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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003

(40) Judith Augoustides/Helke Claasen, Germany

Judith Deister Augoustides
South Africa

/ Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cologne, Germany

Resides:

Cape Town

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$24,210.00

Helke Claasen
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 16, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Schwedtiioder

Resides:

Berlin

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$117,910.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5	3	1	2	US$33,420.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q8	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	28, Q4	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	23, Q2	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	23, Q2	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	27, Q11	25	52	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q11	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	Q11	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	30	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	28, Q13	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	28, Q13	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	Q13	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	27, Q20	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open		57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	30, Q36	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open		57	4	US$0.00

Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2003	Pool J	Leigh-Ann Naidoo / Julia Willand, South Africa (16)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:44
Tue, 10/7/2003	Pool J	Krisztina Nagy / Anita Petho, Hungary (33)	Won 21-12, 21-9	0:30
Wed, 10/8/2003	Pool J	Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (9)	Lost 21-14, 20-22, 16-18	0:54
Thu, 10/9/2003	Winner 1	Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (4)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:03
Fri, 10/10/2003	Winner 2	Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (2)	Lost 19-21, 13-21	0:48

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Berlin	Did not play	Antje Roder - 17th
2007	Gstaad	Leigh-Ann Naidoo - 33rd	Antje Roder - 5th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	40	9	320	US$10,000.00

Head to Head Results
Augoustides/Claasen trail the series against the field 11-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
10/10/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	2	Augoustides/Claasen	40	21-19, 21-13	0:48
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Connelly/Pires	5	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	21-15, 21-10	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Augoustides/Claasen	30	21-12, 20-22, 15-8	0:43
Series tied with # 4 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Augoustides/Claasen	40	Tian/Wang	4	19-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:03
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Tian/Wang	19	Augoustides/Claasen	30, Q36	22-20, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Cook/Sanderson	6	Augoustides/Claasen	27, Q11	21-10, 21-19	0:33
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Cook/Sanderson	14	Augoustides/Claasen	30	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 0-1
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	Augoustides/Claasen	23, Q2	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool J	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	Augoustides/Claasen	40	14-21, 22-20, 18-16	0:54
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool E	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q4	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:48
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	19	Augoustides/Claasen	30	21-19, 21-6	0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool E	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	5	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q4	21-11, 21-16	0:29
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Augoustides/Claasen	27, Q11	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 13 DeNecochea/Reynolds, United States 0-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	DeNecochea/Reynolds	21, Q2	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	21-18, 21-13	0:29
Series tied with # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	10	Augoustides/Claasen	23, Q2	21-16, 21-19	0:43
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	Pohl/Rau	12	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	Augoustides/Claasen	23, Q2	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:45
Trail the series against # 16 Naidoo/Willand, South Africa 0-1
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool J	Naidoo/Willand	16	Augoustides/Claasen	40	21-15, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool F	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Augoustides/Claasen	27, Q20	17-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:52
Trail the series against # 19 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Fonseca/Minello	5	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	21-13, 21-10	0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	Ahmann/Vollmer	21	14-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:49
Series tied with # 23 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool E	Hakedal/Torlen	21	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q4	21-16, 21-16	0:38
8/8/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 1	Augoustides/Claasen	27, Q20	Hakedal/Torlen	Q13	21-17, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 25 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Gattelli/Perrotta	12	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	12-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:42
Lead the series against # 26 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 2-0
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Augoustides/Claasen	27, Q11	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	Q6	21-19, 21-18	0:36
6/18/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	Q4	21-19, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 27 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	Arjona/Kadjo	Q20	24-22, 17-21, 15-8	0:56
Trail the series against # 28 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool F	Kusuhara/Tokuno	11	Augoustides/Claasen	27, Q20	26-24, 21-19	0:51
Lead the series against # 33 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 2-0
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool J	Augoustides/Claasen	40	Nagy/Petho	33	21-12, 21-9	0:30
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Augoustides/Claasen	27, Q11	Nagy/Petho	Q22	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:49
Series tied with # 35 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-1
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Dumont/Martin	31, Q27	Augoustides/Claasen	Q11	21-18, 21-16	0:38
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Augoustides/Claasen	Q11	Dumont/Martin	Q22	21-19, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 41 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bede/Ribeiro	31, Q25	Augoustides/Claasen	Q8	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 45 Seike/Yamakawa, Japan 1-0
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Augoustides/Claasen	23, Q2	Seike/Yamakawa	26	19-21, 21-14, 15-7	0:51