Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008
(14) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Victor Anfilloff - 37th Did not play
1998 Jeff Grocott - 37th Did not play
1999 Victor Anfilloff - 25th Matthew Grinlaubs - 41st
2000 Victor Anfilloff - 49th Matthew Grinlaubs - 17th
2001 Did not play Jarrod Novosel - 17th
2002 Joshua Slack - 25th Andrew Schacht - 25th
2003 Joshua Slack - 25th Andrew Schacht - 25th
2004 Joshua Slack - 17th Andrew Schacht - 17th
2005 Joshua Slack - 13th Andrew Schacht - 13th
2006 Joshua Slack - 17th Andrew Schacht - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 7 25 80 US$3,500.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool C Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (19) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool C Ahren Cadieux / Jessi Lelliott, Canada (30) Won 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:58
Fri, 8/1/2008 Pool C Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (3) Lost By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 1 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (6) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Schacht/Slack lead the series against the field 32-29
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 5-7
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 4 Schacht/Slack 5 Rego/Santos 1 22-20, 22-20 0:48
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 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 # 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-2
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Schacht/Slack 14 By Forfeit  
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 # 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 # 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 6 Schacht/Slack 14 By Forfeit  
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 # 7 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Metzger/Williams 28 Schacht/Slack 6 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 1:05
Lead the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-2
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-16, 23-21 0:41
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 # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 3-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Schacht/Slack 6 Doppler/Gartmayer 11 21-17, 21-14 0:43
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 # 11 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Matysik/Uhmann 31, Q25 25-23, 21-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 12 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-4
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Schacht/Slack 6 21-15, 18-21, 20-18 1:05
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 # 13 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
Series tied with # 18 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-1
6/8/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Semi-Finals Gavira/Lario 20, Q11 Schacht/Slack 5 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:03
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 5 Gavira/Lario 20, Q11 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 7-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-14, 21-19 0:40
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 # 22 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
Trail the series against # 23, Q8 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Babich/Mykhaylov 26, Q7 Schacht/Slack 7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 11 Pedrosa/Rosas 21 21-15, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 26 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 5 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q8 17-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:03
Lead the series against # 30 Cadieux/Lelliott, Canada 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Cadieux/Lelliott 30 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:58