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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016

(Q13) Barbara Hansel/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria

Barbara Hansel
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 18, 1983 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oberndorf

Resides:

Neumarkt am Wallersee

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

156

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Xiamen 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$243,975.00

Stefanie Schwaiger
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 1986 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Allensteig

Resides:

Zwettl

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

171

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$419,675.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	29	0	1	0	1	2	0	8	0	5	1	5	4	2	US$91,350.00
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	30	0	1	0	1	2	0	8	0	5	1	5	4	2	US$91,350.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Sara Montagnolli - 33rd	Did not play
2004	Chrisi Gschweidl - 17th	Did not play
FIVB Age Group WC 2005	Did not play	Doris Schwaiger - 3rd
2015	Stefanie Schwaiger - 19th	Barbara Hansel - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	29, Q9	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/20-24/2015	Antalya Open	16	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	18	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/23-27/2015	Xiamen Open	16	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	12	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	15	19	166	US$1,100.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Q9	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	Q7	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	Q7	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	29, Q7	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	28, Q5	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	28, Q14	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	30	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	Q15	41	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-24/2015	Prague Open	22, Q1	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/11-17/2015	Lucerne Open	23	4	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2015	Fuzhou Open	21	25	120	US$800.00
FIVB	10/8-12/2014	Xiamen Open	9	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	27, Q5	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	21	9	360	US$11,000.00

Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 3/8/2016	Qualifier 1	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Penny Karagkouni, Greece (32, Q20)	Lost 17-21, 23-21, 12-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Hansel/Schwaiger trail the series against the field 19-32

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-3
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	22-24, 21-9, 15-8	0:47
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Bednarczuk/Seixas	3	Hansel/Schwaiger	30	22-20, 21-19	0:41
5/23/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	Hansel/Schwaiger	22, Q1	27-25, 17-21, 15-9	0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 0-1
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Felisberta/Lima	4	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q9	21-11, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 6 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-2
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Bawden/Clancy	12	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q5	21-18, 21-8	0:33
4/23/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Bawden/Clancy	5	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	29-31, 21-13, 22-20	1:02
Series tied with # 9 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Fendrick/Sweat	21	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q5	21-19, 21-19	0:45
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	Fendrick/Sweat	12	17-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:58
Trail the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-3
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	7	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q9	21-17, 21-14	0:36
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Semi-Finals	Borger/Buthe	4	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	21-18, 19-21, 16-14	0:55
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	6	Hansel/Schwaiger	27, Q5	23-21, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	11	Hansel/Schwaiger	27, Q5	20-22, 23-21, 16-14	0:52
Lead the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-0
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-13, 17-21, 15-11	0:49
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Hansel/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	2	19-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:58
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Holtwick/Semmler	13	24-22, 21-19	0:40
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	Holtwick/Semmler	2	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	16-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-2
5/21/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool F	Gallay/Klug	11	Hansel/Schwaiger	22, Q1	27-25, 21-16	0:43
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gallay/Klug	17	Hansel/Schwaiger	27, Q5	21-16, 25-23	0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Broder/May, Canada 1-3
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q9	Broder/May	13	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	1:01
5/17/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Bronze Medal	Broder/May	10	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	21-18, 21-15	0:37
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool G	Broder/May	10	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	21-18, 21-19	0:38
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool H	Broder/May	8	Hansel/Schwaiger	9	21-8, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # 18 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool E	Mader/Zumkehr	5	Hansel/Schwaiger	12	21-13, 21-18	0:36
Series tied with # 19 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-1
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Capers/Kessy	6	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	21-16, 21-13	0:41
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	Capers/Kessy	21	23-21, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Wang/Yue, China 0-1
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Wang/Yue	1	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:58
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 1-0
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 3	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	Lisboa/Maia	29, Q8	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 24 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-2
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q9	21-11, 23-25, 15-13	0:49
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	24-22, 19-21, 16-14	0:58
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Birlova/Ukolova	20	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-2
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	19	Hansel/Schwaiger	30	24-22, 19-21, 17-15	1:01
5/21/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool F	Hansel/Schwaiger	22, Q1	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	6	16-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:49
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool G	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	7	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Hermannova/Slukova	7	Hansel/Schwaiger	12	21-12, 21-13	0:31
Series tied with # 27, Q5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-1
9/3/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool C	Laboureur/Sude	10	Hansel/Schwaiger	15	21-12, 24-26, 15-13	0:51
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Laboureur/Sude	19	21-13, 15-21, 15-11	0:46
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-0
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	Nestarcova/Pridalova	10	16-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:54
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Hansel/Schwaiger	30	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:48
Trail the series against # 30, Q9 Artacho/Laird, Australia 0-1
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Artacho/Laird	17	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
Trail the series against # 32, Q20 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 0-1
3/8/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	32, Q20	Hansel/Schwaiger	Q13	21-17, 21-23, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against Fopma/Hochevar, United States 1-0
2/23/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Qualifier 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q9	Fopma/Hochevar	Q8	16-21, 21-16, 20-18	1:00
Lead the series against # Q4 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
5/20/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	22, Q1	van Gestel/van der Vlist	Q17	21-19, 21-13	0:35
Series tied with # Q8 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-1
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q18	Hansel/Schwaiger	Q15	21-13, 21-12	0:30
5/22/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool F	Hansel/Schwaiger	22, Q1	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	27, Q7	21-10, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # Q11 Carico/Ross, United States 1-0
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	Carico/Ross	11	10-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # Q12 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 2-0
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q5	Agudo/Pazo	Q12	23-21, 21-18	0:46
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	Agudo/Pazo	19	21-9, 21-8	0:29
Trail the series against # Q16 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 0-1
10/10/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 2	Mizoe/Nishibori	23	Hansel/Schwaiger	18	10-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:49