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(16) Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, Australia
 
Andrew Schacht
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 22, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Adelaïde
Resides: Adelaïde
Height: 191 cm (6'4")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 118
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Montréal 2007)
Career Winnings: US$237,120.00
Joshua Slack
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Brisbane
Resides: Lockleys, South Australia
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 137
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Montréal 2007)
Career Winnings: US$268,020.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB6901326101681661 US$435,690.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Jarrod Novosel - 9th
2002 Joshua Slack - 17th Andrew Schacht - 17th
2003 Joshua Slack - 9th Andrew Schacht - 9th
2004 Joshua Slack - 9th Andrew Schacht - 9th
2005 Joshua Slack - 7th Andrew Schacht - 7th
2006 Joshua Slack - 9th Andrew Schacht - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 8 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 13 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 7 2 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 18 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 15, Q2 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 12 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 18 4 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 11 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 11 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 13 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 20 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 14 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 12 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 5 25 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 7 9 320 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 5 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 7 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 11 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 7 4 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 8 7 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 17, Q1 13 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 20, Q3 13 168 US$6,300.00
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool V Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (33) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:43
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool V Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (40) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:43
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool V Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (9) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:39
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (15) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Sat, 7/28/2007 Winner 2 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (17) Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-11 1:08
Sat, 7/28/2007 Winner 3 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (33) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Sun, 7/29/2007 Semi-Finals Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:47
Sun, 7/29/2007 Bronze Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:42
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999Marseille Victor Anfilloff - 41st Matthew Grinlaubs - 41st
2001Klagenfurt Did not play Jarrod Novosel - 17th
2005Berlin Joshua Slack - 33rd Andrew Schacht - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 11 33 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 16 3 800 US$35,000.00
Head to Head Results
Schacht/Slack trail the series against the field 53-55
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 4-7
7/29/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Bronze Medal Schacht/Slack 16 Rego/Santos 1 21-17, 21-19 0:42
7/8/07FIVBMontréal Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 7 17-21, 21-13, 18-16 1:01
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Schacht/Slack 15, Q2 Rego/Santos 2 21-19, 27-25 0:54
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 7 Rego/Santos 2 21-16, 21-18 0:51
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 8 27-25, 17-21, 15-8 1:08
7/23/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 2 Schacht/Slack 17 21-11, 21-19 0:47
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 8 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:14
8/17/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 13 21-17, 21-17 0:44
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 17 30-32, 21-17, 15-12 1:14
7/27/03FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Schacht/Slack 16 23-21, 21-16 0:48
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool A Schacht/Slack 16 Rego/Santos 1 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-4
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 1 Schacht/Slack 8 21-18, 21-18 0:50
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Cunha/Neto 4 Schacht/Slack 20 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:12
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4 Schacht/Slack 12 21-18, 21-14 0:44
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Schacht/Slack 6 21-16, 22-20 0:50
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-3
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Schacht/Slack 8 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:06
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 13 Schacht/Slack 18 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:59
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 18 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-23, 21-18, 15-13 1:12
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Schacht/Slack 11 21-16, 21-17 0:45
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Schacht/Slack 17 21-13, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Schacht/Slack 13 21-16, 21-15 0:41
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 20 Schacht/Slack 14 22-20, 21-15 0:51
6/3/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 6 Dalhausser/Rogers 13 Schacht/Slack 7 21-17, 21-9 0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Schacht/Slack 7 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 1:04
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Schacht/Slack 11 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:06
Trail the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
7/29/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Semi-Finals Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Schacht/Slack 16 21-13, 21-19 0:47
6/10/07FIVBZagreb Open Bronze Medal Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 Schacht/Slack 18 21-14, 21-12 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Heyer 7 Schacht/Slack 18 20-22, 21-14, 15-10 1:06
Trail the series against # 8 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-2
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 8 Marques/Solberg 4 21-14, 21-16 0:42
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 11, Q1 Schacht/Slack 13 21-18, 21-19 0:47
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 Schacht/Slack 11 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 4-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Schacht/Slack 16 Wu/Xu 9 21-14, 21-13 0:39
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 4 Schacht/Slack 7 Wu/Xu 3 26-28, 21-18, 15-11 1:09
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Schacht/Slack 20 Wu/Xu 13 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:01
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 11 Wu/Xu 9 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Lambert/Metzger, United States 1-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 18 Lambert/Metzger 6 17-21, 25-23, 15-13 1:08
Trail the series against # 12 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-9
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Baracetti/Conde 18 Schacht/Slack 15, Q2 21-18, 21-14 0:44
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 6 Schacht/Slack 11 25-23, 12-21, 19-17 1:14
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 4 Schacht/Slack 13 22-20, 21-12 0:46
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 8 Schacht/Slack 12 21-16, 28-26 0:57
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 13 Schacht/Slack 7 21-16, 21-15 0:47
