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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 21, 2008

(9) Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

180 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

207

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,212,348.31

Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1984 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hürth

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

114

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$497,148.33

Awards

Most Improved Player 2007
Best Offensive Player 2011
Best Defensive Player 2013, 2017
Most Inspirational 2013, 2017
Sportsperson 2015, 2016, 2017
Most Outstanding 2016, 2017
Team of the Year 2016 (with Kira Walkenhorst)
Tour Champion 2016 (with Kira Walkenhorst)
Most Entertaining Player 2019

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	27	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	18	6	3	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$210,856.49
FIVB	87	0	7	5	3	17	7	21	3	7	0	6	0	2	4	5	US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,700.00
Overall	106	6	10	9	4	17	9	22	3	7	1	6	1	2	4	5	US$979,556.49

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	8	9th	320	US$8,000.00
CEV	7/10-12/2008	European Championship	1	1st	800	€ 20,000.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	13	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	16	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	10	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	3	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	5	7th	300	US$7,000.00
CEV	5/8-11/2008	Austrian Masters	1, Q1	2nd	540	€ 7,500.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	11, Q6	1st	600	€ 11,000.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	10	5th	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	6	7th	300	US$8,000.00
CEV	8/23-25/2007	European Championship	22	2nd	720	€ 15,000.00

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/10/2008

Pool D

Judith Augoustides / Vitalila Nel, South Africa (21)

Won 21-12, 21-14

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	10	6	1	0.500	0	3	6	5
	1	10	6	1	0.500	0	3	6	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	27	17	5	0.444	2	6	3	4
	1	27	17	5	0.444	2	6	3	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/12/2008

Pool D

Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4)

Lost 14-21, 18-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	11	6	1	0.455	0	1	1	3
	1	11	6	1	0.455	0	1	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	31	18	6	0.387	1	2	1	8
	1	31	18	6	0.387	1	2	1	8
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Pool D

Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (16)

Won 24-22, 21-12

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	18	8	5	0.167	0	3	1	2
	1	18	8	5	0.167	0	3	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	25	11	3	0.320	2	3	6	5
	1	25	11	3	0.320	2	3	6	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/15/2008

Winner 1

Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (18)

Lost 21-23, 21-11, 16-18

0:54

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	22	17	1	0.727	0	6	4	4
	1	22	17	1	0.727	0	6	4	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	36	15	5	0.278	0	3	10	3
	1	36	15	5	0.278	0	3	10	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	61	37	8	0.475	0	13	12	14
Sara Niedrig	119	61	19	0.353	5	14	20	20
Total	180	98	27	0.394	5	27	32	34
Opponents	166	79	18	0.367	5	21	12	24

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Laura Ludwig - 17th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Laura Ludwig - 17th
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Laura Ludwig - 9th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Laura Ludwig - 9th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Laura Ludwig - 9th
2012	Olympic Games	London	Sara Niedrig - 5th	Laura Ludwig - 5th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Kira Walkenhorst - 5th	Did not play
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Kira Walkenhorst - 17th	Did not play
2015	World Tour Finals	Fort Lauderdale	Kira Walkenhorst - 2nd	Did not play
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Did not play
2016	World Tour Finals	Toronto	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Did not play
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Did not play
2017	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Margareta Kozuch - 17th	Did not play
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Margareta Kozuch - 1st	Did not play
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Margareta Kozuch - 5th	Did not play
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Louisa Lippmann - 17th	Did not play
2024	Olympic Games	Paris	Louisa Lippmann - 19th	Did not play

