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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Volkswagen Open de Portugal
June 14 - 18, 2006

(19) 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 Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Did not play	Martin Laciga - 13th
1997	Markus Egger - 37th	Martin Laciga - 9th
1998	Did not play	Martin Laciga - 4th
1999	Did not play	Martin Laciga - 5th
2000	Did not play	Martin Laciga - 3rd
2001	Markus Egger - 25th	Martin Laciga - 2nd
2002	Markus Egger - 17th	Martin Laciga - 17th
2003	Markus Egger - 5th	Martin Laciga - 5th
2004	Markus Egger - 7th	Martin Laciga - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	11	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	12	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	13	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	9	13	120	US$4,500.00
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

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/15/2006	Winner 1	Mark Heese / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (14)	Lost 17-21, 21-17, 13-15	1:02
Thu, 6/15/2006	Contender 1	Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (30, Q20)	Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:42
Fri, 6/16/2006	Contender 2	Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (13)	Lost 21-23, 16-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Heyer/Laciga lead the series against the field 13-11

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 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
Series tied with # 5 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-2
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Heyer/Laciga	12	18-21, 21-14, 15-7	0:54
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	17	Heyer/Laciga	6	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:55
6/18/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 5	Heyer/Laciga	9	Schacht/Slack	10	18-21, 27-25, 15-12	1:08
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Heyer/Laciga	13	Schacht/Slack	14	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Heyer/Laciga	13	Kjemperud/Skarlund	20	21-17, 18-21, 17-15	0:56
Trail the series against # 13 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	13	Heyer/Laciga	19	23-21, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Heese/VanHuizen	14	Heyer/Laciga	19	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 20 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Cadieux/Leinemann	21, Q3	Heyer/Laciga	12	22-20, 21-19	0:50
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 2	Heyer/Laciga	13	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	21-15, 24-22	0:44
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 30, Q20 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Heyer/Laciga	19	Biza/Kubala	30, Q20	15-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:42
Trail the series against Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-2
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Marques	4	Heyer/Laciga	13	21-13, 21-16	0:35
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
Trail the series against # Q2 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 # Q4 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Heyer/Laciga	8	Berg/Svensson	40	21-17, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q8 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Heyer/Laciga	12	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q12	21-13, 21-14	0:30