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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006

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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (CEV Moscow 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$113,316.73

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	12	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	US$30,688.12
FIVB	48	0	0	0	2	1	2	6	5	12	0	0	6	4	2	8	US$181,650.00
Overall	60	0	0	1	2	3	3	8	5	13	1	2	6	4	2	10	US$212,338.12

Previous Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/2-5/2006	Austria Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2006	Paris Grand Slam	28, Q13	17th	160	US$4,900.00
FIVB	7/19-22/2006	St. Petersburg Open	23	7th	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	26	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2006	France Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2006	Norway Grand Slam	Q13	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters		21st	60	€ 0.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2006	German Masters	11	9th	240	€ 1,950.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters		21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	25, Q1	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	27, Q7	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	25, Q4	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	19	13th	120	US$4,500.00

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/5/2006	Qualifier 2	Patricia Labee / Mered de Vries, Netherlands	Won 21-17, 22-20	0:40
Sat, 8/5/2006	Qualifier 3	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (14)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder trail the series against the field 13-21 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
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 # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
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 # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	10	Claasen/Roder	26, Q11	17-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:51
5/11/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Qualifier 2	Kadijk/Mooren	14	Claasen/Roder		27-25, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 6 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	Q9	Hajeckova/Novotna	Q41	21-15, 16-21, 15-5	0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-2
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Keizer/Leenstra	6	Claasen/Roder	11	24-22, 17-21, 15-13	1:05
5/31/06	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	11	Keizer/Leenstra	6	21-16, 21-15	0:38
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool H	Keizer/Leenstra	8	Claasen/Roder	25, Q1	21-16, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 0-3
8/1/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Country Quota	Eckl/Kaup	Q21	Claasen/Roder		26-24, 21-16	0:39
6/27/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Eckl/Kaup	Q20	Claasen/Roder	Q13	21-15, 18-21, 15-12	1:06
5/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Country Quota	Eckl/Kaup	29, Q26	Claasen/Roder		21-14, 27-29, 15-13	1:03
Trail the series against # 9 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
6/8/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Moiseeva/Uryadova	32, Q40	Claasen/Roder	Q9	21-18, 24-22	0:38
Trail the series against # 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
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 # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-2
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
Series tied with # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
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
Trail the series against # 14 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-5
8/5/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Claasen/Roder		By Forfeit
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 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 de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 2-0
8/5/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder		Labee/de Vries		21-17, 22-20	0:40
5/17/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder		Labee/de Vries		21-15, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	8	Claasen/Roder	11	21-18, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
5/31/06	CEV	German Masters	Country Quota	Claasen/Roder	11	Lubetz/Sude		21-17, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	11	Mouha/Van Breedam	14	21-16, 21-11	0:34