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$36,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	36	0	4	4	1	5	0	14	0	2	2	4	$421,350.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	3	1	2	11	7	4	3	3	4	7	$309,150.00
Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
Confederation Championship	8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$82,500.00
Total	96	2	9	7	4	17	7	22	3	7	6	12	$851,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Ludwig												Sara Niedrig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
9	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	$67,750.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$18,250.00
4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$150,000.00	World Tour Finals
82	5	7	7	4	17	27	8	3	4	$608,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	39	0	4	4	1	5	14	2	4	5	$212,675.00
73	2	4	2	2	22	19	6	9	7	$209,012.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	0	3	1	2	18	7	3	4	8	$154,575.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
17	4	2	4	1	2	3	0	0	1	$82,750.00	Confederation Championship	8	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	$41,250.00
196	17	14	14	7	45	55	20	12	12	$1,122,237.50	Total	103	2	9	7	4	26	25	8	8	14	$427,600.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2005	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	$18,750.00	10	12	45.5 %
2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %
2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	7	$19,500.00	21	15	58.3 %
2006	CEV	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$15,825.00	17	7	70.8 %
2007	FIVB	12	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	0	0	$121,500.00	45	26	63.4 %
2007	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00	5	1	83.3 %
2008	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	1	0	$52,100.00	21	16	56.8 %
2008	CEV	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$38,500.00	24	1	96.0 %
Total	FIVB	39	0	1	1	1	4	3	6	2	6	4	11	$211,850.00	97	69	58.4 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %
Total	CEV	9	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	$69,325.00	47	10	82.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Ludwig													Sara Niedrig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	$9,375.00	2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	$9,375.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
											2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,237.50
11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7	$9,750.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7	$9,750.00
4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$7,912.50	2006	CEV	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$7,912.50
12	0	1	1	1	3	2	4	0	0	$60,750.00	2007	FIVB	12	0	1	1	1	3	2	4	0	0	$60,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2007	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
8	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	1	0	$26,050.00	2008	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	1	0	$26,050.00
3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$19,250.00	2008	CEV	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$19,250.00
51	3	3	3	2	9	8	7	4	12	$141,437.50	Total	Total	57	2	3	3	2	11	8	8	6	14	$144,675.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	181	74.5%	36	14.8%	26	10.7%	217-26	89.3%	51	29.3%	37	21.3%	86	49.4%	51-123	29.3%	181-86	67.8%	87-63	58.0%	3	1	271-150	64.4%
2007-2008	38	67.9%	11	19.6%	7	12.5%	49-7	87.5%	20	35.1%	9	15.8%	28	49.1%	20-37	35.1%	38-28	57.6%	31-16	66.0%	0	0	69-44	61.1%
Against the Field	37	67.3%	7	12.7%	11	20.0%	44-11	80.0%	12	22.6%	10	18.9%	31	58.5%	12-41	22.6%	74-56	56.9%	38-42	47.5%	3	0	59-49	54.6%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	2	6	2	69	21	0	0	35	22	4	5	4	1	0	4	123	58
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	3	11	4	0	0	0	0	56	34	3	3	1	2	0	3	132	81
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Confederation Championship	0	0	1	1	11	1	0	0	17	1	4	2	1	1	2	2	36	8
Total	9	5	18	7	91	26	0	0	114	63	12	10	7	4	2	9	312	158

