European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 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: 12
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 7
Career CEV Wins: 6
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: 10
Tournaments: 115
Career Wins: 7
Career CEV Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$398,906.73
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV2361245121100 US$185,056.67
FIVB91102313920102751 US$586,790.00
Overall1147147181022112851 US$771,846.67
Previous The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 1 4 420 € 4,250.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 14 3 640 US$22,100.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 16 13 240 US$6,500.00
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 1 1 600 € 11,050.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 12 4 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 17 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 23 4 560 US$17,700.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q2 33 40 US$0.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 1 1 600 € 11,050.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2006 German Masters 1 1 600 € 11,050.00
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
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/25/2006 Winner 2 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (17) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:36
Fri, 8/25/2006 Contender 1 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (18) Won 15-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:45
Sat, 8/26/2006 Contender 2 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (10) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Sat, 8/26/2006 Contender 3 Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (6) Won 12-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
Sat, 8/26/2006 Contender 4 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (2) Won 25-27, 21-15, 15-11 1:00
Sat, 8/26/2006 Contender 5 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (4) Lost 22-20, 17-21, 11-15 1:03
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 63-32
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 4-4
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 25-27, 21-15, 15-11 1:00
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Pohl/Rau 1 21-13, 21-18 0:38
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 14 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
6/18/06CEVRussian Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 13-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:35
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Pohl/Rau 4 21-18, 21-14 0:44
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-11, 21-13 0:32
7/10/05CEVSpanish Open Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 13-21, 26-24, 15-11 1:17
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Pohl/Rau 4 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:02
Series tied with # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-2
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-15, 21-12 0:33
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 3 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-15, 21-12 0:40
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 Kadijk/Mooren 6 Pohl/Rau 4 23-21, 21-13 0:40
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Pohl/Rau 7 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 9-4
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Pohl/Rau 1 20-22, 21-17, 15-11 1:03
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 3 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Pohl/Rau 1 21-17, 21-17 0:40
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-13, 21-17 0:34
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 23 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-17, 21-14 0:43
6/17/06CEVRussian Masters Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 1 Hakedal/Torlen 6 21-16, 21-17 0:39
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 15 21-10, 21-13 0:32
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 3 Hakedal/Torlen 2 21-14, 21-19 0:36
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 15 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:44
5/14/05CEVTurkish Open Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 7 Hakedal/Torlen 4 26-28, 22-20, 17-15 1:14
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Pohl/Rau 16 18-21, 21-15, 22-20 1:02
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Pohl/Rau Hakedal/Torlen 21-14 Retired 0:19
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Pool A Hakedal/Torlen Pohl/Rau 21-19, 21-17 0:40
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 20 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 5 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-1
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 1 Hajeckova/Novotna 4 21-18, 22-20 0:40
6/3/06CEVGerman Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 1 Hajeckova/Novotna 3 21-19, 21-18 0:42
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 2 Hajeckova/Novotna 8 Pohl/Rau 1 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-2
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 1 Keizer/Leenstra 6 12-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Bronze Medal Keizer/Leenstra 7 Pohl/Rau 1 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:59
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 12 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-19, 21-9 0:34
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Keizer/Leenstra 8 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-17 0:39
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 11 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 7-1
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:32
7/23/06CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 1:12
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 21-19 0:41
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Pohl/Rau 4 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:39
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 1:01
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 7 Kuhn/Schwer 3 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 5-0
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-14, 18-21, 15-4 0:51
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 14-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:53
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-19, 21-18  
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 21-12, 21-15 0:41
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 17 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 21-16, 21-15 0:35
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 10 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Hartmann/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 1 Hartmann/Trussel 16 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:57
Series tied with # 13 Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 1-1
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Pohl/Rau Q2 Matveeva/Zunzunegui Q31 21-18, 21-18 0:38
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Matveeva/Zunzunegui 14 Pohl/Rau 3 12-21, 21-18, 19-17 1:00
Trail the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-6
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 7 Gattelli/Perrotta 4 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:53
5/14/05CEVTurkish Open Semi-Finals Gattelli/Perrotta 1 Pohl/Rau 7 21-18, 21-13 0:50
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 12 Pohl/Rau 11 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:50
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 17, Q1 Pohl/Rau 7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 8 Gattelli/Perrotta 25 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Gattelli/Perrotta 19 21-15, 21-19 0:39
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 9 Pohl/Rau 14 21-19, 26-28, 15-10 1:02
8/30/03CEVEuropean Championships Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau Gattelli/Perrotta 21-19, 21-19 0:50
7/12/03CEVGreek Open Semi-Finals Gattelli/Perrotta Pohl/Rau 21-17, 21-13 0:41
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 Pohl/Rau 25, Q2 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
Series tied with # 15 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-17, 21-19 0:39
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 10 Pohl/Rau 7 21-8, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/3/06CEVGerman Masters Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 1 Nakladalova/Tobiasova 7 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Series tied with # 17 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-1
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 # 18 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 3-0
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 1 Baburina/Osheyko 18 15-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:45
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 1 Baburina/Osheyko 4 21-17, 21-16 0:37
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 3 Baburina/Osheyko 9 21-15, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 3 Campisi/Lozano 6 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-11, 21-14 0:27
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-16, 21-19 0:38
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-10, 21-12 0:28
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Pohl/Rau Nystrom/Nystrom 21-18, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-4
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Pohl/Rau 1 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 5 13-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 6-3
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 21-19, 21-13 0:40
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 21-18, 21-18 0:41
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-16, 21-11 0:32
8/16/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 Pohl/Rau 8 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:08
6/10/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova Pohl/Rau 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:08
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool D Pohl/Rau Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-19, 21-14 0:35
7/10/03CEVGreek Open Pool D Pohl/Rau Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-17, 21-11 0:36
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Pohl/Rau 7 22-20, 25-27, 17-15 1:20
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 26-24, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 23 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-2
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 21-12, 21-14 0:39
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 27, Q15 Pohl/Rau Q2 21-16, 21-16 0:38
6/17/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 5 21-18, 21-13 0:34
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova 11 Pohl/Rau 3 21-19, 20-22, 15-12 1:04
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova 7 18-21, 21-13, 19-17 0:53
Lead the series against # 24 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 2-0
6/19/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Country Quota Pohl/Rau Q2 Eckl/Kaup 21-15, 21-16 0:37
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Eckl/Kaup 8 22-20, 21-17 0:38