Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Acapulco Open
October 25 - 29, 2005
(3) 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 Acapulco Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Bernhard Vesti - 41st Paul Laciga - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 4 4 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 4 2 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-21/2005 Liechtenstein Satellite 1 1 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 11 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 6 7 280 US$10,750.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 8 1 400 US$32,000.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 6 7 200 US$8,000.00
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
Acapulco Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/26/2005 Winner 1 Koichi Nishimura / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (30, Q16) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Wed, 10/26/2005 Winner 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (14) Lost 12-21, 22-24 0:42
Thu, 10/27/2005 Contender 2 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (20) Won 21-18, 22-24, 15-12 1:03
Thu, 10/27/2005 Contender 3 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (22) Won 21-9, 21-17 0:46
Thu, 10/27/2005 Contender 4 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (8) Won 21-18, 35-33 1:12
Fri, 10/28/2005 Contender 5 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (7, Q14) Lost 21-19, 16-21, 14-16 1:02
Head to Head Results
Egger/Laciga lead the series against the field 27-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-3
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Egger/Laciga 4 23-21, 21-18 0:54
9/4/05FIVBGreece Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Egger/Laciga 4 21-14, 26-24 0:43
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 # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-1
10/22/05FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Egger/Laciga 4 21-16, 21-12 0:46
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 4 Egger/Laciga 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 21-18, 21-11 0:40
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 17-21, 26-24, 15-11 1:10
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 8 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # 4 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 2-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 4 Insfran/Marques 5 16-21, 21-15, 17-15 1:01
5/22/05FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Egger/Laciga 6 Insfran/Marques 4 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:03
Trail the series against # 5 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-4
10/23/05FIVBBrazil Open Bronze Medal Gibb/Metzger 8 Egger/Laciga 4 17-21, 21-13, 16-14 1:11
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Gibb/Metzger 12 Egger/Laciga 11 21-13, 20-22, 15-12 0:55
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Gibb/Metzger 15 Egger/Laciga 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:57
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 # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Heuscher/Kobel 4 14-21, 24-22, 15-7 0:51
Series tied with # 7, Q14 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Egger/Laciga 3 19-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:02
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-19, 21-17 0:49
Series tied with # 8 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 3 Rogers/Scott 8 21-18, 35-33 1:12
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Rogers/Scott 5 Egger/Laciga 6 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Berger/Doppler 24 Egger/Laciga 8 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against # 13 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 8 Heyer/Laciga 9 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
Series tied with # 14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 14 Egger/Laciga 3 21-12, 24-22 0:42
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Kais/Vesik 21 18-21, 27-25, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 26-24, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 16 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-1
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 28 Egger/Laciga 6 15-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:01
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 8 Leinemann/VanHuizen 25, Q4 21-18, 21-12 0:39
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Leinemann/VanHuizen 22, Q3 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 18, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 4 Amore/Fenili 12, Q7 21-18, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 19, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 4 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 21-18, 22-24, 15-12 1:03
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund 27 21-16, 28-26 0:44
Lead the series against # 22 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 21-9, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 24 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/21/05FIVB C&SLiechtenstein Satellite Gold Medal Egger/Laciga 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 2 21-15, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 27, Q2 Polte/Schoen, Germany 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Polte/Schoen 43 Egger/Laciga 6 7-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 3-0
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 8 Cadieux/Heese 24, Q3 21-17, 21-12 0:38
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 11 Cadieux/Heese 21, Q4 23-21, 21-18 0:47
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Egger/Laciga 6 Cadieux/Heese 21 21-18, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q9 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Hernandez/Papaleo 29, Q6 21-12, 21-16 0:36