Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Japan Open
June 2 - 6, 2004
(6) Susanne Lahme/Danja Musch, Germany
 
Susanne Lahme
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 10, 1968 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Luckenwalde
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 52
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$125,710.00
Danja Müsch
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Kassel
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Vasto 1996)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$253,415.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB31020142113302111 US$201,120.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Beate Buhler - 5th
1997 Did not play Maike Friedrichsen - 2nd
1998 Did not play Maike Friedrichsen - 9th
1999 Did not play Maike Friedrichsen - 9th
2003 Danja Musch - 9th Susanne Lahme - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 7 5th 216 US$9,000.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/4/2004 Winner 1 Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (27, Q5) Won 21-9, 21-16 0:35
Fri, 6/4/2004 Winner 2 Guylaine Dumont / Annie Martin, Canada (11) Won 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
Sat, 6/5/2004 Winner 3 Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (3) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:38
Sat, 6/5/2004 Contender 4 Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (15) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Sat, 6/5/2004 Contender 5 Mika Teru Saiki / Satoko Urata, Japan (10) Won 21-11, 21-12 0:36
Sat, 6/5/2004 Contender 6 Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (21) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Lahme/Musch lead the series against the field 34-23 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Bede/Behar 1 Lahme/Musch 7 21-10, 21-14 0:31
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Lahme/Musch 12 21-10, 29-27 0:38
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Behar 4 Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 21-9, 21-15 0:33
7/4/03FIVBNorway 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
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 5 Lahme/Musch 9 21-12, 19-21, 19-17 1:00
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Semi-Finals Lahme/Musch 5 Cook/Sanderson 1 21-19, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-2
6/5/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 Lahme/Musch 6 21-19, 21-16 0:38
5/22/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Lahme/Musch 7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 21-13, 21-11 0:34
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Lahme/Musch 8 21-19, 21-16 0:42
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20 21-19, 21-23, 15-9 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 4 Lahme/Musch 7 21-10, 22-20 0:34
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Tian/Wang 14 Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 21-19, 22-20 0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 9 Lahme/Musch 8 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 14 Lahme/Musch 10 21-14, 21-19 0:45
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q17 Pohl/Rau 13 21-23, 22-20, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 7 Wang/You, China 0-1
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Wang/You 24, Q5 Lahme/Musch Q21 22-20, 33-31 0:55
Series tied with # 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-1
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23, Q3 Lahme/Musch 7 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:51
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool G Lahme/Musch 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23, Q2 32-34, 28-26, 15-12 1:11
Lead the series against # 10 Teru Saiki/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/5/04FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Lahme/Musch 6 Teru Saiki/Urata 10 21-11, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Dumont/Martin, Canada 2-0
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Lahme/Musch 6 Dumont/Martin 11 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
5/22/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Lahme/Musch 7 Dumont/Martin 18 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Lahme/Musch 7 Kadijk/Leenstra 10 21-18, 21-23, 15-6 0:46
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Gold Medal Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Lahme/Musch 5 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 0:43
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool E Lahme/Musch 12 Kadijk/Leenstra 5 21-17, 17-21, 18-16 0:50
Lead the series against # 13 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Lahme/Musch 10 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 18-21, 21-10, 15-10 0:51
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 5 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 7 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 3-0
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Lahme/Musch 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 25-23, 21-17 0:39
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 21-16, 26-24 0:45
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 15 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/5/04FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Lahme/Musch 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 21-16, 21-17 0:35
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool H Lahme/Musch 9 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 8 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20, Q7 21-17, 21-7 0:32
Trail the series against # 17 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Fonseca/Rodrigues 7, Q1 Lahme/Musch 26 19-21, 21-14, 15-7 0:46
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Arjona/Kadjo, France 3-0
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 8 Arjona/Kadjo 25, Q5 23-21, 25-23 0:47
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool G Lahme/Musch 7 Arjona/Kadjo 26 21-17, 21-18 0:39
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool E Lahme/Musch 5 Arjona/Kadjo 21 28-26, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 21 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-4
6/5/04FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Lahme/Musch 6 22-20, 21-17 0:40
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Lahme/Musch 7 Karadassiou/Sfyri 9 21-19, 21-19 0:44
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Lahme/Musch 7 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 2 Lahme/Musch 5 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-16, 21-16 0:30
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool E Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Lahme/Musch 12 21-14, 21-17 0:36
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Lahme/Musch 26 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 22, Q1 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Ahmann/Vollmer 24 Lahme/Musch 26, Q9 25-23, 21-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 23 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-0
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 7 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 21-16, 21-16 0:35
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool H Lahme/Musch 9 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q6 21-17, 15-21, 16-14 0:55
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Lahme/Musch 48 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 22-20, 15-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 26 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Lahme/Musch 8 Glesnes/Maaseide 26, Q2 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 3-0
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 6 Bruschini/Solazzi 27, Q5 21-9, 21-16 0:35
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Lahme/Musch 8 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q7 21-14, 21-19 0:42
7/30/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lahme/Musch 26, Q9 Bruschini/Solazzi Q8 22-20, 22-24, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 28 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-3
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 26 21-14, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 23 Lahme/Musch 26, Q9 21-15, 21-18 0:34
6/12/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Garcia/Gaxiola 23, Q1 Lahme/Musch Q17 21-17, 21-18 0:36
7/25/02FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Garcia/Gaxiola Q1 Lahme/Musch Q33 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q6 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Lahme/Musch 10 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 39 By Forfeit  
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q19 21-12, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # Q8 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool E Lahme/Musch 12 Barrera/Jaouen 28, Q10 21-13, 21-18 0:36