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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
June 30 - July 5, 2008

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

Katrin Holtwick
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$519,112.50

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:

125

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$520,862.50

Awards

Best Setter 2013

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
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	120	4	5	9	7	16	2	27	6	22	11	3	3	5	US$1,038,225.00

Previous Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	25, Q14	9th	240	US$5,500.00
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
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

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/1/2008	Qualifier 1	Miwa Asao / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (Q19)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:39
Tue, 7/1/2008	Qualifier 2	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (Q3)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:40
Wed, 7/2/2008	Pool E	Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (12)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:39
Wed, 7/2/2008	Pool E	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (5)	Lost 14-21, 13-21	0:36
Thu, 7/3/2008	Pool E	Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (28, Q1)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:44
Thu, 7/3/2008	Winner 1	Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (10)	Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-11	0:55
Fri, 7/4/2008	Winner 2	Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (3)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 10-15	0:54

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	0	$765,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	2	4	1	4	2	6	6	8	5	0	$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
Total	120	4	5	9	7	16	2	27	6	22	11	0	$1,038,225.00

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	0	$382,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	67	1	3	5	5	10	19	12	7	0	$384,500.00
48	1	2	4	1	6	12	8	5	0	$104,112.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	2	4	1	6	12	8	5	0	$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
126	4	6	9	7	18	34	22	11	0	$519,112.50	Total	125	4	6	10	7	19	33	22	12	0	$520,862.50

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 %
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 %
2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$13,500.00	10	4	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	10	$29,500.00	33	24	57.9 %
Total	FIVB C&S	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,500.00	14	8	63.6 %

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
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
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
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$6,750.00	2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	$8,500.00
27	2	1	0	0	2	5	1	2	14	$20,500.00	Total	Total	26	2	1	1	0	3	4	1	3	11	$22,250.00

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	23	57.5%	11	27.5%	6	15.0%	34-6	85.0%	7	12.7%	15	27.3%	33	60.0%	7-48	12.7%	46-64	41.8%	36-42	46.2%	1	0	42-53	44.2%

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
Total	5	5	20	6	153	81	0	0	112	82	7	18	9	7	4	5	345	230

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler trail the series against the field 14-19 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 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 # 3 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-3
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bede/Connelly	3	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:54
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
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 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Kessy/Ross	5	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	21-14, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	Prokopeva/Ukolova	10	21-19, 17-21, 15-11	0:55
Trail the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	8	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q14	21-15, 21-16	0:35
Series tied with # 12 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-1
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	21-14, 21-19	0:39
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
Trail the series against # 14 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q10	21-18, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 17, Q5 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 2-1
7/28/07	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Antonelli/Leao	4	21-13, 14-21, 21-19	0:57
7/27/07	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Winner 3	Antonelli/Leao	4	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-18, 21-15	0:38
7/21/07	FIVB C&S	Eboli Challenger	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Antonelli/Leao	8	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:12
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 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
7/31/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Country Quota	Holtwick/Semmler	Q19	Claasen/Roder		21-18, 17-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 20 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
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
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 24 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
Trail the series against # 25, Q9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	Holtwick/Semmler	30, Q19	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	Faure/Sarpaux	28, Q1	22-20, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q3 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/1/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	Montagnolli/Swoboda	Q3	21-17, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q15 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
10/31/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Qualifier 2	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q10	Campisi/Lozano	Q7	21-15, 21-11	0:31
7/12/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 1	Campisi/Lozano	Q11	Holtwick/Semmler	Q22	21-19, 9-21, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # Q16 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
8/18/06	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Winner 3	Baburina/Osheyko	1	Holtwick/Semmler	5	21-14, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # Q19 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
7/1/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	Asao/Nishibori	Q19	21-15, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # Q20 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
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