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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 40,000 Zagreb Challenger
June 3 - 6, 2004

Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany

Jörg Ahmann
Germany

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 12, 1966 (59 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grevenbroich

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

116

Career Wins:

1 (CEV C&S Zagreb 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$207,815.29

Axel Hager
Germany

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 1969 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Burg auf Fehmarn

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

119

Career Wins:

1 (CEV C&S Zagreb 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$210,816.66

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
CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,928.00
FIVB	104	0	2	2	1	8	4	23	1	10	36	13	2	1	1	US$367,760.00
Overall	115	1	4	3	1	9	4	25	1	11	38	14	2	1	1	US$394,920.98

Previous Zagreb Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Zagreb Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/4/2004	Pool C	Toni Ivkovic / Ivan Radovcic, Croatia	Won 21-12, 21-12	0:31
Fri, 6/4/2004	Pool C	Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:35
Sat, 6/5/2004	Pool C	Boudewijn Maas / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:43
Sat, 6/5/2004	Winner 1	Sergiy Mykhaylov / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:35
Sun, 6/6/2004	Semi-Finals	Michal Biza / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:36
Sun, 6/6/2004	Gold Medal	Jasmin Cuturic / Samo Miklavc, Slovenia	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:33

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	0	$43,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	83	0	2	1	1	8	4	19	8	28	10	0	$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	0	$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	0	$21,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	3	0	$24,250.00
84	0	2	1	1	12	28	28	10	0	$153,155.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	84	0	2	1	1	12	27	28	11	0	$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	0	$192,330.00	Total	113	0	2	2	1	13	37	39	14	0	$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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %
2004	CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	5	1	83.3 %
Total	FIVB	70	0	1	1	0	2	2	19	5	29	10	1	$227,060.00	48	51	48.5 %
Total	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	$7,700.00	11	8	57.9 %
Total	CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	5	1	83.3 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00	2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2004	CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
109	1	3	3	1	12	38	38	12	1	$188,455.00	Total	Total	112	1	3	3	1	12	38	39	13	2	$191,105.00

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	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	0-0	0	0	5-1	83.3%
2003-2004	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	0-0	0	0	5-1	83.3%
Against the Field	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	10-2	83.3%	0-0	0	0	5-1	83.3%

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
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 lead the series against the field 7-1 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 1-0
6/6/04	CEV C&S	Zagreb Challenger	Semi-Finals	Ahmann/Hager		Biza/Stejskal		21-12, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against Cuturic/Miklavc, Slovenia 1-0
6/6/04	CEV C&S	Zagreb Challenger	Gold Medal	Ahmann/Hager		Cuturic/Miklavc		21-14, 21-15	0:33
Series tied with Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-1
6/4/04	CEV C&S	Zagreb Challenger	Pool C	Gscheidle/Vesti		Ahmann/Hager		21-17, 21-14	0:35
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Ahmann/Hager	32	Gscheidle/Vesti	17	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against Ivkovic/Radovcic, Croatia 1-0
6/4/04	CEV C&S	Zagreb Challenger	Pool C	Ahmann/Hager		Ivkovic/Radovcic		21-12, 21-12	0:31
Lead the series against Maas/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/5/04	CEV C&S	Zagreb Challenger	Pool C	Ahmann/Hager		Maas/Ronnes		21-17, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against Mykhaylov/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
6/5/04	CEV C&S	Zagreb Challenger	Winner 1	Ahmann/Hager		Mykhaylov/Nikolaev		21-12, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against Palinek/Smrcka, Czech Republic 1-0
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open		Ahmann/Hager		Palinek/Smrcka		21-12, 21-19	0:40