Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2003
Axel Hager/Thomas Kroger, Germany
 
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: 107
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$192,130.00
Thomas Kröger
Germany
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 11, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Melle
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 11
Career Best: 13th (FIVB Klagenfurt 2005)
Career Winnings: US$6,025.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB200000000011 US$2,000.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Jorg Ahmann - 4th Did not play
1995 Jorg Ahmann - 13th Did not play
1996 Jorg Ahmann - 17th Did not play
1997 Jorg Ahmann - 17th Did not play
1998 Jorg Ahmann - 2nd Did not play
1999 Jorg Ahmann - 13th Did not play
2000 Jorg Ahmann - 25th Did not play
2001 Jorg Ahmann - 17th Did not play
2002 Jorg Ahmann - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 27, Q5 25th 30 US$2,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2003 Country Quota Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (Q11) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Hager/Kroger trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Marques/Neto 6 Hager/Kroger 27, Q5 21-18, 28-26 0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Hager/Kroger 27, Q5 21-9, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 32 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Hager/Kroger 27, Q5 Ces/Salvetti Q28 21-17, 21-16 0:51
Trail the series against # Q5 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Karasev/Zaitsev 22 Hager/Kroger 27, Q5 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # Q11 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Country Quota Brink/Schneider Q11 Hager/Kroger 21-13, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q24 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Hager/Kroger 27, Q5 Gavrilov/Todorov Q21 21-17, 21-13 0:43