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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Japan Open
May 25 - 29, 2005

(29, Q7) Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany

Helke Claasen
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 16, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Schwedtiioder

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$117,910.00

Antje Röder
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 17, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$94,575.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	48	0	0	0	2	1	2	6	5	12	6	4	2	8	US$181,650.00

Previous Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Judith Augoustides - 17th	Did not play
2003	Judith Augoustides - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	Q7	33rd	20	US$0.00

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/25/2005	Qualifier 2	Tatiana Barrera / Virginie Sarpaux, France (Q10)	Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:46
Thu, 5/26/2005	Winner 1	Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4, Q1)	Lost 21-18, 15-21, 8-15	0:44
Thu, 5/26/2005	Contender 1	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (13)	Lost 17-21, 15-21	0:34

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$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$25,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	$54,050.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	5	5	6	0	$102,100.00
Total	48	0	0	0	2	1	2	6	5	12	6	0	$181,650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Helke Claasen												Antje Roder
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$17,750.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,750.00
23	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	3	0	$36,525.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	19	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	2	0	$30,775.00
47	0	0	0	2	2	9	10	10	0	$63,635.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	0	0	0	2	2	8	5	6	0	$51,050.00
73	0	0	0	2	3	13	19	13	0	$117,910.00	Total	51	0	0	0	2	3	11	12	8	0	$94,575.00

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
2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Helke Claasen													Antje Roder
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2000	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$2,085.00	2002	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	3	$14,625.00	2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$10,375.00	2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
27	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	8	10	$28,085.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	$3,000.00

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	48	59.3%	19	23.5%	14	17.3%	67-14	82.7%	19	20.7%	16	17.4%	57	62.0%	19-73	20.7%	48-57	45.7%	38-30	55.9%	0	1	86-88	49.4%
2004-2005	12	66.7%	2	11.1%	4	22.2%	14-4	77.8%	6	23.1%	4	15.4%	16	61.5%	6-20	23.1%	12-16	42.9%	8-8	50.0%	0	0	20-24	45.5%
Against the Field	12	50.0%	4	16.7%	8	33.3%	16-8	66.7%	10	24.4%	6	14.6%	25	61.0%	10-31	24.4%	24-50	32.4%	28-28	50.0%	0	0	26-39	40.0%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	5	6	2	10	11	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	29
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	3	12	5	2	1	0	0	17	22	0	2	0	2	0	0	55	55
Total	7	8	18	7	14	13	0	0	22	33	0	2	0	2	0	0	86	88

Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	4, Q1	Claasen/Roder	29, Q7	18-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	Claasen/Roder	29, Q7	21-17, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # Q10 Barrera/Sarpaux, France 1-0
5/25/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	29, Q7	Barrera/Sarpaux	Q10	17-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:46