Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 29, 2021
(7) Margareta Kozuch/Laura Ludwig, Germany
 
Margareta Kozuch
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 30, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Hamburg
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 39
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rome 2019)
Career Winnings: US$99,563.98
Laura Ludwig
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 180 cm (5'10")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 179
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$1,039,487.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB191000209034 US$113,000.00
Previous Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 7 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 7 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 7 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 20 1st 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2019 Moscow Four Star 20, Q2 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 26, Q7 5th 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2019 Espinho Four Star 22, Q4 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/8-14/2019 Gstaad Major Series 28, Q7 25th 360 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 34 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star 29, Q8 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 24, Q5 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 23 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2019 Kuala Lumpur Three Star 4 9th 300 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 21 25th 240 US$2,000.00
Sochi 4 Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool G Megan McNamara / Nicole McNamara, Canada (26, Q3) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:41
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool G Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (10) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 5/28/2021 Winner 2 Alix Klineman / April Ross, United States (6) Lost 20-22, 13-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Kozuch/Ludwig trail the series against the field 15-19 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 0-1
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Kholomina/Makroguzova 12 Kozuch/Ludwig 28, Q7 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 1-1
9/8/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Gold Medal Kozuch/Ludwig 20 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 21-19, 21-17 0:43
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Kozuch/Ludwig 26, Q7 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 0:59
Lead the series against # 5 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
9/7/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Semi-Finals Kozuch/Ludwig 20 Mader/Verge-Depre 10 24-22, 21-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Klineman/Ross, United States 0-2
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 6 Kozuch/Ludwig 7 22-20, 21-13 0:36
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Klineman/Ross 5 Kozuch/Ludwig 21 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 1-2
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 1 Keizer/Meppelink 21 Kozuch/Ludwig 7 21-16, 21-15 0:40
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool G Kozuch/Ludwig 26, Q7 Keizer/Meppelink 10 18-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:48
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Keizer/Meppelink 12 Kozuch/Ludwig 21 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
8/15/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool D Baquerizo/Fernandez 13 Kozuch/Ludwig 20, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 10 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 1-1
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool G Kozuch/Ludwig 7 Graudina/Samoilova 10 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool H Graudina/Samoilova 25, Q6 Kozuch/Ludwig 24, Q5 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 2-1
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Kozuch/Ludwig 20 Kolinske/Stockman 16 16-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:47
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool J Kozuch/Ludwig 34 Kolinske/Stockman 15 21-19, 21-15 0:40
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Kolinske/Stockman 11, Q1 Kozuch/Ludwig 29, Q8 21-15, 21-19 0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Borger/Sude, Germany 0-2
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool D Borger/Sude 13 Kozuch/Ludwig 20 21-19, 27-25 0:44
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool G Borger/Sude 10 Kozuch/Ludwig 23 21-12, 25-23 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-2
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool G Brunner/Huberli 10 Kozuch/Ludwig 7 21-18, 21-18 0:44
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool G Brunner/Huberli 7 Kozuch/Ludwig 26, Q7 18-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against # 18, Q1 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 2 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 12, Q2 Kozuch/Ludwig 23 21-15, 23-21 0:35
Series tied with # 19 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-1
8/16/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 16 Kozuch/Ludwig 20, Q2 17-21, 33-31, 15-11 1:09
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 1 Kozuch/Ludwig 29, Q8 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 18 17-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 20 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 1-2
4/18/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Winner 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 17 Kozuch/Ludwig 7 20-22, 21-15, 22-20 1:02
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 1 Kozuch/Ludwig 26, Q7 Bansley/Wilkerson 11 21-17, 21-15 0:35
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool D Bansley/Wilkerson 4 Kozuch/Ludwig 29, Q8 22-24, 21-14, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 21 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool A Bieneck/Schneider 17 Kozuch/Ludwig 16 21-14, 16-21, 18-16 0:45
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 1-0
4/17/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool G Kozuch/Ludwig 7 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 23, Q2 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Ishii/Murakami, Japan 2-0
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool G Kozuch/Ludwig 7 Ishii/Murakami 26 21-18, 21-19 0:44
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 1 Kozuch/Ludwig 23 Ishii/Murakami 22 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 McNamara/McNamara, Canada 1-0
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool G Kozuch/Ludwig 7 McNamara/McNamara 26, Q3 21-18, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 2-0
6/12/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Qualifier 2 Kozuch/Ludwig 29, Q8 Lobato/Navarro Q9 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool G Kozuch/Ludwig 23 Lobato/Navarro 26, Q4 21-15, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen, Finland 0-1
7/18/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 27, Q7 Kozuch/Ludwig 22, Q4 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against Kortzinger/Schneider, Germany 1-0
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool G Kozuch/Ludwig 7 Kortzinger/Schneider 26, Q2 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 1:01