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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Swiss Masters
May 22 - 25, 2008

(5) Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, Switzerland

Simone Kuhn
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 2, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Emmenbrücke

Resides:

Lucerne

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

161

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$505,808.98

Lea Schwer
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Basel

Resides:

Riehen

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2005)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$170,774.76

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
CEV	10	0	3	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	US$57,239.67
FIVB	49	0	0	0	1	2	3	12	10	8	1	11	1	US$252,450.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,400.00
Overall	60	1	3	0	2	3	4	13	12	9	1	11	1	US$313,089.67

Previous Lucerne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Lea Schwer - 2nd	Simone Kuhn - 2nd
2006	Lea Schwer - 9th	Simone Kuhn - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	18	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	15	25	60	US$1,800.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	15, Q15	5	360	€ 2,800.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	16	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	15	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	12	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	17	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	25, Q3	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	27, Q3	7	250	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	30, Q6	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	13	17	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	23	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	24	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	17	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	21	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	12	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2006	Mexico Open	15	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	13	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/13-17/2006	Portugal Open	11	17	120	US$3,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2006	European Championship Final	7	13	240	€ 2,000.00
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters	5	9	240	€ 1,950.00
FIVB	8/2-5/2006	Austria Grand Slam	19	9	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2006	Paris Grand Slam	19	13	240	US$6,500.00
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters	9	2	540	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	11	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2006	France Open	11	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2006	Norway Grand Slam	9	9	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	9	9	320	US$9,000.00
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters	14	13	180	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Greece Open	12	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	8	9	240	US$6,000.00

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/23/2008	Winner 1	Muriel Graessli / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (12)	Won 24-22, 21-16	0:44
Fri, 5/23/2008	Winner 2	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (4)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:35
Sat, 5/24/2008	Winner 3	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (1)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:44
Sat, 5/24/2008	Semi-Finals	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (4)	Won 18-21, 21-15, 16-14	1:01
Sun, 5/25/2008	Gold Medal	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (1)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:48

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 19-14

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 4-7
5/25/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Kuhn/Schwer	5	21-17, 21-17	0:48
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	21-15, 21-14	0:44
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Kuhn/Schwer	17	21-18, 21-18	0:46
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Kuhn/Schwer	13	21-16, 21-18	0:43
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	11	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-17, 23-21	0:46
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Kuhn/Schwer	19	21-15, 21-14	0:40
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-16, 21-16	0:38
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	5	16-21, 27-25, 19-17	1:15
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-6
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Kuhn/Schwer	5	22-20, 21-19	0:47
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Hakedal/Torlen	14	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-15, 21-17	0:40
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool H	Hakedal/Torlen	8	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-14, 21-19	0:41
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Hakedal/Torlen	6	Kuhn/Schwer	14	21-19, 21-17	0:45
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	9	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-17, 21-14	0:39
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Hakedal/Torlen	1	13-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:50
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	18	Kuhn/Schwer	15	12-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 3 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-0
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Hajeckova/Novotna	4	24-22, 21-17	0:48
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Hajeckova/Novotna	8	20-22, 25-23, 16-14	1:05
Lead the series against # 4 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 4-0
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Semi-Finals	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Jursone/Minusa	4	18-21, 21-15, 16-14	1:01
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Jursone/Minusa	4	21-13, 21-17	0:35
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Kuhn/Schwer	15, Q15	Jursone/Minusa	Q2	21-16, 23-21	0:40
8/25/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Jursone/Minusa		21-10, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 6 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	15, Q15	Alcon/Matveeva	5	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:59
Series tied with # 8 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-1
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Gschweidl/Hansel	30	Kuhn/Schwer	19	21-18, 21-18	0:39
9/16/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Gschweidl/Hansel	24, Q2	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	1	Baburina/Osheyko	7	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:51
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Semi-Finals	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Baburina/Osheyko	10	21-18, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	17	Prokopeva/Ukolova	32	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Graessli/Zumkehr	12	24-22, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # Q4 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 2-0
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Kuhn/Schwer	15, Q15	Andreasen/Vestergaard	Q18	21-9, 21-11	0:32
8/14/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 2	Kuhn/Schwer	25, Q3	Andreasen/Vestergaard	Q19	21-14, 21-19	0:38