European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 9 - 13, 2011
(16) 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: 16
Tournaments: 191
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Kristiansand 2011)
Career Winnings: US$284,560.67
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: 15
Tournaments: 192
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$310,014.91
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719252933374157Money
CEV120101205001110000 US$46,496.96
FIVB6900143281170100111101 US$293,600.00
Overall81011552131171111111101 US$340,096.96
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2007 Did not play Sabine Swoboda - 17th
FIVB 2008 Chrisi Gschweidl - 17th Kerstin Pichler - 17th
FIVB 2009 Sara Montagnolli - 7th Barbara Hansel - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 9 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 22 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q1 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 23, Q1 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 28, Q1 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 27 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 23 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open 15 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open 10 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2011 Brasilia Open 9 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 5 17th 120 US$2,800.00
CEV 8/11-14/2010 European Championship Final 2 5th 480 € 4,750.00
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/9/2011 Pool A Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (17) Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-6 0:46
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool A Rita Eritsland / Cindy Treland, Norway (32) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:36
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool A Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (1) Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:33
Thu, 8/11/2011 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (11) Won 22-20, 21-14 0:38
Fri, 8/12/2011 Winner 2 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (7) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:32
Fri, 8/12/2011 Winner 3 Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (1) Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:47
Sat, 8/13/2011 Semi-Finals Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (3) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Sat, 8/13/2011 Gold Medal Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (2) Lost 10-21, 12-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Hansel/Montagnolli lead the series against the field 34-33 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 4-3
8/12/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 16 Keizer/Van Iersel 1 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:47
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool A Keizer/Van Iersel 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 16 21-15, 21-13 0:33
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Keizer/Van Iersel 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-16, 21-18 0:43
7/25/10FIVBMarseille Open Bronze Medal Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 1:08
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 21-17, 12-21, 20-18 1:07
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 21-9, 27-25 0:44
5/7/09CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 11, Q5 Keizer/Van Iersel Q4 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 2 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-4
8/13/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Gold Medal Cicolari/Menegatti 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 16 21-10, 21-12 0:31
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool F Cicolari/Menegatti 6 Hansel/Montagnolli 22 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:47
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:51
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Hansel/Montagnolli 19 21-15, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-4
8/13/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Semi-Finals Hansel/Montagnolli 16 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-18, 21-14 0:37
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 23 30-32, 21-13, 15-10 1:00
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-15, 23-21 0:47
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 21-15, 21-16 0:38
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:55
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:07
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 16-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 Kolocova/Slukova 20 18-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:58
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 Kolocova/Slukova 28 15-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:45
Lead the series against # 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-3
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 21-19, 21-19 0:47
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 4 21-17, 23-21 0:41
6/7/09CEVAustrian Masters Bronze Medal Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 11 21-13, 21-14 0:38
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 25 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9 19-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:00
7/6/04FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 1 Hansel/Montagnolli Q11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q22 22-20, 22-20 0:40
9/3/03FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q25 Hansel/Montagnolli Q8 21-18, 16-21, 15-13  
Lead the series against # 6 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 3-1
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 8 11-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:52
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool G Baquerizo/Fernandez 23, Q7 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 21-18, 12-21, 15-11 0:53
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 24-22, 26-28, 15-13 1:18
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 11, Q5 Baquerizo/Fernandez 14 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:48
Series tied with # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 5-5
8/12/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 16 Holtwick/Semmler 7 21-14, 21-17 0:32
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 28, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 17 23-21, 21-18 0:40
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 2 21-19, 21-16 0:36
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 6 21-19, 21-16 0:40
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 Holtwick/Semmler 15 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 4 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-18, 21-16 0:47
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 21-16, 21-16 0:37
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 11 21-16, 21-17 0:37
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 11, Q5 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:55
Series tied with # 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-2
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 28, Q1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 24-26, 21-15, 15-8 0:52
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 21-14, 21-17 0:39
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 28-26, 17-21, 15-9 1:00
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Hansel/Montagnolli 6 19-21, 22-20, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 10 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-3
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Hajeckova/Skalnikova 22 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 21-16, 21-14 0:37
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 Hansel/Montagnolli 23 21-19, 21-19 0:42
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 13-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Hansel/Montagnolli 17 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 16 21-15, 13-21, 15-13 0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-4
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 16 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 22-20, 21-14 0:38
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 21-14, 21-16 0:38
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Hansel/Montagnolli 29 21-13, 21-12 0:34
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 21-16, 21-19 0:44
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 22-20, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
8/9/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool A Hansel/Montagnolli 16 Gioria/Momoli 17 21-14, 16-21, 15-6 0:46
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 Gioria/Momoli 21 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 18 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 Martins/Santanna 16 21-23, 21-14, 15-9 0:50
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 Martins/Santanna 12 21-19, 21-18 0:39
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Hansel/Montagnolli 4 Martins/Santanna 15 23-21, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 21 Fabjan/Fabjan, Slovenia 0-1
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Fabjan/Fabjan 31, Q14 Hansel/Montagnolli 17 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-2
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Hansel/Montagnolli 23, Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q2 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 17 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-19, 21-12 0:34
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
5/20/04FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Nystrom/Nystrom Q21 Hansel/Montagnolli Q12 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 30 Maaseide/Torlen, Norway 1-0
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Maaseide/Torlen 31, Q22 21-13, 21-9 0:26
Trail the series against # 32 Eritsland/Treland, Norway 0-1
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool A Eritsland/Treland 32 Hansel/Montagnolli 16 21-14, 21-19 0:36