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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006

(5) 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:

Tournaments:

175

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

103

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$356,630.61

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	41	57	Money
CEV	17	0	4	3	0	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$91,050.88
FIVB	73	3	3	6	3	10	5	16	5	12	1	2	5	2	US$572,660.00
FIVB C&S	11	5	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$22,350.00
Overall	101	8	9	10	3	16	7	19	7	12	1	2	5	2	US$686,060.88

Previous Lucerne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Stefan Kobel - 2nd	Patrick Heuscher - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	7	9	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2006	Paris Grand Slam	8	7	400	US$11,200.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	5	4	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	8	17	160	US$4,900.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	9	13	240	US$6,500.00
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters	3	13	180	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	7	1	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	5	9	240	US$6,000.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	3	5	360	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	6	7	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	2	9	160	US$6,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	3	2	180	€ 15,000.00
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

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 8/7/2006	Winner 1	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (12)	Lost 21-14, 25-27, 13-15	1:00
Mon, 8/7/2006	Contender 1	Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (4)	Won 23-21, 21-13	0:44
Mon, 8/7/2006	Contender 2	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (7)	Won 21-16, 23-25, 15-7	1:02
Mon, 8/7/2006	Contender 3	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (11)	Won 18-21, 28-26, 17-15	1:05
Tue, 8/8/2006	Contender 4	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (1)	Lost 15-21, 18-21

Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Kobel lead the series against the field 19-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
8/8/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-15, 21-18
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Heuscher/Kobel	3	24-22, 19-21, 15-8	1:07
Lead the series against # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	7	Klemperer/Schneider	6	21-18, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Koreng/Matysik	4	23-21, 21-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 2-0
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Babich/Nikolaev	7	21-16, 23-25, 15-7	1:02
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Babich/Nikolaev	28, Q11	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-1
8/28/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Herrera/Mesa	5	Heuscher/Kobel	3	17-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:00
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Herrera/Mesa	20	21-12, 21-16	0:40
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-18, 21-18	0:36
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Herrera/Mesa	7	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against # 9 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 0-1
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Benes/Benes	6	Heuscher/Kobel	3	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 4-1
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	11	18-21, 28-26, 17-15	1:05
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Heuscher/Kobel	8	24-22, 26-24	0:52
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	27	21-15, 21-17	0:40
5/15/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	By Forfeit
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	30-28, 16-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-3
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	12	Heuscher/Kobel	5	14-21, 27-25, 15-13	1:00
6/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	7	Kais/Vesik	5	By Forfeit
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Kais/Vesik	13	21-15, 21-12	0:40
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 3	Kais/Vesik	14	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-15, 21-17	0:31
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	15	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-16, 23-21	0:32
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Kais/Vesik	18	18-21, 28-26, 16-14	1:02
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-1
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Horrem/Pettersen	9	21-19, 16-21, 15-7	0:57
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Horrem/Pettersen	10	21-15, 21-16	0:43
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Horrem/Pettersen	24	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-13	0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Kalinine/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Kalinine/Kolodinsky	14	Heuscher/Kobel	3	17-21, 21-19, 22-20	1:07
Lead the series against # 16 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-1
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 3	Gscheidle/Schnider	31, Q10	Heuscher/Kobel	9	16-21, 22-20, 20-18	1:11
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	7	Gscheidle/Schnider	26, Q3	21-18, 21-12	0:44
8/14/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Gold Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Gscheidle/Schnider	2	21-18, 21-16	0:39