European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005
(3) Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland
 
Patrick Heuscher
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 22, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Kehrsiten
Resides: Zürich
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 175
Career Wins: 12
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$627,165.63
Stefan Kobel
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 13, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Winterthur
Resides: Duebendorf
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 9
Career CEV Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$356,630.61
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725374157Money
CEV170430512200000 US$91,050.88
FIVB733363105165121252 US$572,660.00
FIVB C&S115210111000000 US$22,350.00
Overall10189103167197121252 US$686,060.88
Previous Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 1 1 34 US$3,400.00
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 9 2 90 € 8,150.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 4 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 5 1 560 US$41,500.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 4 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 4 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 11 3 448 US$21,500.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 9 17 200 US$7,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 6 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 6 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 2 13 120 US$4,500.00
CEV 5/12-15/2005 Turkish Open 3 3 80 € 5,850.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 3 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 8/14-25/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 5 3 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 1 13 162 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 1 4 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 3 2 504 US$27,500.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 2 5 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 2 1 360 US$27,000.00
CEV 6/9-13/2004 European Championship Final 3 160 € 9,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 4 3 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 4 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 2 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 6 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 6 5 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 6 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 2 9 120 US$4,000.00
CEV 8/27-31/2003 European Championships 5 120 € 4,500.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/26/2005 Winner 2 Adrian Caravano / Olivier Conte, France (14) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:47
Sat, 8/27/2005 Winner 3 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (6) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:40
Sat, 8/27/2005 Contender 3 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Ukraine (17) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Sat, 8/27/2005 Contender 4 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (7) Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-10 0:49
Sat, 8/27/2005 Contender 5 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 0:56
Sun, 8/28/2005 Semi-Finals Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (6) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Sun, 8/28/2005 Gold Medal Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (5) Lost 21-17, 20-22, 12-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 29-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 3-2
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Egger/Laciga 1 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 0:56
8/9/05CEVSwiss Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 9 Egger/Laciga 1 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:55
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Egger/Laciga 1 21-17, 21-16 0:36
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Heuscher/Kobel 4 14-21, 24-22, 15-7 0:51
5/15/05CEVTurkish Open Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 8 Heuscher/Kobel 3 21-17, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 5-4
8/9/05CEVSwiss Open Gold Medal Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 21-18, 21-19 0:45
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 13 Heuscher/Kobel 4 15-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 21-18, 21-16 0:40
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 7 Heuscher/Kobel 9 21-16, 21-15 0:40
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 24-22, 29-27 0:55
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 5 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Heuscher/Kobel 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 17 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 4 Canet/Hamel, France 4-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Canet/Hamel 27, Q6 23-21, 21-15 0:40
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Heuscher/Kobel Canet/Hamel 16-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:53
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Canet/Hamel 19 21-13, 21-12 0:37
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Canet/Hamel 22 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-1
8/28/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Gold Medal Herrera/Mesa 5 Heuscher/Kobel 3 17-21, 22-20, 15-12 1:00
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Herrera/Mesa 20 21-12, 21-16 0:40
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 21-18, 21-18 0:36
5/14/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Herrera/Mesa 7 22-24, 21-13, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 5-8
8/28/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 21-19, 21-17 0:44
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 Heuscher/Kobel 3 21-17, 21-12 0:40
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 By Forfeit  
7/3/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 11 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 By Forfeit 0:10
9/26/04FIVBBrazil Open Gold Medal Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 Heuscher/Kobel 3 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 1:00
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 By Forfeit  
6/20/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 21-18, 27-25 0:54
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 21-18 0:38
6/13/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Reckermann Heuscher/Kobel 21-16, 21-18 0:51
3/20/04FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Heuscher/Kobel 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 By Forfeit  
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-18, 21-15 0:38
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool M Dieckmann/Reckermann 20 Heuscher/Kobel 13 17-21, 26-24, 15-13 1:00
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 21 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-19, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 7 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 7 21-11, 18-21, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 14 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Caravano/Conte 14 21-16, 22-20 0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Dyachenko/Kulinich 17 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
7/11/03CEVGreek Open Pool E Heuscher/Kobel Grinbergs/Stals 22-20, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Brink/Schneider, Germany 4-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Brink/Schneider 22 21-14, 21-15 0:37
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Brink/Schneider 11 21-15, 21-13 0:45
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Brink/Schneider 24, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:35
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Heuscher/Kobel Brink/Schneider 21-17, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 23 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 8 21-13, 21-10 0:35