Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(7) 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
2007 Joshua Slack - 3rd Andrew Schacht - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 5 3 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 5 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 6 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 6 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 16 3 800 US$35,000.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool G Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (26, Q7) Lost By Forfeit  
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool G Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (23, Q1) Lost By Forfeit  
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool G Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (10) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Schacht/Slack trail the series against the field 22-29
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 2-3
6/8/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Bronze Medal Schacht/Slack 5 Marques/Solberg 3 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 1:00
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Marques/Solberg 2 Schacht/Slack 6 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Laciga/Schnider 10 Schacht/Slack 7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 11 "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
Trail the series against # 12 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-2
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 Schacht/Slack 5 26-24, 21-11 0:47
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 21 Schacht/Slack 12 21-14, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 20 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 7 Ces/Ces 26, Q2 21-11, 21-14 0:37
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Schacht/Slack 15, Q2 Ces/Ces 31 21-19, 14-21, 18-16 1:12
Series tied with # 21 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
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Li/Zhou, China 1-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Li/Zhou 23, Q1 Schacht/Slack 7 By Forfeit  
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
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 11 Pedrosa/Rosas 21 21-15, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # 26, Q7 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Babich/Mykhaylov 26, Q7 Schacht/Slack 7 By Forfeit