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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008

(12, Q1) Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany

Helke Claasen
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 16, 1977 (48 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 (47 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Annette Romainczyk - 41st	Did not play
2002	Judith Augoustides - 57th	Did not play
2003	Judith Augoustides - 25th	Did not play
2004	Martina Stoof - 41st	Did not play
2005	Antje Roder - 33rd	Helke Claasen - 33rd
2006	Antje Roder - Country Quota	Helke Claasen - Country Quota
2007	Antje Roder - 5th	Helke Claasen - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/14-20/2008	Marseille Open	7	4th	420	US$10,500.00
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

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 7/21/2008	Country Quota	Claudia Lubetz / Julia Sude, Germany	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:36
Wed, 7/23/2008	Pool E	Ester Alcon / Olga Matveeva, Spain (21, Q2)	Won 21-17, 14-21, 16-14	0:53
Wed, 7/23/2008	Pool E	Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (28, Q6)	Won 21-23, 21-16, 15-8	1:01
Thu, 7/24/2008	Pool E	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (5)	Lost 17-21, 24-26	0:47
Thu, 7/24/2008	Winner 1	Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (23)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:39
Fri, 7/25/2008	Winner 2	Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (1)	Lost By Forfeit

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$25,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	$54,050.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	5	5	6	0	$102,100.00
Total	48	0	0	0	2	1	2	6	5	12	6	0	$181,650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Helke Claasen												Antje Roder
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$17,750.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,750.00
23	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	3	0	$36,525.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	19	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	2	0	$30,775.00
47	0	0	0	2	2	9	10	10	0	$63,635.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	0	0	0	2	2	8	5	6	0	$51,050.00
73	0	0	0	2	3	13	19	13	0	$117,910.00	Total	51	0	0	0	2	3	11	12	8	0	$94,575.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2005	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	5	$30,750.00	20	24	45.5 %
2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	6	$32,900.00	16	17	48.5 %
2007	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	1	1	$53,400.00	19	21	47.5 %
2008	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	2	3	0	2	$59,500.00	30	23	56.6 %
Total	FIVB	47	0	0	0	2	1	2	6	5	11	6	14	$176,550.00	85	85	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Helke Claasen													Antje Roder
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2000	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$2,085.00	2002	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	3	$14,625.00	2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$10,375.00	2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	5	$15,375.00	2005	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	5	$15,375.00
11	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	6	$16,450.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	6	$16,450.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	1	$26,700.00	2007	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	2	1	$28,450.00
12	0	0	0	1	1	5	3	0	2	$29,750.00	2008	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	1	5	3	0	2	$29,750.00
72	0	0	0	2	3	13	18	13	23	$115,360.00	Total	Total	50	0	0	0	2	3	11	11	8	15	$92,025.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	48	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%	0	1	86-88	49.4%
2007-2008	26	56.5%	14	30.4%	6	13.0%	40-6	87.0%	10	20.0%	9	18.0%	31	62.0%	10-40	20.0%	26-31	45.6%	24-15	61.5%	0	1	50-47	51.5%
Against the Field	16	43.2%	14	37.8%	7	18.9%	30-7	81.1%	8	19.5%	8	19.5%	25	61.0%	8-33	19.5%	32-48	40.0%	44-30	59.5%	0	1	38-40	48.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	5	6	2	10	11	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	29
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	3	12	5	2	1	0	0	17	22	0	2	0	2	0	0	55	55
Total	7	8	18	7	14	13	0	0	22	33	0	2	0	2	0	0	86	88

Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder trail the series against the field 37-38 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-7
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	1	Claasen/Roder	12, Q1	By Forfeit
5/24/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 5	Tian/Wang	6	Claasen/Roder	13	21-15, 21-19	0:41
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	3	Claasen/Roder	14	21-14, 21-13	0:31
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	2	Claasen/Roder	15, Q1	21-16, 19-21, 15-8	0:44
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Tian/Wang	3	Claasen/Roder	19	21-15, 21-17	0:43
9/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Bronze Medal	Tian/Wang	2	Claasen/Roder	22	21-15, 21-14	0:36
9/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 4	Tian/Wang	2	Claasen/Roder	22	23-25, 21-16, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-3
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Bede/Connelly	3	Claasen/Roder	19	21-16, 21-11	0:32
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
Lead the series against # 3 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 2-1
7/19/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Leao	2	Claasen/Roder	7	21-16, 21-23, 15-13	0:59
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 # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	5	Claasen/Roder	28, Q13	21-19, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-5
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Salgado/Salgado	5	Claasen/Roder	12, Q1	21-17, 26-24	0:47
7/20/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Bronze Medal	Salgado/Salgado	1	Claasen/Roder	7	21-17, 25-23	0:53
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 # 6 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cook/Hinchley	11	Claasen/Roder	17, Q2	21-19, 21-15	0:42
Series tied with # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-3
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Claasen/Roder	30	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	11	16-21, 31-29, 16-14	1:06
9/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Claasen/Roder	22	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	21-15, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	28, Q13	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	21-16, 9-21, 15-11	0:44
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	Claasen/Roder	23	21-18, 21-15	0:38
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	22	Claasen/Roder	27, Q7	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	1:08
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	24	Claasen/Roder	25, Q4	21-17, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9, Q7 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 3	Claasen/Roder	7	Graessli/Zumkehr	31, Q11	21-18, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-2
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Claasen/Roder	19	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	14	22-20, 23-25, 15-9	0:58
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
Trail the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	20	Claasen/Roder	19	21-19, 21-19	0:44
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 # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/31/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Country Quota	Holtwick/Semmler	Q19	Claasen/Roder		21-18, 17-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 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 # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-2
6/3/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 3	Gioria/Momoli	28, Q15	Claasen/Roder	Q2	15-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:54
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 # 21, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 2-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Claasen/Roder	12, Q1	Alcon/Matveeva	21, Q2	21-17, 14-21, 16-14	0:53
6/24/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	17, Q2	Alcon/Matveeva	Q18	21-18, 20-22, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 23 Faure/Sarpaux, France 6-0
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	12, Q1	Faure/Sarpaux	23	21-18, 21-17	0:39
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Claasen/Roder	7	Faure/Sarpaux	10	21-14, 21-23, 17-15	1:03
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 # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-3
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	26	21-13, 21-10	0:29
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 # 27, Q5 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	17	Van Iersel/Wesselink	31, Q20	21-16, 15-21, 21-19	1:01
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 4-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Claasen/Roder	12, Q1	Petrova/Skalnikova	28, Q6	21-23, 21-16, 15-8	1:01
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
Lead the series against # 31 Grossen/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
7/17/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	16, Q1	Grossen/Kayser	Q32	21-15, 21-9	0:29
Lead the series against Lubetz/Sude, Germany 2-0
7/21/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Country Quota	Claasen/Roder	12, Q1	Lubetz/Sude		21-19, 21-17	0:36
6/2/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Country Quota	Claasen/Roder	Q2	Lubetz/Sude		21-19, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # Q8 Kongshavn/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Claasen/Roder	17, Q2	Kongshavn/Wiig	32	21-14, 15-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # Q11 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
6/3/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	Q2	Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Trussel	Q34	21-17, 21-12	0:38