European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004
Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany
 
Jörg Ahmann
Germany
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 12, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Grevenbroich
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 116
Career Wins: 1 (CEV C&S Zagreb 2004)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$207,815.29
Axel Hager
Germany
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 14, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Burg auf Fehmarn
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 1 (CEV C&S Zagreb 2004)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$210,816.66
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579111317253341CQMoney
CEV1002101020121000 US$22,232.98
CEV C&S110000000000000 US$4,928.00
FIVB104022184231103613211 US$367,760.00
Overall115143194251113814211 US$394,920.98
Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV C&S 6/3-6/2004 Zagreb Challenger 1st 40 € 4,000.00
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
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 21 25th 30 US$2,000.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/11/2004 Pool A Dmitry Karasev / Anton Kulikovsky, Russia Won 21-11, 21-19 0:41
Fri, 6/11/2004 Pool A Boudewijn Maas / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands Won 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Sat, 6/12/2004 Pool A Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland Lost 18-21, 23-21, 13-15 1:09
Sat, 6/12/2004 Winner 1 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France Won 21-15, 21-16 0:45
Sat, 6/12/2004 Winner 2 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Ahmann/Hager trail the series against the field 15-18 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-2
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 Berg/Dahl 23 22-20, 22-24, 15-11 1:08
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Berg/Dahl 14 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-18, 21-17 0:38
8/26/00CEVEuropean Championships Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 4 Ahmann/Hager 7 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-3
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Berger/Doppler 9 Ahmann/Hager 25 21-16, 21-14 0:40
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 10 Ahmann/Hager 25 21-13, 21-15 0:44
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 24 Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 17-21, 25-23, 17-15 0:56
Lead the series against Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 1-0
6/6/04CEV C&SZagreb Challenger Semi-Finals Ahmann/Hager Biza/Stejskal 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Country Quota Ahmann/Hager Q9 Brink/Schneider 21-18, 26-28, 15-11 1:07
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool E Ahmann/Hager Brink/Schneider 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/12/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager Canet/Hamel 21-15, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
5/13/04CEVItalian Open Ahmann/Hager De Gruijter/Ronnes 21-12, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against Deulofeu/Molinier, France 2-0
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool E Ahmann/Hager Deulofeu/Molinier 21-17, 21-16 0:46
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 1 Ahmann/Hager Deulofeu/Molinier 10 19-21, 21-18, 25-23 1:10
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
5/13/04CEVItalian Open Country Quota Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug Ahmann/Hager 10-21, 21-14, 17-15  
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/12/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann Ahmann/Hager 21-15, 21-13 0:41
8/30/03CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann Ahmann/Hager 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
6/12/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Egger/Heyer Ahmann/Hager 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 1:09
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Egger/Heyer 8 Ahmann/Hager 21-15, 19-21, 17-15 0:59
Trail the series against Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 0-1
8/30/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool E Grinbergs/Stals Ahmann/Hager 21-9 Retired 0:10
Trail the series against Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Ahmann/Hager 26 21-17, 21-19 0:39
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ahmann/Hager 25 21-14, 21-13 0:30
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ahmann/Hager 9 21-14, 21-13 0:36
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Ahmann/Hager 18 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Hoidalen/Kjemperud 12 Ahmann/Hager 21 By Forfeit  
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Ahmann/Hager 10 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Ahmann/Hager 26 Horrem/Maaseide 16 13-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:57
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Ahmann/Hager 17 Horrem/Maaseide 23 23-21, 15-21, 16-14 1:14
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 10 Horrem/Maaseide 23 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against Karasev/Kulikovsky, Russia 1-0
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Ahmann/Hager Karasev/Kulikovsky 21-11, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-1
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Klemperer/Rademacher 35 Ahmann/Hager 39 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 0:56
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Ahmann/Hager 9 Klemperer/Rademacher 25 22-20, 22-24, 15-8 1:01
Lead the series against Maas/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Ahmann/Hager Maas/Ronnes 21-18, 21-18 0:40
6/5/04CEV C&SZagreb Challenger Pool C Ahmann/Hager Maas/Ronnes 21-17, 21-17 0:43