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June 25 - July 4, 2009

(29) Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria

Barbara Hansel
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 18, 1983 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oberndorf

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

155

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Xiamen 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$243,975.00

Sara Montagnolli
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 2, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Innsbruck

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

154

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Marseille 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$255,350.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	69	0	0	1	4	3	2	8	1	17	10	11	1	10	1	US$293,600.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Sara Montagnolli - 33rd	Barbara Hansel - 33rd
2004	Sara Montagnolli - 41st	Barbara Hansel - 41st
2005	Chrisi Gschweidl - 25th	Sabine Swoboda - 25th
2006	Chrisi Gschweidl - 41st	Sabine Swoboda - 9th
2007	Did not play	Sabine Swoboda - 17th
2008	Did not play	Sabine Swoboda - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/27-31/2009	Seoul Open	Q5	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-24/2009	Japan Open	27	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2009	Brasilia Open	25	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	19	17th	120	US$2,500.00

Stavanger World Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 6/26/2009

Pool E

Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20)

Lost 13-21, 12-21

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbara Hansel	Total	21	9	4	0.238	1	1	2	3
	1	15	5	3	0.133	0	1	1	2
	2	6	4	1	0.500	1	0	1	1
Sara Montagnolli	Total	18	6	4	0.111	0	6	1	5
	1	6	4	1	0.500	0	2	0	2
	2	12	2	3	-0.083	0	4	1	3

Sun, 6/28/2009

Pool E

Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5)

Lost 14-21, 14-21

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbara Hansel	Total	21	12	5	0.333	1	4	0	3
	1	9	5	3	0.222	0	4	0	1
	2	12	7	2	0.417	1	0	0	2
Sara Montagnolli	Total	15	8	1	0.467	0	4	0	3
	1	9	5	1	0.444	0	2	0	2
	2	6	3	0	0.500	0	2	0	1

Tue, 6/30/2009

Pool E

Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (44)

Won 21-17, 21-18

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbara Hansel	Total	22	16	2	0.636	2	0	0	3
	1	11	8	1	0.636	2	0	0	2
	2	11	8	1	0.636	0	0	0	1
Sara Montagnolli	Total	22	13	2	0.500	0	15	1	3
	1	11	7	2	0.455	0	8	0	1
	2	11	6	0	0.545	0	7	1	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbara Hansel	64	37	11	0.406	4	5	2	9
Sara Montagnolli	55	27	7	0.364	0	25	2	11
Total	119	64	18	0.387	4	30	4	20
Opponents	124	73	13	0.484	7	32	6	11

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Did not play	Sabina Basagic - 41st
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Did not play	Kerstin Pichler - 33rd
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Sara Montagnolli - 33rd	Barbara Hansel - 33rd
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Chrisi Gschweidl - 33rd	Sabine Swoboda - 33rd
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Did not play	Sabine Swoboda - 17th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Sara Montagnolli - 37th	Barbara Hansel - 37th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Katharina Schutzenhofer - 9th	Did not play

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	32	33rd	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	29	33rd	50	US$4,800.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	27	37th	40	US$3,400.00

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 8-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	25	21-15, 21-10	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/28/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool E	Bede/Connelly	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	29	21-14, 21-14	0:52
Lead the series against # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	25	Hakedal/Torlen	8	16-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:54
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q24	Hakedal/Torlen	Q9	17-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:55
Trail the series against # 10 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	16-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-1
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	25	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9	19-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:00
7/6/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q11	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	Q22	22-20, 22-20	0:40
9/3/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	Q25	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q8	21-18, 16-21, 15-13
Trail the series against # 20 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
6/26/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool E	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	Hansel/Montagnolli	29	21-13, 21-12	0:34
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	14	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	22-20, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	Banck/Gunther	11	22-20, 19-21, 15-9	0:56
Lead the series against # 31 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	19	Lubetz/Sude	14	21-18, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 39 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q21	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q12	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:45
Trail the series against # 40 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 0-1
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 2	Andreasen/Vestergaard	20	Hansel/Montagnolli	19	21-17, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 44 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
6/30/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool E	Hansel/Montagnolli	29	Boulton/Johns	44	21-17, 21-18	0:40