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 11 Baracetti/Conde 6 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:07
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 14 Schacht/Slack 11 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:12
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 11 Schacht/Slack 12 21-17, 21-19 0:46
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 7 Schacht/Slack 18 22-20, 21-15 0:43
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Schacht/Slack 14 21-16, 16-21, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against # 13 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-4
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 5 Laciga/Laciga 5 Schacht/Slack 11 21-13, 21-17 0:41
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Laciga/Laciga 7 Schacht/Slack 12 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 1:03
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Schacht/Slack 14 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:44
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool E Schacht/Slack 21 Laciga/Laciga 12 21-19, 21-15 0:37
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Schacht/Slack 29 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 14 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Schacht/Slack 18 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:59
Series tied with # 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 15 21-18, 21-19 0:47
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 Schacht/Slack 12 21-19, 21-17 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-0
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 16 Klemperer/Koreng 17 21-23, 21-18, 15-11 1:08
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 17 Klemperer/Koreng 18, Q2 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:05
Trail the series against # 19 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-4
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 Schacht/Slack 15, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:41
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 7 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-18 0:40
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 Schacht/Slack 20, Q3 21-15, 26-24 0:54
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Schacht/Slack 16 21-16, 8-21, 16-14 0:53
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Schacht/Slack 11, Q1 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-1
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 13 Schacht/Slack 5 23-21, 18-21, 16-14 1:09
6/3/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 5 Schacht/Slack 7 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 21-16, 21-19 0:39
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Schacht/Slack 11 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 21-15, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Schacht/Slack 13 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 16-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:00
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15, Q2 Schacht/Slack 18 21-16, 21-16 0:44
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 5 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 22, Q9 21-12, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Schacht/Slack 15, Q2 Brenha/Maia Q15 21-17, 21-15 0:44
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Brenha/Maia 15 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:54
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Brenha/Maia 19 By Forfeit 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-0
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Semi-Finals Schacht/Slack 7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 22-20, 20-22, 15-10 1:04
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-10, 21-18 0:47
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 17, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 24-22, 17-21, 15-11 1:06
Trail the series against # 24 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-2
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 13 Schacht/Slack 11 21-17, 21-14 0:46
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Schacht/Slack 5 18-21, 27-25, 15-13 1:09
Lead the series against # 25 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 4 Schacht/Slack 18 Cadieux/Heese 22 21-12, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 27 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-1
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Schacht/Slack 8 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 7 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-19, 21-14 0:43
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 18 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 28 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Schacht/Slack 17, Q1 Boersma/Ronnes Q16 21-13, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 30 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-1
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 18 Lione/Varnier 15 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:07
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Lione/Varnier 12 Schacht/Slack 5 16-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:57
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 6 Schacht/Slack 7 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-16, 18-21, 21-19 1:18
Lead the series against # 31 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 12 Leinemann/VanHuizen 22 21-13, 21-18 0:46
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 11 Leinemann/VanHuizen 22 26-24, 21-18 0:57
Lead the series against # 32 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 11 Pedrosa/Rosas 21 21-15, 21-16 0:49
Series tied with # 33 Li/Zhou, China 1-1
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 16 Li/Zhou 33 21-19, 21-16 0:42
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Li/Zhou 33 Schacht/Slack 16 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 34 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 21 Schacht/Slack 12 21-14, 21-16 0:43
Series tied with # 36 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-2
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 7 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 25-23, 21-14 0:47
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 Schacht/Slack 11 21-18, 27-25 0:54
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:04
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Schacht/Slack 5 21-15, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 37 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 8 Dugrip/Gagliano 9 21-13, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 39 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
8/19/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool A Schacht/Slack 13 Horrem/Maaseide 24 21-18, 21-17 0:45
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 12 Horrem/Maaseide 21 21-23, 21-18, 15-11 1:07
Series tied with # 40 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Schacht/Slack 16 Deulofeu/Salvetti 40 22-20, 21-13 0:43
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Contender 4 Deulofeu/Salvetti 23, Q6 Schacht/Slack 13 23-21, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 42 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 7 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 21-16, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 43 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 8 Biza/Lebl 25, Q10 21-14, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 46 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 6-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Schacht/Slack 13 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q5 21-13, 14-21, 15-7 0:49
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Schacht/Slack 12 Lochhead/Pitman 28, Q4 21-15, 21-19 0:42
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-17, 21-13 0:41
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 12 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q3 21-15, 19-21, 18-16 1:02
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 8 Lochhead/Pitman 19 24-22, 24-22 1:07
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 Schacht/Slack 17 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:47
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 41 Schacht/Slack 11 27-25, 21-17 0:56
Lead the series against # 48 Augoustides/Flisberg, South Africa 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Schacht/Slack 15, Q2 Augoustides/Flisberg Q31 21-17, 21-13 0:43