Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 20 - 25, 2008
(13) 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Judith Augoustides - 17th Did not play
2003 Judith Augoustides - 17th Did not play
2005 Antje Roder - 25th Helke Claasen - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 14 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 13 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 17 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 11 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Osaka Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:37
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (4) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:34
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 2 Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (19) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 3 Heidi Ilustre / Diane Pascua, Philippines (27, Q6) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 4 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:53
Sat, 5/24/2008 Contender 5 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (6) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder trail the series against the field 24-37 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 16 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Claasen/Roder 17 21-13, 21-16 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-0
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 4 Claasen/Roder 13 Branagh/Youngs 2 18-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:53
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 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 4 Claasen/Roder 13 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Tian/Wang, China 0-6
5/24/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 6 Claasen/Roder 13 21-15, 21-19 0:41
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Claasen/Roder 14 21-14, 21-13 0:31
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 # 7 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Claasen/Roder 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Scott/Turner, United States 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Scott/Turner 26, Q11 Claasen/Roder 19 21-19, 21-12 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-2
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 23 Claasen/Roder 17 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-3
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 Claasen/Roder 14 21-16, 21-13 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 13 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-14, 21-18 0:40
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 14 Faure/Sarpaux 20 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
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 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-2
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-16, 21-12 0:37
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 11 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 12-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:54
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
Trail the series against # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 Claasen/Roder 13 21-14, 14-21, 15-11 0:46
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 26, Q10 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 21-14, 23-21 0:40
Trail the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 23 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 21-17, 21-19 0:41
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Claasen/Roder 18 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q11 21-17, 21-17 0:41
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 30, Q18 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 24 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 13 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 21-18, 23-25, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 13 Gattelli/Perrotta 29, Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 2-0
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 13 Ilustre/Pascua 27, Q6 21-14, 21-15 0:35
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 # 28, Q5 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Claasen/Roder 19 Petrova/Skalnikova 30, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:43
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 14 Petrova/Skalnikova 13 20-22, 21-19, 15-13 1:06
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 23 Petrova/Skalnikova 26 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q1 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 # 31, Q14 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 13 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q9 21-14, 21-15 0:33
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
Trail the series against # Q10 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 # Q11 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 # Q12 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 17 Van Iersel/Wesselink 31, Q20 21-16, 15-21, 21-19 1:01