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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 26 - 31, 2008

(14) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

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 Barcelona Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Osaka Open	13	7th	300	US$7,000.00
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

Barcelona Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/28/2008	Winner 1	Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (19)	Won 22-20, 21-10	0:42
Wed, 5/28/2008	Winner 2	Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (3)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:39
Thu, 5/29/2008	Contender 2	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (13)	Lost 21-17, 20-22, 9-15	0:53

Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder trail the series against the field 34-41 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 16 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Claasen/Roder	17	21-13, 21-16	0:35
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Claasen/Roder	18	21-18, 21-18	0:46
9/16/06	FIVB	Portugal 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
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 4	Claasen/Roder	13	Branagh/Youngs	2	18-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Bede/Connelly	3	Claasen/Roder	14	21-17, 21-16	0:39
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 2	Bede/Connelly	4	Claasen/Roder	13	21-14, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-4
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	4	Claasen/Roder	15, Q1	27-25, 21-12	0:42
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Antunes/Ribeiro	3, Q1	Claasen/Roder	19	21-19, 21-15	0:37
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 # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 4-6
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Claasen/Roder	11	19-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:58
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Claasen/Roder	30	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:59
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Claasen/Roder	11	21-18, 21-19	0:44
7/24/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Country Quota	Claasen/Roder	28, Q13	Ludwig/Niedrig		21-17, 21-18	0:41
7/3/06	FIVB	France Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q10	Claasen/Roder		21-15, 21-18	0:45
6/26/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Country Quota	Claasen/Roder	Q13	Ludwig/Niedrig		21-15, 21-18	0:43
6/19/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q11	Claasen/Roder		19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:53
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	Claasen/Roder		16-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
7/5/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	26, Q7	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q10	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:46
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	Claasen/Roder		21-19, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 6 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	16, Q8	Claasen/Roder	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-3
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	9	Claasen/Roder	13	21-16, 21-14	0:45
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Claasen/Roder	28, Q13	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:50
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Claasen/Roder	27, Q7	22-24, 21-19, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Scott/Turner, United States 0-1
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Scott/Turner	26, Q11	Claasen/Roder	19	21-19, 21-12	0:42
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Claasen/Roder	30	Pohl/Rau	19	21-14, 21-11	0:32
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool H	Claasen/Roder	25, Q1	Pohl/Rau	9	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q1	Claasen/Roder	13	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q8	Claasen/Roder	19	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:57
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q9	Claasen/Roder	30, Q12	21-15, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Hakedal/Torlen	13	Claasen/Roder	14	17-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:53
Trail the series against # 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-3
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	21	Claasen/Roder	14	21-16, 21-13	0:36
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	19	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	21-15, 21-11	0:38
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	22	Claasen/Roder	12	21-16, 25-27, 15-7	0:53
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Claasen/Roder	14	21-19, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	13	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	14	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 18 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-2
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	13	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	21-16, 21-12	0:37
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	11	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22	12-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:54
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	15, Q1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	18	21-19, 21-19	0:40
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	Claasen/Roder	14	21-19, 21-9	0:45
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	Claasen/Roder	25, Q4	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 4-0
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	14	Faure/Sarpaux	19	22-20, 21-10	0:42
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	13	Faure/Sarpaux	19	21-14, 21-18	0:40
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	14	Faure/Sarpaux	20	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:59
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Claasen/Roder	22	Faure/Sarpaux	27, Q5	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:55
Trail the series against # 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	20	Claasen/Roder	13	21-14, 14-21, 15-11	0:46
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	26, Q10	Claasen/Roder	27, Q7	21-14, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-1
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	14	21-14, 10-21, 15-7	0:48
7/25/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	28, Q13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	Q4	21-13, 21-16	0:36
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	18, Q3	Claasen/Roder	Q14	21-18, 22-20	0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-0
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	17	Kuhn/Schwer	16	25-23, 21-18	0:52
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Claasen/Roder	15, Q1	Kuhn/Schwer	25, Q3	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:58
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	22	Kuhn/Schwer	11	19-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:58
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Claasen/Roder	13	Martins/Santanna	28, Q5	21-18, 23-25, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 26 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Kadijk/Mooren	15	Claasen/Roder	18	21-17, 21-19	0:46
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 # 27 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-3
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	Claasen/Roder	13	21-17, 21-14	0:34
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Claasen/Roder	23	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-13, 21-14	0:33
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 # 28, Q10 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 2-0
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 3	Claasen/Roder	13	Ilustre/Pascua	27, Q6	21-14, 21-15	0:35
7/17/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 3	Claasen/Roder	16, Q1	Ilustre/Pascua	Q16	21-19, 21-23, 16-14	0:56
Lead the series against # 31, Q2 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	16, Q1	Glesnes/Maaseide	15	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 2-0
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	15, Q1	Antonelli/Leao	32, Q13	21-19, 22-24, 15-8	0:55
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	16, Q1	Antonelli/Leao	32, Q26	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # Q6 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-2
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Koizumi/Tanaka	17	Claasen/Roder	16, Q1	21-23, 21-18, 15-9	1:05
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Koizumi/Tanaka	26, Q2	Claasen/Roder	25, Q1	21-14, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # Q8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	13	Gattelli/Perrotta	29, Q9	21-16, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # Q9 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-0
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Claasen/Roder	19	Petrova/Skalnikova	30, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:43
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	14	Petrova/Skalnikova	13	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	1:06
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Claasen/Roder	23	Petrova/Skalnikova	26	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # Q14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Gioria/Momoli	43	Claasen/Roder	30	21-13, 14-21, 17-15	0:53
Lead the series against # Q17 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	13	Suzuki/Urata	29, Q9	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # Q18 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