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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 6, 2005

(30, Q12) 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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Judith Augoustides - 25th	Did not play
2004	Martina Stoof - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	Q14	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	26, Q11	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	26, Q7	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	47	17th	200	US$7,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	Q14	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	Q9	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	29, Q7	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	Q7	33rd	20	US$0.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/3/2005	Qualifier 1	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (Q21)	Won 23-21, 17-21, 17-15	0:50
Wed, 8/3/2005	Qualifier 2	Kathrine Maaseide / Kristine Wiig, Norway (Q5)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:46
Thu, 8/4/2005	Winner 1	Shaylyn Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:44
Thu, 8/4/2005	Contender 1	Ying Li / Lu Wang, China (19)	Won 14-21, 24-22, 15-9	0:51
Thu, 8/4/2005	Contender 2	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (13, Q9)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:32

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	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	$19,250.00	14	15	48.3 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	$19,250.00	14	15	48.3 %

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
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	$9,625.00	2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	$9,625.00
35	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	9	14	$36,710.00	Total	Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	6	$11,625.00

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	17	54.8%	6	19.4%	8	25.8%	23-8	74.2%	11	20.0%	9	16.4%	35	63.6%	11-44	20.0%	34-70	32.7%	34-34	50.0%	0	0	34-52	39.5%

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 7-13 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	3	Claasen/Roder	30, Q12	21-17, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Scott/Youngs	3	Claasen/Roder	47	21-12, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	10	Claasen/Roder	26, Q11	17-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:51
Trail the series against # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	18, Q3	Claasen/Roder	Q14	21-18, 22-20	0:43
Trail the series against # 13, Q9 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q9	Claasen/Roder	30, Q12	21-15, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Li/Wang, China 1-0
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	30, Q12	Li/Wang	19	14-21, 24-22, 15-9	0:51
Trail the series against # 24, Q18 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
6/8/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Moiseeva/Uryadova	32, Q40	Claasen/Roder	Q9	21-18, 24-22	0:38
Trail the series against # 26 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Clarke/Gerlic	18	Claasen/Roder	47	21-17, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Claasen/Roder	26, Q11	Garcia/Gaxiola	Q6	21-19, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 29, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-2
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Claasen/Roder	26, Q7	17-21, 25-23, 16-14	1:01
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 # 32, Q22 Kessy/McPeak, United States 1-0
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	47	Kessy/McPeak	20	27-25, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Claasen/Roder	26, Q11	21-16, 21-9	0:27
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 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Bednarczuk/Pires	7	Claasen/Roder	26, Q7	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:57
Lead the series against # Q5 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 2-0
8/3/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	30, Q12	Maaseide/Wiig	Q5	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:46
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	26, Q7	Maaseide/Wiig	23	21-16, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # Q15 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
7/26/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Campisi/Lozano	Q19	Claasen/Roder	Q14	21-19, 10-21, 18-16	0:48
Lead the series against # Q21 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/3/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Claasen/Roder	30, Q12	Baburina/Osheyko	Q21	23-21, 17-21, 17-15	0:50
Lead the series against # Q24 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	26, Q11	Barry/Lukiw	Q22	22-20, 22-20	0:39