Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006
(26, Q3) 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: 11
Tournaments: 70
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: 12
Tournaments: 102
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Fortaleza 2007)
Career Winnings: US$133,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB2900000013612223 US$72,500.00
FIVB C&S40201000100000 US$5,400.00
Overall3302010014612223 US$77,900.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 26, Q6 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 27, Q7 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 25, Q5 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q3 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 10/12-16/2005 Argentina Satellite 4 4 14 US$800.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 22 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 16 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-21/2005 Liechtenstein Satellite 2 2 18 US$1,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 2 2 30 US$2,400.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 28, Q11 25 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 26, Q17 25 56 US$3,250.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/7/2006 Qualifier 2 Adrian Calderon / Liancen Estrada, Cuba (Q62) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:44
Wed, 6/7/2006 Qualifier 3 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (Q35) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Thu, 6/8/2006 Qualifier 4 Agus Salim / Supriadi Supriadi, Indonesia (Q46) Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
Thu, 6/8/2006 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (7) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:44
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 1 John Garcia-Thompson / Alex Ortiz, Spain (23) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Gscheidle/Schnider lead the series against the field 15-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
10/16/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 4 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 Gscheidle/Schnider Q16 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/21/05FIVB C&SLiechtenstein Satellite Gold Medal Egger/Laciga 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 2 21-15, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 22, Q16 Kais/Vesik 11 26-24, 15-21, 19-17 0:57
Trail the series against # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 7 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q3 21-18, 21-12 0:44
8/14/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 2 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 23, Q12 Brenha/Maia 10 21-18, 19-21, 15-5 0:59
Lead the series against # 20, Q10 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 16 Berg/Svensson 18 21-14, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Bosma/Lario, Spain 0-1
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Bosma/Lario 24 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 21-13, 29-27 0:43
Trail the series against # 23 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz, Spain 0-1
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 23 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q3 22-20, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # Q2 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-2
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q6 Gscheidle/Schnider 27, Q7 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 0:58
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 27, Q5 Gscheidle/Schnider 22 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # Q5 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 28, Q11 Asahi/Watanabe Q6 21-13, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # Q11 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip 29, Q12 Gscheidle/Schnider 25, Q5 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # Q12 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 22, Q16 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev Q17 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # Q16 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 2 Galli/Raffaelli 3 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:00
Trail the series against # Q22 Hernandez/Mussa, Venezuela 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Mussa 32, Q30 Gscheidle/Schnider Q3 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # Q28 Morikawa/Yamamoto, Japan 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 Morikawa/Yamamoto Q22 21-13, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # Q33 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q27 21-16, 20-22, 15-9 0:47
Lead the series against # Q35 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q3 Li/Zhou Q35 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q46 Salim/Supriadi, Indonesia 2-0
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 4 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q3 Salim/Supriadi Q46 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 27, Q7 Salim/Supriadi Q23 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # Q47 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/19/05FIVB C&SLiechtenstein Satellite Winner 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 2 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 7 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # Q48 Hakala/Hakala, Finland 1-0
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 22, Q16 Hakala/Hakala Q49 21-15, 16-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # Q58 Gao/Han, China 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 27, Q7 Gao/Han Q26 22-20, 17-21, 15-7 0:48
Lead the series against # Q62 Calderon/Estrada, Cuba 1-0
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q3 Calderon/Estrada Q62 21-14, 21-12 0:44