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July 24 - 29, 2007
(7) Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, 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: 16
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$507,180.00
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: 18
Tournaments: 155
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$413,192.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB36011042141112 US$258,050.00
FIVB C&S11000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall37111042141112 US$260,050.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Stefan Kobel - 13th Markus Egger - 25th
2002 Stefan Kobel - 9th Markus Egger - 5th
2003 Stefan Kobel - 3rd Markus Egger - 5th
2004 Stefan Kobel - 1st Markus Egger - 5th
2005 Stefan Kobel - 9th Paul Laciga - 5th
2006 Stefan Kobel - 13th Paul Laciga - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 5 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 4 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 11 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 7 2 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 8 3 480 US$16,000.00
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool T Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (42) Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool T Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (31) Won 22-20, 21-11 0:44
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool T Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (18) Won 24-22, 21-18 0:46
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (24) Lost 22-24, 21-19, 12-15 1:13
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999Marseille Did not play Martin Tschudi - 41st
2001Klagenfurt Stefan Kobel - 17th Markus Egger - 17th
2003Rio de Janeiro Stefan Kobel - 5th Markus Egger - 17th
2005Berlin Stefan Kobel - 17th Paul Laciga - 2nd
2009Stavanger Sascha Heyer - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
2011Rome Jefferson Bellaguarda - 17th Sebastian Chevallier - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 7 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 28 9 400 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer lead the series against the field 27-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-0
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Rego/Santos 1 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:55
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Rego/Santos 1 13-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:59
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Heuscher/Heyer 5 21-19, 21-16 0:47
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Araujo/Magalhaes 13 Heuscher/Heyer 4 21-18, 26-24 1:00
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Heuscher/Heyer 8 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # 5 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-12, 21-16 0:42
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-19, 21-15 0:44
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-1
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 7 Heuscher/Heyer 4 21-9, 19-21, 15-12 0:52
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Heyer 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 17 21-19, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 3-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Wu/Xu 12 21-23, 24-22, 15-9 1:02
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Wu/Xu 3 21-18, 23-21 0:47
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Wu/Xu 5 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 19-21, 29-27, 17-15 1:09
Lead the series against # 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 11 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Heyer 7 Schacht/Slack 18 20-22, 21-14, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # 18 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Heuscher/Heyer 7 Gosch/Horst 18 24-22, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 19 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/10/07FIVBZagreb Open Gold Medal Kais/Vesik 16 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:04
Lead the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 4 Doppler/Gartmayer 20 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Doppler/Gartmayer 13 19-21, 21-14, 15-4 0:52
Lead the series against # 22 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 24 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 24 Heuscher/Heyer 7 24-22, 19-21, 15-12 1:13
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-19, 23-21 0:45
Trail the series against # 27 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Heuscher/Heyer 7 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 28 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Heuscher/Heyer 6 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 30 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Lione/Varnier 21 21-13, 21-16 0:38
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Lione/Varnier 15 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 31 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Heuscher/Heyer 7 Leinemann/VanHuizen 31 22-20, 21-11 0:44
Lead the series against # 33 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Li/Zhou 24, Q14 21-17, 25-23 0:44
Lead the series against # 34 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 2-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 21-14, 22-20 0:40
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 21-11, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 39 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Horrem/Maaseide 27 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 1:05
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Horrem/Maaseide 24 21-17, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 40 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # 42 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Heuscher/Heyer 7 Gscheidle/Schnider 42 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 46 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 4 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q6 21-13, 21-16 0:34
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-18, 21-19 0:40