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European Championship Tour
€ 180,000 European Championships
August 25 - 27, 2000

(1) Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, 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:

238

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$926,968.48

Paul Laciga
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 24, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Resides:

Kerzers, FR

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

154

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$675,294.05

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	Money
CEV	11	4	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$101,658.58
FIVB	119	5	12	5	9	32	4	18	7	19	6	2	US$1,003,870.00
FIVB C&S	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$7,800.00
Overall	132	10	15	8	9	33	4	19	7	19	6	2	US$1,113,328.58

Previous Bilbao Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	4	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	4	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	3	3	272	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	4	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	4	2	306	US$18,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	4	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	6	3	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	3	1	340	US$26,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	4	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	3	4	238	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2000	Macau Open	3	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	6	2	306	US$18,000.00
FIVB	1/12-16/2000	Argentina Open	6	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/5/1999	Brazil Open	5	5	204	US$8,000.00
CEV	8/27-29/1999	European Championships	1	1	200	€ 20,000.00
FIVB	8/17-22/1999	Spanish Open	8	4	238	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/11-15/1999	Belgium Open	4	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Portugal Open	5	5	204	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Open of Austria	4	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	6	2	540	US$39,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/1999	Italian Open	3	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/7-11/1999	Norway Open	3	4	238	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/1999	German Open	4	2	306	US$20,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/1999	Russian Open	6	5	204	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/1999	Toronto Open	9	5	204	US$8,000.00
CEV	6/10-13/1999	CEV Neusiedler See Open		1	45	€ 4,500.00
FIVB	4/7-11/1999	Mexico Open	8	4	238	US$11,000.00
FIVB	1/13-17/1999	Argentina Open	7	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	12/3-6/1998	Brazil Open	8	4	238	US$12,000.00
FIVB	9/11-13/1998	Turkey Open	4	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/3-6/1998	Spain Open	11	5	204	US$9,000.00
CEV	8/25-27/1998	Rhodes Open		1	0	€ 8,000.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/25/2000	Winner 1	Rui Oliveira / Hugo Ribeiro, Portugal (32)	Won 15-3	0:27
Fri, 8/25/2000	Winner 2	Jesper Hansen / Jens Larsen, Denmark (16)	Won 16-14	1:00
Sat, 8/26/2000	Winner 3	Javier Bosma / Fabio Diez, Spain (8)	Won 15-10	0:42
Sat, 8/26/2000	Winner 4	Martin Lebl / Michal Palinek, Czech Republic (5)	Won 15-6	0:30
Sun, 8/27/2000	Semi-Finals	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (2)	Won 15-12	0:58
Sun, 8/27/2000	Gold Medal	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (19)	Won 12-11, 12-4	1:06

Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 7-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
8/27/00	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	2	15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 5 Lebl/Palinek, Czech Republic 1-0
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	1	Lebl/Palinek	5	15-6	0:30
Lead the series against # 8 Bosma/Diez, Spain 1-0
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	1	Bosma/Diez	8	15-10	0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	15-6	0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Hansen/Larsen, Denmark 1-0
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	1	Hansen/Larsen	16	16-14	1:00
Lead the series against # 19 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
8/27/00	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Laciga/Laciga	1	Egger/Heyer	19	12-11, 12-4	1:06
Lead the series against # 32 Oliveira/Ribeiro, Portugal 1-0
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	1	Oliveira/Ribeiro	32	15-3	0:27