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 55-42 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Tian/Wang, China 2-2
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Tian/Wang	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	21-18, 21-15	0:41
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Tian/Wang	2	21-14, 24-22	0:42
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Tian/Wang	2	21-12, 21-16	0:38
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Tian/Wang	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	32-30, 19-21, 15-12	1:10
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	16	21-13, 21-19	0:35
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	19-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:52
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	21-15, 21-13	0:36
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	26-28, 21-15, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 3-2
8/12/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	21-14, 21-18	0:41
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	Xue/Zhang	4	21-19, 21-18	0:40
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Xue/Zhang	4	21-15, 21-19	0:39
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Xue/Zhang	5	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:03
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Xue/Zhang	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q5	19-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-3
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:57
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	21-14, 21-17	0:42
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-6
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-14, 21-14	0:39
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Antunes/Ribeiro	7	21-17, 12-21, 18-16	0:55
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 2	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	21-15, 21-11	0:31
10/28/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 6	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	21-14, 21-16	0:38
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	30	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	3, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:56
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Antunes/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q17	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-3
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	16	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-15, 22-24, 15-12	0:59
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18	21-19, 23-21	0:46
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	23-21, 21-16	0:47
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:55
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q9	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-2
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Pohl/Rau	5	25-23, 21-19
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	21-16, 21-15	0:39
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Pohl/Rau	19	26-24, 17-21, 15-13	1:06
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Pohl/Rau	14	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:50
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Pohl/Rau	1	21-17, 21-18	0:36
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-17, 21-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 6-4
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Hakedal/Torlen	3	24-22, 22-20	0:58
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:53
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	16	Hakedal/Torlen	22	21-19, 21-16	0:42
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Hakedal/Torlen	13	21-18, 21-16	0:48
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	Hakedal/Torlen	5	17-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:57
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Hakedal/Torlen	6	14-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54
5/5/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:48
8/27/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	13-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:47
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Hakedal/Torlen	4	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:53
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	17	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 12 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 4-2
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	Glesnes/Maaseide	7	19-21, 21-18, 16-14	1:06
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Glesnes/Maaseide	10, Q5	27-25, 21-14	0:52
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-14, 21-18	0:40
6/1/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	Ludwig/Niedrig	12	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:49
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-19, 21-17	0:39
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 5	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	21-19, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 6-1
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Mouha/Van Breedam	4	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	19	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	27-25, 21-14	0:47
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	Mouha/Van Breedam	9	By Forfeit
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	21-19, 21-11	0:42
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Mouha/Van Breedam	31, Q14	21-15, 21-18	0:40
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Mouha/Van Breedam	29, Q2	28-30, 21-17, 15-13	1:06
8/5/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Mouha/Van Breedam		21-15, 13-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 4-3
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	20	18-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:52
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	10	21-12, 21-15	0:39
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	27	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q5	21-16, 22-20	0:35
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	20	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:49
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	21-18, 14-21, 15-9	0:53
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	9	By Forfeit
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	14	Ludwig/Niedrig	30	21-11, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Moiseeva/Uryadova	23	21-19, 21-18	0:42
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Moiseeva/Uryadova	5	21-17, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 5-2
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool D	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	16	24-22, 21-12	0:39
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14, Q13	21-16, 21-16	0:40
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-19, 21-19	0:51
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-12, 20-22, 15-13	0:50
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-14, 19-21, 20-18	1:03
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q5	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22, Q2	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	1:00
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	24, Q1	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-3
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	16	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:54
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	16	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	28-26, 21-15	0:49
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	19-21, 21-13, 15-7	1:08
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Series tied with # 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-1
8/15/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	23-21, 11-21, 18-16	0:54
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	27	21-18, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 5-2
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	Kadijk/Mooren	29, Q10	19-21, 31-29, 15-13	1:05
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	16	Kadijk/Mooren	31, Q10	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:48
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Kadijk/Mooren	18	24-26, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	25	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q5	21-16, 22-20	0:36
8/27/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	21-16, 21-18	0:43
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Kadijk/Mooren	3	21-17, 21-17	0:45
7/23/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Kadijk/Mooren	3	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Augoustides/Nel, South Africa 1-0
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool D	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	Augoustides/Nel	21	21-12, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Martins/Santanna	16	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:56
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Martins/Santanna	32	21-9, 21-17	0:42
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Martins/Santanna	30, Q12	21-12, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 2-1
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23, Q7	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	20-22, 23-21, 15-13	1:04
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	22, Q4	23-21, 21-18	0:52
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	Q5	21-15, 21-19	0:48
Lead the series against # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-1
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	10	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	24-22, 26-24	0:58
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Kuhn/Schwer	24	21-17, 21-14	0:41
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Kuhn/Schwer	15	21-14, 23-21	0:55
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Kuhn/Schwer	1	14-21, 13-21	0:34