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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Montréal Open
July 12 - 16, 2006

(5) 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:

Tournaments:

141

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$299,405.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	73	3	3	6	3	10	5	16	5	12	1	2	5	2	US$572,660.00
FIVB C&S	11	5	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$22,350.00
Overall	84	8	5	7	3	11	6	17	5	12	1	2	5	2	US$595,010.00

Previous Montréal Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Stefan Kobel - 9th	Patrick Heuscher - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	8	17	160	US$4,900.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	9	13	240	US$6,500.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	7	1	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	5	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	6	7	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	2	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/11-14/2005	Switzerland Satellite	1	1	34	US$3,400.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	4	17	112	US$4,750.00
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

Canada Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/13/2006	Winner 1	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (28, Q11)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:37
Thu, 7/13/2006	Winner 2	Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (12)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:48
Fri, 7/14/2006	Winner 3	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (4, Q1)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:02
Fri, 7/14/2006	Winner 4	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:48
Sat, 7/15/2006	Contender 6	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (7)	Won 21-14, 18-21, 20-18	0:56
Sat, 7/15/2006	Semi-Finals	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2)	Lost 13-21, 21-19, 11-15	0:58
Sun, 7/16/2006	Bronze Medal	Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (3)	Lost 18-21, 21-19, 7-15	1:00

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 27-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 5-8
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-17, 21-18	0:48
6/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Gold Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	7	Rego/Santos	1	14-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:59
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Rego/Santos	2	21-19, 21-18	0:42
7/23/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	22-20, 18-21, 15-9	0:58
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	4	21-19, 21-10	0:39
7/3/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	2	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-18, 13-21, 15-10	0:51
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-15, 21-16	0:31
8/23/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
6/20/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Rego/Santos	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:57
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	4	21-14, 21-16	0:38
3/21/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-19, 21-18	0:43
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Rego/Santos	1	17-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:52
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Rego/Santos	4	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-5
7/15/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
6/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	7	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:02
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Heuscher/Kobel	7	21-12, 21-18	0:40
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-15, 21-13	0:41
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-17, 21-13	0:37
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-17, 21-16	0:40
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	7, Q1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-2
7/16/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Bronze Medal	Cunha/Neto	3	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-18, 19-21, 15-7	1:00
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool H	Cunha/Neto	25, Q1	Heuscher/Kobel	8	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-3
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Insfran/Marques	4, Q1	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:02
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Marques	5	Heuscher/Kobel	2	24-22, 19-21, 15-8	1:09
7/9/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 6	Insfran/Marques	3	Heuscher/Kobel	4	By Forfeit
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Insfran/Marques	3, Q1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-12, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-2
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	7	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-18, 15-21, 15-9	0:55
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-19	1:19
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Heuscher/Kobel	17	Schacht/Slack	16	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:01
Series tied with # 7 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/15/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Egger/Laciga	7	21-14, 18-21, 20-18	0:56
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Heuscher/Kobel	4	14-21, 24-22, 15-7	0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Heese/VanHuizen	23, Q1	21-16, 21-16	0:43
Series tied with # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Heuscher/Kobel	8	24-22, 26-24	0:52
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	27	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Wu/Xu	12	21-17, 21-15	0:48
Lead the series against # 13 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Gosch/Strauss	31, Q16	21-16, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 19, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Ces/Dugrip	4	21-18, 26-24	0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Prosser/Richardson	24	21-16, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 4-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	De Gruijter/Ronnes	22	23-25, 21-17, 15-11	0:56
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	5	De Gruijter/Ronnes	19	21-15, 19-21, 15-7	0:55
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	21-17, 21-13	0:37
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Heuscher/Kobel	1	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:04
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	31, Q25	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q14	21-15, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 26 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Herrera/Mesa	20	21-12, 21-16	0:40
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Babich/Nikolaev	28, Q11	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Gabathuler/Wenger	9	21-15, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against Cloutier/Cote, Canada 1-0
8/16/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Cloutier/Cote	31	21-15, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # Q6 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	29, Q16	21-15, 16-21, 15-11	0:47