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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005

(4) Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany

Stephanie Pohl
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Finsterwalde

Resides:

Kiel

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$424,361.54

Okka Rau
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 5, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leer

Resides:

Rottenburg

Height:

179 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

115

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$398,906.73

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	23	6	1	2	4	5	1	2	1	1	0	0	US$185,056.67
FIVB	91	1	0	2	3	13	9	20	10	27	5	1	US$586,790.00
Overall	114	7	1	4	7	18	10	22	11	28	5	1	US$771,846.67

Previous Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	1	9	40	€ 1,950.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	11	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	5	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	5	5	240	US$10,000.00
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	3	1	100	€ 11,050.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	4	7	280	US$10,750.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	6	9	400	US$13,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	5	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	4	3	320	US$16,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	7	7	200	US$8,000.00
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open	7	3	80	€ 5,850.00
FIVB	8/14-24/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	8	5	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	20	9	216	US$8,250.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	11	17	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	7	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	16	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	9	17	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	13	13	108	US$4,000.00
CEV	6/9-13/2004	European Championship Final		5	120	€ 4,500.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	5	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	8	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	8	25	36	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		17	20	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	9	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	14	9	320	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	14	5	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	14	9	120	US$4,000.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		1	200	€ 17,000.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/25/2005	Winner 2	Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (13)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:32
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 3	Geeske Banck / Mireya Kaup, Germany (12)	Won 22-20, 21-13	0:41
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 4	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (8)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:40
Fri, 8/26/2005	Contender 5	Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (7)	Won 18-21, 21-13, 19-17	0:53
Sat, 8/27/2005	Semi-Finals	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (3)	Lost 18-21, 14-21	0:44
Sat, 8/27/2005	Bronze Medal	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (8)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:41

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 18-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 6-2
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	15	21-10, 21-13	0:32
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	3	Hakedal/Torlen	2	21-14, 21-19	0:36
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	15	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:44
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Bronze Medal	Pohl/Rau	7	Hakedal/Torlen	4	26-28, 22-20, 17-15	1:14
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Pohl/Rau	16	18-21, 21-15, 22-20	1:02
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool E	Pohl/Rau		Hakedal/Torlen		21-14 Retired	0:19
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool A	Hakedal/Torlen		Pohl/Rau		21-19, 21-17	0:40
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	20	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	3	Kadijk/Mooren	7	21-15, 21-12	0:40
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 5	Kadijk/Mooren	6	Pohl/Rau	4	23-21, 21-13	0:40
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Kadijk/Mooren	16	Pohl/Rau	7	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-3
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Pohl/Rau	4	21-18, 21-14	0:44
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-11, 21-13	0:32
7/10/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	13-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:17
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Pohl/Rau	4	16-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:02
Trail the series against # 6 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Hajeckova/Novotna	8	Pohl/Rau	1	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	Pohl/Rau	4	Moiseeva/Uryadova	7	18-21, 21-13, 19-17	0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 5-1
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-17, 21-19	0:41
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Pohl/Rau	4	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:39
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	7	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:58
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	1:01
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	7	Kuhn/Schwer	3	21-12, 20-22, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 11 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	Pohl/Rau	1	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	0:47
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	12	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Pohl/Rau	5	13-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:56
Lead the series against # 12 Banck/Kaup, Germany 2-0
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	4	Banck/Kaup	12	22-20, 21-13	0:41
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	3	Banck/Kaup	11	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/25/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Petrova/Skalnikova	13	21-15, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	3	Castelli/Gemise Fareau	14	21-14, 21-9	0:30
Trail the series against Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	10	Pohl/Rau	7	21-8, 21-14	0:33