European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 10 - 12, 2008
(27) Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany
 
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: 9
Tournaments: 90
Career Best: 3rd (CEV Moscow 2007)
Career Winnings: US$136,835.29
Antje Röder
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 17, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Resides: Berlin
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 66
Career Best: 3rd (CEV Moscow 2007)
Career Winnings: US$113,316.73
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171921253341CQMoney
CEV12001021201120002 US$30,688.12
FIVB480002126512006428 US$181,650.00
Overall6000123385131264210 US$212,338.12
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Antje Roder - 9th Helke Claasen - 9th
2007 Antje Roder - 5th Helke Claasen - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 19 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 17, Q2 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 15 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q2 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 14 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 13 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 14 13 180 US$3,900.00
CEV 5/8-11/2008 Austrian Masters CQ 0 € 0.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 13 9 240 US$5,500.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters CQ 0 € 0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 17 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 11 17 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 8/23-25/2007 European Championship 4 5 480 € 5,500.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 15, Q1 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 13 13 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 30 5 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 16, Q1 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 18 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 19 9 320 US$8,000.00
CEV 6/14-17/2007 German Masters 4 5 360 € 3,000.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 12 17 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2007 Russian Masters 4 3 480 € 5,850.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 12 7 300 € 2,475.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 11 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 14 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 22 4 420 US$12,000.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 17 120 € 500.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 28, Q13 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 23 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 26 25 60 US$2,000.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (6) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:44
Thu, 7/10/2008 Contender 1 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (22) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Thu, 7/10/2008 Contender 2 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (12) Won 11-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:48
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 3 Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (14) Won 21-18, 22-24, 15-10 0:53
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 4 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (2) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 11-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder lead the series against the field 52-39
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 4-9
5/8/08CEVAustrian Masters Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 1, Q1 Claasen/Roder 21-11, 21-15 0:37
4/16/08CEVSpanish Masters Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Claasen/Roder 21-17, 21-15  
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Claasen/Roder 11 19-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:58
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:59
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-19 0:44
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Claasen/Roder By Forfeit  
7/24/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/3/06FIVBFrance Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 Claasen/Roder 21-15, 21-18 0:45
6/26/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-15, 21-18 0:43
6/19/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 Claasen/Roder 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 Claasen/Roder 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
7/5/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:46
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 Claasen/Roder 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-5
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Claasen/Roder 27 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 Claasen/Roder 13 21-16, 21-14 0:45
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Claasen/Roder 4 21-19, 21-6 0:33
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-3
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 20 Claasen/Roder 19 21-19, 21-19 0:44
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Hakedal/Torlen 13 Claasen/Roder 14 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:53
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Claasen/Roder 12 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 4-1
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 21-17, 21-19 0:41
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Claasen/Roder 18 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q11 21-17, 21-17 0:41
6/16/07CEVGerman Masters Contender 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 9 Claasen/Roder 4 18-21, 21-17, 22-20 1:00
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 30, Q18 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:58
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 11 Mouha/Van Breedam 14 21-16, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Pohl/Rau 19 21-14, 21-11 0:32
5/19/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 1 Claasen/Roder 12 21-15, 21-16 0:38
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-4
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 Claasen/Roder 27 21-16, 21-16 0:44
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Claasen/Roder 19 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 14 22-20, 23-25, 15-9 0:58
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 Claasen/Roder 13 21-14, 14-21, 15-11 0:46
6/15/06CEVRussian Masters Qualifier 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Claasen/Roder 21-17, 21-17 0:34
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 26, Q10 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 21-14, 23-21 0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide 15 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Claasen/Roder 15 Kadijk/Mooren 31, Q8 21-19, 21-19 0:37
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Kadijk/Mooren 15 Claasen/Roder 18 21-17, 21-19 0:46
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kadijk/Mooren 10 Claasen/Roder 26, Q11 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:51
5/11/05CEVTurkish Open Qualifier 2 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Claasen/Roder 27-25, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 4-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 15 Montagnolli/Swoboda 32, Q4 26-28, 21-14, 15-9 1:11
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 14 21-14, 10-21, 15-7 0:48
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 5 21-19, 21-17 0:50
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Montagnolli/Swoboda Q4 21-13, 21-16 0:36
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 Claasen/Roder Q14 21-18, 22-20 0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-1
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Claasen/Roder 4 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-13, 21-13 0:31
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 4 Jursone/Minusa 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 8 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-2
7/31/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler Q19 Claasen/Roder 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
6/2/07CEVRussian Masters Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 6 Claasen/Roder 4 21-17, 21-17 0:40
5/31/06CEVGerman Masters Country Quota Claasen/Roder 11 Holtwick/Semmler 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 4-0
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 27 Kuhn/Schwer 12 11-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:48
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 17 Kuhn/Schwer 16 25-23, 21-18 0:52
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 22 Kuhn/Schwer 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 4-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 12 Hajeckova/Novotna 21, Q21 21-7, 21-16 0:30
6/3/07CEVRussian Masters Bronze Medal Claasen/Roder 4 Hajeckova/Novotna 1 21-17, 20-22, 15-8 0:55
6/2/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 3 Claasen/Roder 4 Hajeckova/Novotna 1 21-18, 21-18 0:35
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder Q9 Hajeckova/Novotna Q41 21-15, 16-21, 15-5 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 27 Prokopeva/Ukolova 14 21-18, 22-24, 15-10 0:53
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 4 Prokopeva/Ukolova 13 21-18, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-4
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 30 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 16-21, 31-29, 16-14 1:06
9/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Claasen/Roder 22 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 9-21, 15-11 0:44
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Claasen/Roder 23 21-18, 21-15 0:38
5/18/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Claasen/Roder 21-16, 21-15 0:42
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 22 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:08
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 24 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 17 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 4 Gemise Fareau/Giordano 20 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 18 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 17, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva Q18 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-2
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-16, 21-12 0:37
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 11 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 12-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:54
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 18 21-19, 21-19 0:40
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Claasen/Roder 14 21-19, 21-9 0:45
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 20 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 12 Baburina/Osheyko 10 21-13, 17-21, 15-9 0:43
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Claasen/Roder 30, Q12 Baburina/Osheyko Q21 23-21, 17-21, 17-15 0:50
Trail the series against # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-3
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Claasen/Roder 13 21-17, 21-14 0:34
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Claasen/Roder 23 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-13, 21-14 0:33
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 17-21, 25-23, 16-14 1:01
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 Claasen/Roder 29, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 27 Kolocova/Slukova 22 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 23 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
8/14/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Gschweidl/Hansel Q16 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
6/16/07CEVGerman Masters Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 4 Gschweidl/Hansel 11 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 24 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 17 Van Iersel/Wesselink 31, Q20 21-16, 15-21, 21-19 1:01
6/15/07CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 15 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 25 Faure/Sarpaux, France 4-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 22-20, 21-10 0:42
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 13 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-14, 21-18 0:40
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 14 Faure/Sarpaux 20 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 22 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 29 Grossen/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 Grossen/Kayser Q32 21-15, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against # 32 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 13 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 21-18, 23-25, 15-13 0:48