Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 PAF Open
August 14 - 18, 2007
(15, Q1) Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany
 
Helke Claasen
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 16, 1977 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Schwedtiioder
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 90
Career Best: 3rd (CEV Moscow 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$136,835.29
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: 6
Tournaments: 66
Career Best: 3rd (CEV Moscow 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$113,316.73
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171921253341CQMoney
CEV12001021201120002 US$30,688.12
FIVB480002126512006428 US$181,650.00
Overall6000123385131264210 US$212,338.12
Previous Ă…land Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 13 13th 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 30 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 16, Q1 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 18 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 19 9th 320 US$8,000.00
CEV 6/14-17/2007 German Masters 4 5th 360 € 3,000.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2007 Russian Masters 4 3rd 480 € 5,850.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 12 7th 300 € 2,475.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 14 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 22 4th 420 US$12,000.00
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/14/2007 Qualifier 2 Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (Q16) Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
Wed, 8/15/2007 Winner 1 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (18) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Wed, 8/15/2007 Winner 2 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 8-15 0:44
Thu, 8/16/2007 Contender 2 Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (32, Q13) Won 21-19, 22-24, 15-8 0:55
Thu, 8/16/2007 Contender 3 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (25, Q3) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
Thu, 8/16/2007 Contender 4 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Lost 25-27, 12-21 0:42
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200001000100 $25,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1600000030607 $54,050.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3000020235567 $102,100.00
Confederation Championship200001010000 $8,500.00
Total500002227512614 $190,150.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Helke Claasen Antje Roder
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000011100 $17,750.00 World Championships2000010100 $12,750.00
23000003839 $36,525.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam19000003628 $30,775.00
47000229101014 $63,635.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open30000228567 $51,050.00
4000011101 $5,250.00 Confederation Championship3000011001 $4,250.00
770002414201324 $123,160.00 Total54000241212816 $98,825.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB1400000001445 $30,750.00 202445.5 %
2005CEV100000000100 $0.00 1150.0 %
2006FIVB1100010110116 $32,900.00 161748.5 %
2006CEV400000010300 $2,450.00 8561.5 %
2007FIVB900001022211 $50,400.00 181948.6 %
2007CEV300101100000 $11,325.00 12570.6 %
TotalFIVB34000111337612 $114,050.00 546047.4 %
TotalCEV800101110400 $13,775.00 211165.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Helke Claasen  Antje Roder
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000002000 $0.00 1999CEV          
2000000002 $0.00 2000FIVB          
5000000113 $2,085.00 2002FIVB          
11000002243 $14,625.00 2003FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000000100 $1,000.00 2003CEV1000000001 $0.00
7000000421 $10,375.00 2004FIVB1000000010 $2,000.00
2000001001 $750.00 2004CEV2000100001 $1,625.00
14000001445 $15,375.00 2005FIVB14000001445 $15,375.00
1000000100 $0.00 2005CEV1000000100 $0.00
11000111116 $16,450.00 2006FIVB11000111116 $16,450.00
4000001300 $1,225.00 2006CEV4000001300 $1,225.00
9000014211 $25,200.00 2007FIVB10000014221 $26,950.00
3001020000 $5,662.50 2007CEV3001020000 $5,662.50
720011412191322 $92,747.50 TotalTotal4800124711815 $69,287.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall48 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% 01 86-88 49.4%
2006-200719 55.9% 9 26.5% 6 17.6% 28-6 82.4% 7 17.9% 9 23.1% 23 59.0% 7-32 17.9% 19-23 45.2% 16-15 51.6% 00 35-38 47.9%
Against the Field19 43.2% 13 29.5% 12 27.3% 32-12 72.7% 11 20.4% 9 16.7% 34 63.0% 11-43 20.4% 38-66 36.5% 48-42 53.3% 01 43-55 43.9%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021002200000064
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4562101100390000002529
Challenge/Four Star/Open33125210017220202005555
Confederation Championship000000002200000054
Total7818714130024350202009192
Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder trail the series against the field 29-45 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 17 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Claasen/Roder 18 21-18, 21-18 0:46
9/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Claasen/Roder 22 21-13, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-4
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:44
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Claasen/Roder 19 21-15, 21-17 0:43
9/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 2 Claasen/Roder 22 21-15, 21-14 0:36
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 2 Claasen/Roder 22 23-25, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 5 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-4
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 27-25, 21-12 0:42
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 # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 4-6
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:59
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-19 0:44
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Claasen/Roder By Forfeit  
7/24/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/3/06FIVBFrance Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 Claasen/Roder 21-15, 21-18 0:45
6/26/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-15, 21-18 0:43
6/19/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 Claasen/Roder 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 Claasen/Roder 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
7/5/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:46
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 Claasen/Roder 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Pohl/Rau 19 21-14, 21-11 0:32
5/19/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 1 Claasen/Roder 12 21-15, 21-16 0:38
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
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 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-4
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 30 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 16-21, 31-29, 16-14 1:06
9/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Claasen/Roder 22 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 9-21, 15-11 0:44
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Claasen/Roder 23 21-18, 21-15 0:38
5/18/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Claasen/Roder 21-16, 21-15 0:42
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 22 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:08
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 24 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # 9 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-3
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Claasen/Roder 13 21-17, 21-14 0:34
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Claasen/Roder 23 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-13, 21-14 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Wang/Zuo 8 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 21-10, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-2
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 19 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-15, 21-11 0:38
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 Claasen/Roder 12 21-16, 25-27, 15-7 0:53
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Claasen/Roder 14 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 16 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Claasen/Roder 12 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide 15 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-2
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 18 21-19, 21-19 0:40
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Claasen/Roder 14 21-19, 21-9 0:45
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 22 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 20 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 3-1
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 14 21-14, 10-21, 15-7 0:48
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 5 21-19, 21-17 0:50
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Montagnolli/Swoboda Q4 21-13, 21-16 0:36
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 Claasen/Roder Q14 21-18, 22-20 0:43
Series tied with # 21, Q2 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 4 Jursone/Minusa 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 8 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-2
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 17 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 21-23, 21-18, 15-9 1:05
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 # 25, Q3 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-0
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 # 26, Q6 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Claasen/Roder 18 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q11 21-17, 21-17 0:41
6/16/07CEVGerman Masters Contender 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 9 Claasen/Roder 4 18-21, 21-17, 22-20 1:00
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 30, Q18 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:58
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 11 Mouha/Van Breedam 14 21-16, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 27 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
6/15/06CEVRussian Masters Qualifier 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Claasen/Roder 21-17, 21-17 0:34
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 26, Q10 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 21-14, 23-21 0:40
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Gioria/Momoli 43 Claasen/Roder 30 21-13, 14-21, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # 31, Q8 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Campisi/Lozano Q19 Claasen/Roder Q14 21-19, 10-21, 18-16 0:48
Lead the series against # 32, Q13 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 2-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q13 21-19, 22-24, 15-8 0:55
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q26 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 Claasen/Roder 13 21-19, 21-16 0:38
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 14, Q8 Claasen/Roder 19 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q9 Claasen/Roder 30, Q12 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q9 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 1-0
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 Ilustre/Pascua Q16 21-19, 21-23, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # Q11 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 13 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q9 21-14, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q16 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
8/14/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Gschweidl/Hansel Q16 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
6/16/07CEVGerman Masters Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 4 Gschweidl/Hansel 11 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:56