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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 27 - 31, 2003

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 Alanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 1996	Paul Laciga - 17th	Martin Laciga - 17th
FIVB 1997	Paul Laciga - 9th	Martin Laciga - 9th
FIVB 1998	Paul Laciga - 17th	Martin Laciga - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	3	17	104	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	3	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	5	2	486	US$28,000.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		3	80	€ 4,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	3	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	2	5	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	3	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	4	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	10/1-6/2002	Brazil Open	6	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	7	1	300	US$22,500.00
CEV	8/30-9/1/2002	European Championships	1	2	90	€ 6,750.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	8	1	300	US$22,500.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	7	9	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	12	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	6	9	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	7	5	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	6	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	4	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	2	5	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	5	3	288	US$14,000.00
FIVB	9/12-16/2001	Spain Open	3	17	72	US$3,000.00
CEV	9/7-9/2001	European Championships	1	2	180	€ 23,250.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/29/2003	Pool C	Kresimir Peric / Grga Trimcevski, Croatia	Won 21-9, 21-16	0:35
Fri, 8/29/2003	Pool C	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:43
Sat, 8/30/2003	Pool C	Anton Kulikovsky / Alexei Verbov, Russia	Won 21-9, 21-12	0:32
Sat, 8/30/2003	Winner 1	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany	Lost 22-24, 21-18, 10-15	1:11

Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 45-14

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Laciga/Laciga	8	Ahmann/Hager	24	21-17, 25-23	0:39
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	2	Ahmann/Hager	15	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Arkaev/Barsuk	29, Q21	Laciga/Laciga	4	18-21, 21-1, 15-0 Retired	0:25
Lead the series against Berg/Dahl, Sweden 3-1
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Berg/Dahl	15	21-13, 16-21, 17-15	0:49
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Berg/Dahl	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	22-20, 21-15	0:36
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Berg/Dahl	13	21-18, 21-15	0:39
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	7	Berg/Dahl	16	21-18, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against Berger/Doppler, Austria 4-1
7/13/03	CEV	Greek Open	Bronze Medal	Laciga/Laciga		Berger/Doppler		21-9, 21-19	0:36
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Laciga/Laciga	7	Berger/Doppler	10	21-18, 24-22	0:44
9/1/02	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	1	Berger/Doppler	2	21-14, 22-20	0:49
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	10	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-18, 21-19	0:48
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Berger/Doppler	17, Q4	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Brink/Schneider		Laciga/Laciga		24-22, 18-21, 15-10	1:11
Lead the series against Canet/Hamel, France 3-0
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga		Canet/Hamel		21-8, 21-15	0:32
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Canet/Hamel	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Canet/Hamel	35	21-14, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga		Deulofeu/Molinier		22-20, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-4
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	21-18, 21-15	0:37
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool E	Laciga/Laciga	5	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	21-12, 21-12	0:31
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	Laciga/Laciga	2	19-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:56
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Laciga/Laciga	3	22-20, 25-27, 17-15	1:03
9/1/02	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Laciga/Laciga	1	27-25, 21-11	0:48
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Laciga/Laciga	1	21-16, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 5-1
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Laciga/Laciga	7	Egger/Heyer	23	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:48
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	1	Egger/Heyer	8	21-18, 21-18	0:40
9/9/01	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Egger/Heyer	20	Laciga/Laciga	1	21-18, 23-21	0:38
9/8/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Laciga/Laciga	1	Egger/Heyer	20	21-16, 14-21, 16-14	0:57
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	4	Egger/Heyer	29, Q12	21-18, 21-17	0:35
8/27/00	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Laciga/Laciga	1	Egger/Heyer	19	12-11, 12-4	1:06
Lead the series against Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 5	Laciga/Laciga	1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	17	21-14, 24-22	0:38
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	17	21-10, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against Gortsianiouk/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool A	Laciga/Laciga		Gortsianiouk/Mourtzios		21-13, 21-19	0:30
Lead the series against Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 5-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga		Heuscher/Kobel		21-19, 21-17	0:43
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	5	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-16, 21-18	0:38
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	17	21-18, 21-19	0:39
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Heuscher/Kobel	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	24-22, 15-21, 16-14	0:56
7/1/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	27-25, 26-24	0:46
Series tied with Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 4-4
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Laciga/Laciga	3	17-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:48
7/13/03	CEV	Greek Open	Semi-Finals	Hoidalen/Kjemperud		Laciga/Laciga		21-14, 19-21, 15-13	1:02
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	Laciga/Laciga	6	21-16, 21-17	0:36
8/4/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Laciga/Laciga	3	24-22, 22-20	0:42
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-18, 21-18	0:33
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-13, 21-15	0:40
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	22-20, 21-7	0:31
8/27/00	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Laciga/Laciga	1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	2	15-12	0:58
Lead the series against Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 5-0
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Horrem/Maaseide	19	21-13, 15-21, 15-10	0:53
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	8	Horrem/Maaseide	16	21-11, 21-10	0:33
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Horrem/Maaseide	30	21-15, 21-16	0:45
9/7/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	1	Horrem/Maaseide	16	23-21, 21-15	0:40
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	4	Horrem/Maaseide	20	21-14, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool A	Laciga/Laciga		Kais/Vesik		21-13, 21-16	0:31
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Karasev/Zaitsev	20	21-15, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 2-0
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Kogel/Mulder	30, Q4	21-19, 21-18	0:43
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Laciga/Laciga	8	Kogel/Mulder	25, Q13	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against Kulikovsky/Verbov, Russia 1-0
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga		Kulikovsky/Verbov		21-9, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against Peric/Trimcevski, Croatia 2-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga		Peric/Trimcevski		21-9, 21-16	0:35
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool A	Laciga/Laciga		Peric/Trimcevski		18-21, 21-8, 15-4	0:40