Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South African Open
November 16 - 20, 2005
(25, Q1) Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany
 
Helke Claasen
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 16, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Schwedtiioder
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 73
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$117,910.00
Antje Röder
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 17, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 51
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$94,575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB4800021265126428 US$181,650.00
Previous Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 27, Q7 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 25, Q4 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 19 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 30, Q12 17th 112 US$4,750.00
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
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/17/2005 Pool H Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (8) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:37
Thu, 11/17/2005 Pool H Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (9) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Fri, 11/18/2005 Pool H Emma Wyngaard / Karen van Huyssteen, South Africa (24) Won 21-8, 21-11 0:25
Fri, 11/18/2005 Winner 1 Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (26, Q2) Lost 14-21, 21-18, 11-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder trail the series against the field 3-13 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-3
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Claasen/Roder 19 21-19, 21-15 0:37
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 7, Q1 Claasen/Roder 26, Q11 21-16, 21-9 0:27
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 Claasen/Roder 29, Q7 18-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Scott/Youngs 3 Claasen/Roder 47 21-12, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Keizer/Leenstra 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 21-16, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q9 Claasen/Roder 30, Q12 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 Claasen/Roder Q14 21-18, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 19 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Claasen/Roder Q9 21-18, 24-22 0:38
Trail the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-2
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 17-21, 25-23, 16-14 1:01
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 Claasen/Roder 29, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 24 van Huyssteen/Wyngaard, South Africa 1-0
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 Wyngaard/van Huyssteen 24 21-8, 21-11 0:25
Trail the series against # 26, Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q2 Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Claasen/Roder 30, Q12 Baburina/Osheyko Q21 23-21, 17-21, 17-15 0:50