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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 10,000 CEV Satellite Vaduz
August 6 - 9, 2009

(14, Q4) Thomas Buesser/Raphael Zurgilgen, Switzerland

Thomas Buesser
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Uznach

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (CEV C&S Vaduz 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$256.99

Raphael Zurgilgen
Switzerland

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 21, 1983 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sarnen

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (CEV Under Age Basel 2002)

Career CEV C&S Best:

9th (Vaduz 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$410.14

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$213.03

Previous Vaduz Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB C&S 2006	Did not play	Marco Folmli - Country Quota
FIVB C&S 2007	Did not play	Marco Folmli - 17th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

CEV Satellite Vaduz Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/6/2009	Qualifier 1	Tobias Koraimann / Thomas Kunert, Austria (16, Q5)	Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Fri, 8/7/2009	Winner 1	Stefan Kohler / Nils Rohde, Germany (3)	Lost 15-21, 21-14, 7-15	0:47
Fri, 8/7/2009	Contender 1	Gregory Delaballe / Florian Vareille, France (11, Q1)	Won 21-10, 18-21, 15-7	0:45
Sat, 8/8/2009	Contender 2	Jules Fourneret / Vincent Lacombe, France (9)	Lost 21-19, 19-21, 9-15	0:46

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Thomas Buesser												Raphael Zurgilgen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Challenger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Satellite	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$300.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	$300.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2009	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Thomas Buesser													Raphael Zurgilgen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	FIVB
											2002	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
											2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$150.00
											2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$150.00
											2008	CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$75.00	2009	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$75.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$75.00	Total	Total	23	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	15	$375.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall	Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2008-2009	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	4-4	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

Tournament Type

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Kohler/Rohde, Germany 0-1
8/7/09	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Winner 1	Kohler/Rohde	3	Buesser/Zurgilgen	14, Q4	21-15, 14-21, 15-7	0:47
Trail the series against # 9 Fourneret/Lacombe, France 0-1
8/8/09	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Contender 2	Fourneret/Lacombe	9	Buesser/Zurgilgen	14, Q4	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:46
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Delaballe/Vareille, France 1-0
8/7/09	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Contender 1	Buesser/Zurgilgen	14, Q4	Delaballe/Vareille	11, Q1	21-10, 18-21, 15-7	0:45
Lead the series against # 16, Q5 Koraimann/Kunert, Austria 1-0
8/6/09	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Qualifier 1	Buesser/Zurgilgen	14, Q4	Koraimann/Kunert	16, Q5	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53