Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open
August 11 - 16, 2009
(5) 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 Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 14 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 13 9 320 US$6,600.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 13 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 9 5 480 US$13,200.00
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
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 1 Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (28, Q10) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:56
Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 2 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (12) Lost 12-21, 17-21 0:39
Fri, 8/14/2009 Contender 2 Jan Dumek / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (27, Q7) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Fri, 8/14/2009 Contender 3 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (19) Won 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:56
Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 4 Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (31, Q2) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 5 Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer lead the series against the field 26-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Marques 2 Heuscher/Heyer 13 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Insfran/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Insfran/Solberg 2 Heuscher/Heyer 5 21-17, 21-18 0:39
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Insfran/Solberg 4 Heuscher/Heyer 13 21-15, 24-26, 18-16 1:10
Trail the series against # 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-4
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 13 Heuscher/Heyer 14 18-21, 35-33, 15-13 1:17
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
Trail the series against # 4, 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
Lead the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 "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 # 9 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 # 11 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Heyer 20 Henriquez/Mussa 29, Q7 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 12 Ces/Ces, France 2-2
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Ces/Ces 12 Heuscher/Heyer 5 21-12, 21-17 0:39
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Ces/Ces 20 21-17, 21-13 0:37
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
Series tied with # 13 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Lario/Mesa 20, Q2 Heuscher/Heyer 13 21-18, 36-34 1:00
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Lario/Mesa 19 24-22, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-0
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q7 21-16, 21-13 0:42
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 21 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-0
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 5 Erdmann/Matysik 19 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:56
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Heyer 9 Erdmann/Matysik 24 27-25, 27-25 0:57
Lead the series against # 21 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
Lead the series against # 25 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Heuscher/Heyer 14 Hoyer/Soderberg 30 24-22, 21-16 0:49
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 21 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q19 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 5 Dumek/Tichy 27, Q7 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 5 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:56
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Heyer 9 Doppler/Mellitzer 25 21-10, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q2 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 5 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:37
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
Lead the series against # Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 29, Q20 21-17, 21-9 0:36