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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
August 18 - 23, 2015

(Q7) Barbara Hansel/Stefanie Schwaiger, 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

Stefanie Schwaiger
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Allensteig

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

170

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$419,675.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	29	0	1	0	1	2	0	8	0	5	1	5	4	2	US$91,350.00

Previous Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Katharina Schutzenhofer - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	29, Q7	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	28, Q5	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	28, Q14	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	30	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	Q15	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-24/2015	Prague Open	22, Q1	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/11-17/2015	Lucerne Open	23	4th	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2015	Fuzhou Open	21	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	10/8-12/2014	Xiamen Open	9	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	27, Q5	17th	240	US$7,000.00

Long Beach Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/18/2015	Qualifier 1	Olaya Pazo / Rebeca Pazo, Venezuela (Q26)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:36
Tue, 8/18/2015	Qualifier 2	Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (25, Q10)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Hansel/Schwaiger trail the series against the field 16-23 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-3
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	22-24, 21-9, 15-8	0:47
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Bednarczuk/Seixas	3	Hansel/Schwaiger	30	22-20, 21-19	0:41
5/23/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	Hansel/Schwaiger	22, Q1	27-25, 17-21, 15-9	0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Felisberta	6, Q1	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	21-14, 18-21, 15-10	0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	29-31, 21-13, 22-20	1:02
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-2
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Bawden/Clancy	12	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q5	21-18, 21-8	0:33
4/23/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Bawden/Clancy	5	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	11	Hansel/Schwaiger	27, Q5	20-22, 23-21, 16-14	0:52
Trail the series against # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	16-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:43
Series tied with # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Fendrick/Sweat	21	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q5	21-19, 21-19	0:45
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	Fendrick/Sweat	12	17-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:58
Lead the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-0
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Holtwick/Semmler	13	24-22, 21-19	0:40
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	Holtwick/Semmler	2	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Broder/May, Canada 0-3
5/17/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Bronze Medal	Broder/May	10	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	21-18, 21-15	0:37
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool G	Broder/May	10	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	21-18, 21-19	0:38
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool H	Broder/May	8	Hansel/Schwaiger	9	21-8, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 17 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-0
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	Capers/Kessy	21	23-21, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Laboureur/Sude	19	21-13, 15-21, 15-11	0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Hansel/Schwaiger	30	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	Goricanec/Huberli	28	21-17, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-1
6/9/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Qualifier 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	Horta/Maestrini	Q3	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:49
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Horta/Maestrini	24, Q3	Hansel/Schwaiger	30	21-18, 21-14	0:36
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	Horta/Maestrini	28, Q10	13-21, 21-10, 15-13	0:47
Series tied with # 25, Q10 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-1
8/18/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q10	Hansel/Schwaiger	Q7	21-16, 21-17	0:34
6/9/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Qualifier 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	Bieneck/Grossner	Q19	28-26, 21-14	0:41
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
5/20/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	22, Q1	van Gestel/van der Vlist	Q17	21-19, 21-13	0:35
Series tied with # 29, Q15 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-1
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q18	Hansel/Schwaiger	Q15	21-13, 21-12	0:30
5/22/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool F	Hansel/Schwaiger	22, Q1	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	27, Q7	21-10, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 30, Q14 DiCello/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
7/7/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	DiCello/VanZwieten	Q10	21-7, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 1-2
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Alves/Lima	4, Q1	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	21-16, 21-18	0:34
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q5	21-14, 21-19	0:38
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	21-13, 21-14	0:30
Trail the series against # Q3 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-2
5/21/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool F	Gallay/Klug	11	Hansel/Schwaiger	22, Q1	27-25, 21-16	0:43
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gallay/Klug	17	Hansel/Schwaiger	27, Q5	21-16, 25-23	0:39
Trail the series against # Q5 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-2
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	19	Hansel/Schwaiger	30	24-22, 19-21, 17-15	1:01
5/21/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool F	Hansel/Schwaiger	22, Q1	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	6	16-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:49
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool G	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	7	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # Q26 Pazo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-0
8/18/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	Q7	Pazo/Pazo	Q26	21-18, 21-14	0:36