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(16) Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany

Stephanie Pohl
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Finsterwalde

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

111

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$314,995.00

Okka Rau
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 5, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leer

Height:

179 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$293,395.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	91	1	0	2	3	13	9	20	10	27	5	1	US$586,790.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Okka Rau - 17th	Stephanie Pohl - 17th
2003	Okka Rau - 25th	Stephanie Pohl - 25th
2004	Okka Rau - 7th	Stephanie Pohl - 7th
2005	Okka Rau - 7th	Stephanie Pohl - 7th
2006	Okka Rau - 4th	Stephanie Pohl - 4th
2007	Okka Rau - 5th	Stephanie Pohl - 5th
2008	Okka Rau - 5th	Stephanie Pohl - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/27-31/2009	Seoul Open	5	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/9-21/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	8	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/14-20/2008	Marseille Open	3	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	11	9th	320	US$8,000.00

Stavanger World Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 6/26/2009

Pool I

Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (33)

Won 21-16, 21-18

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephanie Pohl	Total	19	16	1	0.789	2	2	1	2
	1	6	5	0	0.833	0	0	0	2
	2	13	11	1	0.769	2	2	1	0
Okka Rau	Total	25	14	4	0.400	0	13	1	3
	1	12	9	1	0.667	0	6	0	0
	2	13	5	3	0.154	0	7	1	3

Sun, 6/28/2009

Pool I

Stine Andreasen / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark (40)

Won 21-17, 21-19

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephanie Pohl	Total	22	16	2	0.636	1	1	0	3
	1	8	7	1	0.750	0	1	0	1
	2	14	9	1	0.571	1	0	0	2
Okka Rau	Total	18	12	2	0.556	0	8	0	2
	1	7	5	0	0.714	0	4	0	1
	2	11	7	2	0.455	0	4	0	1

Tue, 6/30/2009

Pool I

Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (9)

Lost By Forfeit

Thu, 7/2/2009

Winner 1

Ying Huang / Xi Zhang, China (15)

Lost 15-21, 15-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephanie Pohl	Total	10	2	3	-0.100	2	2	0	2
	1	5	0	2	-0.400	1	2	0	2
	2	5	2	1	0.200	1	0	0	0
Okka Rau	Total	28	13	6	0.250	0	4	1	1
	1	15	7	3	0.267	0	2	1	1
	2	13	6	3	0.231	0	2	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stephanie Pohl	51	34	6	0.549	5	5	1	7
Okka Rau	71	39	12	0.380	0	25	2	6
Total	122	73	18	0.451	5	30	3	13
Opponents	129	73	17	0.434	8	27	8	18

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Ines Pianka - 41st	Did not play
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Okka Rau - 17th	Stephanie Pohl - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Okka Rau - 9th	Stephanie Pohl - 9th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Okka Rau - 9th	Stephanie Pohl - 9th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Okka Rau - 5th	Stephanie Pohl - 5th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	16	17th	100	US$2,750.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	14	9th	320	US$10,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	6	9th	400	US$13,500.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	19	5th	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	16	17th	200	US$7,000.00

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 35-26 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-2
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	8	Pohl/Rau	19	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:54
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-17, 21-15	0:45
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-11
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Pohl/Rau	15	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	By Forfeit
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Pohl/Rau	14	21-16, 21-18	0:43
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Pohl/Rau	8	15-21, 21-13, 15-7	0:53
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Pohl/Rau	4	21-17, 21-15	0:43
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Pohl/Rau	13	21-16, 22-20	0:41
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Pohl/Rau	19	21-16, 21-19	0:42
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	14	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	21-13, 21-17	0:38
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Pohl/Rau	14	21-18, 23-21	0:50
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Pohl/Rau	16	21-16, 21-9	0:39
7/15/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Pohl/Rau	12	21-17, 21-23, 15-13	1:06
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Pohl/Rau	17	21-17, 21-10	0:40
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Pohl/Rau	5	21-13, 21-14	0:34
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Pohl/Rau	7	21-13, 21-19	0:39
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	20	Felisberta/Maestrini	4	21-19, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-3
8/11/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool E	Branagh/Youngs	5	Pohl/Rau	8	21-17, 21-16	0:46
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-18, 21-16	0:49
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	4	Pohl/Rau	8	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:59
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Pohl/Rau	9	21-19, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	8	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q14	21-15, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
7/19/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	3	Salgado/Salgado	1	23-21, 16-21, 15-11	1:05
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Salgado/Salgado	8, Q5	Pohl/Rau	7	21-14, 21-16	0:38
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q15	Pohl/Rau	4	17-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 4-2
6/30/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool I	Hakedal/Torlen	9	Pohl/Rau	16	By Forfeit
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Hakedal/Torlen	17	21-13, 21-17	0:34
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	23	Hakedal/Torlen	8	21-17, 21-14	0:43
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	15	21-10, 21-13	0:32
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	15	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:44
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Pohl/Rau	16	18-21, 21-15, 22-20	1:02
Trail the series against # 10 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-19	0:38
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Pohl/Rau	19	26-24, 17-21, 15-13	1:06
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Pohl/Rau	14	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-1
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Pohl/Rau	15	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	16-21, 21-8, 15-11	0:44
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	11	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	20	21-11, 22-20	0:37
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	27	Pohl/Rau	6	21-13, 21-16	0:31
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	17	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Kongshavn/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	5	Kongshavn/Maaseide	28	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Keizer/Van Iersel	12	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # 15 Huang/Zhang, China 0-1
7/2/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 1	Huang/Zhang	15	Pohl/Rau	16	21-15, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-0
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 5	Pohl/Rau	3	Mouha/Van Breedam	4	24-26, 21-19, 15-7	0:57
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	19	Mouha/Van Breedam	21	21-13, 21-10	0:34
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	4	Mouha/Van Breedam	28, Q5	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Pohl/Rau	19	Gioria/Momoli	43	21-12, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-0
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Pohl/Rau	11	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	27, Q18	21-15, 21-12	0:33
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	6	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	28	21-16, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	6	Petrova/Skalnikova	24	21-18, 27-25	0:40
Lead the series against # 24 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	11	Jursone/Minusa	14	21-10, 21-19	0:36
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Jursone/Minusa	19	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 30 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	3	Giaoui/Hamzaoui	9	21-18, 29-27	0:46
Lead the series against # 33 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
6/26/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool I	Pohl/Rau	16	Martins/Santanna	33	21-16, 21-18	0:39
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	7	Martins/Santanna	26	21-15, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 39 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 8-0
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q5	21-16, 22-20	0:40
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	22-20, 21-15	0:39
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	11	Nystrom/Nystrom	27	21-18, 21-10	0:28
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-10, 22-20	0:35
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:49
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	6	Nystrom/Nystrom	21	21-13, 21-16	0:33
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	14	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-11, 21-14	0:27
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	16	Nystrom/Nystrom	31	21-10, 21-12	0:28
Lead the series against # 40 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
6/28/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool I	Pohl/Rau	16	Andreasen/Vestergaard	40	21-17, 21-19	0:36