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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 (40 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 (39 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

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 Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Ilka Semmler - 3rd	Katrin Holtwick - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 48-22 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
7/18/14	FIVB	The 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
7/19/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Antonelli/Felisberta	6	21-18, 16-21, 17-15	1:02
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Antonelli/Felisberta	6, Q1	22-20, 27-25	0:48
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Antonelli/Felisberta	10	21-12, 24-22	0:41
Series tied with # 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
9/2/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	21-18, 19-21, 15-9	0:49
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow 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
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Bednarczuk/Seixas	5	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-11, 21-13	0:32
8/31/12	FIVB	Åland 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
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Borger/Buthe	5	21-19, 21-17	0:37
7/13/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Borger/Buthe	8	24-22, 21-16	0:40
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare 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
7/20/14	FIVB	The 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
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger 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
7/19/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Wang/Yue	9	21-18, 23-21	0:40
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Wang/Yue	9	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-17, 21-18	0:38
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Wang/Yue	11	21-19, 24-22	0:47
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wang/Yue	15	Holtwick/Semmler	6	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:45
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Wang/Yue	16	Holtwick/Semmler	1	24-22, 21-15	0:40
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai 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
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Bawden/Clancy	18	21-18, 21-19	0:36
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Bawden/Clancy	20	23-21, 15-21, 16-14	0:48
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool B	Bawden/Clancy	18	Holtwick/Semmler	2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 12 Capers/Ross, United States 1-0
7/26/13	FIVB	Long 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
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai 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
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	11	21-15, 22-20	0:38
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-14, 21-16	0:31
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12	By Forfeit
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes 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
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Bansley/Pavan	22	17-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:49
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes 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
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad 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
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS 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
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Huberli	19, Q3	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:49
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Huberli	19	14-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:43
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen 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
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin 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
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-17, 14-21, 15-11	0:49
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin 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
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen 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
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Prokopeva/Ukolova	15	21-17, 22-20	0:33
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	20	Prokopeva/Ukolova	13	21-18, 21-14	0:34
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Winner 1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	22	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-18, 15-21, 17-15	0:51
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow 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
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	26, Q5	15-21, 21-16, 21-19	0:54
7/24/13	FIVB	Long 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
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai 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
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	25, Q7	21-15, 21-17	0:33
5/23/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:45
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad 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
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow 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
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS 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
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen 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
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Salgado/Salgado	17	14-21, 22-20, 17-15	0:56
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	3	Holtwick/Semmler	5	21-17, 21-17	0:52
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Salgado/Salgado	4	Holtwick/Semmler	7	21-15, 21-12	0:38
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-12, 13-21, 15-13	0:49
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-14, 17-21, 15-9	0:41
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Salgado/Salgado	11	21-19, 15-21, 19-17	0:51
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	12	Holtwick/Semmler	21	21-18, 21-15	0:34
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Salgado/Salgado	5	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-16, 21-15	0:37
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Salgado/Salgado	2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-14, 20-22, 15-8	0:49
9/7/08	FIVB	Myslowice 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
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad 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
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	22	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	16	23-21, 21-11	0:33
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	21-18, 21-14	0:36
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	18-21, 26-24, 15-13	0:57
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	20	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	11	21-18, 21-17	0:39
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Contender 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	6	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-17, 21-14	0:38