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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003

(27) Axel Hager/Edgar Krank, Germany

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:

107

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$192,130.00

Edgar Krank
Germany

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1967 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Creglingen

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Karlovy Vary 1997)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$13,350.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$5,000.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Jorg Ahmann - 5th	Did not play
1996	Jorg Ahmann - 9th	Oliver Oetke - 17th
1997	Jorg Ahmann - 17th	Oliver Oetke - 13th
1998	Jorg Ahmann - 9th	Pierre-Andre Froehlich - 17th
1999	Jorg Ahmann - 9th	Did not play
2001	Jorg Ahmann - 9th	Did not play
2002	Jorg Ahmann - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Germany Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/26/2003	Pool F	Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (11)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:48
Fri, 6/27/2003	Pool F	Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren, United States (22)	Lost 21-18, 20-22, 11-15	1:00
Fri, 6/27/2003	Pool F	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (6)	Lost 21-19, 16-21, 10-15	0:56

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Axel Hager												Edgar Krank
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
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$8,575.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,700.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	3	0	$24,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,500.00
84	0	2	1	1	12	27	28	11	0	$152,555.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	$7,350.00
											Challenger	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	Goodwill Games
107	0	2	2	1	12	34	37	14	0	$187,380.00	Total	14	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	2	0	$13,350.00

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
2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,000.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Axel Hager													Edgar Krank
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
17	0	0	0	0	6	6	4	1	0	$24,750.00	1995	FIVB
13	0	0	0	0	1	8	4	0	0	$15,750.00	1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00
10	0	1	0	0	0	3	5	1	0	$22,500.00	1997	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	$5,750.00
											1997	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
9	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	0	0	$34,850.00	1998	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$2,550.00
											1998	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	4	0	$19,000.00	1999	FIVB
13	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	2	0	$16,000.00	2000	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	$17,375.00	2001	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	1	0	$15,280.00	2002	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$3,500.00	2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,500.00
96	0	2	2	1	12	33	36	10	0	$176,130.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	2	2	$13,350.00

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	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2002-2003	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Head to Head Results
Hager/Krank trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Baracetti/Conde	6	Hager/Krank	27	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Hager/Krank	27	Blanton/Nygaard	11	21-18, 21-16	0:48
Trail the series against # 22 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonoimoana/Holdren	22	Hager/Krank	27	18-21, 22-20, 15-11	1:00