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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 KIA Open presented by Banco do Brazil
September 16 - 21, 2008

(11) Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, Switzerland

Martin Laciga
Switzerland

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 25, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aarberg

Resides:

Deceased August 22, 2023

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

206

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$784,010.00

Jan Schnider
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 7, 1983 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oensingen

Resides:

Bern

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

102

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Fortaleza 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$133,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	20	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	2	4	4	1	US$97,800.00

Previous Guarujá Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Paul Laciga - 2nd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	18	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/9-22/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	20	9	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	10	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	21	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	16	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	17	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	15	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	14	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	15	7	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	8	5	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	15	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	18	4	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	16	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/29-9/2/2007	St. Petersburg Open	17	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	28, Q2	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	28, Q6	17	100	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q10	41	24	US$0.00

Guarajà Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/18/2008	Winner 1	Simon Nausch / Mario Steinoker, Austria (22)	Won 21-8, 21-15	0:35
Thu, 9/18/2008	Winner 2	Benjamin Insfran / Franco Neto, Brazil (6)	Lost 19-21, 24-26	0:53
Fri, 9/19/2008	Contender 2	Luizao Correa / Thomas Klepper, Brazil (21)	Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:56
Fri, 9/19/2008	Contender 3	Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (14)	Won 21-15, 21-10	0:34
Fri, 9/19/2008	Contender 4	Alison Cerutti / Bernardo Romano, Brazil (9)	Won 23-21, 21-14	0:39
Sat, 9/20/2008	Contender 5	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (4)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:47

Head to Head Results
Laciga/Schnider trail the series against the field 5-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-4
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	3	Laciga/Schnider	14	21-18, 23-21	0:44
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Marques/Solberg	2	Laciga/Schnider	8	21-18, 21-16	0:43
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Schnider	18	Marques/Solberg	2	21-16, 21-18	0:43
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	4	Laciga/Schnider	28, Q2	21-19, 21-15	0:39
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	5	Laciga/Schnider	28, Q6	21-11, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool A	Reckermann/Urbatzka	16	Laciga/Schnider	17	21-19, 30-32, 15-6	1:08
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
7/26/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Laciga/Schnider	10	21-13, 21-19	0:49
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Laciga/Schnider	15	21-18, 21-17	0:50
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-4
9/20/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Laciga/Schnider	11	21-16, 21-18	0:47
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	10	Laciga/Schnider	18	23-21, 22-20	0:52
9/30/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Laciga/Schnider	18	21-14, 21-17	0:46
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Laciga/Schnider	18	21-13, 21-10	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-1
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Neto	6	Laciga/Schnider	11	21-19, 26-24	0:53
Trail the series against # 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	20	Laciga/Schnider	16	21-15, 16-21, 24-22	1:03
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18	Laciga/Schnider	15	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 1	Ces/Ces	31, Q9	Laciga/Schnider	15	21-16, 21-17	0:30
Lead the series against # 9 Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 4	Laciga/Schnider	11	Cerutti/Romano	9	23-21, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 3	Laciga/Schnider	11	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	14	21-15, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # 21 Correa/Klepper, Brazil 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 2	Laciga/Schnider	11	Correa/Klepper	21	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 22 Nausch/Steinoker, Austria 1-0
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Schnider	11	Nausch/Steinoker	22	21-8, 21-15	0:35