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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea German Masters
May 31 - June 3, 2006

(1) 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 Hamburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	18	13	180	US$4,500.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	3	5	360	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	16	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	9	17	80	US$3,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	4	3	160	€ 10,500.00
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

German Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/1/2006	Winner 1	Marleen Van Iersel / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (16)	Won 21-15, 21-10	0:30
Thu, 6/1/2006	Winner 2	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (8)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:39
Thu, 6/1/2006	Winner 3	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (4)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:37
Sat, 6/3/2006	Semi-Finals	Sarka Nakladalova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (7)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:42
Sat, 6/3/2006	Gold Medal	Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic (3)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:42

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 16-7

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 3 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-1
6/3/06	CEV	German Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	1	Hajeckova/Novotna	3	21-19, 21-18	0:42
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 # 4 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	1	Baburina/Osheyko	4	21-17, 21-16	0:37
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	3	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-15, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	3	Campisi/Lozano	6	21-17, 21-13	0:37
Series tied with # 6 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool H	Keizer/Leenstra	8	Pohl/Rau	9	21-15, 21-17	0:39
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Keizer/Leenstra	21	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/3/06	CEV	German Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Nakladalova/Tobiasova	7	22-20, 21-15	0:42
Series tied with # 8 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Jursone/Minusa	8	21-17, 21-19	0:39
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	10	Pohl/Rau	7	21-8, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau		Tychnova/Tychnova		21-12, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool H	Claasen/Roder	25, Q1	Pohl/Rau	9	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 5-3
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	17	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	21-16, 21-11	0:32
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	Pohl/Rau	8	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:08
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova		Pohl/Rau		22-20, 18-21, 15-13	1:08
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-19, 21-14	0:35
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-17, 21-11	0:36
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	Pohl/Rau	7	22-20, 25-27, 17-15	1:20
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	26-24, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 16 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Van Iersel/Wesselink	16	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	3	Holtwick/Semmler	13	24-22, 21-12	0:40