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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012

(4) 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:

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:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	29	33	37	41	57	Money
CEV	12	0	1	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	US$46,496.96
FIVB	69	0	0	1	4	3	2	8	1	17	0	10	0	11	1	10	1	US$293,600.00
Overall	81	0	1	1	5	5	2	13	1	17	1	11	1	11	1	10	1	US$340,096.96

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Did not play	Sabine Swoboda - 7th
2007	Chrisi Gschweidl - 13th	Did not play
2008	Did not play	Sabine Swoboda - 9th
FIVB 2009	Sara Montagnolli - 17th	Barbara Hansel - 17th
FIVB 2010	Sara Montagnolli - 17th	Barbara Hansel - 17th
FIVB 2011	Sara Montagnolli - 17th	Barbara Hansel - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	5/23-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	1	5th	360	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	27	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	19, Q2	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	20	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	27	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/1-6/2011	Phuket Open	20	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	18	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	20	13th	180	US$4,250.00
CEV	8/9-13/2011	CEV European Championship Final	16	2nd	720	€ 15,000.00
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

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool D	Simona Fabjan / Andreja Vodeb, Slovenia (29)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:27
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool D	Jolien Sinnema / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (20)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:31
Thu, 5/31/2012	Pool D	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (13)	Won 21-9, 18-21, 15-10	0:41
Fri, 6/1/2012	Winner 2	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (21)	Lost 21-14, 10-21, 7-15	0:42

Head to Head Results
Hansel/Montagnolli lead the series against the field 39-35 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-5
5/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Contender 4	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	2	Hansel/Montagnolli	1	By Forfeit
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	13	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	21-13, 21-16	0:37
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool C	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	22	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	21-16, 21-14	0:37
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	20	Hansel/Montagnolli	23	21-19, 21-19	0:42
7/2/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	20	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	13-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:50
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Hansel/Montagnolli	17	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	16	21-15, 13-21, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 2 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-0
4/28/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 6	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	Kolocova/Slukova	4	21-12, 21-18	0:41
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	Kolocova/Slukova	4	21-14, 21-23, 21-19	1:08
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	7	Kolocova/Slukova	20	18-21, 23-21, 17-15	0:58
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	12	Kolocova/Slukova	28	15-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:45
Series tied with # 3 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 4-4
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool F	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	21-16, 21-15	0:34
8/12/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	16	Keizer/Van Iersel	1	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:47
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool A	Keizer/Van Iersel	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	16	21-15, 21-13	0:33
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-16, 21-18	0:43
7/25/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Bronze Medal	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	21-18, 19-21, 16-14	1:08
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	10	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	21-17, 12-21, 20-18	1:07
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Keizer/Van Iersel	11	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	21-9, 27-25	0:44
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	11, Q5	Keizer/Van Iersel	Q4	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-4
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Hansel/Montagnolli	16	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	21-18, 21-14	0:37
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	23	30-32, 21-13, 15-10	1:00
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-15, 23-21	0:47
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 6	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	21-15, 21-16	0:38
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:07
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 # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 5-3
4/27/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	21-19, 21-17	0:44
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	21-19, 21-19	0:47
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	21-17, 23-21	0:41
6/7/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Bronze Medal	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	11	21-13, 21-14	0:38
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 # 7 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 0-1
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Gielen/Mouha	15	Hansel/Montagnolli	18	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 6-5
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	Holtwick/Semmler	14	21-19, 21-15	0:38
8/12/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	16	Holtwick/Semmler	7	21-14, 21-17	0:32
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	28, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	17	23-21, 21-18	0:40
8/13/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	2	21-19, 21-16	0:36
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	6	21-19, 21-16	0:40
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	Holtwick/Semmler	15	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:58
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-18, 21-16	0:47
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	21-16, 21-16	0:37
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	11	21-16, 21-17	0:37
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Hansel/Montagnolli	11, Q5	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:55
Lead the series against # 11 Kohler/Sude, Germany 1-0
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	Kohler/Sude	13	21-14, 16-21, 16-14	1:00
Series tied with # 13 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-3
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	21-9, 18-21, 15-10	0:41
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q8	Hansel/Montagnolli	19, Q2	21-16, 21-11	0:36
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Hansel/Montagnolli	23, Q1	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q2	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	17	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-19, 21-12	0:34
4/21/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q3	Hansel/Montagnolli	10	22-20, 20-22, 15-12	1:00
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q21	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q12	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # 14 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 3-0
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Hansel/Montagnolli	23, Q1	Goricanec/Graessli	10	21-14, 21-17	0:30
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool C	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	Goricanec/Graessli	46	13-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:44
8/11/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Hansel/Montagnolli	2	Goricanec/Graessli	14	21-13, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
5/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Winner 3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q2	Hansel/Montagnolli	1	21-17, 22-20	0:40
Trail the series against # 19 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-5
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	17	Hansel/Montagnolli	18	26-24, 24-22	0:47
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	16	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	11	22-20, 21-14	0:38
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	21-14, 21-16	0:38
6/26/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool E	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	Hansel/Montagnolli	29	21-13, 21-12	0:34
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	21-16, 21-19	0:44
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	14	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	22-20, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 20 Sinnema/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	Sinnema/Wesselink	20	21-12, 21-17	0:31
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	1	Sinnema/Wesselink	9	16-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 3-2
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	21	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	14-21, 21-10, 15-7	0:42
8/13/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	11-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:52
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Baquerizo/Fernandez	23, Q7	Hansel/Montagnolli	7	21-18, 12-21, 15-11	0:53
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	24-22, 26-28, 15-13	1:18
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	11, Q5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	14	18-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 22 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
8/9/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool A	Hansel/Montagnolli	16	Gioria/Momoli	17	21-14, 16-21, 15-6	0:46
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	5	Gioria/Momoli	21	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 25 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-2
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 1	Birlova/Ukolova	22	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	11-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:52
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 3	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	22-20, 14-21, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 29 Fabjan/Vodeb, Slovenia 1-0
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	Fabjan/Vodeb	29	21-13, 21-14	0:27