Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lianyungang Open
August 13 - 17, 2003
(10) Simone Kuhn/Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland
 
Simone Kuhn
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 2, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Emmenbrücke
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 137
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$417,185.00
Nicole Schnyder-Benoît
Switzerland
Photo: Carl Schneider
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 13, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Magglingen
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1998)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Osaka 2004)
Career Winnings: US$105,485.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB3900125213051712 US$201,320.00
FIVB C&S10000001000000 US$900.00
Overall4000125214051712 US$202,220.00
Previous Lianyungang Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 15 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 19 25th 52 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 25 17th 108 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 20 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 22 9th 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 9 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 11 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/17-22/2002 Brazil Open 16 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2002 Spain Open 21 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2002 China Open 13 9th 120 US$3,900.00
Lianyungang Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/15/2003 Pool G Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (26, Q5) Lost 19-21, 21-12, 13-15 0:52
Fri, 8/15/2003 Pool G Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece (7) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Sat, 8/16/2003 Pool G Judith Augoustides / Helke Claasen, Germany (23, Q2) Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:53
Sat, 8/16/2003 Winner 1 Linjun Ji / Jie Wang, China (12) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:34
Sat, 8/16/2003 Winner 2 Angela Clarke / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (8) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:50
Sun, 8/17/2003 Semi-Finals Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (6) Lost 25-23, 20-22, 10-15 1:03
Sun, 8/17/2003 Bronze Medal Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (1) Lost 21-17, 24-26, 16-18 1:08
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit lead the series against the field 20-15 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Bronze Medal Cook/Sanderson 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 17-21, 26-24, 18-16 1:08
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 24 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 25 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20 Pohl/Rau 13 14-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 1-2
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 Tian/Wang 6 21-9, 21-16 0:34
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Tian/Wang 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 21-19, 22-24, 15-11 0:58
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Tian/Wang 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20 21-19, 21-23, 15-9 0:49
Series tied with # 6 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-2
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Semi-Finals Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 23-25, 22-20, 15-10 1:03
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 25 Kadijk/Leenstra 8 22-20, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21 Kadijk/Leenstra 5 21-15, 21-15 0:34
7/16/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kadijk/Leenstra 24, Q5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Q12 21-14, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool G Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 7 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Clarke/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 Clarke/Pottharst 8 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 2-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 Ahmann/Vollmer 25 25-23, 21-16 0:45
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A Ahmann/Vollmer 32, Q7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 21-18, 15-21, 15-9 0:40
6/6/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Ahmann/Vollmer Q10 21-15, 24-22 0:38
Series tied with # 12 Ji/Wang, China 1-1
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 Ji/Wang 12 21-15, 21-14 0:34
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Ji/Wang 27, Q8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 21-15, 17-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:52
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-19, 21-14 0:38
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-16, 21-12 0:39
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 43 21-19, 18-21, 23-21 1:05
Lead the series against # 14 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 3-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 22 Gerlic/Lochowicz 27 21-13, 21-12 0:41
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 Gerlic/Lochowicz 24 21-18, 23-21 0:49
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 Gerlic/Lochowicz 20, Q2 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 18 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool B Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 Glesnes/Maaseide 18 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q8 21-15, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool G Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 Augoustides/Claasen 23, Q2 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:53
Trail the series against # 24 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Alcon/Pol 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21 21-19, 16-21, 18-16 0:56
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
6/6/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Granstrom/Ljungquist Q39 21-12, 23-21 0:43
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool G Lessard/Maxwell 26, Q5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 21-19, 12-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Dumont/Martin 30, Q21 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 19 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # Q10 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool B Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 Nagy/Petho 31, Q13 21-19, 21-8 0:37