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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$75,000 Prague Open
May 21 - 25, 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:

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 Prague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/22-26/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	7	3rd	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	7/9-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	11	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	5	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	2	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	3	3rd	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	5/22-25/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	3	5th	480	US$10,000.00

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/22/2014	Pool C	Katarzyna Kociolek / Dorota Strag, Poland (30, Q18)	Won 21-10, 21-16	0:33
Thu, 5/22/2014	Pool C	Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (19)	Won 14-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:43
Fri, 5/23/2014	Pool C	Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan (14)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:45
Sat, 5/24/2014	Winner 2	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (12)	Won 21-9, 21-14	0:26
Sat, 5/24/2014	Winner 3	Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (10)	Won 21-12, 24-22	0:41
Sun, 5/25/2014	Semi-Finals	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (2)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:43
Sun, 5/25/2014	Gold Medal	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (1)	Lost 18-21, 21-16, 12-15	0:50

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	7	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	$75,100.00	31	15	67.4 %
2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	1	0	$85,400.00	27	24	52.9 %
2010	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	3	1	0	$60,850.00	20	18	52.6 %
2011	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	3	0	$89,350.00	24	22	52.2 %
2012	FIVB	11	1	0	1	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	$127,400.00	36	22	62.1 %
2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	$131,600.00	51	17	75.0 %
2014	FIVB	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$15,000.00	8	3	72.7 %
Total	FIVB	79	1	4	5	4	8	2	17	6	15	7	10	$600,700.00	220	141	60.9 %
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
7	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	$37,550.00	2008	FIVB	9	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	1	1	$39,300.00
12	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	1	0	$42,700.00	2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	1	0	$42,700.00
9	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	0	$30,425.00	2010	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	0	$30,425.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	4	2	3	0	$44,675.00	2011	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	4	2	3	0	$44,675.00
11	1	0	1	2	0	5	2	0	0	$63,700.00	2012	FIVB	11	1	0	1	2	0	5	2	0	0	$63,700.00
12	0	1	3	1	3	2	2	0	0	$65,800.00	2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	1	3	2	2	0	0	$65,800.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,500.00	2014	FIVB	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,500.00
89	3	5	5	4	12	24	15	7	14	$306,100.00	Total	Total	88	3	5	6	4	13	23	15	8	11	$307,850.00

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%
2013-2014	60	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%	2	1	87-40	68.5%
Against the Field	35	64.8%	13	24.1%	6	11.1%	48-6	88.9%	6	20.0%	6	20.0%	18	60.0%	6-24	20.0%	70-32	68.6%	38-24	61.3%	2	0	56-28	66.7%

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 lead the series against the field 32-12 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-2
5/25/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Gold Medal	Kolocova/Slukova	1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-18, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Kolocova/Slukova	17	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Holtwick/Semmler	7	21-10, 21-13	0:29
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Kolocova/Slukova	24	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
5/25/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-19, 21-17	0:43
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-14, 21-19	0:34
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
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 # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-6
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-18, 21-23, 15-9	0:50
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	28, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	25	21-17, 23-21	0:37
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-11, 21-23, 15-11	0:44
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	22-20, 21-12	0:34
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool B	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-18, 21-14	0:37
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	12	Holtwick/Semmler	19	22-20, 21-17	0:39
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-15, 15-21, 21-19	1:13
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q10	21-18, 21-13	0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Wang/Yue, China 0-1
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 # 8 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 # 9 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-0
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 # 10 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-0
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Antonelli/Felisberta	10	21-12, 24-22	0:41
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-0
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool M	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Bieneck/Grossner	20, Q2	21-17, 21-17	0:34
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Bieneck/Grossner	19	21-17, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 5-0
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-9, 21-14	0:26
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	19, Q4	21-18, 21-18	0:34
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:48
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q1	22-20, 21-13	0:37
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	Nystrom/Nystrom	14	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-0
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 # 16 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 # 17 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
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 # 19 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
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 # 21 Giombini/Gioria, Italy 1-0
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Giombini/Gioria	21	21-15, 18-21, 20-18	0:51
Lead the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 23 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 2-0
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Hermannova/Williams	23	21-11, 21-13	0:29
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	10	Hermannova/Williams	26, Q2	21-13, 18-21, 15-7	0:42
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 1-0
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	44	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q18 Kociolek/Strag, Poland 1-0
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Kociolek/Strag	30, Q18	21-10, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q8 Naraphornrapat/Numwong, Thailand 1-0
10/25/12	FIVB	Bangsaen Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Naraphornrapat/Numwong	32	21-9, 18-21, 15-12	0:49