European Championship Tour
€ 80,000 Masters Final
September 19 - 21, 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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 9/10-14/2008 English Masters 1 7th 300 € 2,200.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 6 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/9-21/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 9 9th 0 US$0.00
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
Russian Masters Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/19/2008 Pool A Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (8) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:36
Fri, 9/19/2008 Pool A Merel Mooren / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (5) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Sat, 9/20/2008 Pool A Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (4) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Sat, 9/20/2008 Semi-Finals Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (2) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Sat, 9/20/2008 Gold Medal Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (3) Won 21-14, 24-26, 15-12 0:56
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 15-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 4-3
9/20/08CEVRussian Masters Final Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 21-14, 21-18 0:40
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:01
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 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
9/20/08CEVRussian Masters Final Gold Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 3 21-14, 24-26, 15-12 0:56
8/15/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Ludwig/Niedrig 9 23-21, 11-21, 18-16 0:54
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 27 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 4-0
9/20/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool A Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Jursone/Minusa 4 21-14, 21-14 0:33
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 # 5 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
9/19/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool A Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Mooren/Wesselink 5 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 7 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 # 8 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-0
9/19/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool A Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 8 21-15, 21-13 0:36
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Moiseeva/Uryadova 23 21-19, 21-18 0:42
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Moiseeva/Uryadova 5 21-17, 21-16 0:42