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European Championship Tour
€ 80,000 Masters Final
September 19 - 21, 2008

(1) Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

181 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

204

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,197,978.58

Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1984 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hürth

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

119

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$497,148.33

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	27	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	18	6	3	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$210,856.49
CEV Under Age	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	87	0	7	5	3	17	7	21	3	7	0	6	0	2	4	5	US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,700.00
Overall	109	7	11	10	4	17	9	22	3	7	1	6	1	2	4	5	US$979,556.49

Previous Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	9/10-14/2008	English Masters	1	7	300	€ 2,200.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Myslowice Open	6	7	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/9-21/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	9	9	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	8	9	320	US$8,000.00
CEV	7/10-12/2008	European Championship	1	1	800	€ 20,000.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	13	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	16	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	10	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	3	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	5	7	300	US$7,000.00
CEV	5/8-11/2008	Austrian Masters	1, Q1	2	540	€ 7,500.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	11, Q6	1	600	€ 11,000.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	10	5	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	6	7	300	US$8,000.00
CEV	8/23-25/2007	European Championship	22	2	720	€ 15,000.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	5	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	15	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	6	17	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	4	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	14	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	17, Q6	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	11, Q5	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	13, Q6	2	540	US$22,000.00
FIVB	5/30-6/3/2007	Seoul Open	12	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	14	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	22	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2006	Mexico Open	23, Q12	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	26, Q5	13	180	US$4,500.00

Russian Masters Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/19/2008	Pool A	Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (8)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:36
Fri, 9/19/2008	Pool A	Merel Mooren / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (5)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:36
Sat, 9/20/2008	Pool A	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (4)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:33
Sat, 9/20/2008	Semi-Finals	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (2)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:40
Sat, 9/20/2008	Gold Medal	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (3)	Won 21-14, 24-26, 15-12	0:56

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 15-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 4-3
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	21-14, 21-18	0:40
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:01
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	16	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-15, 22-24, 15-12	0:59
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18	21-19, 23-21	0:46
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	23-21, 21-16	0:47
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:55
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q9	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	3	21-14, 24-26, 15-12	0:56
8/15/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	23-21, 11-21, 18-16	0:54
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	27	21-18, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 4-0
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Jursone/Minusa	4	21-14, 21-14	0:33
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Jursone/Minusa	20	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:51
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21	21-19, 21-16	0:43
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21, Q2	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Mooren/Wesselink	5	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Series tied with # 7 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Baburina/Osheyko	30, Q21	21-9, 21-14	0:29
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baburina/Osheyko	Q22	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q11	22-20, 24-22	0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-0
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	8	21-15, 21-13	0:36
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Moiseeva/Uryadova	23	21-19, 21-18	0:42
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Moiseeva/Uryadova	5	21-17, 21-16	0:42