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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
June 23 - 27, 2004

(29) Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany

Jörg Ahmann
Germany

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 12, 1966 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grevenbroich

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

115

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$204,878.29

Axel Hager
Germany

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 1969 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Burg auf Fehmarn

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

118

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$207,879.66

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	11	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	10	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	US$22,232.98
FIVB	104	0	2	2	1	8	4	23	1	10	36	13	2	1	1	US$367,760.00
Overall	114	0	4	3	1	9	4	25	1	11	38	14	2	1	1	US$389,992.98

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Axel Hager - 5th	Jorg Ahmann - 5th
1996	Axel Hager - 9th	Jorg Ahmann - 9th
1997	Axel Hager - 17th	Jorg Ahmann - 17th
1998	Axel Hager - 9th	Jorg Ahmann - 9th
1999	Axel Hager - 9th	Jorg Ahmann - 9th
2001	Axel Hager - 9th	Jorg Ahmann - 9th
2002	Axel Hager - 17th	Jorg Ahmann - 17th
2003	Did not play	Edgar Krank - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	Q9	33rd	18	US$0.00
CEV	6/9-13/2004	European Championship Final		5th	120	€ 4,500.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	26	9th	144	US$5,500.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		25th	8	€ 0.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	39	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q9	33rd	36	US$0.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		9th	80	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	25	25th	52	US$2,750.00

Germany Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/24/2004	Winner 1	Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (4)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:46
Fri, 6/25/2004	Contender 1	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (20)	Lost 20-22, 15-21	0:45

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$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$17,150.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	3	2	$43,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	83	0	2	1	1	8	4	19	8	28	10	2	$303,110.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Confederation Championship	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$13,700.00
Total	110	0	2	2	1	9	4	26	11	38	13	4	$381,460.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jorg Ahmann												Axel Hager
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$8,575.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$8,575.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	3	2	$21,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	3	3	$24,250.00
84	0	2	1	1	12	28	28	10	2	$153,155.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	84	0	2	1	1	12	27	28	11	2	$152,555.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	$6,850.00	Confederation Championship	6	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	$6,850.00
111	0	2	2	1	13	38	38	13	4	$192,330.00	Total	113	0	2	2	1	13	37	39	14	5	$194,230.00

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
1996	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	4	0	0	$31,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
1997	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	1	0	$45,000.00	0	1	0.0 %
1999	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	4	0	$38,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2000	FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	6	2	0	$32,000.00	4	1	80.0 %
2000	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00	3	2	60.0 %
2001	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	0	0	$34,750.00	15	18	45.5 %
2001	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,550.00	0	1	0.0 %
2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	0	$30,560.00	18	16	52.9 %
2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00	1	2	33.3 %
2003	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$9,750.00	4	9	30.8 %
2003	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	4	2	66.7 %
2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	$9,500.00	5	5	50.0 %
2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,500.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	72	0	1	1	0	2	2	19	5	29	11	2	$231,060.00	50	54	48.1 %
Total	CEV	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	$12,200.00	14	10	58.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jorg Ahmann													Axel Hager
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$7,125.00	1994	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$7,125.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1994	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
17	0	0	0	0	6	6	4	1	0	$24,750.00	1995	FIVB	17	0	0	0	0	6	6	4	1	0	$24,750.00
13	0	0	0	0	1	8	4	0	0	$15,750.00	1996	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	8	4	0	0	$15,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1996	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
10	0	1	0	0	0	3	5	1	0	$22,500.00	1997	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	0	3	5	1	0	$22,500.00
10	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	0	0	$36,450.00	1998	FIVB	9	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	0	0	$34,850.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	4	0	$19,000.00	1999	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	4	0	$19,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00	1999	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00
13	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	2	0	$16,000.00	2000	FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	2	0	$16,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,125.00	2000	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,125.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	$17,375.00	2001	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	$17,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$775.00	2001	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$775.00
8	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	1	0	$15,280.00	2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	1	0	$15,280.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$4,875.00	2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	$8,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,250.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$4,750.00	2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$4,750.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,250.00	2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,250.00
111	0	3	3	1	13	38	38	13	2	$190,705.00	Total	Total	114	0	3	3	1	13	38	39	14	3	$193,355.00

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	23	56.1%	10	24.4%	8	19.5%	33-8	80.5%	11	20.4%	8	14.8%	35	64.8%	11-43	20.4%	23-35	39.7%	21-16	56.8%	0	2	51-58	46.8%
2003-2004	5	45.5%	2	18.2%	4	36.4%	7-4	63.6%	3	18.8%	4	25.0%	9	56.3%	3-13	18.8%	5-9	35.7%	5-8	38.5%	0	1	10-18	35.7%
Against the Field	9	42.9%	5	23.8%	7	33.3%	14-7	66.7%	3	10.3%	3	10.3%	23	79.3%	3-26	10.3%	18-40	31.0%	16-18	47.1%	0	2	18-32	36.0%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	1	2	1	5	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	14
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	4	2	8	13	0	0	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	31
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9
Total	2	1	8	3	19	22	0	0	15	23	0	1	1	0	0	0	62	67

