Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014
(3) 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: 14
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
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: 14
Tournaments: 125
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$520,862.50
Awards
  • Best Setter 2013
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB11625971422762211335 US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S42000200000000 US$11,500.00
Overall12045971622762211335 US$1,038,225.00
Previous Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Ilka Semmler - 3rd Katrin Holtwick - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 8 2nd 720 US$52,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 14 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 6 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 1 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 3 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/21-25/2014 Prague Open 3 2nd 450 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 4 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/23-27/2013 Xiamen Grand Slam 6 4th 560 US$12,900.00
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 5 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 1 2nd 720 US$22,000.00
ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2014 Pool C Christal Engle / Heather McGuire, United States (30, Q8) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Wed, 7/23/2014 Pool C Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (19, Q3) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:49
Thu, 7/24/2014 Pool C Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (14) Lost 16-21, 21-17, 10-15 0:48
Fri, 7/25/2014 Winner 1 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (26, Q5) Won 15-21, 21-16, 21-19 0:54
Fri, 7/25/2014 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (18, Q2) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Sat, 7/26/2014 Winner 3 Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (5) Lost 11-21, 13-21 0:32
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships400010010200 $53,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6513551001901260 $765,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open4612414266850 $208,225.00
Challenger310002000000 $9,500.00
Satellite110000000000 $2,000.00
Total120459716227622110 $1,038,225.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Katrin Holtwick Ilka Semmler
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
4000101200 $26,500.00 World Championships4000101200 $26,500.00
67135510191260 $382,750.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam67135510191270 $384,500.00
481241612850 $104,112.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open461241612850 $104,112.50
3100020000 $4,750.00 Challenger3100020000 $4,750.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 Satellite1100000000 $1,000.00
2010001000 $0.00 U21 World Championships2010010000 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships1001000000 $0.00
1264697183422110 $519,112.50 Total12546107193322120 $520,862.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB700000000115 $5,000.00 7943.8 %
2006FIVB C&S210001000000 $4,000.00 8466.7 %
2007FIVB800000002015 $11,000.00 161159.3 %
2007FIVB C&S210001000000 $7,500.00 6460.0 %
2008FIVB701101030100 $75,100.00 311567.4 %
2009FIVB1200011222310 $85,400.00 272452.9 %
2010FIVB900002021310 $60,850.00 201852.6 %
2011FIVB1101001031230 $89,350.00 242252.2 %
2012FIVB1110120050200 $127,400.00 362262.1 %
2013FIVB1201313020200 $131,600.00 511775.0 %
2014FIVB812001010120 $164,000.00 251858.1 %
TotalFIVB8525549218615910 $749,700.00 23715660.3 %
TotalFIVB C&S420002000000 $11,500.00 14863.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Katrin Holtwick  Ilka Semmler
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
1010000000 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC          
2000000002 $0.00 2004FIVB          
1000001000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 2005FIVB          
           2005FIVB Age Group WC1010000000 $0.00
7000000115 $2,500.00 2006FIVB7000000115 $2,500.00
2100010000 $2,000.00 2006FIVB C&S2100010000 $2,000.00
8000002015 $5,500.00 2007FIVB8000002015 $5,500.00
2100010000 $3,750.00 2007FIVB C&S2100010000 $3,750.00
7011013100 $37,550.00 2008FIVB9011013111 $39,300.00
12000134310 $42,700.00 2009FIVB12000134310 $42,700.00
9000023310 $30,425.00 2010FIVB9000023310 $30,425.00
11010014230 $44,675.00 2011FIVB11010014230 $44,675.00
11101205200 $63,700.00 2012FIVB11101205200 $63,700.00
12013132200 $65,800.00 2013FIVB12013132200 $65,800.00
8120011120 $82,000.00 2014FIVB8120011120 $82,000.00
954654132515914 $380,600.00 TotalTotal9446641424151011 $382,350.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall223 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% 94 331-222 59.9%
2013-201460 74.1% 11 13.6% 10 12.3% 71-10 87.7% 14 32.6% 8 18.6% 21 48.8% 14-29 32.6% 60-21 74.1% 25-18 58.1% 21 87-40 68.5%
Against the Field51 71.8% 14 19.7% 6 8.5% 65-6 91.5% 14 20.9% 10 14.9% 43 64.2% 14-53 20.9% 102-76 57.3% 56-32 63.6% 32 82-56 59.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021000100000022
World Championships00001020043010100147
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3242114660062414105513193129
Challenge/Four Star/Open23144271200383335411212284
Challenger0020000063010010106
Satellite000000002101001042
Total552061538100112827189745345230
Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 48-22 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 2 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 3-0
7/19/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 8 Antonelli/Felisberta 6 21-18, 16-21, 17-15 1:02
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 14 Antonelli/Felisberta 6, Q1 22-20, 27-25 0:48
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Antonelli/Felisberta 10 21-12, 24-22 0:41
Series tied with # 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
9/2/12FIVBÅland Open Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 8 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:49
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Baquerizo/Fernandez 22 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Series tied with # 5 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-1
7/26/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Seixas 5 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-11, 21-13 0:32
8/31/12FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas 13 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-0
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Borger/Buthe 5 21-19, 21-17 0:37
7/13/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 14 Borger/Buthe 8 24-22, 21-16 0:40
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 12 Borger/Buthe 21, Q9 21-11, 21-23, 15-12 0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/20/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Gold Medal Alves/Lima 11, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 8 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Wang/Yue, China 2-4
