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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 English Masters
September 10 - 14, 2008

(13, Q2) Sara Montagnolli/Kerstin Pichler, Austria

Sara Montagnolli
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 2, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Innsbruck

Resides:

Innsbruck

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

192

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$310,014.91

Kerstin Eva-Maria Pichler
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 18, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Wolfsberg

Resides:

St. Stefan

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (CEV Under Age Esposende 2001)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Blackpool 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$17,889.46

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,551.50
CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$818.82
FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	3	1	1	US$20,300.00
Overall	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	4	3	1	1	US$23,670.32

Previous Blackpool Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Myslowice Open	Q2	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2008	Kristiansand Open	20	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	10	25	80	US$3,500.00

English Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/11/2008	Qualifier 2	Natalja Bratuhhina / Mari-Liis Graumann, Estonia (Q7)	Won 22-20, 21-17	0:41
Fri, 9/12/2008	Winner 1	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (4)	Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-8	0:50
Fri, 9/12/2008	Winner 2	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (12, Q1)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:45
Fri, 9/12/2008	Contender 2	Danielle Remmers / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (15, Q6)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Pichler trail the series against the field 2-8

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool J	Glesnes/Maaseide	23	Montagnolli/Pichler	10	21-11, 21-11	0:29
7/5/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Glesnes/Maaseide	22, Q1	Montagnolli/Pichler	Q9	21-19, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Pichler	13, Q2	Kadijk/Mooren	4	21-23, 21-18, 15-8	0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Jursone/Minusa	23	Montagnolli/Pichler	10	21-18, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-3
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	12, Q1	Montagnolli/Pichler	13, Q2	21-15, 21-18	0:45
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	Montagnolli/Pichler	20	21-18, 21-17	0:39
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	Montagnolli/Pichler	30, Q7	21-19, 22-20	0:37
Trail the series against # 15, Q6 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 0-1
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Contender 2	Remmers/Stiekema	15, Q6	Montagnolli/Pichler	13, Q2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q7 Bratuhhina/Graumann, Estonia 1-0
9/11/08	CEV	English Masters	Qualifier 2	Montagnolli/Pichler	13, Q2	Bratuhhina/Graumann	Q7	22-20, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # Q11 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 0-1
9/3/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 2	Lubetz/Sude	30, Q15	Montagnolli/Pichler	Q2	21-19, 21-23, 15-8	0:54