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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
April 29 - May 4, 2008

(25, Q14) Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany

Katrin Holtwick
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1984 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

151

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$600,669.32

Ilka Semmler
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$603,851.11

Awards

Best Setter 2013

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	22	3	3	1	1	2	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	US$138,547.72
FIVB	116	2	5	9	7	14	2	27	6	22	11	3	3	5	US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$11,500.00
Overall	142	7	8	10	8	18	6	31	8	24	11	3	3	5	US$1,176,772.72

Previous Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Sara Niedrig - Country Quota	Did not play
2007	Ilka Semmler - 13th	Katrin Holtwick - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	1	7th	300	€ 2,200.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	25, Q10	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	Q14	33rd	30	US$0.00
CEV	8/23-25/2007	European Championship	1	7th	400	€ 4,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q19	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/25-28/2007	Geroskipou Challenger	1	1st	80	US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S	7/19-22/2007	Eboli Challenger	1	5th	48	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	Q16	33rd	40	US$0.00
CEV	7/5-8/2007	Swiss Masters	3	1st	600	€ 11,050.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
CEV	6/14-17/2007	German Masters	5	3rd	480	€ 5,850.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	Q8	41st	18	US$0.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2007	Russian Masters	6	1st	600	€ 11,050.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	28, Q13	25th	60	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters		17th	120	€ 500.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	29, Q13	13th	180	US$4,500.00

China Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/30/2008	Qualifier 2	Hiromi Suzuki / Satoko Urata, Japan (Q19)	Won 24-22, 21-17	0:39
Wed, 4/30/2008	Qualifier 3	Zhongji Jiang / Jieqiong Jin, China (Q30)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:31
Thu, 5/1/2008	Winner 1	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (8)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:35
Thu, 5/1/2008	Contender 1	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (24)	Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
Fri, 5/2/2008	Contender 2	Lu Wang / Man Zuo, China (10)	Won 23-25, 21-18, 15-12	0:51
Fri, 5/2/2008	Contender 3	Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (18)	Won 11-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:42
Fri, 5/2/2008	Contender 4	Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:31

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$53,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	65	1	3	5	5	10	0	19	0	12	6	4	$765,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	2	4	1	4	2	6	6	8	5	7	$208,225.00
Challenger	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,500.00
Satellite	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Confederation Championship	10	0	1	0	1	2	1	4	1	0	0	0	$44,500.00
Total	130	4	6	9	8	18	3	31	7	22	11	11	$1,082,725.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Katrin Holtwick												Ilka Semmler
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	$26,500.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	$26,500.00
67	1	3	5	5	10	19	12	6	6	$382,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	67	1	3	5	5	10	19	12	7	5	$384,500.00
48	1	2	4	1	6	12	8	5	9	$104,112.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	2	4	1	6	12	8	5	7	$104,112.50
3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00	Challenger	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
11	0	1	0	1	3	6	0	0	0	$23,750.00	Confederation Championship	11	0	1	0	1	3	6	0	0	0	$23,750.00
137	4	7	9	8	21	40	22	11	15	$542,862.50	Total	136	4	7	10	8	22	39	22	12	12	$544,612.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$5,000.00	7	9	43.8 %
2006	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	8	4	66.7 %
2006	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	$4,275.00	9	5	64.3 %
2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	$11,000.00	16	11	59.3 %
2007	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	6	4	60.0 %
2007	CEV	5	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$32,450.00	19	5	79.2 %
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	5	2	71.4 %
2008	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,200.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	10	$21,500.00	28	22	56.0 %
Total	FIVB C&S	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,500.00	14	8	63.6 %
Total	CEV	9	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	$38,925.00	30	12	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Katrin Holtwick													Ilka Semmler
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2004	CEV
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2005	FIVB
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,237.50	2005	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,450.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,500.00	2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,500.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2006	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$2,137.50	2006	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$2,137.50
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	$5,500.00	2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	$5,500.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00	2007	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
6	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$17,462.50	2007	CEV	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$16,225.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	2008	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00
38	4	1	1	0	7	6	3	2	14	$39,937.50	Total	Total	35	4	1	2	0	6	7	3	2	10	$39,412.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	223	72.2%	53	17.2%	33	10.7%	276-33	89.3%	46	19.9%	51	22.1%	134	58.0%	46-185	19.9%	223-134	62.5%	99-84	54.1%	9	4	331-222	59.9%
2007-2008	31	70.5%	11	25.0%	2	4.5%	42-2	95.5%	4	14.3%	10	35.7%	14	50.0%	4-24	14.3%	31-14	68.9%	15-12	55.6%	1	0	47-26	64.4%
Against the Field	32	68.1%	10	21.3%	5	10.6%	42-5	89.4%	11	18.6%	15	25.4%	33	55.9%	11-48	18.6%	64-64	50.0%	42-40	51.2%	1	0	54-52	50.9%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	14	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	2	4	2	114	66	0	0	62	41	4	10	5	5	1	3	193	129
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	3	14	4	27	12	0	0	38	33	3	5	4	1	1	2	122	84
Challenger	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	10	6
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	18	6	0	0	9	8	1	1	0	1	0	1	32	19
Total	5	5	20	6	171	87	0	0	121	90	8	19	9	8	4	6	377	249

