European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 23 - 25, 2007
(4) 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: 9
Tournaments: 90
Career Best: 3rd (CEV Moscow 2007)
Career Winnings: US$136,835.29
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: 66
Career Best: 3rd (CEV Moscow 2007)
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 Valencia Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Mireya Kaup - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 15, Q1 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/23/2007 Winner 2 Celine Gemise Fareau / Mathilde Giordano, France (20) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 1:01
Thu, 8/23/2007 Winner 3 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (21) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:31
Fri, 8/24/2007 Winner 4 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (16) Lost 19-21, 6-21 0:33
Fri, 8/24/2007 Contender 5 Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (5) Lost 25-23, 14-21, 13-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder lead the series against the field 24-23 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-2
7/31/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler Q19 Claasen/Roder 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
6/2/07CEVRussian Masters Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 6 Claasen/Roder 4 21-17, 21-17 0:40
5/31/06CEVGerman Masters Country Quota Claasen/Roder 11 Holtwick/Semmler 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-3
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Kadijk/Mooren 15 Claasen/Roder 18 21-17, 21-19 0:46
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kadijk/Mooren 10 Claasen/Roder 26, Q11 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:51
5/11/05CEVTurkish Open Qualifier 2 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Claasen/Roder 27-25, 21-15 0:29
Trail the series against # 5 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-2
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 5 Moiseeva/Uryadova 5 Claasen/Roder 4 23-25, 21-14, 15-13 1:00
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 30 Moiseeva/Uryadova 42 21-13, 22-20 0:40
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Claasen/Roder Q9 21-18, 24-22 0:38
Lead the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 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
Lead the series against # 12 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 4 Prokopeva/Ukolova 13 21-18, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
6/15/07CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 15 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-3
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Claasen/Roder 4 21-19, 21-6 0:33
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
Lead the series against # 17 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
Lead the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 20 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 4 Gemise Fareau/Giordano 20 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-1
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Claasen/Roder 4 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-13, 21-13 0:31
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 # 22 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
Trail the series against # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 12 Baburina/Osheyko 10 21-13, 17-21, 15-9 0:43
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Claasen/Roder 30, Q12 Baburina/Osheyko Q21 23-21, 17-21, 17-15 0:50