheidle
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 14, 1973 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Frauenfeld

Resides:

St-Gallen

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$58,525.00

Jan Schnider
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 7, 1983 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oensingen

Resides:

Bern

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

102

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Fortaleza 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$133,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	12	2	2	3	US$72,500.00
FIVB C&S	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,400.00
Overall	33	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	6	12	2	2	3	US$77,900.00

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	22, Q16	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	23, Q12	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	7/1-3/2005	Italy Challenger	2	13	18	US$700.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	Q16	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	31	17	80	US$3,000.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 1	Juan Rossell / Wilfredo Villar, Cuba (Q16)	Won 21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:54
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 2	Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (Q1)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:43
Thu, 7/28/2005	Winner 1	Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (7)	Lost 13-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:56
Thu, 7/28/2005	Contender 1	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (10)	Lost 21-14, 18-21, 11-15	0:45

Head to Head Results
Gscheidle/Schnider trail the series against the field 8-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Insfran/Marques	3, Q1	Gscheidle/Schnider	Q16	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Brink/Schneider	7	Gscheidle/Schnider	23, Q12	21-19, 21-19	0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heyer/Laciga	7	Gscheidle/Schnider	26, Q17	21-13, 18-21, 15-12	0:56
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Heyer/Laciga	6	Gscheidle/Schnider	22, Q16	23-21, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	10	Gscheidle/Schnider	26, Q17	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	22, Q16	Kais/Vesik	11	26-24, 15-21, 19-17	0:57
Trail the series against # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Berger/Doppler	14	Gscheidle/Schnider	22, Q16	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 18 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Gscheidle/Schnider	22, Q16	Conde/Salema	12	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	17	Gscheidle/Schnider	31	21-18, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
7/20/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 3	Gscheidle/Schnider	22, Q16	Baracetti/Depiaggio	Q1	21-18, 13-21, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # 23 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	31	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Series tied with # Q1 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-1
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gscheidle/Schnider	26, Q17	Neto/Ramos	Q1	21-16, 21-16	0:43
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	2	Gscheidle/Schnider	31	21-18, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # Q15 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Gscheidle/Schnider	23, Q12	Engvik/Goranson	20, Q5	23-25, 21-16, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # Q16 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	26, Q17	Rossell/Villar	Q16	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # Q20 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 0-1
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Bosma/Ortiz	25, Q10	Gscheidle/Schnider	23, Q12	21-17, 24-22	0:41
Lead the series against # Q25 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/20/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 2	Gscheidle/Schnider	22, Q16	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	Q17	15-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:55