Head to Head Results
Ahmann/Hager trail the series against the field 24-36 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 14 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Ahmann/Hager	26	21-17, 21-19	0:39
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Ahmann/Hager	25	21-14, 21-13	0:30
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Ahmann/Hager	9	21-14, 21-13	0:36
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Ahmann/Hager	18	21-15, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Ahmann/Hager		21-15, 21-13	0:41
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Ahmann/Hager		21-19, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-3
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	4	Ahmann/Hager	29	21-18, 21-15	0:46
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	2	Ahmann/Hager	32	21-14, 21-13	0:31
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q5	Ahmann/Hager	21, Q1	21-14, 21-13	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Laciga/Laciga	8	Ahmann/Hager	24	21-17, 25-23	0:39
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	2	Ahmann/Hager	15	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool A	Egger/Heyer		Ahmann/Hager		21-18, 21-23, 15-13	1:09
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Egger/Heyer	8	Ahmann/Hager		21-15, 19-21, 17-15	0:59
Trail the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Country Quota	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug		Ahmann/Hager		10-21, 21-14, 17-15
Series tied with # 10, Q2 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Rogers/Scott	10, Q1	Ahmann/Hager	26	21-13, 21-10	0:35
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Ahmann/Hager	13	Rogers/Scott	14	21-16, 21-7	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Ahmann/Hager	25	Schacht/Slack	24	25-23, 21-17	0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-3
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Baracetti/Conde	10	Ahmann/Hager	39	21-15, 22-24, 15-12	1:08
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool D	Baracetti/Conde	4	Ahmann/Hager	13	21-17, 21-13	0:38
6/30/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 4	Baracetti/Conde	13	Ahmann/Hager	10	21-16, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 15 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Holdren/Metzger	15	Ahmann/Hager	39	31-33, 21-17, 15-12	1:06
Trail the series against # 16 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	17	Ahmann/Hager		21-16, 13-21, 16-14	0:52
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-3
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	20	Ahmann/Hager	29	22-20, 21-15	0:45
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	Ahmann/Hager	21	By Forfeit
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Ahmann/Hager	10	21-17, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 21, Q1 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-3
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	9	Ahmann/Hager	25	21-16, 21-14	0:40
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	10	Ahmann/Hager	25	21-13, 21-15	0:44
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	24	Ahmann/Hager	25, Q3	17-21, 25-23, 17-15	0:56
Series tied with # 22 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-1
10/16/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Klemperer/Rademacher	35	Ahmann/Hager	39	21-18, 16-21, 15-11	0:56
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool H	Ahmann/Hager	9	Klemperer/Rademacher	25	22-20, 22-24, 15-8	1:01
Trail the series against # 23 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-2
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Ahmann/Hager	25, Q3	Berg/Dahl	23	22-20, 22-24, 15-11	1:08
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Berg/Dahl	14	Ahmann/Hager	15	21-18, 21-17	0:38
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	4	Ahmann/Hager	7	15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Ahmann/Hager	26	Horrem/Maaseide	16	13-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:57
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Ahmann/Hager	17	Horrem/Maaseide	23	23-21, 15-21, 16-14	1:14
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Ahmann/Hager	10	Horrem/Maaseide	23	21-17, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 27 Child/Heese, Canada 1-2
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Ahmann/Hager	39	Child/Heese	34	21-13, 21-14	0:34
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Ahmann/Hager	21	21-13, 21-16	0:38
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 3	Child/Heese	8	Ahmann/Hager	11	15-7	0:42
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Ahmann/Hager		Canet/Hamel		21-15, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Brink/Schneider, Germany 3-0
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Ahmann/Hager	Q9	Brink/Schneider		26-24, 22-20	0:50
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ahmann/Hager	Q9	Brink/Schneider		21-18, 26-28, 15-11	1:07
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool E	Ahmann/Hager		Brink/Schneider		18-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:02
Series tied with # 31, Q6 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-2
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Holden/Leinemann	12	Ahmann/Hager	21, Q1	By Forfeit
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Ahmann/Hager	17	Holden/Leinemann	18	22-24, 21-16, 15-11	0:55
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Holden/Leinemann	15	Ahmann/Hager	18	15-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:54
9/22/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Ahmann/Hager	15	Holden/Leinemann	18	15-6	0:38
Lead the series against # Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Ahmann/Hager	26	Hernandez/Papaleo	24	21-16, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Shiratori/Watanabe	41	Ahmann/Hager	32	27-25, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # Q11 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 2-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool E	Ahmann/Hager		Deulofeu/Molinier		21-17, 21-16	0:46
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Ahmann/Hager		Deulofeu/Molinier	10	19-21, 21-18, 25-23	1:10
Series tied with # Q14 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-1
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships		Ahmann/Hager		Kogel/Mulder		21-15, 24-22	0:47
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Kogel/Mulder	25, Q13	Ahmann/Hager	24	11-21, 27-25, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # Q20 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 2-0
8/27/03	CEV	European Championships		Ahmann/Hager		Gosch/Strauss		18-21, 21-10, 15-10	0:58
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Ahmann/Hager	25	Gosch/Strauss	48	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # Q21 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ahmann/Hager	Q9	Gilbertsson/Svensson	Q24	21-12, 15-21, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # Q22 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Ahmann/Hager	32	Gscheidle/Vesti	17	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:59
Series tied with # Q26 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	31, Q25	Ahmann/Hager	Q9	24-26, 21-15, 15-13	1:03
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open		Ahmann/Hager		De Gruijter/Ronnes		21-12, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # Q27 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Ahmann/Hager	Q9	Brizida/Pedrosa	Q24	21-19, 21-17	0:42