Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 20, 2008
(7) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Judith Augoustides - 33rd Did not play
2004 Martina Stoof - 17th Did not play
2006 Antje Roder - Country Quota Helke Claasen - Country Quota
2007 Antje Roder - 13th Helke Claasen - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 19 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 17, Q2 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 14 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 1 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (26) Won 21-13, 21-10 0:29
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 2 Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (10) Won 21-14, 21-23, 17-15 1:03
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 3 Muriel Graessli / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (31, Q11) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 7/18/2008 Winner 4 Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (14) Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
Sat, 7/19/2008 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 23-21, 13-15 0:59
Sun, 7/20/2008 Bronze Medal Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 23-25 0:53
Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder lead the series against the field 38-23 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-4
7/20/08FIVBMarseille Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 1 Claasen/Roder 7 21-17, 25-23 0:53
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 # 2 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 2-1
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Leao 2 Claasen/Roder 7 21-16, 21-23, 15-13 0:59
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
Lead the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Pohl/Rau 19 21-14, 21-11 0:32
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-3
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
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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 2-3
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Claasen/Roder 17, Q2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
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 # 10 Faure/Sarpaux, France 5-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 7 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-14, 21-23, 17-15 1:03
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 22-20, 21-10 0:42
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 # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Candelas/Garcia 18 Claasen/Roder 15 17-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:50
Series tied with # 14 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-2
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Claasen/Roder 7 Moiseeva/Uryadova 14 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
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
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 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 # 16 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 # 17 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Claasen/Roder 15 Kadijk/Mooren 31, Q8 21-19, 21-19 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-2
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Gioria/Momoli 28, Q15 Claasen/Roder Q2 15-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:54
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Gioria/Momoli 43 Claasen/Roder 30 21-13, 14-21, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 17 Kuhn/Schwer 16 25-23, 21-18 0:52
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 # 22, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 17, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva Q18 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 26 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-3
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 26 21-13, 21-10 0:29
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 # 27 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Claasen/Roder 19 Cooke/Martin 30, Q6 21-15, 21-8 0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Kongshavn/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Claasen/Roder 17, Q2 Kongshavn/Wiig 32 21-14, 15-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Claasen/Roder 7 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 21-18, 21-17 0:36