Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 World Series 13
July 20 - 25, 2010
(17) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Did not play Martin Walser - 37th
1997 Did not play Markus Egger - 17th
1998 Stefan Kobel - 17th Did not play
1999 Did not play Martin Tschudi - 41st
2000 Stefan Kobel - 17th Martin Walser - 41st
2001 Stefan Kobel - 9th Markus Egger - 9th
2002 Stefan Kobel - 17th Markus Egger - 25th
2003 Stefan Kobel - 5th Markus Egger - 9th
2004 Stefan Kobel - 2nd Markus Egger - 9th
2006 Did not play Paul Laciga - 13th
2009 Sascha Heyer - 9th Patrick Heuscher - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 9 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 24 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 19 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 18 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 11 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 6 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 5 7 300 US$7,600.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 1 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (16) Lost 21-23, 22-24 0:53
Thu, 7/22/2010 Contender 1 Jules Fourneret / Vincent Lacombe, France (32) Won 16-21, 21-9, 15-11 0:45
Fri, 7/23/2010 Contender 2 Jonathan Erdmann / Marcus Popp, Germany (15) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 7/23/2010 Contender 3 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes / Bruno de Paula, Brazil (26) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:41
Fri, 7/23/2010 Contender 4 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (12) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Sat, 7/24/2010 Contender 5 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22) Lost 13-21, 27-29 0:48
Head to Head Results
Heuscher/Heyer lead the series against the field 30-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Wu/Xu, China 3-3
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 26 Heuscher/Heyer 18 21-16, 21-16 0:34
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 24-22, 21-11 0:37
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Heuscher/Heyer 11 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:01
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Wu/Xu 12 21-23, 24-22, 15-9 1:02
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Wu/Xu 3 21-18, 23-21 0:47
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Wu/Xu 5 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Heuscher/Heyer 24 Fijalek/Prudel 8 30-28, 21-16 0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-1
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Heuscher/Heyer 24 21-17, 21-17 0:39
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 # 6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 4-3
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool L Gosch/Horst 14 Heuscher/Heyer 19 14-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:53
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 12 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:08
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
Series tied with # 9 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
Lead the series against # 12 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 17 Benes/Kubala 12 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Erdmann/Popp, Germany 1-0
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 17 Erdmann/Popp 15 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-3
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 16 Heuscher/Heyer 17 23-21, 24-22 0:53
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 Heuscher/Heyer 6 23-21, 21-19 0:40
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23 Heuscher/Heyer 12 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-2
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Heuscher/Heyer 24 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:55
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Heuscher/Heyer 18 26-24, 21-14 0:39
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 28 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Heuscher/Heyer 9 Dollinger/Windscheif 25 17-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:49
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 11 Dollinger/Windscheif 22, Q6 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 22 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Bellaguarda/Laciga 22 Heuscher/Heyer 17 21-13, 29-27 0:48
Series tied with # 23, Q1 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 # 24 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Redmann/VanHuizen 20 22-20, 21-17 0:48
Lead the series against # 26 de Paula/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 17 Magalhaes/de Paula 26 21-14, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 28 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool L Heuscher/Heyer 19 Pastukhov/Semenov 30 22-20, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Heuscher/Heyer 18 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 19-21, 26-24, 15-12 1:03
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 27 23-21, 21-11 0:38
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Fourneret/Lacombe, France 1-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Heyer 17 Fourneret/Lacombe 32 16-21, 21-9, 15-11 0:45
Series tied with # Q2 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 Heuscher/Heyer 9 21-16, 21-17 0:40
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 5 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q14 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