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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Austrian Masters
May 17 - 20, 2007

(12) 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:

3rd (CEV Moscow 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$136,835.29

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:

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 St. Pölten Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	11	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2006	Mexico Open	14	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/13-17/2006	Portugal Open	22	4th	420	US$12,000.00
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters		17th	120	€ 500.00
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

Austrian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/17/2007	Qualifier 2	Sigrid Aasen / Janne Kongshavn, Norway	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:35
Thu, 5/17/2007	Qualifier 3	Ethel-Julie Arjona / Marion Castelli, France	Won 21-9, 21-12	0:35
Thu, 5/17/2007	Qualifier 4	Daniela Gattelli / Giulia Momoli, Italy	Won 21-15, 21-11	0:32
Fri, 5/18/2007	Winner 1	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (5)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:50
Fri, 5/18/2007	Winner 2	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (4)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:40
Fri, 5/18/2007	Contender 2	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (10)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:43
Sat, 5/19/2007	Contender 3	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (1)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:38

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
Confederation Championship	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$8,500.00
Total	50	0	0	0	2	2	2	7	5	12	6	0	$190,150.00

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
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$5,250.00	Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,250.00
77	0	0	0	2	4	14	20	13	0	$123,160.00	Total	54	0	0	0	2	4	12	12	8	0	$98,825.00

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 %
2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	6	$32,900.00	16	17	48.5 %
2006	CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	$2,450.00	8	5	61.5 %
2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %
2007	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,475.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	26	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	5	6	11	$65,650.00	36	43	45.6 %
Total	CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	$4,925.00	14	8	63.6 %

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	2	0	0	0	$0.00	1999	CEV
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2003	CEV	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
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$750.00	2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$1,625.00
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
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
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$1,225.00	2006	CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$1,225.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,237.50	2007	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,237.50
62	0	0	0	1	2	8	17	13	21	$64,122.50	Total	Total	37	0	0	0	2	2	3	9	7	14	$38,912.50

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	18	66.7%	6	22.2%	3	11.1%	24-3	88.9%	3	18.8%	1	6.3%	12	75.0%	3-13	18.8%	18-12	60.0%	9-4	69.2%	0	1	27-17	61.4%
2006-2007	15	68.2%	5	22.7%	2	9.1%	20-2	90.9%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	8	72.7%	2-9	18.2%	15-8	65.2%	7-3	70.0%	0	1	22-12	64.7%
Against the Field	11	55.0%	6	30.0%	3	15.0%	17-3	85.0%	2	18.2%	0	0.0%	9	81.8%	2-9	18.2%	22-18	55.0%	16-6	72.7%	0	0	19-12	61.3%

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
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
Total	7	8	18	7	14	13	0	0	24	35	0	2	0	2	0	0	91	92

Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder lead the series against the field 17-16 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
5/19/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	1	Claasen/Roder	12	21-15, 21-16	0:38
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
Trail the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Claasen/Roder	12	21-18, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-1
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	5	21-19, 21-17	0:50
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 # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	12	Baburina/Osheyko	10	21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:43
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 # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
6/15/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	Claasen/Roder		21-17, 21-17	0:34
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 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 # 14 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	14	Mouha/Van Breedam	30, Q18	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:58
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	11	Mouha/Van Breedam	14	21-16, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
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 # 16 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
Lead the series against Aasen/Kongshavn, Norway 1-0
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	12	Aasen/Kongshavn		21-13, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against Arjona/Castelli, France 1-0
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Claasen/Roder	12	Arjona/Castelli		21-9, 21-12	0:35
Series tied with Gattelli/Momoli, Italy 1-1
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 4	Claasen/Roder	12	Gattelli/Momoli		21-15, 21-11	0:32
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Gattelli/Momoli	27	Claasen/Roder	11	21-18, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
5/31/06	CEV	German Masters	Country Quota	Claasen/Roder	11	Holtwick/Semmler		14-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:46