European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 English Masters
September 11 - 14, 2008
(10) Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, Switzerland
 
Martin Laciga
Switzerland
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: 18
Tournaments: 238
Career Wins: 17
Career CEV Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$926,968.48
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: 12
Tournaments: 122
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (Blackpool 2008)
Career Winnings: US$155,915.86
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212541Money
CEV6001021010100 US$25,490.15
FIVB20000114324041 US$97,800.00
Overall26001135334141 US$123,290.15
Previous Blackpool Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 7/11-13/2008 European Championship 8 13 240 € 2,000.00
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
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 7 5 360 € 2,800.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 14 17 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 5/9-12/2008 Austrian Masters 9 5 360 € 2,800.00
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
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q9 21 60 € 0.00
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
CEV 8/24-26/2007 European Championship 11 7 400 € 4,000.00
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
English Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/12/2008 Winner 1 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (7) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:42
Fri, 9/12/2008 Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:41
Fri, 9/12/2008 Contender 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Sat, 9/13/2008 Contender 3 Gianluca Casadei / Paolo Ficosecco, Italy (16, Q14) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Sat, 9/13/2008 Contender 4 Adrian Gavira / Raul Mesa, Spain (9) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Sat, 9/13/2008 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:42
Sat, 9/13/2008 Bronze Medal David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (3) Won 13-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:55
Head to Head Results
Laciga/Schnider lead the series against the field 18-16
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 1-1
5/12/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 4 Matysik/Uhmann 2 Laciga/Schnider 9 22-20, 23-21 0:45
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Laciga/Schnider 11 Matysik/Uhmann 6 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-5
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Laciga/Schnider 10 21-18, 21-19 0:42
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Laciga/Schnider 10 21-16, 22-20 0:41
8/9/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Laciga/Schnider 20 21-14, 21-15 0:47
5/10/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-17, 21-15 0:40
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Laciga/Schnider 11 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with # 3 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-3
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Bronze Medal Laciga/Schnider 10 Klemperer/Koreng 3 13-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:55
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Laciga/Schnider 18 21-15, 21-18 0:36
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Laciga/Schnider 20 Klemperer/Koreng 8 21-15, 21-15 0:48
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Laciga/Schnider 21 21-16, 25-23 0:48
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 1 Laciga/Schnider 9 21-13, 21-16 0:46
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 Klemperer/Koreng 2 20-22, 21-9, 15-13 1:14
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 2 Laciga/Schnider 7 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:59
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Laciga/Schnider 15 Heuscher/Heyer 14 21-19, 21-17 0:44
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Laciga/Schnider 16 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Series tied with # 6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 11 Gosch/Horst 10 21-13, 16-21, 15-10 0:53
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Gosch/Horst 11 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-0
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-13, 21-17 0:42
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 9 Fijalek/Prudel 11 21-17, 21-17 0:42
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 15 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 9 Gavira/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 4 Laciga/Schnider 10 Gavira/Mesa 9 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Ces/Ces, France 0-2
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Ces/Ces 12, Q4 Laciga/Schnider 7 26-24, 15-21, 15-12 1:10
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-16, 21-17 0:30
Series tied with # 12, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 16 Laciga/Schnider 8 21-19, 21-14 0:47
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 9 Hoyer/Soderberg 15, Q6 20-22, 21-8, 15-9 1:00
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 10 Kais/Vesik 13 21-18, 21-19 0:41
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kais/Vesik 12 Laciga/Schnider 21 21-16, 21-16 0:37
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Laciga/Schnider 15 Kais/Vesik 18 21-12, 17-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 15 Gooding/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Laciga/Schnider Q9 Gooding/Miedzybrodzki Q24 21-10, 21-8 0:30
Lead the series against # 16, Q14 Casadei/Ficosecco, Italy 1-0
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 10 Casadei/Ficosecco 16, Q14 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q4 Daalmeijer/Oude Elferink, Netherlands 1-0
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 7 Daalmeijer/Oude Elferink 16, Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # Q6 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 8 Cavaliere/Galli 26 22-20, 24-22 0:46
Lead the series against # Q13 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds, Latvia 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds Q18 21-13, 21-10 0:27