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 27-25 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 10 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	3	Holtwick/Semmler	30, Q19	21-17, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	4	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Bede/Connelly	5	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q14	21-14, 21-16	0:31
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Bede/Connelly	8	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q10	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
5/18/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Qualifier 4	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Brink-Abeler/Jurich		22-20, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-3
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	8	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q14	21-15, 21-16	0:35
6/16/07	CEV	German Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Holtwick/Semmler	5	21-19, 21-16	0:44
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	3	Holtwick/Semmler	13	24-22, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	16	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-15, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q14	Wang/Zuo	10	23-25, 21-18, 15-12	0:51
Series tied with # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-2
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Hakedal/Torlen	6	23-21, 21-12	0:38
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Holtwick/Semmler	28, Q13	21-17, 21-15	0:41
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Holtwick/Semmler	23, Q17	23-21, 21-13	0:39
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Hakedal/Torlen	4	22-20, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-1
7/31/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Country Quota	Holtwick/Semmler	Q19	Claasen/Roder		21-18, 17-21, 15-10	0:51
6/2/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Claasen/Roder	4	21-17, 21-17	0:40
5/31/06	CEV	German Masters	Country Quota	Claasen/Roder	11	Holtwick/Semmler		14-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:46
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schwer	15, Q15	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-17, 21-18	0:51
Trail the series against # 16 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-3
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 4	Moiseeva/Uryadova	5	Holtwick/Semmler	1	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:43
6/3/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Moiseeva/Uryadova	2	21-14, 15-21, 15-10	0:52
6/2/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 3	Moiseeva/Uryadova	2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-15, 18-21, 20-18	0:54
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	5	Holtwick/Semmler	12	19-21, 25-23, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-1
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	31, Q14	Holtwick/Semmler	Q19	27-25, 19-21, 15-9	0:59
6/17/07	CEV	German Masters	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Mouha/Van Breedam	9	21-16, 21-14	0:44
6/16/07	CEV	German Masters	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Mouha/Van Breedam	9	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q14	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	18	11-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14, Q13	21-15, 21-14	0:46
Lead the series against # 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-1
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 1	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9, Q1	21-16, 21-13	0:34
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q10	21-18, 21-13	0:38
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	23	21-19, 21-18	0:38
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-17, 11-21, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 21 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-0
7/8/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	21-16, 21-15	0:41
6/15/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda		21-17, 21-18	0:37
Series tied with # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	Nystrom/Nystrom	14	21-16, 21-17	0:35
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-16, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q14	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	22, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	Q16	21-19, 21-19	0:41
7/19/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Holtwick/Semmler	30, Q19	Glesnes/Maaseide	Q3	22-20, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
9/25/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Martins/Santanna	21, Q3	Holtwick/Semmler	Q14	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Series tied with # 29, Q9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	Holtwick/Semmler	30, Q19	21-18, 21-17	0:39
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:59
Series tied with # 30, Q20 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Baburina/Osheyko	3	21-18, 21-16	0:35
8/18/06	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Winner 3	Baburina/Osheyko	1	Holtwick/Semmler	5	21-14, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # Q2 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	21	Holtwick/Semmler	28, Q13	15-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # Q3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-1
11/1/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Qualifier 2	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	19, Q5	Holtwick/Semmler	Q12	29-27, 21-16	0:50
Lead the series against # Q8 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	Koizumi/Tanaka	Q4	21-15, 21-14	0:37
Series tied with # Q10 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czechia 1-1
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 4	Petrova/Skalnikova	15	Holtwick/Semmler		21-19, 13-21, 15-13
7/27/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8, Q1	Petrova/Skalnikova	1	21-13, 19-21, 15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # Q13 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Holtwick/Semmler	Q16	Gioria/Momoli	Q17	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # Q16 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Holtwick/Semmler		Giaoui/Hamzaoui		21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # Q19 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q14	Suzuki/Urata	Q19	24-22, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q30 Jiang/Jin, China 1-0
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q14	Jiang/Jin	Q30	21-16, 21-13	0:31