7/19/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Wang/Yue 9 21-18, 23-21 0:40
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Wang/Yue 9 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-17, 21-18 0:38
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 14 Wang/Yue 11 21-19, 24-22 0:47
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Wang/Yue 15 Holtwick/Semmler 6 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Wang/Yue 16 Holtwick/Semmler 1 24-22, 21-15 0:40
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Wang/Yue 10 Holtwick/Semmler 4 17-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 11 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-1
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 11 Bawden/Clancy 18 21-18, 21-19 0:36
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Bawden/Clancy 20 23-21, 15-21, 16-14 0:48
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool B Bawden/Clancy 18 Holtwick/Semmler 2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 12 Capers/Ross, United States 1-0
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Holtwick/Semmler 7 Capers/Ross 15, Q2 21-18, 25-23 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 0-1
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Fendrick/Sweat 13 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-10, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 4-1
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Nestarcova/Pridalova 14 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:48
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Nestarcova/Pridalova 11 21-15, 22-20 0:38
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 4 Nestarcova/Pridalova 16 21-14, 21-16 0:31
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Nestarcova/Pridalova 12 By Forfeit  
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Nestarcova/Pridalova 19 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-0
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Bansley/Pavan 22 17-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:49
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Bansley/Pavan 30, Q14 21-13, 20-22, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 19 21-11, 14-21, 16-14 0:50
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Antunes/Maestrini 18, Q2 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 19, Q3 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 3-0
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Goricanec/Huberli 19, Q3 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:49
5/22/14FIVBPrague Open Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Goricanec/Huberli 19 14-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:43
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Goricanec/Huberli 22 21-12, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # 20 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Holtwick/Semmler 1 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 32, Q21 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Series tied with # 21 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-1
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Brzostek/Wojtasik 24, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-17, 14-21, 15-11 0:49
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 24, Q9 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 6 Broder/May 20 24-22, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 3-1
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 6 Prokopeva/Ukolova 15 21-17, 22-20 0:33
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 20 Prokopeva/Ukolova 13 21-18, 21-14 0:34
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 1 Prokopeva/Ukolova 22 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-18, 15-21, 17-15 0:51
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26, Q5 15-21, 21-16, 21-19 0:54
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 31, Q8 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Candelas/Revuelta, Mexico 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 4 Candelas/Revuelta 29, Q11 21-16, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 3-0
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 8 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 25, Q7 21-15, 21-17 0:33
5/23/14FIVBPrague Open Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:45
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 22 21-19, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 29 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Radarong/Udomchavee 28, Q6 21-11, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Engle/McGuire, United States 1-0
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Engle/McGuire 30, Q8 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 32, Q17 Grawender/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Grawender/Lundqvist 27, Q5 21-18, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-8
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 14 Salgado/Salgado 17 14-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:56
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 3 Holtwick/Semmler 5 21-17, 21-17 0:52
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Salgado/Salgado 4 Holtwick/Semmler 7 21-15, 21-12 0:38
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Semi-Finals Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-12, 13-21, 15-13 0:49
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-14, 17-21, 15-9 0:41
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Salgado/Salgado 11 21-19, 15-21, 19-17 0:51
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 12 Holtwick/Semmler 21 21-18, 21-15 0:34
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 5 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-16, 21-15 0:37
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 2 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-14, 20-22, 15-8 0:49
9/7/08FIVBMyslowice Open Gold Medal Salgado/Salgado 4 Holtwick/Semmler 7 21-17, 19-21, 15-7 0:56
Trail the series against # Q9 Ma/Xia, China 0-1
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Ma/Xia 30 Holtwick/Semmler 14 21-19, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 5-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 22 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 23-21, 21-11 0:33
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 31 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-18, 21-14 0:36
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 19 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 18-21, 26-24, 15-13 0:57
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 20 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-18, 21-17 0:39
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-17, 21-14 0:38