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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 China Jinshan Open presented by SPC
May 26 - 30, 2004

(7) Susanne Lahme/Danja Musch, Germany

Susanne Lahme
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 10, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Luckenwalde

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$125,710.00

Danja Müsch
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kassel

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Vasto 1996)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$253,415.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	31	0	2	0	1	4	2	11	3	3	0	2	1	1	1	US$201,120.00

Previous Shanghai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	7	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	8	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	10	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	9	9th	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	7	5th	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	5	2nd	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	12	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	26, Q9	9th	208	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	29, Q14	9th	216	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	29, Q17	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q21	33rd	36	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q20	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	Q17	33rd	18	US$0.00

China Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/28/2004	Winner 1	Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (26)	Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-8	0:49
Fri, 5/28/2004	Winner 2	Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (10)	Won 21-18, 21-23, 15-6	0:46
Sat, 5/29/2004	Winner 3	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (15)	Won 25-23, 21-17	0:39
Sat, 5/29/2004	Winner 4	Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (3)	Lost 14-21, 8-21	0:27
Sat, 5/29/2004	Contender 6	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1)	Lost 10-21, 14-21	0:31

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$15,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	$78,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	2	0	0	4	2	4	0	2	0	0	$107,020.00
Total	31	0	2	0	1	4	2	11	3	3	0	0	$201,120.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Susanne Lahme												Danja Musch
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$11,250.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$15,350.00
19	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	2	0	$42,700.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	14	0	0	0	1	1	9	0	1	0	$45,550.00
29	0	2	0	0	7	7	2	6	0	$71,760.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	58	0	5	1	4	16	22	6	1	0	$163,135.00
											Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
52	0	2	0	1	7	17	4	8	0	$125,710.00	Total	82	1	5	1	5	20	35	7	2	0	$231,035.00

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
2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$2,520.00	4	5	44.4 %
2003	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	3	$56,000.00	37	17	68.5 %
2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	$21,500.00	10	6	62.5 %
Total	FIVB	17	0	1	0	0	2	1	6	0	2	0	5	$80,020.00	51	28	64.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Susanne Lahme													Danja Musch
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1995	FIVB	8	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	$8,625.00
											1996	FIVB	10	0	2	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	$42,650.00
											1996	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
											1997	FIVB	8	0	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	$22,600.00
											1998	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	$22,100.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$17,250.00
											2000	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	2	0	$14,250.00
											2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,260.00	2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,260.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	5	1	0	3	$28,000.00	2003	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	5	1	0	3	$28,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$10,750.00	2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$10,750.00
17	0	1	0	0	3	6	2	0	5	$40,010.00	Total	Total	68	1	4	1	4	17	27	6	2	6	$170,485.00

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	53	63.9%	20	24.1%	10	12.0%	73-10	88.0%	16	25.8%	9	14.5%	37	59.7%	16-46	25.8%	53-37	58.9%	36-19	65.5%	2	1	91-57	61.5%
2003-2004	38	64.4%	16	27.1%	5	8.5%	54-5	91.5%	10	25.0%	6	15.0%	24	60.0%	10-30	25.0%	38-24	61.3%	26-11	70.3%	2	1	66-36	64.7%
Against the Field	30	58.8%	13	25.5%	8	15.7%	43-8	84.3%	10	23.8%	4	9.5%	28	66.7%	10-32	23.8%	60-52	53.6%	46-24	65.7%	2	0	55-38	59.1%

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	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	6	1	7	5	0	0	9	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	29	22
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	6	3	10	5	0	0	15	12	2	0	0	0	0	2	55	30
Total	5	0	12	4	22	11	0	0	25	24	2	1	0	1	0	2	91	57

Head to Head Results
Lahme/Musch lead the series against the field 31-22 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 6	Bede/Behar	1	Lahme/Musch	7	21-10, 21-14	0:31
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Lahme/Musch	12	21-10, 29-27	0:38
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Bede/Behar	4	Lahme/Musch	29, Q14	21-9, 21-15	0:33
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Bede/Behar	4	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Series tied with # 2 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	5	Lahme/Musch	9	21-12, 19-21, 19-17	1:00
8/17/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Semi-Finals	Lahme/Musch	5	Cook/Sanderson	1	21-19, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	McPeak/Youngs	3	Lahme/Musch	7	21-14, 21-8	0:27
Lead the series against # 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 1-0
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Davis/Johnson Jordan	Q1	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	4	Lahme/Musch	7	21-10, 22-20	0:34
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	14	Lahme/Musch	29, Q14	21-19, 22-20	0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-1
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 4	Lahme/Musch	7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	21-13, 21-11	0:34
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Lahme/Musch	8	21-19, 21-16	0:42
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	21-19, 21-23, 15-9	0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	9	Lahme/Musch	8	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:52
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	14	Lahme/Musch	10	21-14, 21-19	0:45
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Pohl/Rau	13	21-23, 22-20, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 9 Wang/You, China 0-1
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Wang/You	24, Q5	Lahme/Musch	Q21	22-20, 33-31	0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	7	Kadijk/Leenstra	10	21-18, 21-23, 15-6	0:46
8/17/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Gold Medal	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Lahme/Musch	5	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	0:43
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Lahme/Musch	12	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	21-17, 17-21, 18-16	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Lahme/Musch	9	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	8	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 13, Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q14	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20, Q7	21-17, 21-7	0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-0
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Lahme/Musch	7	Dumont/Martin	18	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 3-0
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Lahme/Musch	7	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	15	25-23, 21-17	0:39
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	7	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	21-16, 26-24	0:45
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q14	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 16 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Fonseca/Rodrigues	7, Q1	Lahme/Musch	26	19-21, 21-14, 15-7	0:46
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ahmann/Vollmer	24	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	25-23, 21-13	0:45
Series tied with # 18, Q2 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-1
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23, Q3	Lahme/Musch	7	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:51
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Lahme/Musch	7	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23, Q2	32-34, 28-26, 15-12	1:11
Lead the series against # 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-0
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	21-16, 21-16	0:35
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Lahme/Musch	9	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	0:55
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Lahme/Musch	48	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	22-20, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 21 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-0
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Lahme/Musch	10	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	15	18-21, 21-10, 15-10	0:51
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	21-17, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-3
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Lahme/Musch	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	21-19, 21-19	0:44
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	7	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-16	0:30
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Lahme/Musch	12	21-14, 21-17	0:36
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	26	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 26 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-3
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	26	21-14, 18-21, 15-8	0:49
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Garcia/Gaxiola	23, Q1	Lahme/Musch	Q17	21-17, 21-18	0:36
7/25/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	Q1	Lahme/Musch	Q33	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-0
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Lahme/Musch	8	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	21-14, 21-19	0:42
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q8	22-20, 22-24, 15-9	0:57
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Lahme/Musch	10	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	39	By Forfeit
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lahme/Musch	29, Q14	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q19	21-12, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Lahme/Musch	12	Barrera/Jaouen	28, Q10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # Q3 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Lahme/Musch	8	Glesnes/Maaseide	26, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # Q5 Arjona/Kadjo, France 3-0
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	8	Arjona/Kadjo	25, Q5	23-21, 25-23	0:47
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Lahme/Musch	7	Arjona/Kadjo	26	21-17, 21-18	0:39
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool E	Lahme/Musch	5	Arjona/Kadjo	21	28-26, 21-15	0:45