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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(14) 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:

191

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Kristiansand 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$284,560.67

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:

206

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$494,596.04

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
CEV	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$5,521.55
FIVB	29	0	1	0	1	2	0	8	0	5	1	5	4	2	US$91,350.00
Overall	32	0	1	0	2	2	0	9	0	5	1	6	4	2	US$96,871.55

Previous Biel Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Did not play	Lisa Chukwuma - 9th
2015	Stefanie Schwaiger - 4th	Barbara Hansel - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2016	Antalya Open	16	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	15, Q1	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/20-24/2016	Fuzhou Open	21, Q2	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	4/13-17/2016	Xiamen Open	29, Q6	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	30, Q12	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Q13	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	29, Q9	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/20-24/2015	Antalya Open	16	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	18	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/23-27/2015	Xiamen Open	16	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	12	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	15	19th	166	US$1,100.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Q9	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	80	US$0.00
CEV	8/5-9/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	3	4th	224	€ 2,000.00
CEV	7/28-8/1/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	8	9th	240	€ 2,500.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool C	Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (19)	Lost 24-26, 20-22	0:45
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool C	Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (30)	Lost 18-21, 21-23	0:41
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool C	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (3)	Lost 16-21, 11-21	0:30

Head to Head Results
Hansel/Schwaiger trail the series against the field 22-25 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-2
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	21-19, 21-9	0:36
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 # 2 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 # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-4
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Hansel/Schwaiger	14	21-16, 21-11	0:30
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	21, Q2	Borger/Buthe	2	24-22, 21-16	0:41
4/16/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q6	Borger/Buthe	2	32-30, 17-21, 15-11	1:00
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	7	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q9	21-17, 21-14	0:36
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Semi-Finals	Borger/Buthe	4	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	21-18, 19-21, 16-14	0:55
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	6	Hansel/Schwaiger	27, Q5	23-21, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-1
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool B	Brzostek/Wojtasik	2	Hansel/Schwaiger	15, Q1	21-12, 21-19	0:30
Trail the series against # 5 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-2
4/17/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Gold Medal	Forrer/Verge-Depre	5	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q6	21-17, 21-14	0:31
8/8/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Semi-Finals	Forrer/Verge-Depre	2	Hansel/Schwaiger	3	21-13, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-2
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	5	Hansel/Schwaiger	21, Q2	21-17, 22-20	0:40
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q6	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	4	17-21, 21-14, 16-14	0:53
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
Series tied with # 7 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	Mader/Zumkehr	5	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:44
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool E	Mader/Zumkehr	5	Hansel/Schwaiger	12	21-13, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
4/16/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q6	Lahti/Lehtonen	19	21-18, 14-21, 18-16	0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-0
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-13, 17-21, 15-11	0:49
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Hansel/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	2	19-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:58
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
Lead the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-2
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Laboureur/Sude	16	Hansel/Schwaiger	21, Q2	21-13, 21-18	0:30
9/3/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool C	Laboureur/Sude	10	Hansel/Schwaiger	15	21-12, 24-26, 15-13	0:51
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Laboureur/Sude	19	21-13, 15-21, 15-11	0:46
Series tied with # 13 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-3
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	15, Q1	Birlova/Ukolova	8	21-18, 21-17	0:43
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q6	21-16, 21-16	0:31
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q9	21-11, 23-25, 15-13	0:49
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	24-22, 19-21, 16-14	0:58
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Hansel/Schwaiger	8	Birlova/Ukolova	9	21-14, 21-18	0:34
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Birlova/Ukolova	20	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 15 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-1
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:52
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	21, Q2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	26-24, 21-18	0:40
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	Nestarcova/Pridalova	10	16-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:54
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Hansel/Schwaiger	30	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:48
Trail the series against # 16 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-2
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Hermannova/Slukova	14	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	21-14, 21-10	0:30
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Hermannova/Slukova	7	Hansel/Schwaiger	12	21-12, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 0-1
3/8/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	32, Q20	Hansel/Schwaiger	Q13	21-17, 21-23, 15-12	0:54
Series tied with # 19 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-1
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Brunner/Huberli	19	Hansel/Schwaiger	14	26-24, 22-20	0:45
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q6	Brunner/Huberli	24	23-21, 25-23	0:44
Lead the series against # 28 Lobato/Soria, Spain 1-0
8/6/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool C	Hansel/Schwaiger	3	Lobato/Soria	11	21-11, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 30 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 2-1
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	30	Hansel/Schwaiger	14	21-18, 23-21	0:41
10/21/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	17	21-16, 21-18	0:39
8/6/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool C	Hansel/Schwaiger	3	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	6	21-13, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 32 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 1-0
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	12	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	16	19-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:50