Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 7, 2005
(4) 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: 16
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
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: 10
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$299,405.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725374157Money
FIVB733363105165121252 US$572,660.00
FIVB C&S115210111000000 US$22,350.00
Overall848573116175121252 US$595,010.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Stefan Kobel - 41st Patrick Heuscher - 41st
1999 Stefan Kobel - 41st Patrick Heuscher - 41st
2000 Stefan Kobel - 41st Patrick Heuscher - 41st
2001 Stefan Kobel - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2002 Stefan Kobel - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
2003 Stefan Kobel - 3rd Patrick Heuscher - 3rd
2004 Stefan Kobel - 13th Patrick Heuscher - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 5 1 560 US$41,500.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 4 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 4 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 11 3 448 US$21,500.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 9 17 200 US$7,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 6 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 6 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 2 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 3 2 324 US$18,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 1 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (29, Q12) Won 21-17, 18-21, 26-24 0:56
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 2 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (13) Lost 21-15, 19-21, 11-15 0:53
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 2 Thomas Kroger / Thorsten Schoen, Germany (30, Q7) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 58-33
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Brink/Schneider 22 21-14, 21-15 0:37
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Brink/Schneider 24, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 3-6
7/3/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 11 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 By Forfeit 0:10
9/26/04FIVBBrazil Open Gold Medal Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 Heuscher/Kobel 3 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 1:00
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 By Forfeit  
6/20/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 21-18, 27-25 0:54
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 21-18 0:38
3/20/04FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 By Forfeit  
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-15 0:38
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool M Dieckmann/Reckermann 20 Heuscher/Kobel 13 17-21, 26-24, 15-13 1:00
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 21 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-19, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 4-7
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Rego/Santos 2 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/23/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 22-20, 18-21, 15-9 0:58
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 21-19, 21-10 0:39
7/3/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-18, 13-21, 15-10 0:51
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-15, 21-16 0:31
8/23/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
6/20/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 2 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:57
5/30/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 21-14, 21-16 0:38
3/21/04FIVBBrazil Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-19, 21-18 0:43
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Rego/Santos 1 17-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:52
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 20 Rego/Santos 4 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 4-1
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Rogers/Scott 8 21-16, 21-17 0:45
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 3 Rogers/Scott 14 21-16, 21-19 0:46
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Rogers/Scott 10, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 21-16, 21-16 0:40
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 13 Rogers/Scott 19 21-18, 21-19 0:40
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Rogers/Scott 17 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 3 Heuscher/Kobel 4 By Forfeit  
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-12, 21-13 0:35
Series tied with # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 2-2
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 5 Heyer/Laciga 7 19-21, 21-17, 22-20 1:00
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Heyer/Laciga 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 0:47
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 # 8 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 21-17, 21-13 0:37
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-17, 21-16 0:40
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Berger/Doppler, Austria 4-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Berger/Doppler 17 21-13, 16-21, 17-15 0:52
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Berger/Doppler 8 21-11, 24-22 0:48
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Berger/Doppler 11 Heuscher/Kobel 6 27-25, 21-19 0:49
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Berger/Doppler 9 26-24, 21-19 0:47
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 20 Berger/Doppler 15 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 10 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 3-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 22 21-15, 21-14 0:36
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 Heuscher/Kobel 2 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:50
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 20 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q14 21-15, 21-19 0:33
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny 22, Q4 22-20, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Heuscher/Kobel 4 14-21, 24-22, 15-7 0:51
Lead the series against # 12 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-0
7/31/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 5 Gibb/Metzger 15 21-14, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 5-3
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 13 Heuscher/Kobel 4 15-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 21-18, 21-16 0:40
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 7 Heuscher/Kobel 9 21-16, 21-15 0:40
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 24-22, 29-27 0:55
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 5 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Heuscher/Kobel 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 17 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Kais/Vesik 18 18-21, 28-26, 16-14 1:02
5/30/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 4 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-15, 19-21, 15-7 0:55
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-17, 21-13 0:37
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Heuscher/Kobel 1 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:04
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 31, Q25 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Series tied with # 17, Q1 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-19 1:19
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 17 Schacht/Slack 16 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:01
Series tied with # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-1
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Horrem/Pettersen 10 21-15, 21-16 0:43
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Horrem/Pettersen 24 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Leinemann/VanHuizen 27, Q8 16-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:59
Lead the series against # 22 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Herrera/Mesa 20 21-12, 21-16 0:40
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 27 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Dalhausser/Lucena 29, Q12 21-17, 18-21, 26-24 0:56
Trail the series against # 30, Q7 Kroger/Schoen, Germany 0-1
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Kroger/Schoen 30, Q7 Heuscher/Kobel 4 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 31, Q9 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 3-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 18 21-14, 21-9 0:36
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 0:51
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 17 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q48 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # 32 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Klemperer/Koreng 24, Q6 17-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:51
Lead the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 4-2
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 5 21-14, 21-17 0:42
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 5 21-13, 21-13 0:37
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 7 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-18, 24-26, 15-12 1:03
7/25/04FIVBMazury Open Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 7 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-15, 21-18 0:38
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 8 14-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Neto/Ramos 14 19-21, 22-20, 23-21 1:11
Lead the series against # Q2 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Baracetti/Depiaggio 14 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q13 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Prosser/Richardson 24 21-16, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # Q20 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Rossell/Villar 27, Q5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q23 Canet/Hamel, France 3-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Canet/Hamel 27, Q6 23-21, 21-15 0:40
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Canet/Hamel 19 21-13, 21-12 0:37
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Canet/Hamel 22 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # Q26 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 29, Q16 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # Q30 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 31, Q32 21-13, 21-14 0:37