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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 19 - 23, 2005

(9) 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:

Tournaments:

155

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

141

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$599,960.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	20	0	1	0	1	2	0	4	6	4	2	US$161,050.00

Previous Salvador Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Markus Egger - 17th	Martin Laciga - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	7	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	7	4	392	US$16,900.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	6	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	6	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	8	2	900	US$45,000.00
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

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/20/2005	Winner 1	Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (24, Q5)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:34
Thu, 10/20/2005	Contender 1	Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (25, Q9)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:36
Fri, 10/21/2005	Contender 2	Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (10)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:37
Fri, 10/21/2005	Contender 3	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (2)	Lost 20-22, 21-13, 5-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Heyer/Laciga lead the series against the field 15-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Heyer/Laciga	7	Rego/Santos	2	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:54
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 4	Rego/Santos	1	Heyer/Laciga	13	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-3
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Heyer/Laciga	9	22-20, 13-21, 15-5	0:49
7/30/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Heyer/Laciga	7	19-21, 21-17, 22-20	1:00
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Heyer/Laciga	6	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:47
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Heyer/Laciga	8	Heuscher/Kobel	9	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:39
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Heyer/Laciga	9	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/26/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Heyer/Laciga	8	22-20, 21-12	0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	8	Heyer/Laciga	9	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:55
Series tied with # 5 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-1
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Heyer/Laciga	7	Insfran/Marques	3	23-25, 21-14, 15-13	1:10
6/18/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 6	Insfran/Marques	5	Heyer/Laciga	9	21-17, 14-8 Retired	0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-0
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Heyer/Laciga	9	Berger/Doppler	10	21-15, 21-14	0:37
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Heyer/Laciga	9	Berger/Doppler	24	21-17, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
6/25/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 7	Heyer/Laciga	8	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	31	21-14, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heyer/Laciga	7	Herrera/Mesa	23	23-21, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/24/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 4	Kais/Vesik	17	Heyer/Laciga	8	21-17, 23-25, 15-9	0:57
Lead the series against # 17 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
6/25/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 5	Heyer/Laciga	8	Leinemann/VanHuizen	28	21-17, 21-18	0:44
Series tied with # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	Heyer/Laciga	6	21-18, 22-20	0:40
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 3	Heyer/Laciga	9	De Gruijter/Ronnes	17	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q5	Heyer/Laciga	9	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q9 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Heyer/Laciga	9	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	25, Q9	21-14, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
8/5/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	10	Heyer/Laciga	7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q3 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
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
Lead the series against # Q4 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Heyer/Laciga	13	Gosch/Strauss	29, Q8	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # Q19 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Heyer/Laciga	7	Ferreira/Ferreira	23, Q2	21-18, 22-20	0:49