European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 10 - 12, 2008
(12) 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: 13
Tournaments: 161
Career Wins: 4
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: 7
Tournaments: 81
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2005)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$170,774.76
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
CEV10030111121000 US$57,239.67
FIVB49000123121081111 US$252,450.00
FIVB C&S1100000000000 US$3,400.00
Overall60130234131291111 US$313,089.67
Previous Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 29 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q4 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 29, Q3 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 29, Q3 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 21 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 24 9th 240 US$5,500.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 5 2nd 540 € 7,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 18 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 15 25th 60 US$1,800.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters 15, Q15 5th 360 € 2,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 16 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 17 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 25, Q3 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 27, Q3 7th 250 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 30, Q6 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 13 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 23 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 24 25th 80 US$3,500.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 1 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (21) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:30
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 2 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (5) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:45
Thu, 7/10/2008 Contender 2 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (27) Lost 21-11, 18-21, 11-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer trail the series against the field 45-54 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Kuhn/Schwer 24 21-17, 21-14 0:41
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-14, 23-21 0:55
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 4-8
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 13 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
5/25/08CEVSwiss Masters Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 1 Kuhn/Schwer 5 21-17, 21-17 0:48
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 3 Kuhn/Schwer 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 1 21-15, 21-14 0:44
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-18, 21-18 0:46
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-16, 21-18 0:43
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-17, 23-21 0:46
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-15, 21-14 0:40
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-16, 21-16 0:38
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kuhn/Schwer 5 16-21, 27-25, 19-17 1:15
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:41
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-7
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Hakedal/Torlen 20 Kuhn/Schwer 29 21-16, 21-17 0:40
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Kuhn/Schwer 5 22-20, 21-19 0:47
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Hakedal/Torlen 14 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-15, 21-17 0:40
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Hakedal/Torlen 8 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-14, 21-19 0:41
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 1 Hakedal/Torlen 6 Kuhn/Schwer 14 21-19, 21-17 0:45
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 9 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 21-14 0:39
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Hakedal/Torlen 1 13-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:50
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 18 Kuhn/Schwer 15 12-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-3
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Mouha/Van Breedam 20, Q6 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 21-15, 19-21, 16-14 0:56
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Mouha/Van Breedam 20 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 21-15, 21-8 0:34
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 Kuhn/Schwer 15, Q15 21-19, 21-18 0:48
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Mouha/Van Breedam 18 21-19, 21-19 0:54
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-9
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 22-20, 21-16 0:45
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 15, Q15 Pohl/Rau 2 21-19, 21-17 0:44
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Kuhn/Schwer 24 22-20, 21-15 0:42
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:32
7/23/06CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 1:12
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 21-19 0:41
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Pohl/Rau 4 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:39
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 1:01
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 7 Kuhn/Schwer 3 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 1:00
Series tied with # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-1
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-19, 15-11 Retired 0:51
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9 21-14, 24-22 0:41
Series tied with # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 10, Q5 Kuhn/Schwer 15, Q15 21-19, 21-18 0:47
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 Glesnes/Maaseide 6 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-6
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 19 Kadijk/Mooren 13 21-18, 23-25, 15-12 0:57
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Kuhn/Schwer 9 Kadijk/Mooren 3 21-23, 21-17, 15-7 0:54
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 21-18 0:38
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 3 Kuhn/Schwer 14 22-20, 21-19 0:41
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 11 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Kadijk/Mooren 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 23-21, 21-19 0:46
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Kuhn/Schwer 8 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:47
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Kuhn/Schwer 3 21-17, 21-12 0:25
Series tied with # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-19, 21-14 0:41
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 4-0
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Kuhn/Schwer 5 Jursone/Minusa 4 18-21, 21-15, 16-14 1:01
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 5 Jursone/Minusa 4 21-13, 21-17 0:35
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15, Q15 Jursone/Minusa Q2 21-16, 23-21 0:40
8/25/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Jursone/Minusa 21-10, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15, Q15 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-17, 21-18 0:51
Lead the series against # 13 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-0
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Hajeckova/Novotna 4 24-22, 21-17 0:48
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 3 Kuhn/Schwer 5 Hajeckova/Novotna 8 20-22, 25-23, 16-14 1:05
Lead the series against # 14 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Prokopeva/Ukolova 32 21-16, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-4
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 16 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 21-12, 27-25 0:45
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 21-17, 21-15 0:37
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Kuhn/Schwer 21 22-20, 21-18 0:44
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 18 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 2-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 24 Alcon/Matveeva 9 21-17, 21-18 0:49
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15, Q15 Alcon/Matveeva 5 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 5-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 22-20, 25-23 0:55
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Kuhn/Schwer 24 22-20, 21-12 0:41
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-15, 21-19 0:39
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Kuhn/Schwer 6 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:57
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-7, 21-11 0:28
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # 20 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Baburina/Osheyko 7 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:51
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Semi-Finals Kuhn/Schwer 5 Baburina/Osheyko 10 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 5-2
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 21-17, 21-12 0:30
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15, Q15 Nystrom/Nystrom Q10 21-17, 21-16 0:40
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-14, 21-11 0:35
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-18, 24-22 0:45
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 22-20, 21-19 0:48
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 12-21, 21-10, 15-10 0:47
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-1
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 Gschweidl/Hansel Q30 21-9, 21-14 0:31
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Gschweidl/Hansel 30 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-18, 21-18 0:39
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Gschweidl/Hansel 24, Q2 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Faure/Sarpaux 36 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-8, 26-28, 15-7 1:02
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 21-12, 21-17 0:37
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Faure/Sarpaux 8, Q1 21-16, 21-11 0:37
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Faure/Sarpaux 32 24-22, 21-15 0:50
Lead the series against # 26 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 Graessli/Zumkehr Q30 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 5 Graessli/Zumkehr 12 24-22, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 27 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-4
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 27 Kuhn/Schwer 12 11-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:48
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 17 Kuhn/Schwer 16 25-23, 21-18 0:52
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 22 Kuhn/Schwer 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 32 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-1
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Martins/Santanna 21, Q3 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:06
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna 23 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Martins/Santanna 23 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-17, 21-18 0:37