Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1energy Grand Slam
July 7 - 12, 2009
(9) Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, 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: 141
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$507,180.00
Sascha Heyer
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Resides: Frauenfeld
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 104 kg (229 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 155
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$413,192.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB36011042141112 US$258,050.00
FIVB C&S11000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall37111042141112 US$260,050.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Stefan Kobel - 13th Markus Egger - 25th
2002 Stefan Kobel - 9th Markus Egger - 5th
2003 Stefan Kobel - 3rd Markus Egger - 5th
2004 Stefan Kobel - 1st Markus Egger - 5th
2005 Stefan Kobel - 9th Paul Laciga - 5th
2006 Stefan Kobel - 13th Paul Laciga - 25th
2007 Sascha Heyer - 17th Patrick Heuscher - 17th
2008 Sascha Heyer - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 28 9 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 18 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 12 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 20 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 11 17 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 9 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 17 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 22, Q2 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 21 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 7 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 16 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 14 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 12 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 7 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/9-12/2007 Vaduz Satellite 1 1 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 11 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 7 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 5 9 320 US$8,000.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool H Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (24) Won 27-25, 27-25 0:57
Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool H Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (25) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:37
Fri, 7/10/2009 Pool H Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (8) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:36
Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 2 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:50
Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (12) Lost 21-13, 19-21, 13-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer lead the series against the field 26-23
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-0
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Rego/Santos 1 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:55
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Rego/Santos 1 13-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:59
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-4
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool B Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-15, 21-10 0:41
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Heuscher/Heyer 17 21-18, 21-18 0:57
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Heuscher/Heyer 16 21-14, 21-15 0:43
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Heuscher/Heyer 12 21-13, 22-20 0:43
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-1
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 9 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-16, 21-19 0:50
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 5 Heuscher/Heyer 12 26-28, 22-20, 15-13 1:05
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 22, Q2 Klemperer/Koreng 6 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Series tied with # 8 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Heyer 9 Ces/Ces 8 21-13, 21-11 0:36
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 1:04
Trail the series against # 12 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 Heuscher/Heyer 9 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Heuscher/Heyer 9 21-19, 21-13 0:47
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Heuscher/Heyer 21 22-20, 16-21, 15-9 1:03
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 19-21, 29-27, 17-15 1:09
Trail the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Heuscher/Heyer 18 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
6/10/07FIVBZagreb Open Gold Medal Kais/Vesik 16 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:04
Trail the series against # 14 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-3
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 14 Heuscher/Heyer 22, Q2 21-14, 26-24 0:47
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:56
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 7 Heuscher/Heyer 4 21-9, 19-21, 15-12 0:52
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Heyer 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 17 21-19, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Lochhead/Pitman 27 23-21, 21-17 0:43
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 4 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q6 21-13, 21-16 0:34
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Heuscher/Heyer 18 21-17, 22-20 0:42
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Heuscher/Heyer 20 29-31, 24-22, 15-12 1:15
Lead the series against # 18 Gosch/Horst, Austria 4-1
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 20 Gosch/Horst 19 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:56
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Lucky Loser Gosch/Horst 24 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-11, 21-19 0:39
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Gosch/Horst 19 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:04
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Gosch/Horst 11 18-21, 21-13, 17-15 1:04
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Heuscher/Heyer 7 Gosch/Horst 18 24-22, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 21 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # 22, Q10 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 21 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q19 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Heyer 9 Erdmann/Matysik 24 27-25, 27-25 0:57
Lead the series against # 25 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Heyer 9 Doppler/Mellitzer 25 21-10, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 32, Q17 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 9 Babich/Mykhaylov 26, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against Barbosa/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Barbosa/Ferreira 27, Q17 21-14, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-5
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 10 Heuscher/Heyer 28 21-18, 24-22 0:55
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Araujo/Magalhaes 12 Heuscher/Heyer 21 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 0:54
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-18, 21-23, 15-6 1:01
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Heuscher/Heyer 5 21-19, 21-16 0:47
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Araujo/Magalhaes 13 Heuscher/Heyer 4 21-18, 26-24 1:00
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Heuscher/Heyer 8 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23 Heuscher/Heyer 12 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q3 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Lario/Mesa 19 24-22, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q9 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 28 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # Q21 Keenan/Lucena, United States 1-0
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 28 Keenan/Lucena 21 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q29 Spijkers/van de Sande, Netherlands 1-0
8/11/07FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Winner 3 Heuscher/Heyer 1 Spijkers/van de Sande 12, Q7 21-9, 21-16 0:34