European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 10 - 12, 2008
(1) Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig, Germany
 
Laura Ludwig
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 180 cm (5'10")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 213
Career Wins: 23
Career CEV Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$1,213,064.20
Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 21, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Hürth
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 8
Career CEV Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$497,148.33
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125273341CQMoney
CEV18633102100101000 US$210,856.49
CEV Under Age3111000000000000 US$0.00
FIVB8707531772137060245 US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S1001000000000000 US$1,700.00
Overall1097111041792237161245 US$979,556.49
Previous Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 5 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 15 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 6 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 4 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 14 9th 320 US$8,000.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 1 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (32) Won 21-9, 21-17 0:42
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 2 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (16) Won 18-21, 21-17, 25-23 1:05
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 3 Marleen Van Iersel / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (24) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:43
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 4 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (4) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Sat, 7/12/2008 Semi-Finals Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (5) Won 25-23, 21-19  
Sat, 7/12/2008 Gold Medal Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (3) Won 24-22, 22-20 0:58
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 78-26 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-3
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-15, 22-24, 15-12 0:59
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 21-19, 23-21 0:46
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 23-21, 21-16 0:47
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:55
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 6-4
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Gold Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Hakedal/Torlen 3 24-22, 22-20 0:58
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Ludwig/Niedrig 13 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 16 Hakedal/Torlen 22 21-19, 21-16 0:42
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-18, 21-16 0:48
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 1, Q1 Hakedal/Torlen 5 17-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:57
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Hakedal/Torlen 6 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:48
8/27/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Bronze Medal Hakedal/Torlen 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 13-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:47
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 Hakedal/Torlen 4 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:53
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 17 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 6-1
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 4 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 27-25, 21-14 0:47
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 1, Q1 Mouha/Van Breedam 9 By Forfeit  
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 21-19, 21-11 0:42
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q14 21-15, 21-18 0:40
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 29, Q2 28-30, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 21-15, 13-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-2
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Pohl/Rau 5 25-23, 21-19  
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 1, Q1 21-16, 21-15 0:39
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 19 26-24, 17-21, 15-13 1:06
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Pohl/Rau 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 Pohl/Rau 1 21-17, 21-18 0:36
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-17, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 27 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 4-2
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 1, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide 7 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 1:06
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Glesnes/Maaseide 10, Q5 27-25, 21-14 0:52
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-14, 21-18 0:40
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 12 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:49
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-19, 21-17 0:39
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 5-2
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Kadijk/Mooren 29, Q10 19-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:05
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 16 Kadijk/Mooren 31, Q10 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:48
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Kadijk/Mooren 18 24-26, 21-17, 15-13 0:59
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 25 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 21-16, 22-20 0:36
8/27/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Kadijk/Mooren 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 21-16, 21-18 0:43
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Kadijk/Mooren 3 21-17, 21-17 0:45
7/23/06CEVSpanish Masters Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Kadijk/Mooren 3 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 5-1
4/20/08CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 21-19, 21-14 0:43
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Montagnolli/Swoboda 6 21-14, 22-20 0:45
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 21-16, 21-17 0:42
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 25-23, 17-21, 15-13 1:00
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 3 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Jursone/Minusa 20 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:51
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-19, 21-16 0:43
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21, Q2 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-1
6/25/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 26-24, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 19-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:54
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Holtwick/Semmler 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
9/25/06FIVBVitória Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Holtwick/Semmler 22-20, 21-19 0:43
9/12/06FIVBPortugal Open Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler 23, Q17 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Kuhn/Schwer 24 21-17, 21-14 0:41
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-14, 23-21 0:55
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Hajeckova/Novotna 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 26-24, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
4/16/08CEVSpanish Masters Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Banck/Gunther 22-20, 21-13  
Lead the series against # 16 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 4-2
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 16 18-21, 21-17, 25-23 1:05
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 21-15, 21-19 0:39
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 21-16, 21-19 0:39
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-14, 21-18 0:35
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 4 22-20, 21-18 0:44
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Ludwig/Niedrig 16 Gemise Fareau/Giordano 32 21-7, 19-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 18 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 21-11, 22-20 0:30
Lead the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-2
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14, Q13 21-16, 21-16 0:40
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-19, 21-19 0:51
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 0:50
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 19-21, 20-18 1:03
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 20 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q21 21-9, 21-14 0:29
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko Q22 Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 22-20, 24-22 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 1, Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-14, 21-16 0:41
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 23 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 3-0
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Gschweidl/Hansel Q28 21-16, 21-17 0:36
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Gschweidl/Hansel 21-13, 21-16 0:43
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 Gschweidl/Hansel 26 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Van Iersel/Wesselink 24 21-17, 21-12 0:43
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Van Iersel/Wesselink 27, Q20 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 25 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
5/9/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 1, Q1 Faure/Sarpaux Q9 21-19, 21-14 0:44
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Faure/Sarpaux Q14 21-14, 21-17 0:36
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # 26 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Graessli/Zumkehr Q11 26-24, 29-31, 15-10 1:08
Lead the series against # 27 Claasen/Roder, Germany 9-4
5/8/08CEVAustrian Masters Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 1, Q1 Claasen/Roder 21-11, 21-15 0:37
4/16/08CEVSpanish Masters Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Claasen/Roder 21-17, 21-15  
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Claasen/Roder 11 19-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:58
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:59
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-19 0:44
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Claasen/Roder By Forfeit  
7/24/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/3/06FIVBFrance Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 Claasen/Roder 21-15, 21-18 0:45
6/26/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-15, 21-18 0:43
6/19/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 Claasen/Roder 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 Claasen/Roder 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
7/5/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:46
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 Claasen/Roder 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 31 Repakova/Tomasekova, Slovakia 1-0
5/9/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 1, Q1 Repakova/Tomasekova Q16 22-20, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 32 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Martins/Santanna 32 21-9, 21-17 0:42
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Martins/Santanna 30, Q12 21-12, 21-15 0:37