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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005

(8) Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, 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:

Tournaments:

161

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$505,808.98

Lea Schwer
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Basel

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2005)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$170,774.76

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
CEV	10	0	3	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	US$57,239.67
FIVB	49	0	0	0	1	2	3	12	10	8	1	11	1	US$252,450.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,400.00
Overall	60	1	3	0	2	3	4	13	12	9	1	11	1	US$313,089.67

Previous Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/10-13/2005	Switzerland Satellite	1	1st	34	US$3,400.00
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	5	2nd	90	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	15	25th	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	15	7th	280	US$10,750.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	12	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	6	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	7	9th	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	11	13th	300	US$10,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	9	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	7	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	7	4th	280	US$12,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	8	13th	120	US$4,500.00
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open	3	7th	50	€ 2,475.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/25/2005	Winner 2	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia	Won 21-10, 21-13	0:29
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 3	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (1)	Won 13-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:50
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 4	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (4)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:40
Sat, 8/27/2005	Semi-Finals	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (2)	Lost 21-23, 19-21	0:46
Sat, 8/27/2005	Bronze Medal	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (4)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 14-13 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Hakedal/Torlen	1	13-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:50
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	18	Kuhn/Schwer	15	12-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-3
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Kadijk/Mooren	2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	23-21, 21-19	0:46
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Kadijk/Mooren	16	Kuhn/Schwer	8	16-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:47
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	14	Kuhn/Schwer	3	21-17, 21-12	0:25
Series tied with # 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-2
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	5	16-21, 27-25, 19-17	1:15
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-5
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-17, 21-19	0:41
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Pohl/Rau	4	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:39
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	7	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:58
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	1:01
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	7	Kuhn/Schwer	3	21-12, 20-22, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 6 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Hajeckova/Novotna	8	20-22, 25-23, 16-14	1:05
Lead the series against # 10 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	1	Baburina/Osheyko	7	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:51
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Semi-Finals	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Baburina/Osheyko	10	21-18, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Kuhn/Schwer	6	21-19, 15-21, 16-14	0:57
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-7, 21-11	0:28
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	19-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:50
Series tied with # 12 Banck/Kaup, Germany 1-1
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Gold Medal	Kuhn/Schwer	1	Banck/Kaup	13, Q6	21-11, 21-18	0:37
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 3	Banck/Kaup	13, Q6	Kuhn/Schwer	1	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Flemig/Semmler, Germany 1-0
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Flemig/Semmler	13	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Mandana/Pol	12	21-16, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/25/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Jursone/Minusa		21-10, 21-13	0:29